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Professionals WithIn Travel
Los Angeles Chapter
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CATS Program
(Children Assault Treatment Services)
Center for Assault Treatment Services program at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
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About the CATS Program
Founded in 1997, in response to a community need, Northridge Hospital Medical Center’s CATS program is the only 24 hour, 7 day-a-week program for victims of sexual abuse and assault of all ages in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys of Los Angeles County, California. Its founder, Dr. Edward Lowder, is the program’s Medical Director.
CATS has three service components: 1) Medical evidentiary examinations and forensic interviews provided in a supportive environment by specially trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners; 2) Case managed counseling and referrals; and 3) Outreach and training. This website only addresses outreach and training, not clinical matters.
CATS works with law enforcement, child protective services, and the District Attorney’s office to assist with the collection of evidence, proper reporting of abuse and follow-up investigation. CATS also collaborates with the local rape crisis center to provide advocates and post abuse treatment for victims; and with local community-based organizations to provide training and education for mandated child abuse reporters and the general public
Who are the Victims
Most people think that child abuse and neglect only happens to babies and small children. That's not true. About two thirds of all cases of child abuse involve children between the ages of five and eighteen. At CATS we treat victims of physical and/or sexual abuse of all ages in a warm and caring environment. To most victims, CATS represents their first step on the road to recovery.
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Anyone actively engaged in the sale and promotion of travel, in an established travel business entity, applying for membership is eligible. Men and women involved in both inside and outside sales are eligible. However those strictly in clerical, secretarial, accounting or operational activities with no sales or promotional involvement are not eligible. A travel firm may have more than one member of its staff in PWIT-LA. It is not necessary for an employer to sponsor an applicant.
Membership may be either Corporate (paid and retained by the company if the member leaves that company. That company may then formally apply for another eligible employee to replace that member ) or Individual (wherein the member pays to join and retains their membership in the event of job change). Dues (subject to change) are currently $35.00 for Travel Agents and $50.00 for Suppliers, which cover our fiscal year of July 1st to June 30th |
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Our Board of Directors normally meets on the second Monday of the month at a location to be advised on the CALENDAR page of this website. If location is not posted, contact the PRESIDENT for more details. All members are invited to attend. Meet the board and become involved!
In 1998, Travellarians Los Angeles became Professional Women in Travel, a name more easily identifiable with and a charter member of IFWTO, the International Federation of Women's Travel Organizations worldwide. Due to the changes in our industry since September 11, 2001, we found it necessary to divest ourselves from IFWTO. More recently, many of our members have affiliated themselves with a newly formed international travel organization called Women In Tourism International Alliances, Ltd. also known as WITIA .
With more men expressing interest in the organization, we deemed it appropriate in 2008 to change our name to reflect the broader membership.
For general or specific information, please email us or visit our BOARD MEMBERS page to e-mail the appropriate board member for an immediate reply. To RSVP for our monthly meeting, please click on MEETING/RSVP.
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