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February 2019
Learning to Love Ourselves: Incorporating Compassion Care in our Work
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
This webinar focuses on love, healing and self-care. Dr. Duran will introduce the pillars of compassion and how through loving and taking care of ourselves we become better advocates, better human beings and more grounded and rooted in our work of ending the violence.
An Introduction to the Importance of Faith for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence
Multi-sesson Online
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This webinar is part of the "What's Faith Got to Do With It? Supporting Victims and Survivors of Faith" series. It is hosted by Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence.
Supporting a Neurodiverse Population
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Participants will: Examine the characteristics of disability and how those may intersect with trauma history, environmental factors and temperament Examine what the brain research has to say about human functioning under stress Explore what is to be considered disordered and what is considered to be “normal” functioning in stressful environments Link the various influences on human functioning to a stress response in different settings through the escalation or anxiety curve Identify the strategies that are best suited for support at…
Difficult Conversations
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
DV/IPV Survivors and their advocates are dealing with a dire lack of resources in our communities. This training will explore how to talk about options and safety plan with survivors when local emergency housing is full; waiting lists are long; and there are no available resources.
Serving Victims of Teen Dating Violence
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
On February 20, 2019, at 2 p.m. e.t., the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center will present an online Expert Q&A discussion with Connie J. Kirkland, M.A., N.C.C. and David R. Thomas on "Serving Victims of Teen Dating Violence." Teenagers are impressionable and influenced by the world around them, which in turn can impact the way they view relationships and what they believe is or is not abusive behavior. This session will identify warning signs of…
Oregon Crime Victim Compensation and Address Confidentiality Training Program
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Crime Victims' Compensation Program Training: Learn more about Oregon’s Crime Victims’ Compensation Program (CVCP). The CVCP works to ease financial burden suffered by hundreds of Oregonians each year. This training includes information about program eligibility and benefits, the application process and how payments are handled. This training also includes an overview of other sections included in the CVCP (Revenue, Victim Rights, SAVE Fund, and Human Trafficking Intervention). Victims' Rights Overview: The Crime Victims’ Rights mission is to ensure crime victims’…
Faith, Spirituality, and Religion and their Complex Relationship to Recovery and Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence
Multi-sesson Online
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This webinar is part of the "What's Faith Got to Do With It? Supporting Victims and Survivors of Faith" series. It is hosted by Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence.
March 2019
Oregon State Victim Assistance Academy (SVAA) Basic Academy
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Oregon State Basic Victim Assistance Academy (Basic Academy) provides fundamental education for victim service providers and allied professionals who routinely interact with victims of crime. The Winter 2019 Basic Academy in Portland, Oregon, will require online distance learning on select dates in February, in addition to in-person learning from March 4-7, 2019. The Basic Academy is designed for advocates who are new to the role of advocacy. The curriculum includes sessions that cover the core competencies of victim advocacy taught…
Thinking Outside the “Kit” –
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Transportation Options for Improving Access to Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exams Survivors of sexual assault face numerous hurdles in the aftermath of the crime, not the least of which is ensuring they can access a medical-forensic exam conducted by a trained medical professional. These trained professionals, often referred to as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFE), or Forensic Nurses (FN) ensure that victims’ injuries are treated, prophylaxis against infection and pregnancy are administered, and forensic evidence is…
Statewide Sexual Assault Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Project
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This training aims to increase the capacity of the Criminal Justice System to effectively and empathetically respond to, investigate and prosecute sexual violence crimes. The training’s materials and presentations, delivered through a trauma-informed lens, will focus on improving our understanding and handling of sexual violence crimes and their impact on victims and survivors. This is a cross-training event created for both Law Enforcement and Prosecutors. CEUs will be offered. This two and a half day training will equip participants to…