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January 2019
Child Sex Trafficking: Awareness & Response Training
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® is committed to providing training, technical assistance, and resources to law enforcement personnel and others who investigate crimes against children, specifically cases of missing children and child sexual exploitation. The Child Sex Trafficking: Awareness & Response class is a three and a half day training that includes in-depth coverage of the following topics related to child sex trafficking investigations: Interdiction Model Legal Issues and Charging Investigating Online Advertisements Survivor’s Perspective Gang Controlled Victims Trauma…
Housing, Addiction, and Human Trafficking
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
On January 29, 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 Deepa Patel, CSTOP, LCSW, and Karen Romero on "Housing, Addiction, and Human Trafficking." Finding adequate and appropriate emergency, transitional, and long-term housing for victims of human trafficking is often the biggest service-related challenge that service providers face. In order to meet the diverse needs of trafficking victims, service providers should explore a variety…
Child Sex Trafficking: Awareness & Response Training
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® is committed to providing training, technical assistance, and resources to law enforcement personnel and others who investigate crimes against children, specifically cases of missing children and child sexual exploitation. The Child Sex Trafficking: Awareness & Response class is a three and a half day training that includes in-depth coverage of the following topics related to child sex trafficking investigations: Interdiction Model Legal Issues and Charging Investigating Online Advertisements Survivor’s Perspective Gang Controlled Victims Trauma…
Navigating Bankruptcy & Student Loan Solutions with Survivors
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Part 2: Navigating Student Loans Solutions with Survivors In this third series of CSAJ's Consumer Rights Webinar Training Toolkits, we invite you to join esteemed faculty in navigating and addressing bankruptcy and student loan issues with survivors. Student loan debt is one of the largest sources of debt in the U.S., generally. And survivors face unique risks of not being able to pay (default), as well as challenges in resolving, paying off, and/or accessing new student loans. This can result in…
Mobilizing and Organizing Communities to End Child Sexual Abuse: Lessons Learned from the Just Beginnings Collaborative
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Join us on this web conference as we engage in discussion on mobilizing and organizing communities to end child sexual abuse. Our presenters will share their experiences in incorporating indigenous traditions and values to end child sexual abuse in HUD federal housing communities, engaging parents and service providers to prevent child sexual abuse in farmworker communities, and promote holistic conversations about sex and sexuality. Learn from these presenters and their community-centered approaches for mobilizing and organizing to end child sexual…
Child Sex Trafficking: Awareness & Response Training
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® is committed to providing training, technical assistance, and resources to law enforcement personnel and others who investigate crimes against children, specifically cases of missing children and child sexual exploitation. The Child Sex Trafficking: Awareness & Response class is a three and a half day training that includes in-depth coverage of the following topics related to child sex trafficking investigations: Interdiction Model Legal Issues and Charging Investigating Online Advertisements Survivor’s Perspective Gang Controlled Victims Trauma…
Where to Start: Sexual Assault Legal Services Toolkit Launch
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Learn about how to access and use the VRLC’s Where to Start: Sexual Assault Legal Services Toolkit with this introductory webinar. This Toolkit will assist OVW grantees in planning for and launching sexual assault legal services projects. The content and resources provided in the Toolkit are derived from the many years of experience the VRLC has been providing direct representation to survivors of sexual assault and technical assistance and training to OVW grantees on issues related to sexual assault. Whether…
What Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Organizations Can do to Address Human Trafficking
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Many victims/survivors of human trafficking have also been sexually assaulted or battered by an intimate partner. Domestic violence and sexual assault service providers provide assistance to survivors of human trafficking as well, sometimes unknowingly and without adequate training to address the unique needs of human trafficking survivors. Presenters will highlight ten things that domestic violence and sexual assault service organizations can do to better support survivors of human trafficking, and will share tools and resources to assist OVW grantees in enhancing…
February 2019
Addressing Trauma in the Lives of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
This webinar will explore the complicated manifestation of trauma in individuals with I/DD, as well as techniques for supporting survivors with intellectual and developmental disabilities experiencing trauma to facilitate the healing process.
Perceiving Credibility: Judicial Decision-Making in Domestic Violence Protective Order Cases
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Many women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) seek domestic violence protective orders (DVPOs) for secondary IPV prevention. Because judges have considerable autonomy making DVPO case decisions, there is a need to describe how courtroom interactions and information available to judges may influence DVPO dispositions. This webinar will discuss a qualitative research study that involved collecting and analyzing data from DVPO hearing observations and phone interviews with District Court Judges. The presentation will describe qualitative themes that may influence judges’…