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December 2018
Ethics and Boundaries in Victims Services
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
This interactive webinar will introduce ethical standards for victim advocates as outlined in the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP)® Code of Ethics. Participants will discuss ethical dilemmas including boundaries, dual relationships and confidentiality. An ethical decision-making model will be introduced and participants will have the chance to apply it to real-life ethical scenarios. Quick, 2 Step Registration Process: 1) Please register your name and email by clicking https://trynova.adobeconnect.com/decc18ceu/event/registration.html 2) On December 13th, use the link below to log into the training at the time you…
Using Telehealth to Increase the Quality of Forensic-Medical Evidence Collection and Deliver Trauma-Informed Care
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Course Description Join us for a fascinating presentation and discussion with two nursing experts who are using telehealth technology to expand the reach of forensic nursing to hospitals and clinics in rural, tribal, and other underserved areas. In 2014 the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) funded a national demonstration project, the National TeleNursing Center (NTC), through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Through this pioneering project, the NTC provides telehealth services to survivors of sexual assault in 6 diverse…
Resources for Financial Institutions To Prevent and Protect Against Elder Financial Exploitation
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Bankers, brokers, and investment advisors are often some of the first trusted parties to see signs of financial exploitation. This presentation will support the work already done by financial services members and provide additional information about how to access training programs and support for tellers and other financial professionals who want to report financial exploitation and work collaboratively with others in their communities to prevent it. Please join us for a webinar on December 20, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. e.t.,…
January 2019
Enhancing Language Access within a Child Advocacy Center Setting
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
About this Webinar In this webinar, the National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC) will address language access within the context of a Children’s Advocacy Center. Victim service providers commonly identify communication as one of many barriers that can impede access to services. Providing effective language access requires strong planning and ensuring the right resources are in place in order to meet the needs of children and youth. The presenter will examine the role language access plays at several critical points throughout…
Navigating Bankruptcy & Student Loan Solutions with Survivors
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Part 1: Bankruptcy & Alternatives for 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. Given what we know about the economic hardship survivors face as a result of abuse – debt in particular – filing bankruptcy can be a powerful tool for survivors to obtain relief. However, there are important safety and privacy factors to consider, alternatives to weigh,…
Predicting Intimate Partner Violence Injuries Based on Police Reports
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Content: Approximately half of all victims of intimate partner violence are injured (Truman & Morgan, 2014). There are several different sociodemographic and incident related factors that increase the likelihood of victims being injured such as being a woman, having children present, and the perpetrator being under the influence of alcohol. In the current presentation, we will look at results from a study of police reports of intimate partner violence incidents in South Carolina during a one-year period. In this project, the…
Trauma Informed Supervision
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Providing direct services to vulnerable people is exhausting and rewarding work. Many of us come to it because of the ways the mission of our organization has impacted us personally, and all of us have a desire to improve the lives and honor the strengths of those who need our services. Because of the intense connection individual employees bring to their direct service, supervision that is trauma informed and focused on trust and kindness is essential to creating healthy work…
Addressing Domestic Violence in American Muslim Communities
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
KARAMAH is hosting a four-week training focused on domestic violence in the American Muslim community. The goal of the training is to build the knowledge and skills of advocates to effectively serve Muslim victims of domestic violence. Training content will include discussion of culture and community as well as practical skills for service providers to assess the services and barriers for Muslim victims of domestic violence. By the end of the training, service providers will have a better understanding of…
Multiple Victim Homicides, Mass Murders, and Homicide-Suicide as Domestic Violence Events
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
While intimate partner homicides are generally discussed as events in which there is a single homicide victim, they often involve multiple homicide victims and even the homicide offender’s suicide. These additional homicide victims are often the children of the targeted intimate partner, though they are also other family members, friends, acquaintances, or others. Sometimes the number of people killed in an intimate partner homicide event reaches four or more, making it a mass murder. This webinar will cover how often…
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…