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September 2020
Safety Matters – Helping Families Affected By Substance Use Disorders and Domestic Violence Move From Survivors to Thrivers
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This webinar will explore the core principles and offer practical guidance for supporting families affected by domestic violence and substance use disorders. Addressing these co-occurring issues in an integrated, trauma-informed, and comprehensive manner will ensure that parents can focus on all domains of recovery so their families can thrive. Attendees will learn how family drug court (FDC) teams are working together to meet the basic and complex needs of safety, protection, healing and recovery. Learn More
Advanced Victim Assistance Academy: Sustainable Advocacy: Trauma, Science, and Practical Applications
National Crime Victim Law Institute is excited to announce that registration is now open for the Advanced Victim Assistance Academy: Sustainable Advocacy: Trauma, Science, and Practical Applications. The training will be held virtually, on September 18 2020, 10:00am-1:30pm. Faculty will share cutting-edge information, lead in-depth, interactive discussions and exercises focused on neurobiology of trauma, remote advocacy, and vicarious trauma. NCVLI will be seeking CLE credits for this training. Please reference the Advanced Academy webpage for more information about this exciting event.
Oregon State Advanced Victim Assistance Academy – Sustainable Advocacy: Trauma, Science, and Practice Applications
Regional Victim Assistance Training
National Crime Victim Law Institute is excited to announce that registration is now open for the Advanced Victim Assistance Academy: Sustainable Advocacy: Trauma, Science, and Practical Applications. The training will be held virtually, on September 18 2020, 10:00am-1:30pm. Faculty will share cutting-edge information, lead in-depth, interactive discussions and exercises focused on neurobiology of trauma, remote advocacy, and vicarious trauma. NCVLI will be seeking CLE credits for this training.
Protecting the Confidentiality of Survivors with Cognitive and Intellectual Disability
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This foundational and interactive webinar will help OVW-funded victim service providers to better protect the confidentiality of survivors with cognitive and intellectual disability. We will explain cognitive disability, intellectual disability, guardianship, legal capacity, and confidentiality. We will explore VAWA confidentiality, jurisdiction-specific confidentiality and privilege, and mandatory reporting law. VRLC is thrilled to co-facilitate this webinar with Janette Brickman, Senior Program Associate with the Vera Institute's End Abuse of People with Disabilities Program.
Protecting the Confidentiality of Survivors with Cognitive and Intellectual Disability
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This foundational and interactive webinar will help OVW-funded victim service providers to better protect the confidentiality of survivors with cognitive and intellectual disability. We will explain cognitive disability, intellectual disability, guardianship, legal capacity, and confidentiality. We will explore VAWA confidentiality, jurisdiction-specific confidentiality and privilege, and mandatory reporting law. VRLC is thrilled to co-facilitate this webinar with Janette Brickman, Senior Program Associate with the Vera Institute's End Abuse of People with Disabilities Program.
Meeting the Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors with Disabilities
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Over the last decade, great strides have been made to address violence against people with disabilities in communities across the country. However, many mainstream organizations may be less equipped to provide accessible, culturally responsive services to American Indian or Alaskan Native (AI/AN) survivors with disabilities. 2.9 million people in the United States identify as “American Indian or Alaskan Native” (2010 U.S. Census). People in AI/AN communities are more likely to experience domestic violence and sexual assault and have high rates…
Confidentiality and Coronavirus Contact Tracing
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a lot of questions about protecting survivors’ personal information. One of those questions is how to protect program participants’ confidentiality if a health department doing contact tracing related to COVID-19 asks for program participants’ personally identifying information. This webinar will help you think through how to answer questions about this and will introduce VRLC’s FAQs on protecting confidentiality with contact tracing.
October 2020
Advanced Strangulation Training
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This is an excellent training program, and I cannot underscore enough how valuable it is for jurisdictions to put multi-disciplinary teams together to attend this training. This training is limited to 170 attendees. Presented by the Training Institute of Strangulation Prevention Sponsored by Clackamas County Health, Housing and Human Services TARGET AUDIENCE: Law Enforcement, Medical Staff (including SANE), Prosecution, Advocacy, Mental Health, Fire/EMS, Dispatch/911 and Judicial
Advocating for Student Sexual Assault Survivors in Higher Education
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Join VRLC attorneys Amanda Walsh and Ruth Vaughan for this interactive presentation on advocating for the rights of student sexual assault survivors in higher education settings. Attendees will discuss student sexual assault survivors’ educational rights and options in higher education under federal law, address safety and education-related legal needs, and identify and develop strategies to effectively safety plan with student survivors of campus sexual assault.
November 2020
2020 National Training Institute
Regional Victim Assistance Training
National Center for Victims of Crime is hosting the 2020 National Training Institute (NTI) in Atlanta from November 11-13, 2020. There will be a virtual component to the conference, with access to both prerecorded and live streamed sessions even if the conference is able to take place in person. For now, all registrations are virtual only - if the conference moves forward in person, attendees will be given the option to attend in Atlanta for an additional fee. National Training…