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August 2019
Introduction to Oregon Crime Victim Compensation
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Intended participants: Victim advocates working in system and community-based agencies, including child abuse assessment centers, as well as allied professionals working with crime victims. Preference will be given to these individuals. Learn more about Oregon's Crime Victims' Compensation Program (CVCP). The CVCP works to ease the financial burden suffered by hundreds of Oregonians each year as a result of violent person crimes. This training includes information about program eligibility and benefits, the application process and how payments are handled. Participants will…
Sexual Exploitation of Youth: A Trauma Informed Mental Health Perspective
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
6 CEUs (approval of CEUs pending approval from the NASW) Gain an understanding of youth impacted by sexual exploitation. The training will include an overview of sexual exploitation in our communities, trauma and related impact, diagnostic considerations in youth with extensive trauma related to exploitation, and how to move from conceptualization to diagnosis and treatment Speaker: Cassie Trahan LCSW, RN, Executive Director & Co-Founder of A Village for One To register: Please send an email to Amanda.L.VanTil@doj.oregon.gov with your name,…
Creating Meaningful Collaborations Among Mainstream and Culturally-Specific Programs
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Part of the Mobilizing Communities: Engage for Change series Although rates of violence vary from group to group, research indicates that beyond the individual level, historically marginalized communities simultaneously experience multi-layered interpersonal and structural violence. To work alongside and mobilize historically marginalized communities and partners, practitioners must find non-traditional methods of engagement. This series will help organizations understand the critical components of building effective and sustainable alliances. Presented by Caminar Latino Registration closes August 5
Oregon State Basic Victim Assistance Academy (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 Summer 2019 Basic Academy in Bend, Oregon, will require online distance learning on select dates in July and August, in addition to in-person learning from August 19-22, 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…
Building Cross Cultural/Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Part of the Mobilizing Communities: Engage for Change series Although rates of violence vary from group to group, research indicates that beyond the individual level, historically marginalized communities simultaneously experience multi-layered interpersonal and structural violence. To work alongside and mobilize historically marginalized communities and partners, practitioners must find non-traditional methods of engagement. This series will help organizations understand the critical components of building effective and sustainable alliances. Presented by Women of Color, Inc. Registration closes August 12
Creating a Family Wellness Plan and Mission Statement
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
This webinar will examine the benefits of creating a Family Wellness Plan and Mission Statement. We will discuss how future planning can help decrease stress and anxiety and increase fun and connection with your family. We will talk about how to build your individual and family wellness plans and the complementary Mission Statements. The Innocent Justice Foundation offers OJJDP- funded mental health and wellness training to law enforcement officials exposed to child pornography and child sexual abuse investigations.
Moving Toward a Culture of Consent: Community Conversations Examining Sexual Violence
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
With high rates of sexual assault and discussion of it in the forefront of the news, our communities need a safe space to discuss it and move forward. Join SARC, in partnership with Oregon Humanities, for a three part conversation series examining the root causes of sexual violence and ways we can prevent it. Session one (8/13) will talk about how we see sexual violence happening and where we think it might be coming from. Session two (8/20) we will…
Expanding Our Response: Identifying, Engaging, and Serving Crime Survivors from Underserved Communities
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Regional Training Series Through a highly interactive and engaging process, learn how you and your program can better reach survivors from underserved communities. Together, we will explore topics, such as: · Who is being served by your program and who is not, · Barriers to services and what you can do to remove them, · Steps you can take to strengthen partnerships, build trust, and engage communities, · Healing-informed, culturally responsive approaches to services, and · Resiliency among survivors and…
Moving Toward a Culture of Consent: Community Conversations Examining Sexual Violence
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
With high rates of sexual assault and discussion of it in the forefront of the news, our communities need a safe space to discuss it and move forward. Join SARC, in partnership with Oregon Humanities, for a three part conversation series examining the root causes of sexual violence and ways we can prevent it. Session one (8/14) will talk about how we see sexual violence happening and where we think it might be coming from. Session two (8/21) we will…
Collaborative Strategies and Tools to Meet the Needs of Survivors of Human Trafficking
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Webinar Overview: This webinar will highlight collaborative work undertaken by multi-disciplinary teams across the U.S. to support domestic and sexual violence and human trafficking (DV/SA/HT) survivors. Presenters will share how their partnerships or task forces were initiated; strategies to enhance client services and case coordination; and tools and training opportunities to build or expand collaborative responses for HT survivors across communities and states. Presenters include: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, South Carolina Office of the Attorney General, Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center, WV,…