Part 2 Community practitioners continue to seek better ways to incorporate trauma-informed practices and policies in systems that are built to provide safety, healing, and justice. This two-part webinar series will explore how a survivor’s ability to access services can be affected by the intersections of trauma, bias, violence, and other identities. In this webinar, we will look closely at the impact of culture on an individual’s trauma and healing; how language, food, customs, status, spiritual beliefs, and other cultural…

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This timely and important webinar will discuss the challenges that victim/survivors face as they participate in the tribal judicial system. It will also offer best practices for advocates in understanding and supporting victim confidentiality and privilege. Presented by: Rob (Roberta) Valente Domestic Violence Policy & Advocacy

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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…

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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…

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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.,…

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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,…

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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…

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