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September 2018
Leave No Victim Behind III
Conference
Regional Victim Assistance Training
- Best Practices for Mass Violence Response, Tribal Perspectives and Hate Crimes The California Victim Compensation Board is once again collaborating with Chief Matthew Carmichael of the University of Oregon Police Department on effective partnerships between law enforcement and victim services to assist victims of crime. The conference will take place in the great Pacific Northwest from September 5-7, 2018 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. This year, our conference will be held in a larger venue and will…
Digging Deeper: When Consent is Not Consent
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Please join the EJI webinar on September 6, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time, as Jane Walsh, Director of At-Risk Protection, Denver District Attorney’s Office, discusses the concept of consent, which underlies a range of actions in criminal and civil law, including gifting money In the context of financial exploitation, prosecutors and law enforcement will regularly be faced with many situations where a victim is aware that money or assets are being transferred to a suspect, and is apparently consenting…
Building Community and Preventing Violence with Latinx Youth
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
PAS (Prevención de Agresión Sexual), is a bicultural and bilingual prevention program that has progressed over the last 8 years through women of color educators and advocates within Proyecto UNICA’s, domestic and sexual violence agency. This webinar will utilize story-telling as a methodology to describe how the PAS program developed culturally specific prevention and anti-oppression curriculum for Latinx youth, ages 12 to 24. In addition to curriculum development, the PAS program has connected youth with art and media practices, institutions…
State 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/Fall 2018 Basic Academy in Portland, Oregon, will require online distance learning on select dates in August and September, in addition to in-person learning from September 10-13, 2018. 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…
Best Practices for Trans-Inclusion and Medical Advocacy Response during the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
SATF is pleased to offer a 1-day training in Salem on Best Practices for Trans-Inclusion and Medical-Advocacy Response during the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam. This training will be beneficial to community, campus, tribal, culturally specific, rural, or systems based staff that are providing medical advocacy response for survivors seeking medical-forensic care. The training will include best practices for Trans-inclusion and patient care, trauma informed care, best practice for medical advocacy, and skill building. There are no scholarships available to cover…
Helping Victims of Mass Violence & Terrorism: The First 24 to 48 Hours
Multi-sesson Online
Regional Victim Assistance Training
This September and October, the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) will launch an important two-part webinar series that will highlight significant actions needed to help your community prepare and respond appropriately to assist victims in the first few days after a mass violence tragedy occurs. The first webinar, “Helping Victims of Mass Violence & Terrorism: The First 24 to 48 Hours,” will discuss steps to execute a response plan, including what to expect…
Domestic Violence in Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs: Developing Effective Responses
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Webinar Overview: This webinar will share data and examples to make the case that pre-apprenticeship programs, apprenticeship programs and employers should develop policies and protocols that address domestic violence and its effects on trainees and employees. Speakers will then share strategies, resources, and highlight promising practices to help programs and employers identify the best ways they can respond. As a result of this webinar, participants will be better able to: Recognize the incident of domestic violence and its effects on the…
The Statewide Sexual Assault Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Project
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Date: September 17, 2018 - September 19, 2018 Time: 08:00 AM - 5:00 PM Location: Madras Police Department and City Council Chambers Cost: Free MCLE: Yes CE: Yes Scholarships Available: Yes The Statewide Sexual Assault Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Project This training aims to increase the capacity of the Criminal Justice System to effectively and empathically respond to, investigate and prosecute sexual violence crimes. The training’s materials and presentations, delivered through a trauma-informed lens, will focus on improving our understanding and handling of sexual violence crimes…
State 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/Fall 2018 Basic Academy in Seaside, Oregon, will require online distance learning on select dates in August and September, in addition to in-person learning from September 17-20, 2018. 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…
Reducing Gender Bias in Sexual Assault Response and Investigation
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Systematic, through, and impartial law enforcement investigations must seek to avoid drawing on gender-based stereotypes and attitudes at every step of the process. This is why the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published groundbreaking guidance for law enforcement in 2015, entitled, Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. In this webinar, we will explore the phenomenon of gender bias, both explicit (conscious) and implicit (unconscious), and the resulting stereotypes and attitudes that…