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March 2020
Hot Spots in Assessment: Survivors’ Use of Violence, Leveraging Vulnerabilities and More
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
When you imagine a “survivor” a clear picture might come to mind. That picture is probably of a “good survivor”- someone who has never used physical violence, doesn’t use substances, has a specific kind of job, etc. What do you do when survivorship looks a little messier, or in any other ways strays from our previous understandings? These questions often arise in the assessment process and pose unique challenges for advocates in responding. Join Northwest Network Advocates in exploring the…
Removing Barriers Following Sexual Assault: Sexual Assault Forensic Exams for Survivors with Disabilities
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
There are many barriers that all survivors of sexual assault who are seeking sexual assault medical forensic exam services must overcome. Those challenges can be compounded when the survivor has a disability. Service providers and medical professionals can help facilitate the process by ensuring an accessible process for all survivors. This webinar will review the unique needs of survivors with disabilities and explore best practices for completing sexual assault exams to ensure a safe and accessible experience for all. …
Series: Sustaining Services for Survivors During COVID-19
Multi-sesson Online
Regional Victim Assistance Training
About This Virtual Engagement Series The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the rapidly evolving circumstances in which we find ourselves present an opportunity for us to come together and tackle these unprecedented challenges together. Survivors need victim services now more than ever. Protecting against the spread of COVID-19 is creating new dynamics and barriers to services for survivors. It is also creating an urgent call to action for advocacy programs. How do we stay connected with survivors and continue…
An Introduction to Human Trafficking for Housing Providers
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
This webinar will give an overview about human trafficking to housing providers who potentially already work with or have interest in serving survivors of trafficking. The webinar will provide an overview of sex and labor trafficking, the unique needs of adult survivors, and explore how housing providers can accommodate and support survivors. Learning Objectives: After this webinar, participants will have an understanding of: Labor and sex trafficking The unique needs of survivors of trafficking An understanding of how housing providers can collaborate with anti-trafficking programs to…
National Census of Victim Service Providers: Making the Most of Data
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
The National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP) is the first-ever effort to collect data from all victim service providers across the nation, providing characteristics of 12,196 victim service providers across all 50 states and Washington D.C. This webinar will provide a brief background about the goals and methodology of the NCVSP and discuss key findings and potential uses of the NCVSP data. Presenters Barbara Ouderkerk, Ph.D., and Heather Warnken, J.D., LL.M., will provide guidance in analyzing the NCVSP data,…
April 2020
Privacy and Working Remotely: General Considerations for the OVW Grantee
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Share and Learn Calls The COVID-19 pandemic poses new challenges to many OVW-funded victim service agencies as they shift to remote work. The Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) is here to help guide OVW grantees navigate this new arena of protecting survivors’ privacy. Join VRLC for a 60-minute Share and Learn Call to discuss best practices to maintain survivor confidentiality. Registration will be granted on a first come, first serve basis with limited spaces. Reserve your spot now!
Privacy and Working Remotely: General Considerations for the OVW Grantee
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Share and Learn Calls The COVID-19 pandemic poses new challenges to many OVW-funded victim service agencies as they shift to remote work. The Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) is here to help guide OVW grantees navigate this new arena of protecting survivors’ privacy. Join VRLC for a 60-minute Share and Learn Call to discuss best practices to maintain survivor confidentiality. Registration will be granted on a first come, first serve basis with limited spaces. Reserve your spot now!
Introduction to Risk Assessment for Intimate Partner Violence
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Explore how community stakeholders can better respond to domestic violence cases using risk information. Learn about the social science behind lethality and risk assessment, and gather concrete tools and suggestions for court-based risk assessment in an effort to enhance safety.
Increasing Your Bounceability: Ways to Build Resilience Every Day
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
If it’s true that “it’s not what happens to you, it’s how you respond that matters;” how can you get to a place where you can “choose” a better response? Justice professionals are immersed in pain, challenge, and crisis every day and are expected to remain resilient, though we have not taught them how. Your ability to have a positive response, perspective or mindset during challenging times only comes after you have intentionally developed resilience by finding ways to build…
Basics of Trauma Informed Care with Human Trafficking Response
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar