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April 2018
Human Trafficking in Oregon: Government Response to Human Trafficking in Oregon
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
The Oregon Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights is hosting two public webinars to hear testimony regarding civil rights concerns of human and labor trafficking and equal protection violations and discrimination based upon the race, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and age of the survivors. Additionally, the Committee will examine the effectiveness of state and local agency programs administered to survivors of human trafficking. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m. PT • Amanda Swanson,…
The Forgotten Victims: Elder Homicides Part 2, A Prosecutor’s Perspective
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Please join us as Belle Chen of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office discusses the unique challenges of investigating and prosecuting elder and dependent neglect homicides. This webinar will highlight some of the challenges and common dynamics in these cases through a comparison of two elder neglect cases that went to trial and were presented to juries. This presentation can aid law enforcement in their investigations of complex elder neglect cases and prosecutors in their review, filing, and litigation in…
Historical Trauma and Implications for Prevention
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
This Prevention Through Liberation webinar will provide an opportunity for attendees to explore the intersection of systemic oppression and sexual and domestic violence in our communities. Coalition staff will share principles of anti-oppression as primary prevention. We will focus on creating prevention projects, strategies, and practices centered in Oregon’s historically marginalized communities and focused on community resilience.
Tribal Elder Protection Team Toolkit: Developing Your Team
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Please join us for a webinar on April 25, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time, as presenters Jacqueline S. Gray and Sloan M. Henry of the National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative review the new Tribal Elder Protection Team Toolkit, a resource designed to assist tribal communities in developing tribal elder protection teams (EPT). The toolkit aims to help identify vested partners or potential EPT members to help respond to elder abuse in Indian Country. The speakers will cover each section…
Risk Management: Tricks and Traps
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
What is your nonprofit exposed to in the fiscal arena? What are you planning for? What could you have missed? During this training, you will expand your knowledge of risk management tricks and traps regarding: “What can go wrong” by examining real claims examples pertaining to employee dishonesty Internal controls Cyber security Fiduciary liability And more!
Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships to Respond to Sexual Assault
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), through the OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, is conducting a series of Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships To Respond to Sexual Assault training events in 2018. These local, interactive, 1-day training events are designed for community victim advocates, law enforcement officials, sexual assault nurse examiners, mental health counselors, prosecutors, military victim advocates, sexual assault medical…
Building and Managing Volunteer Programs
Multi-sesson Online
Regional Victim Assistance Training
National Victim Assistance Academy, Effective Management Series Volunteers bring a passion to victim service organizations, and their mindful management can be a key strategy in extending an organization’s mission and scope of services. This training will focus on the importance of volunteers; how to recruit, screen, onboard, and retain them; and how to determine the costs associated with managing volunteers. The training is designed for current or aspiring volunteer managers in either VOCA-funded or non-VOCA-funded victim service agencies. This free training…
May 2018
Community Forums: Human Trafficking in Oregon
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Oregon Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights is hosting two public meetings—May 1 and May 2—to hear testimony regarding civil rights concerns of human and labor trafficking in the sex, agriculture, and forestry industries and equal protection violations and discrimination based upon the race, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and age of the survivors. Additionally, the Committee will examine the effectiveness of state and local agency programs administered to survivors of human trafficking. In addition…
More Good Days: Cultivating a Culture of Engagement
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
When was the last time you and your team had a good day at work? Having a good day has become increasingly difficult in a rapidly complex and changing environment. Juggling new regulations, technology and imperatives is causing record rates of burnout and change fatigue. In fact, you may be exhausted just reading this...but there's good news! Individuals and organizations can thrive by adopting new skills and mindsets for rediscovering professional passion, tackling priorities, and sustaining higher levels of performance,…
Community Forums: Human Trafficking in Oregon
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The Oregon Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights is hosting two public meetings—May 1 and May 2—to hear testimony regarding civil rights concerns of human and labor trafficking in the sex, agriculture, and forestry industries and equal protection violations and discrimination based upon the race, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and age of the survivors. Additionally, the Committee will examine the effectiveness of state and local agency programs administered to survivors of human trafficking. In addition…