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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!
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
Protecting Survivor Privacy While Working Remotely: A Webinar For OVW Grantees and Subgrantees
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Many OVW-funded victim service programs have implemented remote work policies and practices in the past month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Victim Rights Law Center’s Privacy Team offers this webinar to help you navigate some of the logistics of working from home with a focus on protecting survivors’ privacy. Open to OVW grantees and grant partners.
Introduction to the Campus Workbook: A Guide for Campus Service Providers
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
VRLC will introduce its newest tool: Privacy on Campus: A Workbook for Advocates. The first thirty minutes will include an overview of the workbook contents and an orientation for advocates wishing to get the most out of this tool. The second thirty minutes will feature workbook author, Marissa Korbel and VRLC Deputy Director Lindy Aldrich walking through the workbook’s Ripple Effect tool, which helps advocates remember and consider the outcomes and potential privacy implications of various roles.
COVID Court Update
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Few things have disrupted the judiciary in such a widespread manner as the current pandemic of COVID-19. Multnomah County Circuit Court, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and Oregon Supreme Court Justice Martha Walters have issued different orders and supplemental directives on the ongoing operation of the courts in light of this unprecedented development. Join Multnomah County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Stephen Bushong and U.S.D.C. Chief Judge Marco Hernandez at noon on April 14, 2020…
OVC Policy and Procedures: Policy Development: Key Inclusions, Resources, and Implementation Webinar (Part 3)
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Gather best practices for developing a comprehensive table of contents, tracking changes and amendments to policies, visual aids and charts, and other documentation. Reduce legal liability by learning about disclaimers, avoiding discriminatory language , and verifying content. Explore the process to introduce and implement formal policies, orient staff, and educate the community to prevent resistance and gain acceptance of implementation. Prepare for future changes and evaluation.
Sustainability Planning
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
On April 15, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. e.t., the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center will present an online Expert Q&A discussion with Kathleen Demro and Laney Gibbes on "Sustainability Planning." Is your organization positioned to continue providing high-quality services to victims of crime while navigating the ebb and flow of resources, changes in organizational assets, and shifting community partnerships? These are just a few factors essential to sustainability, which is defined as the capacity of…
Disaster Planning for Tribal Domestic Violence Programs and Shelters
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
When disaster strikes, are you prepared? This webinar will focus on how we, as tribal domestic violence programs and shelters can prepare and insure our ability to conduct business after a disaster strikes. It will not only address personal preparedness, but important information on how to continue critical operations of tribal domestic violence programs. It will provide emergency management tips to help tribal domestic violence programs be prepared for future disasters and continue the vital role you play in our…