Past Events › Webinar
Events List Navigation
March 2018
Turning #MeToo into #NotHere:
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Handling Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace in 2018 We are witnessing a tidal wave of individuals coming forward with their stories about being sexually harassed or assaulted by their bosses or others in positions of power. In this new climate, what is expected of nonprofit employers to protect their employees from sexual misconduct in the workplace? The webinar will address: -How and what to discuss with the CEO/ED/Board -Balancing swift and decisive action with thorough and fair investigations -How to…
April 2018
Prevention Through Liberation
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.
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…
May 2018
Beginning with the End in Mind: Instructional Design Basics
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Understanding the basics of instructional design for adult learners can help improve the organization, quality, and consistency of education and training programs. This webinar will cover the basics of best practices around instructional design. As a result of this webinar, participants will be better able to: Follow a process to identify the learning needs of your audience as you design educational offerings; Utilize the learning needs of your learner to write objectives for educational offerings; Consider the appropriate delivery method(s) for your…
Ethical Issues in Immigration Law Webinar
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Who is your client in a family- based immigration case - the petitioner or beneficiary? What if the case includes a joint sponsor filing an affidavit of support? What do you do in a marriage -based case when one party informs you they are now separated because of the abusive behavior of the other? Or if one spouse wants you to keep information from the other and/or from USCIS? This webinar will focus on ethical issues in the practice of…
Uncovering the Roots of Violence:
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
New Perspectives on Domestic Violence, Social Justice, and Faith In this moment of #MeToo, #EnoughisEnough, and #BlackLivesMatter, our essential task is to uncover the roots of violence including its roots in our religious traditions and faith communities. This extraordinary FREE webinar event on May 22 brings together three anti-violence pioneers to share fresh perspectives on the stories we have lived by and explore what it really takes to end the pandemic of violence against women, children, and other vulnerable peoples. Millions around…
Inter-jurisdictional Enforcement of Protection Orders
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
On May 23, 2018, at 2 p.m. e.t., the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center will present an online Expert Q&A discussion with Greg Fiebig and Kari Kerr on "Interjurisdictional Enforcement of Protection Orders." Assisting survivors of domestic violence can often involve multiple legal jurisdictions. In many cases, these survivors may also have protection orders that need to be enforced. The Full Faith and Credit (FFC) provision (18 U.S. Code § 2265) of VAWA requires that…