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Introduction to Progress Reporting
Topic: Introduction to Progress Reporting
Hosted By: University of Southern Maine
Date/Time: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 5:00am - 6:00am ChST
Description: New to OVW semi-annual progress reporting? This webinar is for you! Join VAWA MEI staff as we discuss the who, what, where, why, and how of progress reporting for your OVW grant. There will be time for questions throughout the webinar, too. This online webinar will have closed captioning in English and Spanish, video ASL interpretation, and the audio also will be offered over a toll-free phone line in English and Spanish.
Location: Virtual
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Report It Right: Victim Services
Topic: Report It Right: Victim Services
Hosted By: University of Southern Maine
Date/Time: Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 5:00am - 6:00am ChST
Description: Join VAWA MEI trainers for a one-hour webinar on how to report victim services data on your semi-annual performance report. We’ll lead a high-level review of the topic, show you where to find related resources on our website, and answer your questions. PLEASE NOTE: This webinar is intended for all discretionary program grantees who provide victim services except Transitional Housing grantees (we have a separate webinar scheduled for them). This online webinar will have closed captioning in English and Spanish, video ASL interpretation, and the audio also will be offered over a toll-free phone line in English and Spanish.
Location: Virtual
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Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Topic: Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Hosted By: National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 4:30am - 7:00am ChST
Description: This virtual, interactive, 8-session series will provide the foundations of restorative practices and a fundamental understanding of how to serve as a facilitator in basic restorative practices that include restorative conversations with criminal system clients and survivors, specifically focused on survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. In each 2.5-hour session, participants will acquire knowledge, practice skills and receive interim assignments to supplement their learning. (There will be approximately 4 hours of supplemental work each week (discussions/assignments on harm with criminal system clients, videos, accountability circles, and circles with surrogate survivors). Participants who complete training will be ready to work with a mentor/coach and begin their practice as a restorative practices facilitator in basic restorative.
Location: Virtual
Praxis Talks Story - Transformative & Reproductive Justice: What Is It and How Does It Relate to Our Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Advocacy
Topic: Praxis Talks Story - Transformative & Reproductive Justice: What Is It and How Does It Relate to Our Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Advocacy
Hosted By: Praxis International
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:00am - 6:30am ChST
Description: The 2022 Praxis Talks Story series explores critical issues related to social justice advocacy through dialogue with national organizers, advocates, and activists. This session will focus on transformative justice and how domestic violence and sexual assault advocates can engage with it in their work.
Location: Virtual
Shelly Stoffel
(218) 525-0487 ext. 2530
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Preventing and Responding to RFEs and NOIDs for U and VAWA Cases
Topic: Preventing and Responding to RFEs and NOIDs for U and VAWA Cases
Hosted By: ASISTA Immigration Assistance
Date/Time: Thursday, Jan 12, 2023 05:00 AM ChST
Description: This interactive, intermediate/advanced webinar will examine recent trends in RFEs and NOIDs on U and VAWA cases. We will discuss strategies to avoid receiving an RFE/NOID as well as strategies and practice pointers on how to respond to them.
Speakers: Kelly Head, Staff Attorney, ASISTA Rebecca Eissenova, Senior Staff Attorney, ASISTA
Location: Virtual
FY 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Grantee Orientation
Topic: FY 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Grantee Orientation
Hosted By: Office of Violence Against Women
Date/Time: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 5:00am - 7:00am ChST
Description: The Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) seeks to enhance the safety of rural victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and support projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. The FY 2022 Rural Grantee Orientation will be a virtual series and will present information to support and foster the capacity of grantees to implement their projects. The program specific orientation dates are November 14, November 16, December 1, December 6, January 11, January 12, and January 18. Invitations will be sent out by the Office on Violence Against Women.
Location: Virtual
Office on Violence Against Women ovw.rural@usdoj.gov
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Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Topic: Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Hosted By: National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College
Date/Time: Friday, January 13, 2023 at 4:30am - 7:00am ChST
Description: This virtual, interactive, 8-session series will provide the foundations of restorative practices and a fundamental understanding of how to serve as a facilitator in basic restorative practices that include restorative conversations with criminal system clients and survivors, specifically focused on survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. In each 2.5-hour session, participants will acquire knowledge, practice skills and receive interim assignments to supplement their learning. (There will be approximately 4 hours of supplemental work each week (discussions/assignments on harm with criminal system clients, videos, accountability circles, and circles with surrogate survivors). Participants who complete training will be ready to work with a mentor/coach and begin their practice as a restorative practices facilitator in basic restorative
Location: Virtual
Stalking and Older Adults Webinar + Ask the Experts
Topic: Stalking and Older Adults Webinar + Ask the Experts
Hosted By: AEquitas
Date/Time: 1/13/2023 5:00AM ChST
Description: Though millions of people are stalked every year in the United States, the crime of stalking is often misunderstood, minimized, and/or ignored.
Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Many stalking victims experience being followed, approached and/or threatened – including through technology. Stalking is a terrifying and psychologically harmful crime in its own right, but it is also a predictor of potentially lethal violence: 1 in 5 stalkers use weapons to threaten or harm victims, and stalking triples the risk of intimate partner homicide.
This webinar will feature NCALL's Justice System Coordinator, Ann E. Laatsch, J. D., and SPARC's Training and Awareness Specialist, Dana Fleitman, M.A.Ed.H. D..The webinar will be followed by a Q&A with the presenters, so please come with any questions you might have related to stalking and older adults!
Duration: 120 minutes
Location: Virtual
Stalking and Older Adults: An Overview
Topic: Stalking and Older Adults: An Overview
Hosted By: National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
Date/Time: 1/13/2023 at 5:00am ChST
Description: Join the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) and the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) to learn more about stalking in the context of elder abuse – its prevalence, dynamics, and implications. We’ll also dedicate time to discussing resources, including our new stalking in later life resource sheet, and set aside time for an informal Q&A, so please come with any questions you might have related to stalking and older adults! This webinar will feature NCALL's Justice System Coordinator, Ann E. Laatsch, J.D. and SPARC's Training and Awareness Specialist, Dana Fleitman, M.A.Ed.H.D.
Location: Virtual
FY 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Grantee Orientation
Topic: FY 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Grantee Orientation
Hosted By: Office of Violence Against Women
Date/Time: Friday, January 13, 2023 at 5:00am - 6:00am ChST
Description: The Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) seeks to enhance the safety of rural victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and support projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. The FY 2022 Rural Grantee Orientation will be a virtual series and will present information to support and foster the capacity of grantees to implement their projects. The program specific orientation dates are November 14, November 16, December 1, December 6, January 11, January 12, and January 18. Invitations will be sent out by the Office on Violence Against Women.
Location: Virtual
Office on Violence Against Women ovw.rural@usdoj.gov
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Progress Reporting: Calculating FTEs
Topic: Progress Reporting: Calculating FTEs
Hosted By: University of Southern Maine
Date/Time: Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 5:00am - 6:00am ChST
Description: Tallying staff FTEs can be tricky. Join VAWA MEI trainers as we review how to complete the Staff Information section of your semi-annual performance report. This one-hour webinar will review the basics and show you a few tips to make the job easier. PLEASE NOTE: This webinar is intended for all discretionary programs. This online webinar will have closed captioning in English and Spanish, video ASL interpretation, and the audio also will be offered over a toll-free phone line in English and Spanish.
Location: Virtual
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Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Topic: Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Hosted By: National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 4:30am - 7:00am ChST
Description: This virtual, interactive, 8-session series will provide the foundations of restorative practices and a fundamental understanding of how to serve as a facilitator in basic restorative practices that include restorative conversations with criminal system clients and survivors, specifically focused on survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. In each 2.5-hour session, participants will acquire knowledge, practice skills and receive interim assignments to supplement their learning. (There will be approximately 4 hours of supplemental work each week (discussions/assignments on harm with criminal system clients, videos, accountability circles, and circles with surrogate survivors). Participants who complete training will be ready to work with a mentor/coach and begin their practice as a restorative practices facilitator in basic restorative
Location: Virtual
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FY 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Grantee Orientation
Topic: FY 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Grantee Orientation
Hosted By: Office of Violence Against Women
Date/Time: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 5:00am - 7:00am ChST
Description: The Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) seeks to enhance the safety of rural victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and support projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. The FY 2022 Rural Grantee Orientation will be a virtual series and will present information to support and foster the capacity of grantees to implement their projects. The program specific orientation dates are November 14, November 16, December 1, December 6, January 11, January 12, and January 18. Invitations will be sent out by the Office on Violence Against Women.
Location: Virtual
Office on Violence Against Women ovw.rural@usdoj.gov
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Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Topic: Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Hosted By: National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College
Date/Time: Friday, January 20, 2023 at 4:30am - 7:00am ChST
Description: This virtual, interactive, 8-session series will provide the foundations of restorative practices and a fundamental understanding of how to serve as a facilitator in basic restorative practices that include restorative conversations with criminal system clients and survivors, specifically focused on survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. In each 2.5-hour session, participants will acquire knowledge, practice skills and receive interim assignments to supplement their learning. (There will be approximately 4 hours of supplemental work each week (discussions/assignments on harm with criminal system clients, videos, accountability circles, and circles with surrogate survivors). Participants who complete training will be ready to work with a mentor/coach and begin their practice as a restorative practices facilitator in basic restorative
Location: Virtual
Context is Key: Recognizing and Responding to Stalking
Topic: Context is Key: Recognizing and Responding to Stalking
Hosted By: AEquitas
Date/Time: 1/20/2023 5:00AM ChST
Description: Stalking is criminal, traumatic, dangerous and often misunderstood. In honor of National Stalking Awareness Month, this webinar provides an introduction to the crime of stalking, focusing on the definition, prevalence, dynamics, behaviors and intersections with other crimes (including intimate partner violence). This recurring webinar is offered quarterly to provide foundational knowledge on the crime of stalking.
*We can not guarantee accessibility requests made less than two weeks before the event.
Location: Virtual
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Showcasing Success: National Stalking Awareness Month
Topic: Showcasing Success: National Stalking Awareness Month
Hosted By: Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC)
Date/Time: Saturday, Jan 21, 2023 04:00 AM ChST
Description: OVW, in partnership with the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) will convene Showcasing Success: National Stalking Awareness Month, a virtual event to shine a light on promising practices and innovative approaches to combating stalking.From implementing new law enforcement strategies to launching informative awareness campaigns, it takes a multidisciplinary and multifaceted approach to best recognize and respond to stalking. In recognition of National Stalking Awareness Month, the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women joins the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC) to highlight innovative approaches to addressing stalking across the country from DOJ OVW grantees including Pitt County (NC) Sheriff’s Office, West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services, and Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia.
Location: Virtual
Crafting Narratives Webinar
Topic: Crafting Narratives Webinar
Hosted By: University of Southern Maine
Date/Time: Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 5:00am - 6:00am ChST
Description: Have you ever wondered what to include in the narrative sections of your progress report? You can use these sections to illustrate the impact of your agency's work, but it can be hard to know where to begin. Join VAWA MEI trainers as we review suggestions and examples! This online webinar will have closed captioning in English and Spanish, video ASL interpretation, and the audio also will be offered over a toll-free phone line in English and Spanish.
Location: Virtual
Community Mall Outreach
Topic: Community Mall Outreach
Hosted By: Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence
Date/Time: Saturday, January 21, 2023 11:00am - 2:00pm ChST
Description: January is Stalking Awareness and National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The Community Mall Outreach will raise awareness to all victim service providers for individuals and families who are affected these issues and many more. We offer servies of support to all who are impacted.
Location: Micronesia Mall, Guam
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[ABA CDSV] Introduction to Legal Services Agreements Part 1
Topic: [ABA CDSV] Introduction to Legal Services Agreements Part 1
Hosted By: American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 4:00am - 5:30am ChST
Description: Almost every attorney deals with legal services agreements (also known as retainer agreements) on a daily basis. While having a written record with the terms of the attorney-client relationship can be helpful, many legal services agreements are overly complex, one-sided, and not client or victim-centered. Part 1 of this webinar series will offer an introduction on the core purpose of a legal services agreement, explain the essential parts of the agreement, and identify what terms should be reconsidered or left out. In this webinar, you will preview the ABA CDSV’s new Model Legal Services Agreement, hear about lessons learned, and receive tips for what you and your organizations can do to rethink and improve your legal services agreements.
Location: Virtual
Probation Drop in Calls: Building Community and Creating Survivor Centered Responses
Topic: Probation Drop in Calls: Building Community and Creating Survivor Centered Responses
Hosted By: National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 5:00am - 6:00am ChST
Description: Are you a probation officer working with domestic violence cases? Wondering how to enhance survivor safety, collaborate with victim advocates and your Coordinated Community Response Team as a probation officer? Want to build community with probation officers across the country doing similar work? Join a Drop-In Call! The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College and the Center for Court Innovation are hosting these calls to help break down the isolation of this complex work and build community. Drop-in calls are designed for all probation officers handling domestic violence cases to support one another in centering survivor safety in our work. Attend each call or simply join when it's convenient for you. Bring your challenges to troubleshoot and workshop ideas with your peers. Share strategies and celebrate your successes.
Location: Virtual
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LETTAC Webinar Series: Human Trafficking and Intimate Partner Violence (Session 1): Intersectionality and the Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach
Topic: LETTAC Webinar Series: Human Trafficking and Intimate Partner Violence (Session 1): Intersectionality and the Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach
Hosted By: Institute for Intergovernmental Research
Date/Time: Friday, January 27, 2023 1:00AM ChST
Description: The National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC) invites you to join the LETTAC Webinar Series: Human Trafficking and Intimate Partner Violence: Intersectionality, Trauma-Informed Investigation, Victim Identification, and Multidisciplinary Collaboration. Why this lens on human trafficking? Because there is a marked overlap in the pattern of behaviors that both DVSA abusers and traffickers use to exert power and control over a victim. In session 1, "Intersectionality and the Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach," your trainers—Chief David Ryan (retired) and licensed mental health counselor Courtney W. Albert—will share their first-hand knowledge; outline the fundamentals of these overlapping crimes; and underscore why it’s important to partner law enforcement and advocates at the earliest stages. There is no fee to attend. Immediate questions are welcomed at Contact@LETTAC.org. We look forward to your participation!
Location: Virtual
[ABA CDSV] Introduction to Legal Services Agreements Part 2
Topic: [ABA CDSV] Introduction to Legal Services Agreements Part 2
Hosted By: American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education
Date/Time: Friday, January 27, 2023 4:00am - 5:30am ChST
Description: Almost every attorney deals with legal services agreements (also known as retainer agreements) on a daily basis. While having a written record with the terms of the attorney-client relationship can be helpful, many legal services agreements are overly complex, one sided, and not client or victim-centered. Part 2 of this webinar series will take a deeper dive into legal services agreements and best practices when using them. In this webinar, you will learn more about how to make legal services agreements more accessible. and address special considerations that may arise when executing agreements with minors and individuals with disabilities.
Location: Virtual
Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Topic: Advanced Restorative Practices Facilitator Training
Hosted By: National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College
Date/Time: Friday, January 27, 2023 at 4:30am - 7:00am ChST
Description: This virtual, interactive, 8-session series will provide the foundations of restorative practices and a fundamental understanding of how to serve as a facilitator in basic restorative practices that include restorative conversations with criminal system clients and survivors, specifically focused on survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. In each 2.5-hour session, participants will acquire knowledge, practice skills and receive interim assignments to supplement their learning. (There will be approximately 4 hours of supplemental work each week (discussions/assignments on harm with criminal system clients, videos, accountability circles, and circles with surrogate survivors). Participants who complete training will be ready to work with a mentor/coach and begin their practice as a restorative practices facilitator in basic restorative
Location: Virtual
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2023 kNOW MORE Webinar Series: Addressing the Dynamics of Stalking Day 1
Topic: 2023 kNOW MORE Webinar Series: Addressing the Dynamics of Stalking Day 1
Hosted By: GCASAFV
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 8:30am - 11:00am ChST
Description:
Day 1: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Presenter: Jennifer Landhuis (M.S.)
Identifying and Responding to Stalking
Stalking is a prevalent, dangerous and often misunderstood crime. This session explores the dynamics of stalking, focusing on the highly contextual nature of the crime by discussing common tactics used by perpetrators, stalking’s co- occurrence with sexual and domestic violence as well as tools to plan for victim safety and hold offenders accountable.
Risk Assessment in Stalking Cases
Despite its prevalence, stalking is rarely investigated or charged. Building an effective responseto stalking means asking the right questions, collecting needed evidence and constantly assessing for victim safety. This session will explore how to identify risk factors in stalking cases and plan for offender accountability and victim safety.
REGISTER BY: MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023 AT 5:00 ChST
Location: zoom
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