Title: OVC Training Resource Guide Series: Training Curricula Author: Office for Victims of Crime Published: January 2001 Subject: victims -- general, victim services, crime prevention, criminal justice system 26 pages 49,152 bytes ---------------------------- Figures, charts, forms, and tables are not included in this ASCII plain-text file. To view this document in its entirety, download the Adobe Acrobat graphic file available from this Web site or order a print copy from Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center at 800-627-6872. ---------------------------- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime NCJ 184885 Resource Directory OVC Training Resource Guide Office for Victims of Crime OVC Advocating for the Fair Treatment of Crime Victims ---------------------------- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 810 Seventh Street NW. Washington, DC 20531 John Ashcroft Attorney General Office of Justice Programs World Wide Web Home Page www.ojp.usdoj.gov Office for Victims of Crime World Wide Web Home Page www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc For grant and funding information contact U.S. Department of Justice Response Center 1-800-421-6770 OVC Resource Center 1-800-627-6872 OVC Resource Center Home Page www.ncjrs.gov NCJ184885 The Office for Victims of Crime is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. ---------------------------- OVC Training Resource Guide January 2001 ---------------------------- Contents Introduction o About the Office for Victims of Crime o About the OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center o About This Guide o Making an Application to OVC TTAC o For More Information o How To Register o About the OVC Resource Center OVC Trainings Calendar of Crime Victim Resource Events Index of Curriculum Developers Registration Information o Registration Information Details o Confirmation of Enrollment o Cancellations and Refunds o Registration Form for OVC TTAC Trainings ---------------------------- Introduction About the Office for Victims of Crime The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), an agency within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), was formally established by Congress in 1988 through an amendment to the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA). VOCA was largely an outcome of the 1982 President' s Task Force on Victims of Crime and established not only the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) and OVC but also separate program initiatives to address the rights and needs of all crime victims. VOCA authorizes OVC to fund states to operate crime victim assistance and compensation programs and develop demonstration initiatives and national-scope training and technical assistance. An amendment to VOCA also allows OVC to fund improved investigation and prosecution of child abuse in Indian Country under the Children' s Justice Act (CJA). Crime victims receive support from OVC through formula and discretionary grants for programs and projects designed to enhance victims' rights and services. OVC also has an advocacy and leadership role in developing policy for and raising awareness of crime victims' rights and provides an array of training and other targeted resources for the many professionals who work with victims. The mission of OVC is to enhance the Nation' s capability to assist crime victims and to provide leadership in changing attitudes and developing policies and practices that promote justice and healing for all victims of crimes. OVC accomplishes its mission by o Administering CVF. o Funding direct services to crime victims. o Providing training programs that reach diverse professionals nationally and internationally. o Sponsoring demonstration programs and projects that have national impact. o Publishing and disseminating materials that highlight promising practices for the effective treatment of crime victims that can be replicated. o Developing policy and establishing public awareness initiatives that improve the response to needs of crime victims. o Offering technical assistance to governments, private-sector programs, and other allied professionals. About the OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center OVC established the Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) in 1998 to support activities related to OVC' s mission and goals. TTAC provides victim service professionals a central access point for a range of crime victim resources, including speakers for presentations that heighten awareness of issues related to victims of crime; technical assistance for new and expanding programs, provided by experts in the crime victim field; a mentoring program to further the skills, knowledge, and abilities of VOCA administrators and their staff through peer consultation; and training based on curricula developed through the OVC discretionary grant program. To increase availability and accessibility of training to VOCA staff, victim service providers, and other allied professionals, OVC' s national training program brings professional trainings to locations across the country on a regular basis. This catalogue provides descriptions and schedules of such training sessions. About This Guide Each currently available training curriculum that has been developed by OVC is described in this catalogue, as well as additional resources. Through its Training and Technical Assistance Center, OVC will conduct training sessions in 2001 and early 2002. For your convenience, trainings are listed alphabetically by topic and include a status designation that indicates training availability. Please refer to the following key for status terminology: Training Terms: Definitions Available: Trainings available from OVC TTAC by request; see eligibility information listed. In Development: OVC-funded training/technical assistance grants currently in development. Trainings and publications may be in the final stage of production and available later in the fiscal year. Scheduled: Trainings currently scheduled by OVC TTAC. Dates and locations are listed where available; dates pending confirmation are indicated by TBD. Additional OVC training sessions will be scheduled in the future based on interest and new training topics will be added to the catalogue as they are developed. Making an Application to OVC TTAC Applying for assistance to schedule an onsite training differs from registering for a scheduled training. If an available training listed in this catalogue is not currently scheduled, eligible applicants can submit a request to OVC TTAC for assistance. Eligible Applicants o Public agencies and private nonprofit organizations. o Victim advocates, criminal justice personnel, and allied professionals (e.g., mental health professionals, medical professionals, clergy). Available Assistance/Match Requirement Applicants can request financial support--assistance or match--from OVC TTAC to schedule an onsite training. o Assistance--Available assistance includes the provision of an onsite trainer (may include travel, lodging, meals, and consultant fee); assistance is in-kind. o Match--Purchase or reproduction of materials, if applicable. Selection Criteria Requests for training and technical assistance are evaluated using the following criteria: o Clarity of the request, including description of the problem. o Potential impact of the assistance (systemic change, policy/procedure development, etc.). o Commitment of resources from other sources to support the technical assistance request. o Need for federal support to provide the assistance. Special consideration will be given to requests for which the assistance will have statewide or regional impact or build interagency or multidisciplinary capacity to deliver services. You also can access this training resource guide and obtain registration information on the OVC Web site at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/ttac.htm. For More Information All questions regarding training information should be addressed to OVC TTAC. Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center 2277 Research Boulevard, MS 7-F Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 1-800-627-6872 Fax: 301-519-5533 E-mail: TTAC@ovcttac.org World Wide Web: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc How To Register To register for one of the scheduled OVC training sessions, simply complete the registration form provided at the end of the Registration Information section and mail or fax it to TTAC. You can also register online at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/ttac.htm. Fees charged for the training sessions are to offset the cost of consultants, materials, and meeting space. Early Bird Registration--$25 discount General Registration--$125 for a 1-day training --$250 for a 2-day training --$325 for a 3-day training --$425 for a 5-day training Group Registration (three or more persons from the same agency)--10% discount If you are interested in participating in a training for which a date has not been set, you may contact TTAC and ask to be placed on the mailing list to receive training announcements as they become available or request further assistance in accessing the training. About the OVC Resource Center Established by OVC, the Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC) is your primary source for crime victim information to further assist you in program development. Highly trained information specialists answer your questions by using OVC and other U.S. Department of Justice publications, national and regional victimization statistics, a comprehensive criminal and juvenile justice library, and OVCRC' s well-established network of victim advocates and organizations. OVCRC distributes victim-related publications produced by OVC, other OJP agencies, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Most publications are free. OVC publishes a catalogue of available OVC publications and related resources, updated annually. Access the OVC Publications Resource Guide by calling OVCRC at 1-800-627-6872 or order online at www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/AlphaList.aspx. Request inventory number NCJ 184914. ---------------------------- OVC Trainings AIDS and Victim Services: A Critical Concern for the ' 90s Developed by: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) Description: This 1- or 2-day training addresses the medical, legal, and psychological aspects of HIV/AIDS and the potential impact on victim services. Attendees learn the severity of the HIV/AIDS pandemic as the training raises awareness of HIV and helps participants recognize and evaluate risk for HIV infection. The session demonstrates the importance of having adequate information before making assessments and/or decisions about services for crime victims with HIV/AIDS. Audience: Victim service providers and allied professionals Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Building Victims' Programs: A Toolbox for Leaders Developed by: National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) Description: The Toolbox represents 16 separate workbook units that can be used individually or as part of a total package. Each unit serves as a building block for program development and can be used to enhance and strengthen program development skills. Topics covered include starting a new program, working with Boards of Directors, planning and budgeting, human resource management, and other program management activities. Audience: Victim service providers and advocates, allied professionals Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: In Development Communities Responding to Mass Tragedy During the Trial Process Developed by: Colorado/Oklahoma Resource Council (CORC) Description: The CORC model was used to respond to the needs of Oklahoma City bombing victims attending the federal trials held in Denver, Colorado. This model illustrates how communities can mobilize to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to multiple victims attending high-profile trials. A training video and companion guidebook titled Journey to Justice: A Community-Based Response to Victims of High Profile Trials have been tested and are available to help communities serve the diverse needs of high-profile crime victims and the allied professionals who serve them. As either the original trial site for a high-profile case or the trial site designated by a change of venue order, a community must prepare a coordinated response to such a trial and the attending victims and professionals. Audience: Victim service providers, community leaders, media representatives, business leaders, policymakers, members of volunteer organizations, faith community leaders, state/local government officials, criminal justice planners/administrators/practitioners, school officials. Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Community-Based Crisis Response Initiatives Developed by: Jefferson Institute Description: This 1- to 5-day training assists state and local communities in developing, implementing, and coordinating long-range crisis response plans and works with state and local agencies to prepare plans to respond to incidents involving victims of mass violence and terrorism. Training focuses on trauma response (internal and external), long-term stress, death and dying, intervention, spiritual considerations, and media management. The curriculum can be modified to offer a 1-day overview training or an expanded training that includes comprehensive interactive sessions. Audience: Victim advocates, state emergency preparedness staff, state/local emergency responders Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: In Development Cultural Considerations in Assisting Victims of Crime Developed by: National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI) Description: This 1-day training instructs victim service providers on factors to consider when working with crime victims of diverse backgrounds. Diversity is broadly defined to include racial identity, ethnicity, class, faith, tradition, gender, sexual orientation, and physical and mental abilities. This training addresses the needs of victims of all crimes. Audience: Victim service providers, prosecutors, law enforcement officers Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Scheduled, September 14, 2001, New Orleans, Louisiana Death Notification Training: A Seminar for Law Enforcement Personnel Developed by: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Description: MADD has developed curricula for victim service providers, law enforcement personnel, medical professionals, and funeral directors that teach techniques for sensitive death notification. The package includes speaker notes, overheads, handouts, and training tips. From the training, participants will gain understanding of the sudden death experience, practical death notification techniques, and an awareness of potential hazards to death notifiers. This training may be adapted to class times of 2 to 6 hours. Audience: Law enforcement personnel Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Death Notification Training: A Seminar for Medical Professionals Developed by: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Description: MADD has developed curricula for victim service providers, law enforcement personnel, medical professionals, and funeral directors that teach techniques for sensitive death notification. The package includes speaker notes, overheads, handouts, and training tips. From the training, participants will gain understanding of the sudden death experience, practical death notification techniques, and an awareness of potential hazards to death notifiers. This training may be adapted to class times of 2 to 6 hours. Audience: Medical professionals, emergency room nurses and staff, paramedics, practitioners in the health care community Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Death Notification Training: A Seminar for Military Clergy and Funeral Directors Developed by: Spiritual Dimension in Victim Services Description: This 2-day training instructs military chaplains and funeral directors who work with victims of crime on the emotional hazards of death notification and teaches strategies for compassionate and thorough death notification. Military clergy also learn how to train members of religious communities to effectively aid crime victims. Attendees learn about the experience of the homicide victim' s family during the first few weeks after notification, listen to survivors share their experiences, and work through protocols for notification developed through meetings with thousands of family members of homicide victims. Audience: Victim service providers, military personnel Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Enhancing the Ability of Victim Advocates To Provide Direct Services to Elder Abuse Victims Developed by: American Bar Association (ABA) Description: This 1 1/2-day training enhances the ability of victim/witness professionals to provide direct services to victims of elder abuse. The training is presented in five modules that address the scope and nature of the domestic elder abuse problem; a basic definition of the aging process to help improve interactions with elderly victims, suspects, and witnesses; police investigative protocols and criminal and noncriminal options for responding to domestic elder abuse, legislative mandates, and referral opportunities; the social service networks that operate in most communities; and a review of the complex legal and ethical principles that often overlap in domestic elder abuse cases. Concepts such as self-determination, privacy, confidentiality, informed consent, autonomy, parens patriae, and police power are reviewed and explored by students. These modules may be provided alone or in combination with other training programs to meet students' needs and levels of experience. Optional activities are provided for trainers to use if emphasis on one particular topic is needed. Audience: Prosecutors, law enforcement officers, victim advocates Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: In Development Family Violence Intervention Model for Dental Professionals Developed by: University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, Program Against Sexual Violence Description: This 6-hour training gives dentists and dental staff instruction on ways to identify indicators of abuse, discusses ethical and legal responsibilities, and helps dental teams apply the intervention/safety plan model to their own office settings. By providing information on creating a safe environment for disclosure, symptoms and patterns of abuse, appropriate intervention when abuse is suspected, and suitable referrals for patients, the training equips dental professionals to serve victims of abuse. Audience: Dental professionals Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Scheduled, November 2001, TBD Scheduled, March 2002, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Hate and Bias Crime Training for Law Enforcement and Victim Assistance Professionals Developed by: Education Development Center, Inc. Description: This 1- to 3-day training familiarizes law enforcement and victim service personnel with the nature of bias crimes, appropriate actions to deter and respond to such crimes, and effective ways to maximize support for and reduce trauma to victims of hate and bias crimes. Model policies, procedures, and practices are presented. The curriculum can be modified to offer a 1-day overview training or an expanded training that includes comprehensive interactive sessions. Audience: Law enforcement officers, victim service providers Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Scheduled, May 2001, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Scheduled, July 20, 2001, San Bernardino, California Homicide Support Project Developed by: Virginia Mason Medical Center Description: This 3-day session trains multidisciplinary personnel to provide consistent, clear assistance to families in the aftermath of homicide using the Trauma and Separation Distress Therapy Model. The model distinguishes between issues of grief over the loss of a loved one and grief related to the trauma of sudden, violent death. Audience: Criminal/juvenile justice practitioners, mental health personnel, victim service providers Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: In Development Immigration and Cultural Considerations in Assisting Victims of Sexual and Physical Violence: Assisting Battered Immigrants Using the Immigration Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act Developed by: American Bar Association (ABA) and National Organization for Women (NOW) Legal Defense and Education Fund Description: This 1-day training provides information about the Battered Immigration Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and changes to Immigration and Naturalization Service laws that affect the ability of immigrant victims to seek relief from domestic violence. Although the training is primarily for immigration, family law, and domestic violence lawyers, the materials also may be of use to law enforcement and justice system personnel, victim advocates, and attorneys in general practice. Audience: Attorneys and others interested in services to battered immigrant women Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Joint Tribal-Federal Judges Training on Child Sexual Abuse and Tribal Scholarships Program Developed by: University of North Dakota Description: This 2-day, multisession training teaches eligible tribal and federal court judges and tribal court administrators to improve coordination among agencies when working with child sexual abuse cases. Audience: Tribal and federal judges of the Great Lakes region (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin), Oklahoma, and southeastern United States Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Juvenile Court Response to Victims of Juvenile Offenders Developed by: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Description: This 2 1/2-day training is designed to improve the juvenile court response to victims of juvenile offenders by sensitizing juvenile justice professionals to victims and victim concerns; providing detailed information on current responses to victims of juvenile offenders, victim rights, restorative justice, creative dispositions, and techniques and programs to better serve victims; and strengthening skills and practices for dealing with victims of juvenile offenders. Audience: Juvenile court personnel and probation staff Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Scheduled, April 18-20, 2001, TBD Scheduled, October 17-19, 2001, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. National Victim Assistance Academy: Foundation Level Developed by: Victims' Assistance Legal Organization (VALOR) Description: Annually, this 5-day training is conducted simultaneously at multiple university campus sites that are linked by distance learning technology. The training outlines the origins and early influences of the crime victims' rights movement in the United States, the historical stages of the victims' movement, major crime victim advocacy organizations and the context in which they were founded, critical legislative accomplishments of the victims' movement over the past two decades, and issues facing the victims' movement today. Emphasizing victimology, victim rights, and victim services, the course focuses on broad-based academic instruction and uses interactive learning techniques. Graduate and undergraduate academic credits are available from the cosponsoring universities, and a certificate of graduation is available from the U.S. Department of Justice to all students who successfully complete the Academy course requirements. Applicants must register for the Academy, and a registration fee is required. Audience: Victim service providers, community group members, faith community members, general public, state/local government officials, criminal justice personnel Contact: VALOR, toll free at 1-877-748-6822 or at www.nvaa.org Status: Scheduled, June 24-29, 2001, at three sites: California State University- Fresno, California; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas National Victim Assistance Academy Advanced Topic Series: Leadership in Victim Services Developed by: Victims' Assistance Legal Organization (VALOR) Description: The National Victim Assistance Academy has developed a new Advanced Topic Series, continuing the same academic-based, practitioner-oriented training and education that are the cornerstone of the foundation-level National Victim Assistance Academy but focusing in more depth on single topics in 3-day trainings. Leadership in Victim Services examines and demonstrates critical areas of competence and awareness for managers, including program management and evaluation, integrity and leadership, change management, creative problem solving, and building an environment of teamwork. Graduate and undergraduate academic credits are available from California State University-Fresno and Washburn University. Attendance at the foundation-level Academy is not a prerequisite. Audience: Victim service program managers Contact: VALOR, toll free at 1-877-748-6822 or at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/nvaa2001brochure/brochure2001toc.htm Status: Scheduled, April 5-7, 2001, Leesburg, Virginia Scheduled, November 8-10, 2001, TBD National Victim Assistance Academy Advanced Topic Series: The Ultimate Educator: Achieving Maximum Adult Learning Through Training and Instruction Developed by: Victims' Assistance Legal Organization (VALOR) Description: Through an interactive, experiential, and process-oriented format, this 3-day intensive training examines the various roles and responsibilities of an adult trainer and the skills and strategies that can be used by trainers to maximize the learning process. Topics covered include the three roles of a trainer, creating the ultimate learning environment, assessing your personal style, creating a successful lesson plan, and unraveling the magic behind successful training. The training culminates in a practicum in which participants will prepare and deliver their own presentations; individualized and constructive feedback will be provided by a nationally renowned faculty. Audience: Public- and private-sector trainers Contact: VALOR, toll free at 1-877-748-6822 or at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/nvaa2001brochure/brochure2001toc.htm Status: Scheduled, October 11-13, 2001, TBD Online Health Care Provider Education Project on Domestic Violence Developed by: American Medical Women' s Association (AMWA) Description: AMWA, under a grant from OVC, has adapted the curriculum developed by the Family Violence Prevention Fund and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence titled Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Providers. The adapted curriculum serves as an interactive educational program for physicians and other health care practitioners that teaches them to recognize, diagnose, and respond to a patient who may have been the victim of domestic violence. The curriculum is available online at the AMWA Web site (www.dvcme.org) and provides comprehensive instruction on domestic violence and appropriate responses of the health care system. Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are available to participants. Audience: Physicians and other health care professionals Contact: AMWA at www.dvcme.org Status: Available The Professional Development Institute (Formerly, Leadership and Professionalism Development Institute) Developed by: Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center Description: This training consists of five modules, each of which may be offered individually or as part of a 3-day training. The topics are Leadership and Management, Strategic Planning, Human Resource Development and Supervision, Marketing and Public Relations, and Program Evaluation. This interactive and experiential training is designed for participants who desire comprehensive information and skills development to help them strengthen and enhance their management skills and program services. Audience: Victim assistance program managers Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Scheduled, June 19-21, 2001, Panama City, Florida (in conjunction with the 24th Annual Florida Network of Victim Witness Services Conference) Scheduled, August 19-24, 2001, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (in conjunction with the 27th Annual National Organization for Victim Assistance Conference) Promising Practices and Strategies for Victim Services in Corrections Developed by: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) Description: This 3-day training instructs adult and juvenile correctional agency staff in ways to develop and enhance services for victims of crime. The curriculum includes sessions on Victim Services in Corrections, Responding to Workplace Violence and Staff Victimization, and Victim Impact Classes/Panels for Offenders. Together, these components provide a foundation that can help improve the treatment of crime victims in the postsentencing phases of their cases and encourage interagency collaboration to improve victims' rights and services. Audience: Adult and juvenile institution correctional officers, probation and parole practitioners, victim service providers Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available School Demonstration Project To Assist Victims and Witnesses: Safe Harbors Developed by: Safe Horizon, Inc. Description: This 4-day train-the-trainer session is for school personnel who plan to establish a violence prevention and intervention program in their schools or within their school districts using the Safe Harbor model. The Safe Harbor program is designed to help students, faculty, and families stop violence in their lives. The program consists of five components: a seven-module curriculum, individual and family counseling, parent involvement and staff trainings, structured group activities, and a schoolwide antiviolence campaign. The training covers the five program components, the Safe Harbor curriculum, the facilitator' s manual, and the program implementation manual. At the end of the 4-day training, school personnel will have developed a program implementation plan and be able to train other school personnel on the program. Prescreening is required for interested schools, and pre- and postimplementation technical assistance is available to support program development. Audience: Education personnel Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Technical Assistance Workshop Developed by: Sexual Assault Resource Service, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation Description: This 1-day training fosters the replication and ongoing administration of SANE programs throughout the country. SANEs usually are part of a multidisciplinary Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) that includes law enforcement personnel, rape crisis advocates, and prosecutors. This workshop leads groups of practitioners from these fields through the process of establishing and administering a SANE program in a community, comprehensively addressing clinical, legal, and operational issues. For those already operating a SANE program, it ensures that they have access to the most current information and standards and provides information about technical assistance and resources. Audience: Victim service providers, health care providers, law enforcement officers, prosecutors Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Train-the-Trainers Seminar: Victim Impact Classes for Offenders Developed by: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the California Youth Authority (CYA) Description: This 5-day session combines classroom learning about crime and victims with personal accounts of victimization and prepares trainers to train others to implement the Victim Impact Classes/Panels curriculum. The 40-hour curriculum may be used with both juvenile and adult offenders who are incarcerated, under supervision, or in diversion. It also can be used as a prevention program for adults and juveniles. Audience: Victim service providers, victim advocates, court and judicial personnel, allied professionals Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Training and Technical Assistance for American Indian Children' s Justice Act (CJA) Grantees Developed by: Tribal Law and Policy Institute Description: This 1- to 2-day training teaches CJA grantees how to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and sexual abuse cases. The curriculum can be modified to offer a 1-day overview training or an expanded training that includes more comprehensive materials. Grantees may receive assistance by telephone or through regional trainings (including cluster conferences) where appropriate. Audience: Victim service providers working with American Indians Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Training and Technical Assistance for Victim Assistance Providers in Indian Country Developed by: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Description: This training provides comprehensive skill-building training and technical assistance to tribal grantees of the Victim Assistance in Indian Country (VAIC) program. It focuses on direct services to crime victims and provides information on program and funds management for a variety of postaward activities. Audience: VAIC grantees Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: In Development Training Lawyers To Respond to Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Developed by: American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic Violence Description: This curriculum integrates basic training on domestic violence and elder abuse to provide attorneys an indepth understanding of both issues and improve their representation of clients who have been victimized. The curriculum contains 3 1-hour modules that can be offered individually or combined into a half-day training session. The modules are Identifying Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse, Building a Successful Relationship With a Client Who is a Victim of Abuse, and Using the Legal System To Help Victims Transition Into Independence. Audience: Attorneys Contact: ABA at 202-662-1737 Status: Available Traumatic Grief: The Synergism of Trauma and Grief Developed by: Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia (AVP) Description: This 2 1/2-day multidisciplinary training is designed to foster consistency in services for covictims of homicide, give practitioners the skills to recognize the needs of covictims, and provide more effective assistance. Audience: Victim service providers, law enforcement professionals, prosecutors, homicide-based victim advocates Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Upon the Back of a Turtle: A Cross-Cultural Training Curriculum for Federal Criminal Justice Personnel Developed by: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Description: This curriculum helps Federal Government personnel understand the diversity within Indian communities and improve their abilities to provide culturally appropriate services to American Indian clients. The materials assist federal criminal justice personnel in responding appropriately to American Indian victims of crime and their families and providing culturally sensitive services. The curriculum is organized in training modules that can be presented either separately or as a series of workshops. Audience: Federal Government personnel only Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Scheduled, June 29, 2001, Buffalo, New York Victim-Sensitive Victim-Offender Mediation and Dialogue Developed by: University of Minnesota, Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking Description: This 1- to 3-day training seminar provides information on ways to improve the quality of services provided to victims by victim-offender mediation programs that offer victims the opportunity to become actively involved in the process of holding their offenders accountable. This training is part of a continuing effort to develop training and technical assistance for the provision of victim-sensitive victim-offender mediation and dialogue. The curriculum can be modified to offer a 1-day overview training or an expanded training that includes comprehensive interactive sessions through a series of training and train-the-trainer seminars, monographs, a training videotape, and training and technical assistance in two state departments of corrections. Audience: Victim service providers, criminal justice practitioners Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: Available Victim Services 2000: A Community Collaboration Model To Improve Victim Services Developed by: Denver Victim Services 2000 (VS 2000) Demonstration Project Description: Based on the experience gained in implementing this multiyear demonstration project, Denver VS 2000 is developing a compendium of training modules to help communities improve the range, quality, and accessibility of services for crime victims. Special emphasis will be given to reaching previously unserved or underserved populations. Modules include Planning for Innovation and Change, The Community Needs Assessment Process, Using Technology To Enable Collaboration, Community Advocates: A Model for Reaching Unserved and Underserved Populations, and Developing a Culturally Competent Staff. Technology training includes free software. Audience: Members of victim advocate coalitions, government officials, victim service providers, allied professionals Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: In Development Victim Services Response to Victims of Gang Violence Developed by: Safe Horizon, Inc. Description: This 3-day training session improves the responses of victim service providers, law enforcement officers, school and hospital personnel, funeral directors, and youth service workers to victims of gang violence. Training will be provided to two jurisdictions selected as demonstration sites. Audience: Victim service providers, juvenile and criminal justice personnel, hospital personnel, funeral directors, law enforcement personnel, school personnel, youth services workers, allied professionals Contact: OVC TTAC at 1-800-627-6872 Status: In Development ---------------------------- The Calendar of Crime Victim Resource Events is not included in this ASCII plain-text file. To view this document in its entirety, download the Adobe Acrobat graphic file available from this Web site or order a print copy from Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center at 800-627-6872. ---------------------------- Curriculum Developers Index American Bar Association (ABA) 740 15th Street NW., Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20005 American Medical Women' s Association, Inc. 801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 400 Alexandria, VA 22314 Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia (AVP) 1422 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Colorado/Oklahoma Resource Council (CORC) c/o Denver District Attorney' s Office 303 West Colfax, Suite 1300 Denver, CO 80204 Denver Victim Services 2000 303 West Colfax, Suite 1300 Denver, CO 80204 Education Development Center, Inc. 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02158 Family Violence Prevention Fund 383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304 San Francisco, CA 34103 Jefferson Institute 1015 18th Street NW., Suite 902 Washington, DC 20036 Medical University of South Carolina Associate Professor and Director, Family and Child Programs National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center 171 Ashley Avenue Charleston, SC 29425 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) 511 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700 Irving, TX 75062 National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) 1041 North Virginia, Third Floor University of Nevada Reno, NV 89557 National Hispanic Council on Aging 2731 Ontario Road NW. Washington, DC 20009 National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI) 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW., Suite 438 Washington, DC 20008 National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) 1757 Park Road NW. Washington, DC 20010 National Organization for Women (NOW) Legal Defense and Education Fund 395 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Executive Director 1450 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center 2277 Research Boulevard, MS 7-F Rockville, MD 20850 Oregon Department of Human Resources Senior and Disabled Services Division 500 Summer Street NE., Second Floor Salem, OR 97310-1015 Program Against Sexual Violence Boynton Health Services University of Minnesota 410 Church Street, Room 407 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Safe Horizon, Inc. 2 Lafayette Street, Third Floor New York, NY 10007 Sexual Assault Resource Service Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation 525 Portland Avenue, Seventh Level Minneapolis, MN 55415 Spiritual Dimension in Victim Services P.O. Box 6736 Denver, CO 80206 Tribal Law and Policy Institute P.O. Box 670818 Chugiak, AK 99567 University of Houston Department of Psychology Houston, TX 77204-5341 University of Minnesota Office of Sponsored Programs 1100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 201 Minneapolis, MN 55414-1226 University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry Program Against Sexual Violence 410 Church Street, Room 407 Minneapolis, MN 55455 University of North Dakota Budget and Grants Administration P.O. Box 3706 Grand Forks, ND 58202 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Center on Child Abuse and Neglect P.O. Box 26901 1000 Stanton L. Young Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73190 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Department of Pediatrics CHO 3B-3406 P.O. Box 26901 Oklahoma City, OK 73190 Victims' Assistance Legal Organization (VALOR) 8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1070 McLean, VA 22102 Virginia Mason Medical Center 1100 Ninth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 ---------------------------- Information Registration Registration Information Details Each registrant must fill out a separate registration form; one person may register for multiple trainings on a single form. A fee is charged for each training to offset the cost of training materials: Early Bird Registration--$25 discount General Registration--$125 for a 1-day training --$250 for a 2-day training --$325 for a 3-day training --$425 for a 5-day training Group Registration (three or persons from the same agency)--10% discount The registration fee includes training materials, breaks, and certificates of attendance. Payment must be made by check or money order and made payable to Aspen Systems Corporation. To qualify for the Early Bird discount rate, registrations must be received on or before the Early Bird deadline date. Please be sure to indicate requirements for special accommodations on the registration form. Registrations are processed in the order in which they are received. All registration requests are accepted on a space-available basis and must be received by the registration deadline date, which is generally 2 weeks before the training date. Confirmation of Enrollment Registrations received by the deadline for trainings in which space is available will be acknowledged with a confirmation notice. Information about the training location, lodging, and a map or directions will be included with the confirmation notice. All personal expenses related to attendance at the training (including travel, food, lodging, and other incidentals) are the responsibility of the registrant. Cancellations and Refunds Cancellations or changes to your registration must be made 2 weeks prior to the scheduled training date. To cancel or change your registration please contact TTAC at 1-800-627-6872. If you are unable to attend a training and do not cancel 2 weeks prior to the training date, you will forfeit half of the registration fee. Note: Scheduled training sessions are subject to cancellation if there is insufficient registration. Decisions about cancellation will be made 2 weeks in advance of the training date. If a training session is canceled by TTAC, registrants will be notified and registration fees will be refunded or applied to another training. ---------------------------- Registration Form for OVC TTAC Trainings is not included in this ASCII plain-text file. 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