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Upcoming Trainings, Webinars and Events Around the Country
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September TBD in Duluth, MN
CREATING A PROCESS OF CHANGE FOR MEN WHO BATTER, hosted by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs.
September 1-3 in Los Angeles, CA
2010 NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CONFERENCE, hosted by the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
September 8 (web conference, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT; repeated from 8/26)
UNDER CONTROL: COUNTERING THE VALUE PLACED ON POWER AND CONTROL THROUGH NORMS CHANGE, hosted by PreventConnect.
September 11 in Los Angeles, CA
LOUDER THAN WORDS 2010, sponsored by Break the Cycle. Tickets.
September 12-15 in San Diego, CA
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIOLENCE, ABUSE AND TRAUMA, hosted by The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma at Alliant International University. Affiliated Training Institutes, September 10-11.
September 13-15 in Winona, MN
FORENSIC INTERVIEWER AT TRIAL (scroll to page 7), hosted by the National Child Protection Training Center.
September 13-17 in San Francisco, CA
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COURSE, sponsored by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.
September 14 in Washington, DC
CLASP 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, hosted by the Center for Law and Social Policy.
September 14 (webinar, 2:00-2:45 pm ET)
MASTERING CREDIT BASICS – REVIEWING, UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING YOUR CREDIT (scroll down), sponsored by the Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
September 14 in Austin, TX
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER ON FUNDAMENTALS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR ATTORNEYS, presented by the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence.
September 14-16 in Salt Lake City, UT
19TH ANNUAL UTAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL CONFERENCE – FROM POWER AND CONTROL TO PEACE AND EQUALITY, sponsored by the Utah Domestic Violence Council.
September 14-16 in New Orleans, LA
2010 NATIONAL CONFERENCE – VICTIM-CENTERED, PRACTICE-BASED, RESEARCH-INFORMED, sponsored by The National Center for Victims of Crime. Note: Held in conjunction with the National Crime Victim Bar Association 2010 National Conference – Civil Actions for Criminal Acts.
September 14-17 in Washington, DC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE PROSECUTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – I, hosted by AEQUITAS.
September 15 in Atlanta, GA
ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA: TRIAL TECHNIQUES FOR PROSECUTORS, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association and the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse.
September 15-17 in Duluth, MN
CREATING A PROCESS OF CHANGE FOR MEN WHO BATTER: FATHERS FOCUS, hosted by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs.
September 15-17 in Arlington, MA
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING: COUNSELING ABUSERS, hosted by Emerge.
September 16-18 in Grand Rapids, MN
RENEWING YOUR SPIRIT WOMEN'S GATHERING (scroll to page 11), hosted by Sacred Circle – National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women.
September 17 in TBA
4TH ANNUAL LADV CONFERENCE: CHALLENGING THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE A CHANGE / RETANDO A LA COMUNIDAD PARA HACER UN CAMBIO, hosted by Latinos Against Domestic Violence.
September 17 in San Antonio, TX
A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ELDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, hosted by the Task Force Against Elder Domestic Violence.
September 20 (web conference, 2:00-3:30 pm ET)
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION EFFORTS, hosted by PreventConnect. Registration is limited to state sexual assault coalitions and state public health departments.
September 20-21 in Providence, RI
ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN: INTERVENTIONS WITH VICTIMS AND ABUSERS, hosted by the Battered Women's Justice Project. Note: Registration is open to CDS (formerly Arrest) Grantees ONLY.
September 20-22 in Austin, TX
TCFV STATEWIDE CONFERENCE: MOVING FORWARD, hosted by the Texas Council on Family Violence.
September 20-24 in Denver, CO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INSTRUCTOR TRAINING PROGRAM, presented by the Office of State and Local Training of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
September 21-22 in Beaverton, OR
DNA COLLECTION AND USE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES: THE ROLE OF THE FIRST RESPONDER, hosted by the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
September 22 in Washington, DC
MEN OF STRENGTH AWARDS, hosted by Men Can Stop Rape.
September 22-24 in Tempe, AZ
30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND CONFERENCE: TELLING OUR STORY, WRITING OUR FUTURE, hosted by the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
September 22-24 in Columbia, SC
BEHIND THE NET: INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM INVESTIGATIONS OF SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE CASES, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
September 23 in Washington, DC
LAST KISS OF SUMMER 7, hosted by Second Chance Employment Services.
September 24-26 in TBA, IL
NOW THAT I HAVE COME THIS FAR, WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?, hosted by The Weitzman Center. Note: Only open to prior retreat participants or ongoing group members.
September 25-27 in TBA
LEADING BY LEGACY – SHAPING THE FUTURE OF RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING, hosted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Applications currently be accepted for training events in 2010 and 2011.
September 26-30 in Marco Island, FL
EXPERIENCED PROSECUTOR COURSE, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
September 27 (webinar, 12:00-1:30 pm CT)
VICTIM-CENTERED: WE'VE HEARD THE TERM BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN? (scroll down), hosted by the Sexual Violence Justice Institute @ MNCASA.
September 27-30 in Reno, NV
MANAGING CHALLENGING FAMILY LAW CASES, co-sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the National Judicial College.
September 27 - October 1 in Atlanta, GA
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COURSE, sponsored by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.
September 27 - October 1 in Easton, MA
SAFETYNET: MULTIDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
September 28-29 in Bismarck, ND
5TH ANNUAL UNITY MONTH CONFERENCE – REACHING OUT: NEW PLACES, NEW FACES, hosted by the North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services / Coalition Against Sexual Assault in North Dakota.
September 28-30 in Santa Fe, NM
SUPPORTING, SUSTAINING, SUCCEEDING, presented by Casa de Esperanza and the National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault. This event is only for recipients of either OVW's Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Grant or / and the Sexual Assault Services Program-Cultural Grant.
September 29 (webinar, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CT)
MANAGING COURT MONITOR VOLUNTEERS (scroll down), hosted by WATCH.
September 29 in Washington, DC
SHEILA WELLSTONE INSTITUTE ANNUAL EVENT, hosted by Wellstone Action!.
September 30 - October 2 in Utrecht, NL
THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURVIVORS OF RAPE, hosted by the University Medical Center Utrecht.
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OCTOBER – Domestic Violence Awareness Month; October 5 – National Day of Unity
October 3-7 in San Antonio, TX
PROSECUTING HOMICIDE CASES, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
October 4-6 in St. Petersburg, FL
ENHANCING JUDICIAL SKILLS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORKSHOP, hosted by the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence. This workshop is currently only available to judges in the state of Florida.
October 4-8 in Buffalo, NY
2010 VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PLANNING INITIATIVE TRAINING, sponsored by the National Drug Court Institute.
October 4-8 in Los Angeles, CA
COMPETING FOR FEDERAL GRANTS, hosted by The Grantsmanship Center.
October 5 (conference call, 3:00-4:00 pm ET)
NATIONAL DAY OF UNITY, hosted by the Domestic Violence Awareness Project.
October 5 in Washington, DC
TAKE A STAND, hosted by the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
October 5-7 in Columbia, SC
PROSECUTING ELDER ABUSE CASES, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
October 5-7 in Louisville, KY
WORKING WITH VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES, hosted by the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 6 (webinar, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT)
PROVIDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN HEALTH PROGRAMS (scroll down), hosted by the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
October 7 in Jacksonville, FL
16th ANNUAL BARBARA ANN CAMPBELL MEMORIAL BREAKFAST, hosted by the Hubbard House.
October 8-10 in Peebles, OH
LEVEL I WEEKEND OF RECOVERY, hosted by MaleSurvivor.
October 8-10 in Houston, TX
2010 NASW / TEXAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, hosted by the National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter.
October 10 in West Hollywood, CA
SAVOR THE SEASON, benefiting Break the Cycle. Tickets.
October 12 (webinar, 2:00-2:45 pm ET)
BUILDING FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONS – HOMES, LOANS & AUTOMOBILES (scroll down), sponsored by the Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
October 12 (webinar, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CT)
INTRODUCTION TO COURT MONITORING, hosted by WATCH.
October 13 (teleconference, 3:00 pm ET)
EFFECTIVE VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS (scroll down), hosted by the Southwest Center for Law and Policy.
October 14 (webinar, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT)
IMPROVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HEALTH CARE RESPONSES THROUGH ADVOCACY-LED TRAININGS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (scroll down), hosted by the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
October 14-16 in Tacoma, WA
PAVING A ROCKY ROAD: REMOVING BARRIERS TO MEN'S ENGAGEMENT, hosted by Pacific Lutheran University Men Against Violence.
October 18-22 in Columbia, SC
PROSECUTING UNSAFE HAVENS II – PROSECUTING ON-LINE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
October 20-21 in Tucson, AZ
SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE IN INDIAN COUNTRY, hosted by the Southwest Center for Law and Policy.
October 22-24 in Atlanta, GA
2010 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT IN OUR SCHOOLS, hosted by the Safe Society Zone.
October 23-27 in Orlando, FL
117TH ANNUAL IACP CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, hosted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
October 24-27 in Phoenix, AZ
ENHANCING JUDICIAL SKILLS IN ELDER ABUSE CASES WORKSHOP, hosted by the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence.
October 26-27 in Fairfax, VA
SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE / COUNSELOR TRAINING, hosted by the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 27 in Fort Wayne, IN
WORKING TOGETHER TO RESPOND TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE MILITARY, hosted by the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
October 27-29 in TBA, IL
LIFE BEYOND ABUSE: THE BEST IS YET TO BE, hosted by The Weitzman Center.
October 27-31 in Washington, DC
20TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
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November 1-2 in Irving, TX
ART SANA NATIONAL CONFERENCE – NUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: WISE LATIN@S EN LA LUCHA, hosted by Arte Sana.
November 1-5 in Columbia, SC
PROSECUTOR BOOTCAMP, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
November 3-5 in Barcelona, ES
THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEGAL, SECURITY AND PRIVACY ISSUES IN IT LAW, THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND TRADE CONFERENCE AND THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW CONFERENCE (English and Español), sponsored by the International Association of IT Lawyers and Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.
November 4-5 in Southeast Michigan
WHEN SHE HITS HIM: WHY GENDER & CONTEXT MATTER, hosted by the Batterer Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan.
November 9 (webinar, 2:00-2:45 pm ET)
CREATING BUDGETING STRATEGIES – SAVING AND INVESTING, INSURANCE AND EDUCATION (scroll down), sponsored by the Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
November 9-10 in Albuquerque, NM
COMPASSION FATIGUE / VICARIOUS TRAUMA, hosted by the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
November 10 (webinar, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT)
RESPONDING TO LIFETIME EXPOSURE – ABUSE IN HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS (scroll down), hosted by the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
November 14-18 in San Francisco, CA
PROSECUTING SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND RELATED VIOLENT CRIMES, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
November 15-19 in Winona, MN
ChildFIRST® (scroll to page 7), hosted by the National Child Protection Training Center.
November 15-19 in Columbia, SC
TRIAL ADVOCACY I, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association.
November 16 (webinar, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CT)
PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO YOUR COURT (scroll down), hosted by WATCH.
November 16-19 in Washington, DC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE – II, hosted by AEQUITAS.
November 17 in Norfolk, VA
STORY AND HEALING IN ACTION: EMBRACING DIVERSITY WITH COMPASSION IN OUR WORKPLACES, hosted by MettaKnowledge for Peace.
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December 5-8 in Santa Fe, NM
ENHANCING JUDICIAL SKILLS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORKSHOP, hosted by the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence.
December 8 (teleconference, 3:00 pm ET)
FULL FAITH AND CREDIT IN INDIAN COUNTRY (scroll down), hosted by the Southwest Center for Law and Policy.
December 9-11 in Palm Springs, CA
12TH NATIONAL INDIAN NATIONS CONFERENCE – JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, coordinated by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute.
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JANUARY 2011 – National Stalking Awareness Month
January 9-11 in Austin, TX
ESTABLISHING EXPERTISE AS AN ETHICAL EXPERT WITNESS TRAINING, hosted by the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Center for Social Work Research, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
January 11-14 in Washington, DC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE – I, hosted by AEQUITAS.
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FEBRUARY 2011 – Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February 15 in Ypsilanti, MI
THE INTERSECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, hosted by Dawn Farm Education Series.
February 16-18 in Auckland, NZ
17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE NURSING NETWORK ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN – STOPPING VIOLENCE: INNOVATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE, hosted by the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, International.
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March 22-25 in Washington, DC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE PROSECUTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – II, hosted by AEQUITAS.
March 27-30 in Washington, DC
NLIHC'S 2011 ANNUAL HOUSING POLICY CONFERENCE AND ADVOCACY DAY, sponsored by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
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APRIL 2011 – National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April 10-16, 2011)
April 5-7 in San Diego, CA
11TH INTERNATIONAL FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER CONFERENCE, hosted by the National Family Justice Center Alliance, in partnership with the National District Attorneys Association.
April 11-13 in Chicago, IL
2011 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & STALKING, hosted by End Violence Against Women International.
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May 3-6 in Washington, DC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE – II, hosted by AEQUITAS.
May 25–27 in Austin, TX
SIXTH NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING CONFERENCE, hosted by the Sexual Assault Resource Service.
May 29 – June 1 in Montréal, CA
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN – COMPLEX REALITIES AND NEW ISSUES IN A CHANGING WORLD – COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011, hosted by the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women.
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February 27 - March 1 in Washington, DC Note new date!
2ND WORLD CONFERENCE OF WOMEN'S SHELTERS – CREATING A UNITED VOICE, hosted by the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
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APRIL 2012 – National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 23-25 in San Diego, CA
2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & STALKING, hosted by End Violence Against Women International.
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SHORT-TERM TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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ONGOING VIRTUAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
AEQUITAS
Battered Women Charged with Crimes – this previously recorded webinar was developed to help prosecutors and criminal justice partners identify, evaluate, and develop improved responses to cases involving battered women who are arrested for using violence against their abusers.
AEQUITAS
Investigating and Prosecuting Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Assault – this previously recorded webinar was developed to assist investigators, prosecutors, and other allied professionals address the unique challenges these cases present.
American Probation and Parole Association
Domestic Violence: Fundamentals for Community Corrections Practice – through this distance learning training, you will learn about guidelines and recommended strategies for supervising domestic violence offenders to achieve the goals of increased victim safety, offender accountability, and offender behavior change.
DNA.gov
DNA: A Prosecutor's Practice Notebook – this free, self-paced, online training is designed to assist State and local prosecutors in preparing DNA-related cases for prosecution. The lessons cover a wide spectrum of topics relating to the science of DNA and its legal application in the courtroom. Lessons include: investigating cases involving DNA; preparing cases involving DNA; presenting cases involving DNA; special case circumstances; and lab report analysis.
DNA.gov
Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court – an interactive, self-paced, resource tool to educate and assist prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges in forensic DNA cases. The course consists of fifteen modules and covers: the biology of DNA, including statistics and population genetics; DNA laboratories, quality assurance in testing, and understanding a laboratory report; forensic databases; victim issues; the presentation of DNA evidence at trial; and post-conviction DNA cases.
DNA.gov
What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence – these self-paced training courses are intended to provided interactive training that covers basic information about the identification, preservation, and collection of DNA evidence at a crime scene.
National Center for PTSD
Increasing Effectiveness of PTSD Treatments – this online course addresses how to increase the effectiveness of evidence-based treatments for PTSD, particularly in difficult cases and situations. The author presents how to decide who is appropriate for evidence-based treatment using assessment. She discusses common barriers to effective delivery of PTSD treatment and provides solutions to overcome these barriers.
National Consumer Law Center
Credit Reporting and Repair for Domestic Violence Survivors and Federal Tax Advocacy for Domestic Violence Survivors – presentations and recordings available from previous 2010 webinars.
National Institute of Justice
Español for Law Enforcement: An Interactive Training Tool – this online training was developed to help law enforcement officers obtain a working knowledge of Spanish and to apply it to law enforcement situations. The course walks viewers through English translations, phonetic spellings and pronunciations of Spanish words in situations involving interviews, crime scenes, motor vehicles and domestic violence.
National Judicial Education Program
Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse – Adjudicating This Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases – this website provides current interdisciplinary research from law, medicine and the social sciences that is applicable to judicial decision-making and case management. This site can be treated as a course or a resource to be consulted as needed.
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center
Identity Theft Victim Assistance Online Training Supporting Victims' Financial and Emotional Recovery – a user-friendly e-learning tool that will teach victim service professionals and allied professionals knowledge and skills to more effectively serve victims of identity theft and assist with their financial and emotional recovery.
SecurityCEU.com
7 Steps to Workplace Violence Crisis Response Plan, National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence.
SecurityCEU.com
Pre-Employee Screening and Background Checking and the Supervisor's Role When Domestic Violence Comes to Work, National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence.
SecurityCEU.com
Zero Tolerance Is Not Enough: Making Workplace Violence Prevention Really Work, National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence.
TrainingForums.org
TrainingForums.org – Domestic violence service providers and others working with survivors of violence and trauma will find these free online courses on hot topics, along with forum discussions hosted by experts, informative and practical; a project of Witness Justice.
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