Want your agency or group to be added to this list? Then, please call our Senior Manager for Community Victim Services, Ethel Douglas Ford, C.A., at (803) 734-1704.
| May 11, 2012 | DNLCC in Charleston - Child Advocacy Center 1:00 - 2:00 For further information, contact Ethel Ford at 803-734-1704 |
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| May 23, 2012 | ARC in Columbia - Child Advocacy Center 10:30 - 12:00 For further information, contact Ethel Ford at 803-734-1704 |
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| June 15, 2012 | Valentine Center in Greenville - Child Advocacy Center 10:00 - 11:30 For further information, contact Ethel Ford at 803-734-1704 |
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| April 26, 2012 | Basic Core Training for Victim Service Providers Greenville, May 14-16, 2012 (Greenville County Library) Columbia, August 1-3, 2012 (SC Department of Juvenile Justice) Charleston, December 5-7, 2012 (Location Pending) For further information, contact Donna Thompson at 803-256-2900 |
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OFFICE OF VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC) TRAINING
1. SELECT THE OVC TRAINING THAT FITS YOUR NEEDS (click on a training title for further details):
NEW!
Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims
November 15-16, 2011, Oklahoma City, OKSexual Assault Advocate/Counselor Training
December 7-8, 2011, San Juan, PR (1.2 CEUs)
Please Note: This offering will be delivered in Spanish!
Visit the OVC TTAC website to view the full schedule and descriptions of upcoming trainings.
2. REGISTER ONLINE OR BY MAIL:
Click here for the OVC Training Schedule and pay online or download the OVC Training Schedule Registration Form. For additional information or assistance, call OVC TTAC at 1-866-OVC-TTAC (1-866-682-8822) (TTY 1-866-682-8880).
OVC Professional Development Scholarships Are Available
A limited number of OVC Professional Development Scholarships are available for eligible applicants!
Scholarships provide up to $1,000 for individuals and up to $5,000 for multidisciplinary teams of victim service professionals seeking continuing education opportunities. Determine whether you or your team is eligible for a scholarship by clicking here.
PUTTING VICTIMS FIRST
OVC shares your mission and has a wide range of resources to help you accomplish it. Visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) online to register for services or to find out more.
Funding Available for Coalitions To Assist Identity Theft Victims: The Office for Victims of Crime is pleased to announce the launch of a National Identity Theft Victims' Network cooperative agreement with the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc., (MCVRC) to facilitate up to nine sub-awards of up to $50,000 each to create or support regional, statewide or community-based coalitions to assist victims of identity theft. This national scope project is designed to encourage the expansion of victim service programs via victim assistance coalitions to improve their responses to victims of identity theft. MCVRC will provide support and guidance to the sub-recipient coalitions—working to create or improve their service delivery portfolio at the local, state, and regional level to better address the needs of victims of identity theft and to provide them with appropriate assistance. Applications must be submitted by June 15, 2011, through MCVRC. Applicants are encouraged to begin the application process well in advance of the June 15th deadline. Those interested in applying can read the full solicitation for its requirements and eligibility criteria on the MCVRC Web site. The Department of Defense has just launched the DoD Safe Helpline to provide support to victims and survivors of sexual assault within the DoD community. The Department has partnered with RAINN to ensure that survivors can access help and support 24/7/365. Please visit the new website at www.safehelpline.org/
New Resource for Responding to Identity Theft
"Expanding Services To Reach Victims of Identity Theft and Financial Fraud" (NCJ 230590) offers practical tools to prepare victim service providers to help victims of identity theft and financial fraud. Launched during National Cyber Security Month, this e-publication includes information about developing case protocols, training staff, and staging campaigns; it also provides self-help materials to enable victims to become better self-advocates. (OVC)
Advocating for Victims' Rights in Tribal Courts
On November 10, 2010, at 2 p.m. ET, OVC will conduct a Web Forum Guest Host Session on advocating for victims' rights in tribal courts. Dianne Barker Harrold, Tribal Victim Assistance Project Director for Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group, Inc., will be available to answer your questions. (OVC)
Quality Victim Advocacy: A Field Guide explores the needs of crime victims and how to create victim-centered services. The author, my good friend and outstanding victim advocate David L. Voth, has been a victim service provider for 25 years at a program serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, violence, homicide, and property crimes. The book focuses on output and outcome measures, logic models, and how to integrate them to improve services. It is available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com and other booksellers. You will value and appreciate this wonderful book! The U.S. Senate passed Resolution S. 391, commemorating the 25th anniversary.
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