Action Alliance Training Institute
2010 Training Calendar

Allstate Training: Moving Ahead Through Financial Management

The Allstate/NNEDV Financial Empowerment Training uses the "Moving Ahead Through Financial Management" curriculum. This curriculum is designed to empower survivors of domestic violence by learning or re-learning the financial skills necessary to take control of their financial lives. By understanding and using these skills, survivors will be better equipped to make informed decisions for themselves and their children. It is divided into five modules that reflect the phases a survivor may move through while seeking assistance, while in crisis, during transition and while developing long term goals.

April 14, 2010 Radford, VA CANCELLED

Time: 9am-4pm

Intended Audience: Sexual and Domestic Violence advocates and member agencies

Cost: $15 Members, $45 Non-Member

Basic Advocacy Trainings are designed for staff (paid and volunteer) of Action Alliance Sexual and Domestic Violence Advocacy member agencies who are in their first two years of working in the field. The trainings provide an opportunity to learn and practice the basic skills that are essential to effective advocacy. Cost: The registration fee for all Basic Advocacy Trainings is $35 and registration includes lunch.

Basic Domestic Violence Advocacy Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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July 1 , 2010 Fredericksburg, VA
November 17, 2010 Radford, VA

Content includes: identifying the root causes of domestic violence; clarifying personal values and beliefs about health relationships and domestic violence; identifying risk factors for serious harm and tools for assessing risk; practicing the use of advocacy tools including safety planning, legal advocacy and advocacy for parents on behalf of their children; introduction to domestic violence laws in Virginia; and advocacy protocols and practices including safe recordkeeping, confidentiality, creating a multicultural environment and systems advocacy.

Basic Sexual Violence Advocacy Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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August 5 , 2010 Fredericksburg, VA
November 5, 2010 Radford, VA

Content includes: : identify the root causes of sexual violence; learn about the history of the anti-rape movement; clarify personal values and beliefs about healthy sexuality and sexual violence; understand how trauma manifests itself; skill building for advocacy at the time of an assault, with secondary victims, related to past sexual violence, and in the context of larger issues; protocols and practice to keep safe records, maintain confidentiality and deliver culturally appropriate services; practice advocacy skills.

Basic Child & Youth Advocacy Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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August 13 , 2010 Radford, VA
November 30, 2010 Richmond, VA

Content includes: understand the ways in which children and youth are impacted by violence perpetrated against significant adults in their lives; identify the scope of physical and sexual violence perpetrated against children and youth; clarify personal and community values about children and youth; understand the importance of developmentally appropriate intervention with children and youth; practice skills associated with child/youth advocacy; explore unique issues of legal protections, confidentiality, empowerment and culturally appropriate services for children and youth; identify policy and procedure related to reporting suspected child abuse/neglect.

Basic Crisis Intervention Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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July 20, 2010 Richmond, VA
November 9, 2010 Fredericksburg, VA

The training provides participants with the opportunity to clarify values and beliefs about crisis; assess the benefits of an empowerment model approach to crisis intervention; and practice effective communication techniques. Participants will identify cultural influences on crisis and crisis response; assess emotional and safety needs; and demonstrate problem solving-skills.

Basic Cultural Competency (NEW for 2010!)

July 8, 2010 Richmond, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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October 19, 2010 Fredericksburg, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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Content includes: understanding of the definition of culture and the levels of competency in interacting with diversity; assessment of value difference as a source of tension; identifying strategies for managing conflict; exploring ways to increase appreciating and valuing difference.

Prinicples of Primary Prevention Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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July 23, 2010 Radford, VA

The training is and introduction to the publice health approach to the primary prevention of sexual violence and/or intimate partner vioelnce tha is used in many of Virginia's Sexual and Domestic Violence Agencies.

This web-based training will provide valuable information to Sexual and Domestic Violence Agencies on federal and state accreditation requirements for confidentiality and recordkeeping. The course will explore "best practices" that enhance procedures and will assist participants to evaluate existing policies and practices.

Date: Available July 1, 2010

Registration Fee: $15

Director's Dayz Out is a full training day for Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Directors. The sessions provide an opportunity for Program Directors to enhance their leadership skills by providing a reflective break where they can increase peer interaction, explore professional stategies and strengthen the overall impact of their programs. Guest presenters for the 2009 Director's Dayz Out sessions provided Directors with an array of valued resources. We anticipate that 2010 sessions will offer the same value.

June 2, 2010 Richmond, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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August 12, 2010 Charlottesville, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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November 12, 2010 Richmond, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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Intended Audience: Director's of Sexual and Domestic Violence Agencies

Time: 10:am - 4pm

Cost: $15.00

In 2009 a dedicated team of survivors of sexual assault, sexual assault victim advocates, healthcare providers, and criminal justice professionals developed the Healthcare Guidelines to promote a consistent healthcare response to victims of sexual assault. This one-day training will provide an opportunity for participants to engage in learning about these guidelines and the model healthcare response to sexual assault. Participants will become better equipped to understand the roles, interactions and expectations of victim advocates, medical personnel and law enforcement within the guidelines.

September 9 , 2010 Richmond, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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September 14, 2010 Radford, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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October 14, 2010 Tidewater, VA

Time: 9am- 4pm

Registration Fee: $25 members; $55 non-members

 

This Immigration Issue for Advocacy Training is one activity of the Action Alliance's on-going Immigration Advocacy Technical Assistant Project. The Project seeks to expand the support and resources available to SDVAs and communities in order to better serve immigrant and refugee victims of sexual/domestic violence and human traffiking. By attending this one-day training participants will gain knowledge on the services and resouces available for victims. Participants will explore many of the complex issues involved by assessing the strengths, challenges and barriers to services in communities for immigrant and refugee victims.

August 30 , 2010 Richmond, VA Register online.

Intended Audience: Advocates and allied professionals

Registation Fee: $45 member; $75 non-member

This one-and-a-half day, advanced prevention training will help participants identify and understand community and cultural norms that are fundemental to the work of violence prevention. Presenters will emphasize the creation of sexual violence prevention and intervention stategies that are relevant, culturally compelling, and innovative. The questions that will guide this process include: What is community mobilization? Why is it necessary to create culturally relevant and community specific initiatives? What is our role in promoting social justice within communities? This training is designed for advocates and allies experienced with the public health approach to primary prevention.

About the Trainers:

Lydia Guy Ortiz is an independent consultant with an emphasis on sexual violence prevention and anti-oppression theory. She's been active in the anti-rape move for twenty years and is a board member of National Alliance to End Sexual Violence. She is committed to the creation of sexual violence prevention and intervention strategies that are relevant, culturally compelling, and innovative.

Noah Scalin is a lifelong activist and founder of the socially conscious design and consulting firm Another Limited Rebellion. Noah's work at ALR has gained international exposure in over two-dozen books and is frequently featured in design publications.

October 13 & 14, 2010

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Cost: $45 members, $75 non-member Registration includes lunch on day one, and breakfast items, beverages and lunch on day two.

The Child Advocacy Task Force presents

“Trauma: Understanding the Cycle of Violence and Its Impact on Advocates”.

This one-day training will explore issues surrounding cycles of vicarious trauma specific to sexual and domestic violence. The training addresses the vulnerability of children and youth and explores primary and secondary intervention of violence. In addition, the training will provide participants with self-care tools and resources.

Take advantage of the early registration and save!

Early registration: $35 members; $65 non-members by March 18th.
After March 18th: $45 members; $75 non-members

April 1, 2010 Richmond, VA Register Online (Credit Card Required)
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Intended Audience: Professionals who work with families and children, including but not limited to victim advocates, CPS workers, police/detectives, school officials and court officials.

Time: 9am- 4pm

 

Training Institute Faculty and Advanced Trainers working in Sexual and Domestic Violence are welcomed to explore training practices that advance their skills and understanding of the field.

October 27 & 28 Location: TBD

Cost: $95

This one-and-a-half day conference uniquely aims to equip advocates with the necessary skills and knowledge to explore the intersections of sexism, racism and violence by promoting leadership skills, facilitating critical dialogue and mobilizing participants for social justice. The Women of Color Leadership Conference offers training and resouce materials to build leadership among women of color activists by enhancing their capacity in areas such as program development, grant-writing, fundraising, commmunity organizing and policy development.

Early registration Fee: $65 member; $95 non-member Register by September 3rd!
Registration Fee: $85 member; $115 non-member

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September 17 & 18 Holiday Inn, Richmond, VA

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