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Upcoming Trainings and Events Around the Country
Inclusion on the list does not imply endorsement of the event, training, speakers, topics or sponsoring organization by the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. This is not an exhaustive list of training opportunities; it is rather a compilation of events that have been submitted to or come to the attention of the National Center.
If you would like to have your event or training considered for inclusion on this list, please submit information, including the name of the event, date, location, sponsoring organization, registration information, other pertinent details and a person to contact about the submission. You will not receive notification about inclusion on this listing. However, if we have questions about your submission, we’ll contact you. Thank You!
May 12-13 in Rock Springs, WY
RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND INVESTIGATION, sponsored by the National Sheriffs' Association. Register.
May 12-14 in Calgary, AB, Canada
JOINING TOGETHER: CHANGES AND CHALLENGES IN CHILD MALTREATMENT, sponsored by the Canadian Society for the Investigation of Child Abuse.
May 12-14 in Sacramento, CA
PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ABUSE FORENSIC EXAMINER (SAFE) TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, sponsored by the California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center.
May 13 (conference call training, 3:00-4:30 pm ET)
RELOCATION AND CHILD CUSTODY, sponsored by Greater Boston Legal Services and the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Open to all OVW grantees.
May 14 (teleconference / webinar series, 1:00-2:30 pm CT)
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN RURAL SETTINGS – SESSION 1 – HEALTH CARE RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, sponsored by the National Rural Health Association.
May 14 (web forum, 2:00-3:00 pm ET)
BEST PRACTICES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF CRIME VICTIMS, sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
May 14 (web conference, 2:00-3:30 pm ET)
TURF IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD: ADVANCING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION PARTNERSHIPS, sponsored by the Prevention Connection.
May 14 in New York, NY
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020: THE ROAD AHEAD – REGIONAL MEETINGS (Regions I and Ii), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
May 14-15 in Rock Springs, WY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING FOR COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS (DISPATCHERS / CALL TAKERS), sponsored by the National Sheriffs' Association. Register.
May 15 (teleconference, 12:00-1:45 pm ET)
KIDS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE: HOW TO ASSIST CHILDREN EXPOSED TO MEN WHO BATTER, sponsored by the National Training Institute of Jewish Women International.
May 15 in San Antonio, TX
2008 WoMEN EMPOWERED CONFERENCE, sponsored by San Antonio College Programs & Services for Women & Non Traditional Students.
May 19-20 in New York, NY
NATIONAL CONFERENCE, sponsored by the National Association of Men and Women Committed to Ending Violence Against Women.
May 19-21 in St. Paul, MN
ENHANCING COLLABORATIVE RESPONSES TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE: A TRAINING FOR TEAMS, sponsored by the Sexual Violence Justice Institute. Open to select OVW grantees.
May 19-23 in Albany, NY
PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER TRAINING, sponsored by the Sexual Assault & Crime Victims Assistance Program of Rensselaer County.
May 20 (teleconference / webinar series, 1:00-2:30 pm CT)
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN RURAL SETTINGS – SESSION 2 – CROSS CULTURAL ISSUES, sponsored by the National Rural Health Association.
May 20-22 in Spokane, WA
WCSAP 2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, sponsored by the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs.
May 22 (teleconference / webinar series, 1:00-2:30 pm CT)
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN RURAL SETTINGS – SESSION 3 – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RURAL HEALTH CARE AND ELDER ABUSE IN WEST VIRGINIA, sponsored by the National Rural Health Association.
May 22 (webinar series, 12:30-2:30 pm CT)
INVESTIGATING DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE, sponsored by the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
May 27 (teleconference / webinar series, 1:00-2:30 pm CT)
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN RURAL SETTINGS – SESSION 4 – SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, sponsored by the National Rural Health Association.
May 28 in Bethesda, MD
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020: THE ROAD AHEAD – REGIONAL MEETINGS (DC AREA HEALTHY PEOPLE STAKEHOLDERS MEETING), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
May 28-29 in Philadelphia, PA
JEANNE CLERY ACT TRAINING SEMINAR, sponsored by Security on Campus, Inc.
May 28-30 in Sacramento, CA
CALCASA STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, sponsored by the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Register online.
May 28-31 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
AFCC 45th ANNUAL CONFERENCE – FITTING THE FORUM TO THE FAMILY: EMERGING CHALLENGES FOR FAMILY COURTS, sponsored by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
May 29 (webinar, 11:30 am CT)
COURT MONITORING 101 (scroll down), sponsored by WATCH.
May 29-30 in New Orleans, LA
WHITE HOUSE FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITITIATIVES CONFERENCE.
May 30-31 in Portland, OR
7th ANNUAL CRIME VICTIM LAW & LITIGATION CONFERENCE, sponsored by the National Crime Victim Law Institute.
May 30 - July 4 in Toronto, ONT, Canada
WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS: BUILDING A PEACEFUL WORLD IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION (five week Institute), sponsored by the Centre for Women's Studies in Education of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
May 31 - June 4 in Miami, FL
3RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – ThE INSTITUTE OF EVIDENCE-BASED AND BEST PRACTICES, sponsored by the American Association of Community Justice Professionals.
June 1-11 in Charleston, SC
CAREER PROSECUTOR COURSE, sponsored by the National College of District Attorneys.
June 2-3 in DeKalb, IL
JEANNE CLERY ACT TRAINING SEMINAR, sponsored by Security on Campus, Inc.
June 2-4 in Portland, OR
Responses, RIGHTS, AND RESOURCES FOR CRIME VICTIMS – THE 2008 NATIONAL CONFERENCE, sponsored by the National Center for Victims of Crime.
June 2-6 in Seattle, WA
APSAC CHILD FORENSIC INTERVIEW CLINICS, sponsored by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
June 2-6 in Memphis, TN
EQUAL JUSTICE: INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE, sponsored by the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse at the American Prosecutors Research Institute.
June 3-4 in Washington, DC
ANNUAL MEETING, PUBLIC POLICY FORUM AND LOBBY DAY, sponsored by the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Reception and Congressional Breakfast announcement.
June 4-6 in Sacramento, CA
ADVANCED COURTROOM COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FOR MEDICAL EXAMINERS, sponsored by the California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center.
June 5 in Washington, DC
TEEN CENTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008: A LAW ENFORCEMENT SYMPOSIUM, sponsored by Break the Cycle. Registration is limited and priority will be given to OVW grantees.
June 5 in Portland, OR
THE "CSI EFFECT": TURNING FACT INTO REALITY – PUTTING FORENSIC DNA TO WORK IN YOUR COMMUNITY, sponsored by the National Center for Victims of Crime.
June 6-8 in TBA, IL
HEALING THE BATTERED HEART RETREATS, sponsored by The Weitzman Center.
June 7-8 in Seattle, WA
TRAUMA STEWARDSHIP – 1ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE – INTEGRATING THEORY & PRACTICE TO TRANSFORM OUR RESPONSE TO SECONDARY TRAUMA, sponsored by the Trauma Stewardship Institute.
June 8-9 in Portland, ME
STRATEGIZING THE LINK – HELPING COMMUNITIES AND POLICY MAKERS STOP THE VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE AND PETS, sponsored by The Linkage Project and the American Humane Association.
June 8–13 in Chattanooga, TN
TENNESSEE'S THIRD ANNUAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE ACADEMY, sponsored by the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence.
June 9-10 in Denver, CO
JEANNE CLERY ACT TRAINING SEMINAR, sponsored by Security on Campus, Inc.
June 9-12 in Monterey, CA
LEADERSHIP+SYSTEMS CHANGE=SUSTAINABILITY – AN IMMERSION INSTITUTE FOR ADVOCATES, sponsored by Transforming Communities: Technical Assistance, Training, and Resource Center. Only OVW grantees are invited to apply. E-mail OVW@transformcommunities.org for more information and an application.
June 11-13 in Cambridge, MA
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING: COUNSELING ABUSERS, sponsored by Emerge.
June 12 (audioconference, 3:00-4:30 pm ET)
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: RESEARCHER / PRACTITIONER DISCOURSE PART THREE: BATTERERS AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, sponsored by the Cutler Institute for Child & Family Policy of the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine and the Battered Women's Justice Project. Register.
June 15–20 in Poughkeepsie, NY
NEW YORK STATE VICTIM ASSISTANCE ACADEMY, a project of the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
June 16-20 in Columbia, KY
2008 SANE / SART TRAINING, sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs.
June 17-19 in Providence, RI
TO SHARE OR NOT TO SHARE: TECHNOLOGY & CONFIDENTIALITY TOOLS FOR INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, sponsored by the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Open to OVW grantees.
June 17-20 in Miami Beach, FL
2008 SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND VICTIM SERVICES CONFERENCE – WE ALL HAVE VOICES. LISTEN., sponsored by the Florida Network of Victim Services and the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence.
June 19–22 in Independence, MO
2008 ECUMENICAL WOMEN'S GATHERING, sponsored by Church Women United.
June 19-22 in Cincinnati, OH
29TH ANNUAL NATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE – RESISTING HEGEMONIES: RACE AND SEXUAL POLITICS IN NATION, REGION, EMPIRE, sponsored by the National Women's Studies Association.
June 20 in Cheney, WA
PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR THE SLIGHTLY ANXIOUS: EVALUATING CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, sponsored by the Washington State Sexual Violence Prevention and Safety Promotion College Coalition and the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention.
June 22-26 in Las Vegas, NV
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS, sponsored by the National College of District Attorneys.
June 24-27 in San Francisco, CA
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, sponsored by the National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women at the American Prosecutors Research Institute. Priority will be given to OVW Grants to Encourage Arrest Grantees.
June 26-27 in Washington, DC
WHITE HOUSE FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITITIATIVES CONFERENCE.
June 28 - July 2 in Indianapolis, IN
NSA 68th ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, sponsored by the National Sheriffs' Association.
June 29 - July 2 in Colorado Springs, CO
AFFIRMING OUR PAST: BUILDING OUR FUTURE – 1ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, sponsored by the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
June 30 - July 1 in San Francisco, CA
FAITH IN VIOLENCE-FREE FAMILIES: ADVOCATES & FAITH / SPIRITUAL LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER, sponsored by Transforming Communities. Open to OVW Grants to Encourage Arrest grantees.
July 3-9 in Madrid, ES
Mundos de mujeres / women's worlds 2008, sponsored by the 10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women.
July 7-11 in Grayson, KY
2008 SANE / SART TRAINING, sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs.
July 7-11 in Redmond, WA
SAFETY NET – MULTIDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF COMPUTER-FACILITATED CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, sponsored by the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse at the American Prosecutors Research Institute.
July 9-10 in Washington, DC
DARE TO TRANSFORM – REVOLUTIONIZING MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services, National Center for Trauma-Informed Care of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
July12-19 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
25th ANNIVERSARY NBPA CONFERENCE AND JOB FAIR, sponsored by the National Black Prosecutors Association.
July 14 (conference call training, 3:00-4:30 pm ET)
THE MYTHS AND REALITIES OF IDENTITY CHANGE, sponsored by Greater Boston Legal Services and the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Open to all OVW grantees.
July 14-18 in San Diego, CA
INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD FATALITIES AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, sponsored by the National District Attorneys Association.
July 16-18 in St. Louis, MO
2008 G.R.E.A.T. NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE – BUILDING BRIDGES TO A G.R.E.A.T. FUTURE, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice.
July 18-20 in Bethesda, MD
2008 NATIONAL NOW CONFERENCE, sponsored by the National Organization for Women.
July18-23 in Washington, DC
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE AND 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: BUILDING GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, sponsored by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
July 21-23 in Arlington, VA
THE NIJ CONFERENCE 2008, sponsored by the National Institute of Justice of the U.S. Department of Justice.
July 22-24 in Charlotte, NC
PROSECUTING ELDER ABUSE CASES, sponsored by the National District Attorneys Association / National College of District Attorneys. Open to grantees under the OVW Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against Women and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program.
July 29 (webinar, 11:30 am CDT)
CREATING COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS WITH IMPACT (scroll down), sponsored by WATCH.
August 5 in Sacramento, CA
WHITE HOUSE FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITITIATIVES CONFERENCE.
 August 14-15 in Austin, TX
ESTABLISHING EXPERTISE AS AN ETHICAL EXPERT WITNESS, sponsored by the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, Center for Social Work Research and The University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
August 18-19 in San Antonio, TX
NUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: COLLABORATION AND TRANSFORMATION EN LA COMUNIDAD, sponsored by Arte Sana.
August 19-20 in Spokane, WA
COMPASSION FATIGUE / VICARIOUS TRAUMA, sponsored by the Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
August 25–29 in Two Harbors, MN
ADVOCATES' RETREAT: HOW DOES INTERNALIZED OPPRESSION AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AFFECT YOUR WORK?, sponsored by Sacred Circle.
August 26-28 in New Orleans, LA
9TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION PREVENTION, sponsored by the National Children's Advocacy Center.
August 29 in Dallas, TX
WHITE HOUSE FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITITIATIVES CONFERENCE.
September 8-11 in Edmonton, Alberta, CA
1ST WORLD CONFERENCE OF WOMEN'S SHELTERS – DISCOVERING THE COMMON CORE: PRACTICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE, sponsored by the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters.
September 8-12 in Louisville, KY
2008 SANE / SART TRAINING, sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs.
September 10-12 in Cambridge, MA
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING: COUNSELING ABUSERS, sponsored by Emerge.
September 16-18 in Lincoln, NE
PROVIDING CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF CRIME, sponsored by the Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
September 23–25 in Rapid City, SD
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, sponsored by Sacred Circle.
September 25 (webinar, 11:30 am CDT)
CREATING DEFENDANT CHRONOLOGIES (scroll down), sponsored by WATCH.
September 28 – October 2 in Louisville, KY
THE 34TH ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN VICTIM ASSISTANCE CONFERENCE – ADVOCACY: TURNING SURVIVORS INTO THRIVERS, sponsored by the National Organization for Victim Assistance.
OCTOBER 2008 – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
October 5-7 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Seventh NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME (ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA), sponsored by the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome.
October 6–10 in Rapid City, SD
ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN TRAINING INSTITUTE, sponsored by Sacred Circle.
October 8-9 in Reno, NV
SUPPORTING CHILDREN LIVING WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, sponsored by the Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 10-12 in TBA, IL
HEALING THE BATTERED HEART RETREATS, sponsored by The Weitzman Center.
October 15-16 in Portland, ME
SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE / COUNSELOR TRAINING, sponsored by the Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 16-17 in Cambridge, MA
ADVANCED GROUP SKILLS, sponsored by Emerge.
October 21-23 in Middleton, WI
THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, sponsored by the Department of Professional Development & Applied Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
October 22-25 in Atlanta, GA
THE ATSA'S 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE – TEAMWORK IN TRYING TIMES: IMPROVING OUR RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ABUSE, sponsored by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.
October 27-29 in Sacramento, CA
27TH ANNUAL UC DAVIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, sponsored by the UC Davis Health System Continuing Medical Education.
October 29-30 in Charleston, SC
ENFORCING VICTIMS' RIGHTS, sponsored by the Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
November 6-8 in Indianapolis, IN
2008 5th AnNUAL CONFERENCE, sponsored by the International Bullying Prevention Association.
November 16-19 in Chapel Hill, NC
2008 CHILD MALTREATMENT INSTITUTE: ENHANCING LEADERSHIP IN CHILD MALTREATMENT PREVENTION, sponsored by PREVENT. FAQ about the Institute.
November 20 (webinar, 11:30 am CST)
COMMUNICATING WITH COURT PERSONNEL (scroll down), sponsored by WATCH.
December 10-11 in Los Angeles, CA
WORKING WITH VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES, sponsored by the Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Office for Victims of Crime of the U.S. Department of Justice.
December 11-13 in Palm Springs, CA
11th NATIONAL INDIAN NATIONS CONFERENCE: JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME "STRENGTHENING THE HEARTBEAT OF ALL OUR RELATIONS", sponsored by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute. |
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