ODVN – Domestic Violence Advocacy Fundamentals

Name: ODVN – Domestic Violence Advocacy Fundamentals
Start: 2024-06-20T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-20T16:00:00-04:00

June 20, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Hosted by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network:

Domestic Violence Advocacy Fundamentals

This training, designed for new advocates or seasoned staff, is comprised of three full days of live training and 10 hours of online pre-learning through ODVN’s eLearning Network. This updated DVAF training includes exciting new videos and participant engagement through scenarios, break-out sessions and panel discussion.

The training is a pre-approved program through the Ohio Advocate Network (OAN) credentialing board and meets the training requirements for the Registered Advocate (RA) credential. The topics include:

Holistic Case Management: professional boundaries and ethics, service excellence, meaningful access, and accommodations
Victimization Process: life generated and batterer generated risks, perpetrator accountability, rules of a batterer, impact of a batterer on children and teens, and supporting parents as survivors
Survivor-Defined Advocacy: principles of trauma-informed care, impact of trauma in the brain and body, active listening, empathy, and vicarious trauma
Safety Planning: court safety, safety and visitation, considerations for survivors from underserved communities (LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, older adults, etc.), danger and lethality assessments, technology and safety
Legal Advocacy: legal remedies for survivors, legal resources, risks and benefits of protection orders, Ohio’s Crime Victim Compensation program
Cultural Responsiveness: implicit bias, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), impacts of systemic oppression and barriers for underserved communities

***Pre-Learning Requirement: Before you register for this training, please be sure that you can attend all three dates. No partial credit will be given. Also, this is a hybrid training that requires you to complete 10 hours of online learning prior to the 3 days of live training.

ODVN Trainers: Alicia Williamson, Assistant Deputy Director; Sonia Ferencik, Youth Advocacy and Trauma-Informed Services Coordinator; Kelly VanDriest, Legal Intake Coordinator; Taylor Smithey, Legal Assistant; Erin Egan, Coordinator for Outreach to Marginalized Survivors; Leah Stone, Training and Technical Assistance Manager; Denise Kontras, Membership and Program Coordinator; Emily Kulow, Director of Mobile Advocacy and Meaningful Access, and others.

Cost: Free for ODVN Members (ODVN Member Program or Individual/Organizational Membership); $150 for Non-ODVN Members.

Deadline to register: May 30, 2024

Day 1 of this training is being offered with the option to attend in-person (ODVN, 174 E Long St, 200, Columbus, OH 43215) or virtually. Days 2 and 3 are only offered virtually.

This training is offered by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. Please contact ODVN at training@odvn.org with any questions.