ODVN – Domestic Violence Advocacy Fundamentals

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 registering, be sure that you can attend all three dates. No partial credit will be given for only attending part of the training. Also, this is a hybrid training that requires completion of 10 hours of online learning prior to the 3 days of live training. This pre-learning will be completed through ODVN’s eLearning Network. All online learning should be completed by Friday, February 28th.

Deadline to register: Thursday, February 27, 2025

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