Elder abuse is a widespread problem that deprives older adults of their health safety and security At least 10% of older adults will experience some form of elder abuse in a given year These rates are even higher in facility settings and since the pandemic abuse rates have increased To address this important matter the […]
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Please join OVWA’s Elyse McConnell Executive Director and Wendy Ricks Hoff Program Director for Growing Together Creating Partnerships that Work Learning objectives for this training include identifying some of the common barriers to building and maintaining strong community partnerships developing a framework for approaching new partnerships learning effective strategies to manage relationships and overcome challenges […]
The Advanced Forensic Interviewing Individuals with Disabilities (Project FIND) certificate is a five-day training designed for established forensic interviewers with previous basic training and extensive experience in forensic interviewing and or working with individuals with disabilities The certificate is founded in forensic interviewing best practices with considerations and adaptations to account for individual disability mental […]
Please join OVWA and Victim Services from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to learn about services and advocacy for survivors in the federal system If you have accepted grant awards you may recall the commitment you are asked to sign to work with federal victim services when appropriate When does this happen? We will learn […]
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The ADEPT Accessibility and Accommodation Training for Law Enforcement is a one- or two-day training designed by the AACs for use by law enforcement agencies when working with adults with disabilities The training is founded on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) best practices regarding accessibility accommodations trauma victimization and the intersectionality of individuals’ lives The […]
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The AACs’ ADEPT Forensic Interview Protocol for Victims of Neglect with Disabilites four-day training addresses the historic difficulties that many interviewers and investigators encounter when the alleged crime involves neglect including physical financial medical and supervisory neglect This training teaches a forensic interview protocol for victims of neglect with disabilities in a step-by-step trauma-responsive format […]
This AACs’ ADEPT series two-day training for law enforcement covers tips and techniques for interviewing members of the disability community with “disability” defined broadly as it is under the ADA This includes interviewing older adults people who do not traditionally communicate through speech people with mental health disabilities people with intellectual and developmental disabilities etc […]
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Please join OVWA and Kathy King Strategic Resource Advisor Guardian ad Litem Credentialed Victims’Advocate Certified Praesidium Guardian to learn about advocacy for children through the CASA program We will learn about the CASA programs throughout Ohio the role and responsibilities of a CASA advocate and how our work as systems and community-based advocates may intersect […]
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