Apply Now for Master's Course on Strangulation Prevention and additional Gun Shot Wound Course!

August 21-23, 2018

San Diego, CA

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the Training Institute's new 3-Day MASTER'S Course on Strangulation Prevention.

About the Course

THE MASTER'S COURSE IS FOR ALUMNUS OF THE 4-DAY ADVANCED COURSE handling domestic violence and sexual assault cases. This course will bring together 50 prior attendees who have distinguished themselves in the handling of non-fatal strangulation cases, by testifying as experts, providing training and/or by making significant contributions to the field. The Master's Course will be a very special and unique opportunity to participate in a national think tank and learning exchange. This new course will update attendees about our current knowledge of non-fatal strangulation and suffocation assaults by continuing where the 4-Day Advanced Course left off.

During our three days together, attendees will learn about:

New laws, case law and medical research
New and improved tools for assessing risk
Updates on Imaging Recommendations
Updates from the National Advisory Board
Participate in breakout sessions involving case studies in child, elder and sexual assault strangulation assaults
Rebutting the testimony from defense experts
The growing and evolving multidisciplinary team in strangulation cases
Lessons learned from staged suicide scenes
Emerging promises practices
Integrating the science of hope into our work to help victims heal
Screening, evaluating and treating the strangled patient for traumatic brain injury
Prosecuting strangulation cases without the victim's testimony
Prosecuting strangulation cases as torture and attempted murder
Defense panel discussion
Individual and national goal setting
Case reviews
Practice sessions for experts by practicing defense attorneys
Holding stranglers accountable
Planning the future & developing implementation plans
Affinity rotations:

Advocacy: Addressing strangulation during intake
Investigations: Implementing new law enforcement protocols
Medical: Conducting a DV clinical forensic exam
Prosecution: Using the defense expert as your expert

The course will provide practical, hands-on training workshops where multi-disciplinary professionals can work together in small groups and learn from each other.

It will also include critical training specific to each discipline, as well as improve practice, implementation and your expert testimony.

First Priority Will Be Given to OVW Grantees

APPLY BEFORE July 14, 2018

Due to limited seating, our team will be carefully evalulating each application to bring a cross-section of professionals across the United States to participate in a learning exchange with other experts, specialists and trainers. Submitting an application does not guarantee you a spot at the training.

We will notify accepted attendees by July 21, 2018. If you do not hear back from us by that date, your application will automatically be added to our waiting list. Approved attendees must confirm attendance by July 31 2018. After this date, any unconfirmed seats will be made available to attendees on the waiting list. We will respond to those on waiting list as soon as possible after July 31st.

This course consists of 3 Days of training. To receive full credit for the course, attendees must attend all 3 days, complete mandatory assignments, and sign-in daily .

APPLY HERE!

JOIN NATIONAL EXPERTS:

Casey Gwinn, JD; Gael Strack, JD; Dr. Bill Smock; Investigator Michael Wallace; Diana Faugno, MSN, RN, CPN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN; Dr. Cathy Baldwin-Johnson; Candace Heisler JD; Laura Zimm, JD; Dr. Jackie Campbell; Jennifer Green, RN BSN BA SANE-A; Jerry Fineman, JD; Jim Henderson, MSW

REGISTRATION FEE:

This is an OVW sponsored event

This project is supported all or in part by Grant No. 2016-TA-AX-K067 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

SIGN UP for an Additional 1-Day Course on:

The Living Forensic Evaluation of Gunshot Wounds: Application for Domestic and Officer-Involved Shootings with Dr. Bill Smock

August 24, 2018

San Diego, CA

ABOUT THE COURSE:

Louisville Metro Police Surgeon Bill Smock, M.D., one of the country's leading law enforcement educators and expert in clinical forensic medicine, has developed an 8-hour training program to assist forensic nurses, law enforcement officers and prosecutors in the forensic evaluation of gunshot wounds.

The program is specifically designed for law enforcement officers and medical personnel involved with the investigation, evaluation and reconstruction of firearms-related incidents, including domestic and officer-involved shootings. The information presented will assist your investigation and ensure that your conclusions and findings are based upon the most up-to-date medical science and forensic evidence.

8-hour Program will include:

How to correctly determine entrance versus exit wounds
Review of current medical literature on the accuracy of un-trained physicians at differentiating entrance from exit wounds
How to accurately determine the range-of-fire
How to determine the direction of bullet movement in graze wounds
Appropriate evidence recognition, collection and preservation
What tests should you ask your crime lab to perform
How to determine the wound track
Forensic photography techniques
The investigation of officer-involved shootings: can you account for each round and wound?
Case studies: domestic and officer-involved shooting
Use and misuse of forensic terminology
Interviewing techniques: what questions will determine the truth behind what happened?
Recognition of staged shooting scenes
Wound ballistics and wounding: handgun versus rifle
Hands-on examination of spent bullets and cartridge cases
Radiographic identification of bullets
Is the history consistent with the physical evidence? How do you know?

MASTER'S COURSE ACCREDITATION:

MCLE Credits (for California):*

Approximately 25 Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credits are offered with this training, included in the price of registration. Alliance for HOPE International is a California approved provider of MCLE credits for attorneys (Provider #15493). Professionals in states outside of California should check with their own state bar to determine whether these credits are approved in their jurisdiction.

CE Credits: *

Alliance for HOPE International is partnered with the Relationship Training Institute (RTI) to offer 25 Continuing Education (CE) credits with this training for the price of $25. RTI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. RTI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. RTI has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP#6181. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. RTI is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. All Workshop Professional CE Hours are approved by:

California Board of Behavioral Sciences #PCE 4477
NAADAC Approved Education Provider for the Association for Addiction Professionals #513
National Board for Certified Counselors #6181

BRN Credits (Pending):*

Alliance for HOPE International is pending approval by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) for 25 Contact Hours included in the price of registration.

*Attendees must attend all 3 days of training, complete mandatory assignments, and sign-in daily to receive credits.