Thursday, October 10 | 2:00 - 3:30pm (CST)

Webinar hosted by the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health 

Presented by Cathy Cave, Co-founder, Inspired Vision Consulting Senior Training Consultant National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health and Terri Pease, PhD Senior Training Consultant National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health

Trauma-informed domestic violence services and organizations require supervisory structures and processes that are strength-based, reflective, supportive, and guide staff through opportunities for ongoing growth. This webinar will offer concrete strategies for supervisors and managers to engage staff in reflection about advocacy relationships and interactions and will include coaching and other strategies that support staff in developing new skills.

Intimate Partner Violence: Risk, Danger, Military Personnel, and Veterans 

Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:00pm - 3:30pm (Central Time)

Hosted by the Battered Women's Justice Project 

Discussants: April Gerlock, Ph.D., ARNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, Board Certified Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Gerlock Consulting; Glenna Tinney, Military Advocacy Program Coordinator, BWJP.  

Moderator: Glenna Tinney, Military Advocacy Program Coordinator, BWJP. 

The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) is pleased to announce a webinar on the current use of risk assessment tools in the criminal justice and advocacy response to intimate partner violence (IPV) cases. There will also be a specific discussion about IPV cases involving military personnel and veteran perpetrators. How often do you hear people say there is a higher rate of IPV and a higher incidence of lethal IPV among the military and veteran populations? Is this true? Are military and veteran-related cases of IPV more dangerous? Is there a relationship between military and/or combat experience and the level of risk and danger? Are there different risk factors for lethality and re-offense when a perpetrator has served in the military and had combat experience? Do advocates and other providers need to use different models and risk and danger assessment tools/instruments when working with the military and veteran populations? 

This webinar will provide an overview of current thinking on risk and danger assessment for IPV. This information will then be applied to the military and veteran populations by subject matter experts for each of those areas. Whether you work in DoD or in a community-based program, this webinar will enhance your knowledge about IPV risk and danger assessment and how it applies to the military-related population.      

Moving Beyond the Wheel: Understanding Domestic Violence in LGBTQ Communities  

Tuesday, October 15, 12-1:30PM PT

Hosted by the Northwest Network 

Presented by Kristin Tucker, National Training & Technical Assistance Project Coordinator and Amarinthia Torres, Community Advoacacy Program Manager

This webinar will center on the importance of building awareness of the context of LGBTQ people's lives as a key component in supporting creative, effective advocacy with LGBTQ survivors. Through story sharing and examples, the webinar will expand understanding of the strengths, vulnerabilities and barriers LGBTQ survivors face in navigating systems and communities, as well as addressing the unique considerations for safety planning and advocacy rooted in the lived experiences of LGBTQ survivors.

Trends in Clinical Teaching: Collaborations and Case Types 

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 2:00pm - 3:30pm (Central Time)

Hosted by the Battered Women's Justice Project 

Presented by Jeana Lungwitz, Marsha Perez and Terry Secrest

Jeana Lungwitz, director of the Domestic Violence Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, will be joined by social worker, Terry Secrest, and former Domestic Violence Clinic student, Marsha Perez, in discussing the collaboration between law students and social work students in assisting survivors of domestic violence in the wide array of cases accepted by the Clinic.

Abusers 201: Essential, Up-to-Date Information About Abusers and Abuser Interventions 

November 4 - 5, 2013, Minneapolis, MN

A conference hosted by the Battered Women's Justice Project & Emerge 

This is an OVW pre-approved training for Arrest and Rural Grant Recipients and is limited to 115 participants, so register early!  The registration cut-off date is Friday, October 4, 2013, or whenever registration slots are filled. At the time of this publication, slots are still available. 

Teaching Objectives: This training conference is intended for members of domestic violence teams who are recipients of the Grants to Encourage Arrest or Rural Grants, including police officers, dispatchers, victim advocates, probation officers, prosecutors, batterer intervention program staff, and child welfare workers, faith leaders, health care workers, mental health and substance abuse providers. The purpose of Abusers 201 is provide enhanced training about abusers and abuser intervention programs to interdisciplinary teams to help them to better respond to violence against women, including cases involving sexual assault and stalking. Abusers 201 is a 'one-stop' training seminar about abusers and abuser interventions, including emerging models for promoting abuser accountability in the criminal justice system and the community.