Workshop Descriptions

All new advocates who supervise, coordinate and/or provide direct services to victims are required to attend this five (5) hour workshop within the first six months of employment. In this workshop we will discuss the history and philosophy of the battered women’s movement, the power and control wheel, equality wheel, and the effects of domestic violence on children. We will also clarify any myths, discuss why people batter and why victims stay, stages of victims leaving, the lethality assessment and the cycle of violence.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womens Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a member of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Basic Advocacy for New Advocates

All new advocates who supervise, coordinate and/or provide direct services to victims are required to attend this five (5) hour workshop within the first six months of employment. There are so many failures in the ‘system’ and so many men women and children who fall through the cracks of legal protection that go unnoticed by the press and the general public. Advocacy takes a little time and a strong commitment. In this workshop we discuss various strategies and techniques used to empower victims of domestic violence. We promote problem solving, safety planning, and support groups for victims of domestic violence. Advocates are given instruction in service provision, crisis counseling, hotline operation, communication and listening skills.

Legal Advocacy for New Advocates

All new advocates who supervise, coordinate and/or provide direct services to victims are required to attend this five (5) hour workshop within the first six months of employment. Legal Advocacy is a service offered by domestic violence programs for victims of domestic violence. The legal advocate provides access to the necessary forms needed to file for a temporary protection order (TPO). Legal advocates accompany victims to court. Domestic Violence victims are provided with the emotional and physical support to deal with the stress of the court hearing and facing their batterer in court. In this workshop, we will discuss all state and federal domestic violence statutes, orders or protection, victim impact statements, civil remedies, crime victims’ rights and crime reparations. Legal Advocates work with the courts, attorneys and law enforcement to hold batterer’s accountable and get justice for the victims of domestic violence.

Program & Fiscal Standarads-Directors only

The purpose of this workshop is to review the recent changes in ACADV Program & Fiscal Standards. The hhistory of Standarads will be discussed including the creation of Standards, Arkansas Code and funding. An overview of program requirements and the review process will be included.

Instructors- Jayne Ann Kita-Executive Director, ACADV, Jayne Ann is the Executive Director of the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 18 years of experience in working with families and addressing issues of violence. Jayne Ann has worked with at-risk youth and as an investigator and case manager for families with a child abuse problem. She has worked as the director of training for SCAN, an instructor for child protective service workers at the university of Arkansas in Little Rock's MidSOUTH Academy, and an instructor at Auburn University. Jayne Ann was the founding executive director of the Pastoral Project on Domestic Violence (PPDV) in Omaha, Nebraska while working for the Archdiocese of Omaha and Catholic Charities. At the Coalition, she has been responsible for training staff, as well as professionals in the community; developing curricula for various training topics and groups; state, national and legislative advocacy, and promoting public policies that meet the needs of victims. Jayne Ann received her bachelor's degree in Sociology from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and a master's degree in Sociology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womens Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a member of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Pat Blackstone- Pat Blackstone Program Coordinator, ACADV - As Program Coordinator Pat monitors and evaluates the thirty-five domesitc violence shelters in AR to assure standards are being met for state funding through the Domesitc Peace Fund. She also provides technical assistance and board and staff trainings. Prior to going to the Coalition in September 2005, Pat was Executive Director of a comprehensive homeless and abused women's shelter in Little Rock. Ms. Blackstone has worked in AR for over 25 years on issues concerning children and families. She was the teen parent liaison with the three school districts and the Department of Human Services for new Futures for Youth and worked with homeless coordinators and counselors in all the secondary schools in Pulaski County. During that time she was elected to the North Little Rock School District, where she served as president, adn NLR PTA President. She also works with the Legislature on issues concerning women and their children, domestic violence and homelessness.

Client Files, Documentation and Confidentiality

Domestic violence programs must keep case files and program records related to the delivery of services to participants. Records are useful tools for planning, to document services provided and to meet reporting requirements for funding sources. Additionally, some records may be needed for research or to audit program operations. Record-keeping, however, can endanger service participants by increasing the risk that confidential information will be revealed. Thus, all domestic violence programs must develop sound record-keeping policies that facilitate and enhance program operations, while also preserving client confidences to the greatest extent possible. Domestic violence programs must balance the need to keep certain kinds of information for programmatic reasons against the need to protect the confidentiality of information about clients. This workshop will provide information to participants to help ensure confidentiality and safety of a client while maintaining necessary documentation required.

Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence

Mental health and substance abuse service providers are not routinely trained to address the social factors that entrap victims in abusive relationships, which can result in falsely interpreting survival strategies as disorders, overlooking the advocacy needs (shelter, legal assistance, safety planning) of domestic violence victims, and not understanding the risks a psychiatric diagnosis can pose for custody battles with an abusive spouse. Likewise, domestic violence advocates are generally not prepared to assess mental health problems and few programs possess the resources to address the mental health needs of the women they serve. This is particularly true for women diagnosed with serious mental illness or substance abuse problems - problems that are often exacerbated by chronic violation and abuse. For a person struggling to find safety from abuse and recover from it traumatic effects, the lack of training and the absence of collaboration among service providers impede optimal care. In this workshop we will attempt to link domestic violence advocacy with mental health and substance abuse service delivery for the prevention of future violence.

Instructor-Roberta Sick, M.Ed., C.R.C. - Roberta is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communitites-UAMS, where she directs the efforts of the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. She has been involved in a number of training efforts over the past few years that address the critical issues of preventing violence int he lives of people with disabilities and providing access to services if victimization does occur. She has a strong working knowldege of the American with Disabilities Act, having served for six years as the training coordinator for the Arkansas ADA Roundtable. Her work experience includes coordination a club house model progame for persons with mental illness, working as a mental health therapist, and coordinationg an assistive technology project. She is a licensed professional counsleor.

Mandated Reporting, Child Advocacy and Child Support Groups

A professional with the legal responsibility to report suspected child abuse or neglect carefully considers the decision to make a report. sometimes the case is clear cut; other times there are issues which make reporting less certain. This workshop is designed to give domestic violence advocates the tools and guidance to help them with the critical decision of knowing when to report suspected child abuse or neglect. A children's advocate typically represents or gives voice to an individual or group whose concerns and interests are not being heard. A child advocate will try to prevent children from being harmed and may try to obtain justice for those who have already been injured in some way. A child advocate may also seek to ensure that children have access to positive influences or services which will benefit their lives such as education, childcare and proper parenting. Child advocates exist in school, community, and domestic violence shelters to protect and nurture children. Within the criminal justice system, child advocate are concerned with developmental needs of children and young people, and can play an important role in ensuring due process rights for young people in conflict with the law. They can help provide a voice for children and young people, ensure just and human conditions of custody, and guard the privacy rights surrounding record provisions. They can also work to ensure that the special legal protections assigned to young people are provided with dignity and fairness. This workshop will have experts in the field from Child Protective Services and Court Appointed Special Advocates talk about their roles and responsibilities in their fields and give child advocates in domestic violence shelters information to improve protection and services for the children in the the domestic violence shelters. Children's Group is a place for the child to talk and to learn about what they've experienced and how it's affected them. The children's group gives them an environment where they can be themselves and a safe place to talk about their feelings. They can also learn skills, like anger-management, dealing with other people and other children, and problem-solving. They can have a better idea of understanding diversity; why their different, why other people are different from them. We can teach them respect for women, for themselves, and for each other. Domestic Violence Advocates who conduct support groups for children, will receive training on how to effectively and appropriately work with children who have witnessed domestic violence. The purpose of this workshop is to provide support for these children, not to diagnose or counsel. Information will be provided to advocates so that they will have the materials needed to facilitate these support groups

Instructors - Joylyn Humphrey, L.C.S.W. - Joylyn has been employed by MidSOUTH Training Academy for the past 10 years where she has delivered training on a variety of topics related to child welfare. MidSOUTH provides staff development training to the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) of the Department of Human Services. MidSOUTH also makes their training available to others who work in or with child welfare services. Prior to joining MidSOUTH, Joylyn worked for 7 hears with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry and spent 3 years providing community mental health services in the delta of Arkansas.

Julian Holloway - Julian is the Director of the Arkansas State CASA Association. Previously, Julia was the Director for the Pulaski County CASA program based in Little Rock. Her experience with CASE began in 1994 when she trained to become an advocate in Nashville, Tennessee. CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is an association of non-profit child welfare organizations whose mission is to train adults to advocate for abused and neglected children in court, in an effort to move those children toward safe, permanent homes. Julian graduated from the University of Tampa with a degree in Communnications and attended Nova Southeastern Law School. She is a produced playwright and collector of antique books. She lives with her family and a big, yellow dog in Maumelle.

Dawn P. Doray, Psy.D. established private practice in West Little Rock (Doray Psychological Services, PPLC) in July of 2007 after serving as an Assistant Professor with the UAMS, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Child Study Center. She received her doctoral training at Nova Southeastern University and completed her pre-doctoral psychology internship with UAMS, Child Study Center, focusing on trauma issues with children and adolescents. She also completed a post-doctoral position with the Kapi'olani Child Protection center in Hawaii. Dr. Doray specializes in the treatment and assessment of children, adolescents, and their families with an interest in trauma and maltreatment issues. She also conducts child custody evaluations and serves as an expert witness in the court system. Currently, she serves as as At Large Board member for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Dawn can be seen jumping and spinning on the ice at the Arkansas Skatium where she also is a board member of the Diamond Edge Figure Skating Club and recently helped to form an Adult Synchro Skating Team.

Applied Ethics for Administrators (Directors only)

All professions have clearly defined codes of ethics, establishing standards of behavior. Professional adherence to these standards are reviewed and upheld by the various licensing agencies and organizations. Civil and criminal laws exist to further strongly deter professional misconduct or malpractice which causes harm to individuals. Administrators of Domestic Violence Programs are responsible for making sure everyone working in their program is adhering to ethical standards. Program Directors will be give information concerning specific ethical practices for employees working in domestic violence programs and how to troubleshoot directly with the issues as they arise.

Instructor Jackie Moore, DFA

Applied Basic Advocacy-Client Centered Advocacy

There are so many failures in the "system" and so many men, women and children who fall through the cracks of legal protection that go unnoticed by the press and the general public. Advocacy takes a little time and a strong commitment. In this workshop, advocates will use the information learned in the basic advocacy workshop to apply to real strategies and techniques used to empower victims of domestic violence. Participants will apply their basic skills to promote problem solving, safety planning, and support groups for victims of domestic violence. Service providers will also troubleshoot through case scenarios in service provision, crisis counseling, hotline operation, communication and listening skills.

Legislative Update and Stalking

This course is designed to provide advocates with an overview of the new and current domestic violence laws and the latest legislative updates in domestic violence related laws. Education on domestic violence brings an understanding to the problem and alerts us to the signs of abuse and actions needed to bring an end to it. In this course we will discuss; characteristics of a batterer, survival skills for the victims, how the dynamics affect legal cases, law enforcement response, prosecution and the courts, federal and state domestic violence laws, orders of protection and crime victims rights.

Stalking exists on several levels. Victims may or may not be aware that it is happening, and the perpetrators may or may not have malicious intent. Stalkers may even have a sincere but misguided belief that their victims love them, or have a desire to help the victims. Contrary to crimes that consist of a single act, stalking consists of a series of actions which in themselves can be legal, such as calling on the phone, sending gifts, or sending emails. most cases of stalking never escalate to extreme levels of violence or harassment. Stalkers will often denigrate their victims which reduces the victims to objects. this allows stalkers to feel angry at the victims without experiencing empathy, or they may feel that they are entitled to behave as they please toward the victims. Viewing victims as "lesser," "weak" or other wise seriously flawed can support delusions that the victims needs to be rescued, or punished by the stalkers. Stalkers may slander or defame the character of their victims which may isolate the victims and give the stalker more control or a feeling of power. This workshop will give participants information about the current stalking laws, safety tips for victims of stalking, and resources available within the community.

Instructor- Ginger Kimes- Office of the Prosecutor. Ginger received her Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas Tech University, her Master of Education degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and earned her Juris Doctorate degree of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is licensed to practice law in Arkansas and has worked at the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator since 1998. She specializes in sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse cases. She is a member of the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the Arkansas Bar Association and the Crime Victims Assistance Association of Arkansas. She is a certified law enforcement instructor, an adjunct instructor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and formerly licensed to tech secondary school in Tennessee and Arkansas. She received the 2007 "Justice for Victims" award - given by the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for prosecutors, law enforcement, victim service personnel and other rallied professionals.

Applied Court/Legal Advocacy

Court/Legal Advocacy is a service offered by domestic violence programs for victims of domestic violence. the court/legal advocate provides access to the necessary forms needed to file for a temporary protection order (TPO). Legal advocates accompany victims to court. Domestic violence victims are provided with the emotional and physical support to deal with the stress of the court hearing and facing their batterer in court. In this workshop, we ill apply all the information given in the initial legal advocacy workshop such as all state and federal domestic violence statutes, orders of protection, victims impact statements, civil remedies, crime victims' rights and crime reparations to troubleshoot through case scenarios. Legal Advocates need to be able to deal with the difficult issues that arise in courts, working with attorneys and law enforcement to hold batterers accountable and ge justice for the victims of domestic violence. this workshop is designed to provide service providers and others in the community information to better service victims of domestic violence.

Applied Dynamics of Domestic Violence

Power and control are central to the issue of domestic violence. Service providers will need to be able to work with victims and other service providers to defuse the tactics used by batterers to establish control over victims such as economic abuse, emotional abuse, isolation and threats and fears of losing children. Service providers learned in the initial dynamics of domestic violence workshop that other tactics are isolation, minimizing, denying and refusing to take responsibility for his/her actions, e.g., "look what you made me do." In this workshop we explore these issues more extensively to understand the victim's behavior is not always an indication of non-compliance just because she/he does not fit the mold of what we believe a victim to be. we will also look at creative ways to advocate in the community to increase sensitivity to victims and a better understanding of who the victim is.

Grant Writing (Directors only)

This workshop is for beginning and advanced grant writers wanting to learn grant writing techniques from A to Z that will equip them with the skills and tools they need to enter the exciting field of grant writing! You will learn how to use buzz words, ways to format the proposal, tailor you cause, capture you audience, create a budget and bring in the funding your organization needs. After this workshop, you will have the tools you will need to successfully complete your winning proposal. This workshop will give information to obtain advanced techniques and strategies to strengthen grant writing skills. Participants will learn how to raise needed funds by discovering how and where to look for potential funders who are a good match for your organization. You will also learn how t network and develop true partnerships with a variety of funders, how to organize a successful grant writing campaign, and how to put together a complete proposal package.

Instructor- TBA

Applied Ethics for Service Providers

This workshop is a continuation of the beginners Professional Ethics for Service Providers to help participants use the knowledge gained in the previous workshop to define codes of ethics, establish standards of behavior in every day work settings. Service providers are required to adherence to these standards in their organizations. Civil and criminal laws exist to further strongly deter professional misconduct or malpractice which causes harm to individuals. Service providers of domestic violence programs will be given information concerning specific ethical practices, and how to troubleshoot directly with the issues as they arise.

Stress and Burn Out- Taking Care of Yourself

This workshop provides an overview of the definitions and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and will include an interactive exploration of self-care techniques, Strategies for recognizing symptoms of compassion fatigue, and Strategies supervisors can use to ensure balance and self care for those they supervise.

Instructor- TBA

Conflict Resolution-Dealing With Difficult Clients, Staff and Other Professionals (Directors 0nly)

In many cases, conflict in the workplace just seems to be a fact of life. We've all seen situations where different people with different goals and needs have come into conflict. And we've all seen the often-intense personal animosity that can result. the fact that conflict exists, however, is not necessarily a bad thing: As long as it is resolved effectively, it can lead to personal and professional growth. In many cases, effective conflict resolution skills can make the difference between positive and negative outcomes. the good new is that by resolving conflict successfully ,you can solve many of the problems that it has brought to the surface, as well as getting benefits that you might not at first expect. This workshop is designed to discuss how conflict arises and what tools can be used to eliminate conflict in the workplace.

Instructor- TBA

Building and Sustaining Volunteer Programs -Director's only

Great leaders have diversity awareness; they recognize that there is strength in diversity and actually seek it. During this session professionals leading volunteers will discuss ways to implement changes required to effectively recruit and retain volunteers in teh 21st Century. Effective Volunteer Program management involves the understanding of:

1. Changes in demographics

2. Changes in the style of volunteering

3. Changes in volunteer's area of interest

Instructor: Rocio Ortega Richard, LSW, CVM- Rocio has more than 25 years of experience working with diverse populations and providing training on all areas of program development for non-profit organizations. Rocio is Program Developer of DHS-Division of Volunteerism and she understands the importance of strength in diversity, effective volunteer leadership, pro-active recruitment and recognition that leads to building strong volunteer programs.

Why Does She Stay? Unlocking Domestic Violence

Participants will be given the tools to unlock domestic violence, as well as, defining domestic violence and domestic violence statistics. We will take a look at the characteristics of abusers and victims, the power and control wheel, the cycle of violence and the intersection of the power and control wheel and the abuse dynamics and how the tools can be applied. Participants will be given knowledge of the betrayal bond cycle that victims experience. The conclusion of the workshop will focus on the current Arkansas Statutes and Legislative updates that can help advocates in victim services and the Predominate Aggressor Law and how it works.

Instructor- Amanda White is the Volunteer Outreach Coordinator for Saline County Safe haven, Inc., a part-time Police Officer for the Alexander Police Department, and was featured in Ladies Home Journal as "The Face of Domestic Violence".

Reaching Out to Your Community-Train the Trainer

This Course is designed for victim service providers and allied professionals who develop and deliver training but do not have a formal background or extensive experience in adult education or instructional design. This interactive training helps participants build the knowledge and practical skills they need to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate quality-training programs. during the training, participants will apply new concepts and skills by developing a lesson plan for a training for their agency. In this training, participants will:

1. Learn the basic principals of adult learning

2. Explore a range of training techniques and activities that meet the needs of those with different learning styles.

3. Prepare a lesson plan for a one-day training course that includes goals, objectives a content outline, and an outline of activities.

4. Hone presentation skills by learning how to organize lectures and apply five principles of effective communication.

5. Examine ways to facilitate training, create a positive learning environment, and ensure productive group activities.

Instructor: Christine Edmunds. Ms. Edmunds has worked in the field of victims' rights and services since 1984. A nationally recognized trainer, she has conducted educational programs on criminal justice issues and victims' rights in all 50 states. Through her work with the National Organization for Victim Assistance and National Center for Victims of Crime, Ms. Edmunds was instrumental in developing public policy initiatives and training programs at both the federal and state levels. Ms. Edmonds is a consultant tot he Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), U.S. Department of Justice, and primary author of New Directions from the Field: Victims' Rights and Services for the 21st. Century. She has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous other publications. Ms. Edmunds is a cofounder of OVC's National Victim Assistance Academy (in 1995) and served as senior faculty and director of curriculum development until 2002. She is an adjunct professor at two universities, California State University Fresno and Washburn University, where she teaches courses on victims' rights and services.

Advanced Basic Advocacy

Collaboration is often a requirement not only for government grants and as a condition outlined by other grantors in the victim assistance arena, but importantly, is a must in order to provide coordinated and comprehensive victim assistance. This workshop will explore the challenge of getting along with others and will offer ideas for initiating, developing, and implementing community-wide interagency cooperation for optimum services to victims of crime and crises. this workshop's goals are to provide training and discussion in the development of knowledge, skills and abilities that are specific to victim assistance.

Instructor: Lori Adkins Executive Director, Serenity. Lori is a wife, mother, grandmother and women's advocate. She has been involved in the field of domestic violence advocacy for nearly ten years. She was previously Director of Sanctuary D.V. shelter in Harrison, AR and has also held the position of Education/Training Coordinator for the ACADV. She decided to become a women's advocate so that she could empower women to have all the information and support they need to live a violence free life. Her favorite quote is, "that which does not destroy me, makes me stronger!"

Lori has assisted the CJI in a statewide training effort to help law enforcement understand the dynamics of domestic violence by training officers from all 75 counties in AR. She has presented at two national conferences, which was a high point in her love of training. Lori has a strong desire to assist victims of domestic violence who often fall through the gaps. She works hard to identify and improve services for victims of domestic violence who have mental health, drug and/or alcohol related issues.

Assessing the Juvenile Court System

Juvenile court is a special court or department of a trial court which deals with under-age defendants charged with crimes or who are neglected or out of the control of their parents. The normal age of these defendants is under 18, but juvenile court does not have jurisdiction in cases in which minors are charged as adults. The procedure in juvenile court is not always adversarial, although the minor is entitled to legal representation by a lawyer. parents or social workers and probation officers may be involved in the process to achieve positive results and save the minor from involvement in future crimes. However, serious crimes and repeated offenses can result in sentencing juvenile offenders to prison, with transfer to state prison upon reaching adulthood with limited maximum sentences, often up until the age of 18,21 or 25. Where parental neglect or loss of control is a problem, the juvenile court may seek out foster homes for the juvenile, treating the child as a ward of the court. The juvenile Court handles cases of delinquency and dependency. Delinquency refers to crimes committed by minors, and dependency includes cases where a non-parental person is chosen to care for a minor. Advocates working in Domestic violence Programs may find themselves serving parents with children in the system. The goal of the workshop is to give advocates a better understanding of the Juvenile Court System so that they might better advocate for the families they are serving.

Instructor: Conner Tanner, Office of the Juvenile Courts System

Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking Conference

"Evolution of the Latina Women" This session will address the evolution of latinas, especially those coming from the south of the border to "El Norte" (the north). the session will address the history, their journey of surviving in a new country, (Why some prefer to be called latina, Mexicana, Puerto Rican, Chicana, Salvadorena, Hispanic, etc...) Assertiveness and self-identity will be just some of the points of discussion.

"Assessing Readiness to Serve Latina Clients" This session will provide techniques to assess and enhance your organization's preparedness to serve Latino clients. Part 1 will address looking at the preparedness in the areas of administration, shelter and language. Part 2 will address in greater depth organizational response to clients who speak limited or no English. In addition, samples of LEP plans will be provided an discussed to increase organizational preparedness.

"Community Organizing/Engagement" This session will provide an overview on the background/history of community engagement in programs of domestic violence. It will also highlight Outreach and Mobilization, Community Organizing strategies and tips. Understanding the importance of established leadership in the respective communities.

" Promising Practices When Working With Latina Survivors" "PROMOTORAS" an effective community and a model when working in education the community about domestic violence.

Child Safety Programs: THe Missing Children's Program, Social Networking Ethics and Cyber Bullying

This workshop is being presented by the Attorney General's Office and Crime Victims Reparations Program. Participants will be give information about what both office can offer to domestic violence programs to improve community relations. The focus today will be primarily on children who are affected by domestic violence and other crimes. The information given will be used to promote stronger advocacy in addressing issues for child victims of crime, such as providing better services and child safety. All advocates are encouraged to attend, especially child advocates.

Instructor - Carol Robinson - Carol Robinson has been a member of the Attorney General's staff since May of 1991. She currently serves as a Prevention and Education Instructor in the Community Relations Division. Ms. Robinson also serves as the ICAC-AR Coordinator for the Attorney General's Office and the Arkansas Missing Children Clearinghouse Coordinator. She presents programs on Internet safety, child safety and issues that affect missing children to schools, educators and community groups. She also presents the Smart Choices, Better Chances law education program and youth suicide prevention programs to schools across the state. In addition to her duties in the Community Relations Division she serves as the secretary of the Southern Regional Missing Children Clearinghouse Coalition, a member of the Child Abuse Subcommittee of the Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence, the Vice Chairman of the Arkansas Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force, and she is a Certified Law Enforcement Instructor. Ms Robinson was also named the 2009 Missing Children's State Clearinghouse Coordinator of the Year by the Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Prior to joining the Attorney General's staff, Ms. Robinson worked in the Elections Division of the Secretary of State's Office. She attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where she majored in foreign language.

Instructor - Rachel Ellis - Rachel Ellis has been a Prevention & Education Instructor with the Attorney General's staff in the Community Relations Division since July of 2002. Mrs. Ellis often travels the state presenting programs on internet safety, runaway prevention, identity theft and youth suicide prevention. She has made over 100 presentation in over 36 counties around the state in the past year. Prior to joining the Attorney General's office, Mrs. Ellis received a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Lambuth University in jackson, TN. she enjoys spending time with her husband and two year old daughter and volunteering with her church youth group.

Recognizing Mental Illness in Domestic Violence Victims

In this workshop participants will be given information regarding the most common mental illnesses diagnosed in domestic violence victims. Participants will be made aware of common symptoms, how to advocate and where to refer for services. Participants will also be given information about the most commonly prescribed medication and possible side effects of those medications. the purpose of this workshop is not to encourage advocates to diagnose, but to bring awareness of mental illness symptoms and side effects of prescribed medication to help better advocate to that individual.

Instructor-Tanner Pickett - Tanner Pickett is the Director of customer Service for Ascent Children's health Services. Over the past 6 years, he has worked as a Case Manager, Clinical Services Coordinator, and Clinic Director. Tanner has worked to coordinate treatment of abused children through clinic programming with Mental Health Professionals, Child Psychologists, and other ancillary staff. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Public Administration from Arkansas State University. Ascent Children's Health Services works to provide day treatment and therapy services for children with developmental, behavioral, and/or medical needs. Ascent currently has ten locations throughout the state of Arkansas.

ALICE Workshop

Participants will learn how to do a complete client record from the original Hotline Call through the Intake Process and to enter activities and print out reports.

Instructor- Pam Skinner - Pam Skinner has worked as Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director of White County Domestic Violence Prevention for the last 3 years. In that position, she has had many opportunities to work with ALICE, a database used by domestic violence shelter across the country. She has been able to provide ALICE training at the HUD Homeless Conference, in Little Rock. Ms. Skinner has also worked in the IT field for the past 15 years providing many various employee rankings using new technological programs, as well as helping to develop some of these programs. She is currently enrolled i ASU-Newport in the Teaching Program.

Quick Books for non-Profits

Topics include: chart of accounts overview, working with lists, and how to view transactions records and find information in your company file purchases, accounts receivable, accounts payable, classes, and reports. Instructions will also be provided on fixing common errors and preparing reconciliations.

Instructor- Paul Bax, Certified QuickBooks Pro-Advisor Paul brings experience, skill and expertise in financial management of small businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Holding positions such as chief accountant, accounting manager, auditor and controller in various companies, Paul gained basic understanding from both the operational and management perspective. he has been in the accounting field for over twenty years. Currently, paul is the bookkeeper at the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Not only does he manage the finances at ACADV, he also provides technical assistance to its' member in the areas of financial management and QuickBooks. As a contribution to the business community at-large, Paul occasionally facilitates workshop for local chambers of commerce, the Arkansas Small Business Development Center and other nonprofit organizations. His direct approach, easy-going style and practical focus have helped a number of operations understand the concepts of basic financial management. paul is a graduate of National Louis University with a B.A in management. He is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and his memberships include the National Society of Accountants and the National Society of Tax Professionals.

Creating A Budget/Preparing For An Audit- Director's only

Creating a Budget- A solid budget will serve as a roadmap to move your organization forward, as well as help you obtain and track funding. Attend this workshop and learn the basics of how to create a budget and construct cash flow projections that will help your organization achieve its mission. Also, you will learn how to create a program budget.

Preparing for an Audit- Receive an overview of the audit process for not-for-profits, including when as audit is needed, choosing an auditor, and preparing for and ensuring a successful audit. Learn how to get the most out of your audit and about your Board's important role in overseeing the audit process. Discuss the effects of recent changes in accounting standards that make audits more challenging for not-for-profits and how you can best prepare your organization to address these challenges.

Instructor- Paul Bax- Paul brings experience, skill and expertise in financial management of small businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Holding positions such as chief accountant, accounting manager, auditor and controller in various companies, Paul gained basic understanding from both the operational and management perspective. he has been in the accounting field for over twenty years. Currently, paul is the bookkeeper at the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Not only does he manage the finances at ACADV, he also provides technical assistance to its' member in the areas of financial management and QuickBooks. As a contribution to the business community at-large, Paul occasionally facilitates workshop for local chambers of commerce, the Arkansas Small Business Development Center and other nonprofit organizations. His direct approach, easy-going style and practical focus have helped a number of operations understand the concepts of basic financial management. paul is a graduate of National Louis University with a B.A in management. He is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and his memberships include the National Society of Accountants and the National Society of Tax Professionals.

Avoiding Identity Theft & Supporting Victims' Financial Recovery

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States and most commonly takes the form of stolen credit card or social security numbers. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that 9 million people have their identity stolen each year. American businesses reportedly lost an estimated $47.5 billion to identity theft last year: an average of $4,800 per business. victimization of private citizens accounted for $5 billion, and for many the financial loss can be devastating. The process a victim must go through to resolve the resulting mess can be overwhelming. Last year an average of 30-60 hours per victim was spent correcting problems related to identity theft.

Since the passage of the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Act in 1987, the Attorney General's Office has played a pivotal role in the advancement of victim's rights in Arkansas for violent crime affects every family across Arkansas. Its impact if felt by victims and survivors and by their families and friends. Attention must be focused on bringing the criminals to justice, and also on bringing healing to victims and their loved ones. through the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations program, victims have the opportunity to regain a sense of security and begin to rebuild their lives both emotionally and financially.

Instructors - Stephen Svetz and Patrina Robinson. Svetz and Robinson joined the Attorney General's Office after having successful careers within Arkansas law enforcement agencies. Svetz served as the chief investigator in the consumer affairs division. In May of 2005 the Arkansas Identity Theft Passport was created and Svetz was chosen to administer the program Robinson's career thus far, has been a blend of law enforcement, higher education and community service. Today she is child and victim advocate who presents the "Smart choices, Better Chances" program to students and members of civic organizations throughout the state. Both Robinson and Svetz serve as Law Education instructors, who educate the law enforcement community and the public on violence prevention strategies, internet safety, youth suicide prevention, credit card management. Both instructors are certified law enforcement instructors who also earned their bachelors' degrees within Arkansas institutions.

Good Credit Practices: Budgeting, Debt Management, Credit & Tax Advocacy for Domestic Violence Survivors

Morning - Good Credit Practices: Budgeting, Debt Management, Credit- This workshop will teach participants where and how to get a credit report, score and how it is determined, basic money management and how to manage debt.

Afternoon - Tax Advocacy for Domestic Violence Survivors - This workshop will discuss four issues impacting domestic violence survivors: 1( filing status as it pertains to tax credits, exemptions and joint liabilities; 2) the "race to file first" and its impact on return acceptance and refund issuance; 3) protecting and authorizing disclosure of taxpayer information; and 4) the innocent spouse defense to collection actions. The session will address how each of these issues affects the journey of a tax return, the refunds generated by a tax return, and the resolution of debts that may have arisen from prior returns.

Instructor AM- Linda Tucker- Linda Tucker is the Director of Education for Family Service Agency Consumer Credit Counseling Service. She is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University with a degree in Vocation Home Economics Education. She has held various positions in the are of educating consumers on budgeting and debt management. Linda has belonged to the American Association of Family and Consumer Science for 40 years. Linda is one of only 5000 people nationwide holding national certification in Family and consumer Science. She is certified nationally as a consumer credit counselor by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. Linda was a finalist for the 2007 NFCC Educator of the Year Award. She also hold certification as a Homeowner Educator/Counselor with the American Homeowner Education Institute. Linda also serves on the Arkansas Jump$tart committee which is helping young people to achieve better financial habits. She also serves on the Governor's Task force for Dislocated Workers. In 2007, LInda received the Excellence in Education award from Arkansas Coalition of Housing and Neighborhood Growth for Empowerment (ACHANGE) which recognizes outstanding execution in the area of home buyer education and/or providing outstanding service in the area of housing counseling.

Instructor PM - Paul Bax-Paul brings experience, skill and expertise in financial management of small businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Holding positions such as chief accountant, accounting manager, auditor and controller in various companies, Paul gained basic understanding from both the operational and management perspective. he has been in the accounting field for over twenty years. Currently, paul is the bookkeeper at the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Not only does he manage the finances at ACADV, he also provides technical assistance to its' member in the areas of financial management and QuickBooks. As a contribution to the business community at-large, Paul occasionally facilitates workshop for local chambers of commerce, the Arkansas Small Business Development Center and other nonprofit organizations. His direct approach, easy-going style and practical focus have helped a number of operations understand the concepts of basic financial management. paul is a graduate of National Louis University with a B.A in management. He is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and his memberships include the National Society of Accountants and the National Society of Tax Professionals.

Moving Ahead Through Finanacial Managememt - Train the Trainer

The Moving Ahead Through Financial Management curriculum is designed to empower survivors of domestic violence by teaching the skills necessary to take control of their financial lives. By understanding and using these skills, survivors will be better equipped to make informed decisions for themselves and their children. The curriculum is divided into five modules that reflect the phases a survivor may move through while seeking assistance, while in crisis, during transition, and while developing long-term plans.

Instructor - Maradyth McKenzie- Maradyth first became involved with the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 2006 when she joined the Women and Children First shelter in Little Rock. Maradyth worked as the development/volunteer coordinator at the shelter until the spring of 2007 when she accepted the assistant director position. She joined the ACADV staff in June 2007 as the development coordinator. Maradyth is a graduate of Hendrix College in Conway, with degrees in Economics/Business and Politics. She was born in Jonesboro and graduated high school in Paragould, where most of her family lives today.

When Helping So Much Is Hurting Too Much,

Understading, Assessing, and Preventing Vicarious Trauma

This workshop addresses the trauma that often occurs when helping professionals are in danger of burnout and/or other negative consequences. We will discuss how vicarious trauma can create negative changes in victim assistance workers over time as they witness other people's suffering. While many of us are changed positively by our advocacy and victim support experiences, there can also be negative things that also happen to us. These negatives are the price we pay for caring about persons who have suffered victimization. Vicarious trauma may be defined this way: Vicarious trauma is the process of change that happens because you care about other people who have been hurt, and feel committed or responsible to help them. Over time this process can lead to changes in your psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. Vicarious trauma is not an event; it is a process that unfolds over time. It is not simply your responses to one person, one story, or one situation. It is the cumulative effect of contact with survivors of violence who are struggling to make sense of their life circumstances. it is what happens to you over time as you witness violence and victimization and hear distressing stories, day after day, and year after year. This workshop will not be primarily about sharing information, the workshop will provide a great deal of time for self-reflective exercises designed to help participants get in touch with their feelings. It is safe to say that their is no victim services practitioner who has not, at one time or another, experienced vicarious trauma. surviving these current and/or future traumatic reactions depends upon our ability to self-reflect and to learn ways to care for our emotional and spiritual well being.

Instructor - Rev. Kathy Manis Findley, CVAP-A, CTS- Kathy is Executive Director of Safe Places in Little Rock, a nonprofit organization that she founded in 2002 to serve victims of sexual and domestic violence, trafficking, child abuse and other violent crime, through crisis intervention, trauma-focused therapy, advocacy and education programs for child and adult victims. She served as a chaplain at Baptist Health for four years and as pastor of Providence Baptist Church for nine years. She hold certification as a trauma specialist from the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and received child forensic interviewer certification in 2006 from the American Prosecutors Research institute's national Child protection Training Center. She is a 2002 graduate of the U.S. Department of Justice national Victim Assistance Academy, and she received advanced practice certification in victim assistance from the Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies.

Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations

Since the passage of the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Act in 1987, the Attorney General's Office has played a pivotal role in the advancement of victim's rights in Arkansas. Through the administration of the Crime Victims Reparations Program, the office has developed a long history of serving victims, networking with victim advocates, and heightening public awareness about victims' issues. This workshop will provide an overview of the program and help attendees to be able to access the program on behalf of clients.

Instructor - Trina Robinson with the Attorney Generals Office

Mental Health & PTSD

Mental health service providers are not routinely trained to address the social factors that entrap victims in abusive relationships, which can result in falsely interpreting survival strategies as disorders, overlooking the advocacy needs (shelter, legal assistance, safety planning) of domestic violence victims, and not understanding the risks a psychiatric diagnosis can pose for custody battles with an abusive spouse. Likewise, domestic violence advocates are generally not prepared to assess mental health problems and few programs possess the resources to address the mental health needs of the women they serve. this is particularly true for women diagnosed with serious mental illness or substance abuse problems - problems that are often exacerbated by chronic violation and abuse. For a person struggling to find safety from abuse and recover from its traumatic effects, the lack of training and the absence of collaboration among services providers impedes optimal care. In this workshop we will attempt to link domestic violence advocacy with mental health service delivery for the prevention of future violence.

Instructor - Dawn P. Doray, Psy.D. established private practice in West Little Rock (Doray Psychological Services, PPLC) in July of 2007 after serving as an Assistant Professor with the UAMS, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Child Study Center. She received her doctoral training at Nova Southeastern University and completed her pre-doctoral psychology internship with UAMS, Child Study Center, focusing on trauma issues with children and adolescents. She also completed a post-doctoral position with the Kapi'olani Child Protection center in Hawaii. Dr. Doray specializes in the treatment and assessment of children, adolescents, and their families with an interest in trauma and maltreatment issues. She also conducts child custody evaluations and serves as an expert witness in the court system. Currently, she serves as as At Large Board member for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Dawn can be seen jumping and spinning on the ice at the Arkansas Skatium where she also is a board member of the Diamond Edge Figure Skating Club and recently helped to form an Adult Synchro Skating Team.
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Strangulation

In this workshop participants will be given an overview of strangulation. Participants will be given statistics regarding the occurrence of strangulation in domestic violence cases. The workshop will include signs and symptoms to look for and discussion of the anatomy of the neck and what is really taking place during strangulation. There will be discussion concerning investigations, how to work with medical experts, court preparations, and the laws.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Advanced Legal Advocacy/Legislative Update

This course is designed to provide advocates with an overview of the new and current domestic violence laws and the latest legislative updates in domestic violence related laws. Education on domestic violence brings an understanding to the problem and alerts us to the signs of abuse and actions needed to bring an end to it. In this course we will discuss: characteristics of a batterer, survival skills for the victims, how the dynamics affect legal cases, law enforcement response, prosecution and the courts, federal and state domestic violence laws, orders of protection, crime victims rights.

Instructor- Ginger Kimes- Office of the Prosecutor. Ginger received her Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas Tech University, her Master of Education degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and earned her Juris Doctorate degree of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is licensed to practice law in Arkansas and has worked at the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator since 1998. She specializes in sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse cases. She is a member of the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the Arkansas Bar Association and the Crime Victims Assistance Association of Arkansas. She is a certified law enforcement instructor, an adjunct instructor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and formerly licensed to tech secondary school in Tennessee and Arkansas. She received the 2007 "Justice for Victims" award - given by the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for prosecutors, law enforcement, victim service personnel and other rallied professionals.

Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma

This workshop provides an overview of the definitions and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. it will include an interactive exploration of self-care techniques, strategies for for recognizing symptoms of compassion fatigue, and strategies supervisors can use to ensure balance and self care for those they supervise.

Instructor - Angie McCown. Angie is the Victim Service Director for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, where she manages a division of 40 employees providing corrections based victim services that include a toll free hotline, victim notification, VINE automated notification, statewide victim resource directory, victim impact statement updates, victim assistance training, among others. She came to TDCJ from the Texas Department of Public Safety where she worked eleven years as the founding Victim Services Director. Angie also served as co-chair of the Texas Division of Emergency Management Crisis Consortium. Angie is a consultant for the Office for Victims of Crime, and co-authored the training manuals, Compassion Fatigue and Response to School Violence. She is a volunteer and consultant for Concerns of Police Survivors, assisting with National Police Week in Washington, D.C. and providing counseling at the COPS kid's Camp and Family Retreats. Angie served as both a core and lead faculty member of the Texas Victim Assistance Academy. She has provided training and consultation on numerous topics in the victim services field. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) level II therapist. Angie has received numerous awards and honors, including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Ellen Halbert Award for Excellence in Victim Services, the Austin Police Department Victims Services Exemplary Services to Texas Crime Victims Award and the Texas Ranger Chief's Award. Angie has over 20 years experience in the field.

Working with Stereotypes & Crisis Intervention

AM- Working with Stereotypes - This presentation seeks to address these gaps in services. Manavi Believes in strengthening the capacity of the mainstream organizations so that they may address issues of violence against South Asian women in comprehensive and culturally sensitive manner. Manavi has designed a hands-on and comprehensive training module that will enable advocates to familiarize themselves with the skills needed to adequately work with South Asian women facing violence. The presentation will provide information on how to apply these skills through an overview of culture-specific barriers and immigration history to enable a deeper understanding of the needs of South Asian Clients. The interactive presentation will focus on issues such as language access, effective intervention strategies, resource building, (with an emphasis on legal/immigration resources), outreach strategies, and building relationships with community-based organizations. The presentation will draw out some of the common issues faced by most immigrant groups (e.g. language access; lack of culturally appropriate services) and enable advocates to build capacity to provide appropriate services that recognizes the needs of historically marginalized immigrant groups.

Instructors - Debjani Roy - joined Manavi in February 2009 as the Counseling Coordinator. Prior to this, she worked for several women's organizations in policy, direct service and managerial roles in the UK. Her work focused on issues including women's equality and rights in the UK and Europe, forced marriage and so-called "honor" based violence, sexual trafficking and forced prostitution, widow's rights and ending violence against women. She also edited books in areas such as Gender and Cultural Studies at a politically progressive publishing house in London. Debjani's interest and passion for women's rights and equality began as an undergraduate at New York University where she discovered grassroots activism through her work with on-campus feminist organizations. From NYU, she received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Stern School of business in Marketing, with a minor in Women's Studies. She completed her Master's Degree at the University of London, Goldsmiths College in Cultural Studies with a focus on Gender Theory and holds a Certificate in Understanding Women's Human Rights from The London School of Economics.

SasWati Sarkar - is the OVW Technical Assistance program Coordinator and an advocate with Manavi - a New Jersey-based organization committed to ending all forms of violence against South Asian women living in the U.S. In her role as a Technical Assistance Coordinator, she spearheaded two national conference for South Asian Women's Organizations in the US-a Capacity Building Institute (2007) and Aarohan- The National Conference for South Asian Advocates Working to End Violence Against Women (2008). Saswati represents Manavi at conferences and community events, and conducts cultural sensitivity training for social justice organizations nationwide. Prior to joining Manavi, Saswati has worked with UNICEF on their Maternal Mortality Reduction Advocacy Project, focusing on sensitization of state officials, helping agencies and local population about the increasing incidence of maternal mortality in the rural West Bengal. Over the years, she has been involved in various projects in India and in the U.S., to raise awareness about violence against women, transnational issues such as wife abandonment, women's reproductive health and right and female child feticide in India. Saswati received her M.A. in Philosophy from Jadavpur University (India) and M.S. in Women Studies from Minnesota State University (MN).

PM_Crisis intervention refers to the methods used to offer immediate, short-term help to individuals who experience an event that produces emotional, mental, physical, and behavioral distress or problems. A crisis can refer to any situation in which the individual perceives a sudden loss of his or her ability to use effective problem-solving and coping skills. A number of events or circumstances can be considered a crisis: life-threatening situations, such as natural disasters (such as an earthquake or tornado), sexual assault or other criminal victimization; medical illness; mental illness; thoughts of suicide or homicide; and loss or drastic changes in relationships (death of a loved one or divorce, for example). Crisis intervention has several purposes. It aims to reduce the intensity of an individual's emotional, mental, physical and behavioral reactions to a crisis. Another purpose is to help individuals return to their level of functioning before the crisis. Functioning may be improved above and beyond this by developing new coping skills and eliminating ineffective ways of coping, such as withdrawal, isolation, and substance abuse. In this way, the individual is better equipped to cope with future difficulties. Through talking about what happened, and the feelings about what happened, while developing ways to cope and solve problems, crisis intervention aims to assist the individual in recovering from the crisis and to prevent serious long-term problems from developing. Research documents positive outcomes for crisis intervention, such as decreased distress and improved problem solving. Participants will be given tools and information to provide more advanced advocacy and crisis intervention in their daily work.

Instructor - Sharon Clark, L.M.S.W Sharon is employed by Division of Health Services Research-UAMS. sharon has more than 15 years combined experience working in the substance abuse and mental health fields. She serves as an advocate for specialized women's treatment services and most recently served as the Family Services & Day Treatment Director at Arkansas CARES, a comprehensive family treatment program of Methodist Family Health. Her prior roles at Arkansas CARES included, Residential Director, Intake/Training Coordinator, and Case manager.

Self Defense

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Instructor - Michelle Ray- Michelle is the Owner and chief instructor at Little Rock Taekwondo.

Parenting Education/Youngest Victims of Domestic Violence

Parenting Education - This workshop is a train-the-trainer workshop to provide information to advocates who will be providing the parenting education to clients in their programs. The focus will be to provide information to build parenting skills that help parents discipline kids from toddlers to teens as well as to encourage children and adolescents to feel positive about themselves and to become the winners they were meant to be. Lots of practical solutions for parents as well as tips for improving communication, building positive relationships and other useful parenting skills. The goal of parenting is to teach kids to develop self-discipline.

Instructor-Heather Powell began with Family Service Agency (FSA)in January 2006 as a clinical therapist. She comes to FSA from the National Kidney Foundation of Arkansas where she worked for over 6 years as the program director working with patients and families affected by kidney disease. Heather has her masters in social work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is currently the Clinical director at FSA.

Youngest Victims of Domestic Violence- Researchers have long been aware of the link between domestic violence and child abuse. Even if children are witnesses to acts of violence and not the intended targets, they can be affected in the same ways as children who are physically and sexually abused. Since domestic violence is a pattern of behavior, not a single event, episodes may become more severe and more frequent over time, resulting in an increased likelihood that the children eventually become victims. This workshop offers some commonly asked questions and answers about domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. This course focuses on how advocate working with families where domestic violence is present can advocate for the silent victim of domestic violence, the children.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Substance Abuse

Women who are coping with substance abuse, interpersonal violence and trauma often present challenges. Many substance abuse service providers are often not aware of issues related to interpersonal violence. Likewise, domestic violence advocates are generally not prepared to address substance abuse and the effects of trauma. this workshop will offer information about trauma, common substance abuse issues, offer some general guidelines for identifying people who may be affected by alcohol or other substances and discuss common signs/symptoms of the five basic abused substances.

For a person struggling to find safety from abuse and recover from its traumatic effects, the lack of training and the absence of collaboration among service providers impedes supports. This workshop will identify the linkages that are needed between domestic violence advocacy and substance abuse services delivery for the safety of the people that we serve and the prevention of future violence. Time will be allotted for questions and discussion.

Instructors - Roberta Sick, M.Ed., C.R.C. - Roberta is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communitites-UAMS, where she directs the efforts of the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. She has been involved in a number of training efforts over the past few years that address the critical issues of preventing violence int he lives of people with disabilities and providing access to services if victimization does occur. She has a strong working knowldege of the American with Disabilities Act, having served for six years as the training coordinator for the Arkansas ADA Roundtable. Her work experience includes coordination a club house model progame for persons with mental illness, working as a mental health therapist, and coordinationg an assistive technology project. She is a licensed professional counsleor.

- Cindy Crone, MNSc, APN, CPNP. - Since 2007, Cindy has been the Director of Family Treatment Consultation at UAMS Partners for Inclusive Communities. She is project director for Arkansas' Closing the Addition Treatment Gap project, a three year project funded b the Open Society Institute, Arkansas Community Foundation and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation with aims to increase awareness of the need and resources to serve more of the 955 of Arkansas in need of substance abuse treatment services but not receiving them She also serves as a consultant to other projects advocating comprehensive, family-centered and evidence-based approaches to prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Prior to joining Partners, Cindy served as founding and 15 year executive director of Arkansas CARES, an innovative and nationally recognized family treatment program for addicted pregnant women, mothers and their children. More the 80% of Arkansas CARES clients were trauma victims.

- Betsy Johnson, LCSW- is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communities-UAMS, where she works as a research assistant, training specialist, and field instructor for social work interns. Betsy also works as an instructor for the UA:R School of Social Work, and as a counselor for the Arkansas Employee Assistance Program. Prior to joining Partners in 2005, Betsy worked for 14 years as a counselor with children and families, including many families affected by substance abuse and domestic violence.

Advanced Quick Books

This workshop is for participants who are already proficient in Quick Books. Learn about month end procedures, determine which reports should be printed and viewed and saved for future reference. Get a checklist of what to look for in the reports. Learn to modify your reports for more meaningful information. Learn how to set budgets and business plans. Adjusting the preferences in Quick Books for little nuances.

Creating Sustainable Funding For Your Nonprofit

This fast-paced session introduces you to a systematic model for building sustainable funding for you mission. Learn to leave a legacy of passionate lifelong individual donors as you tailor the Benevon Model to your organization. Participants are encouraged to bring board members to engage them in this practical and and effective approach. In this introductory session, you will learn: an overview of the Benevon Model, an organic system for building sustainable funding for the mission of you organization from multiple-year individual donors. How to implement mission-focused, permission-based fundraising. How to make your organization more visible in your community. How to identify and personally cultivate individual donors who are passionate about your mission.

Instructor - Julie Goebl- Benevon Coach, Julie Goebl joined Benevon after ten years of working and volunteering with nonprofit and public organization in the Memphis, Tennessee area. Most recently she implemented the Benevon Model while working as the Major Gifts Officer at the Mid-South Chapter of the American Red Cross, where the team significantly increased individual giving. In addition to the money raised, hundreds of people toured their local American Red Cross Chapter and learned how they make a real difference and save people's lives every day. Now, as a Benevon Coach, Julie is able to empower other nonprofits to build sustainable funding programs so they can stop worrying about funding ad focus on fulfilling their missions.

Wage and Hour

This workshop is intended to give an overview of the Arkansas Department of Labor and the Minimum wage and overtime laws, with an emphasis on overtime and exemptions in connection with salaried employees. We will discuss record keeping requirements, employment relationship and volunteers, hours worked, deductions from wages and how to calculate overtime.

Instructor - Nathan Butler - Nathan graduated from University of Central Arkansas with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2005. Since graduation, he has been an investigator with the Arkansas Department of Labor's Labor Standards Division.

Financial Reports 101

In this workshop participants will be given information on financial reports regarding grant administration, such as in-kind, helpful bookkeeping techniques, grant terms and requirements and managing and tracking of grants.

Payroll & Payroll Taxes and Internal Controls for Small Not-for-Profits (Program directors only)

Payroll & Payroll Taxes - This workshop will offer a step-by-step approach to processing payroll. Participants will learn the process of collecting time sheets, preparing payroll checks, filing payroll tax returns and filing all copies of payroll documentation.

Internal Controls for Small Not-for-Profits- Having strong internal controls is critical to the financial and overall health of your not-for-profit organization, but small not-for-profits generally have a limited number of staff and/or volunteers responsible for the organizations finances. For this reason, setting up and maintaining controls presents a myriad of challenges. This workshop will cover how small not-for-profits organizations can develop strong internal controls over your operations and accounting systems. The workshop will also explain why having good internal controls procedures in place is so important in light of new auditing standards that will impact the audit of your organization.

Understanding Tax and Reporting Responsibilities & Reading & Understanding Financial Statements (Program directors only)

Understanding Tax and Reporting Responsibilities-There are a myriad of tax and reporting requirements that 501(c)(3) organizations must follow. Be prepared by hearing this overview of what your organization needs to know to be in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. You will learn about the basics of taxation (including payroll taxes), audits, annual reports, and so much more.

Reading &Understanding Financial Statements- This workshop is designed to help the participant gain an understanding of how to read financial statements. It will show you how to read balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow statements, critical ratios and other essential financial measurements, and precisely interpret what the numbers really mean.

Instructor- Paul Bax- Paul brings experience, skill and expertise in financial management of small businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Holding positions such as chief accountant, accounting manager, auditor and controller in various companies, Paul gained basic understanding from both the operational and management perspective. he has been in the accounting field for over twenty years. Currently, paul is the bookkeeper at the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Not only does he manage the finances at ACADV, he also provides technical assistance to its' member in the areas of financial management and Quick Books. As a contribution to the business community at-large, Paul occasionally facilitates workshop for local chambers of commerce, the Arkansas Small Business Development Center and other nonprofit organizations. His direct approach, easy-going style and practical focus have helped a number of operations understand the concepts of basic financial management. paul is a graduate of National Louis University with a B.A in management. He is a Certified Quick Books ProAdvisor and his memberships include the National Society of Accountants and the National Society of Tax Professionals.

New Laws Affecting Domestic Violence

This course is designed to provide the law enforcement officer with an overview of the new and current domestic violence laws and the dynamics of domestic violence. Education on domestic violence brings an understanding to the problem and alerts us to the signs of abuse and actions needed to bring an end to it. In this course we will discuss: characteristics of a batterer, survival skills for the victim,how the dynamics affect legal cases, law enforcement response, prosecution and the courts, federal and state domestic violence laws, orders of protection, crime victims rights.

Presenters- Terri Berger, ACADV Education Coordinator and Certified Law Enforcement Instructor- specialized in domestic violence, Shikkiah Jordan, Advocate (Peace at Home Shelter)- dynamics of domestic violence, Detective Dave Williams (Fayetteville Police Department)-law enforcement response and investigation on domestic violence calls, Ginger Kimes, Attorney (Office of the Prosecutor) - domestic violence laws, Judge David Reynolds, Circuit Judge (20th Judicial District) and Marcus Vaden, County Prosecutor (20th Judicial District) -domestic violence court and prosecution.

Law Enforcement credits will be given to law enforcement personnel attending.

Intermediate QuickBooks

IntermediateQuickBooks offers instruction in recording transactions and maintaining your company's accounting information using this software package. Topics include: chart of accounts overview, working with lists, and how to view transactions records and find information in your company file purchases, accounts receivable, accounts payable, classes and reports. Instructions will also be provided on fixing common errors and preparing reconciliations

Advanced Dynamics of Domestic Violence

This workshop is designed to give participants more advanced information regarding domestic violence. Topics include the dynamics of domestic violence, typology of abusers, primary aggressor, when women kill, strangulation, violence on children and abused men. Participants at the end of this workshop will be able to distinguish between the different types of abusers, have a better understanding of who is the primary aggressor, gain insight into what drives women to kill, be able to define and recognize strangulation, knowledge of the effects of violence on children and identify abused men.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Responding to Victims of Domestic Violence Experiencing a Mental Health or Substance Abuse Issues

Mental health and substance abuse service providers are not routinely trained to address the social factors that entrap victims in abusive relationships, which can result in falsely interpreting survival strategies as disorders, overlooking the advocacy needs (shelter, legal assistance, safety planning) of domestic violence victims, and not understanding the risks a psychiatric diagnosis can pose for custody battles with an abusive spouse. Likewise, domestic violence advocates are generally not prepared to assess mental health problems and few programs possess the resources to address the mental health needs of the women they serve. This is particularly true for women diagnosed with serious mental illness or substance abuse problems - problems that are often exacerbated by chronic violation and abuse. For a person struggling to find safety from abuse and recover from its traumatic effects, the lack of training and the absence of collaboration among service providers impedes optimal care. In this workshop we will attempt to link domestic violence advocacy with mental health and substance abuse service delivery for the prevention of future violence.

Instructors:

Lori Adkins, Executive Director of Serenity, Inc. - Lori is a wife, mother, grandmother and women's advocate. She ahs been involved in the field of domestic violence advocacy for nearly ten years. She was previously Director of Sanctuary D.V. shelter in Harrison, AR and has also held the position of Education/Training Coordinator for the ACADV. She decided to become a women's advocate so that she could empower women to have all the information and support they need to live a violence free life. Her favorite quote is, "that which does not destroy me, makes me stronger!"

Lori has assisted the CJI in a statewide training effort to help law enforcemnt understand the dynamics of domestic violence by training officers from all 75 counties in AR. She has presented at two national conferences, which was a hig point in her love of training. Lori has a strong desire to assist victmis of domestic violence who often fall through the gaps. She works hard to identify and improve services for victims of domestic violence who have mental health, drug and/or alcohol related issues.

Sharon Clark, L.M.S.W. - Sharon is employed by Division of Health Services Research-UAMS. Sharon has more than 15 years combined experience working in the substance abuse and mental health fields. She serves as an advocate for specialized women's treatment services and most recently served as the Family Services & Day Treatment Director at Arkansas CARES, a comprehensive family treatment program of Methodist Family Health. Her prior roles at Arkansas CAARES included, Residential Director, Intake/Training Coordinator, and Case manager.

Bruce M. Cohen, M.S., LPE - Mr. Cohen is the Director of the Office of Special Projects in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry. He received his Masters in Clinical Psychology from Memphis State University in 1982 and has been a Clinical Instructor with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiarty since 1985. Bruce began at UAMS as a therapist and school consultant in the Child Study Center program in 1985. Under the CSC umbrella, he started the Community Outreach Program in 1994. This program provided intensive mental health services to children and families in homes, schools and other community locations. He became the program director of Child Study Center in 1996. In 2003 Bruce moved into department administration where he is involved in a variety of clinical, training and research projects. Bruce works with the Quality Impovement and JCAHO accreditation programs int he Department of Psychiatry. As part of his training duties, Bruce supervises psychology interns and psychiatric residents providing school-based consultiaon and treatment services. Bruce currently is spending his clinical time provding school-based behavioral health services to chidlren and families in the NLR School District.

Betsy Johnson L.C.S.W. - Betsy is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communities-UAMS, where she works with the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. She also works as an instructor at UALR School of Social Work, and as a counselor at the Arkansas Employee Assistance Program. Prior to joining Partners in 2005 to work as the spina bifida research project coordinator, Betsy worked for 14 years as a counselor for children and families. Her social work education included a year at Rape Crisis and the Advocate for Battered Women's Shelter in Little Rock. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified life coach.

Stephen McDermott -NAMI - Stephen McDermott is employed by they National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Arkansas state office as Operations Manager wehre he concentrates on NAMI affiliate and support group development, NAMI education programs, Mental Health Court and Crisis Intervention training initiatives. He is a past employee at a homeless shelter in Arkansas. Prior to this change in career, Stephen was employed at the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, Regions Bank and Acxiom as a computer technician. Stephen has been diagnosed with a mental illness and identifies as a consumer of mental health resources.

Roberta Sick, M.Ed., C.R.C. - Roberta is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communitites-UAMS, where she directs the efforts of the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. She has been involved in a number of training efforts over the past few years that address the critical issues of preventing violence int he lives of people with disabilities and providing access to services if victimization does occur. She has a strong working knowldege of the American with Disabilities Act, having served for six years as the training coordinator for the Arkansas ADA Roundtable. Her work experience includes coordination a club house model progame for persons with mental illness, working as a mental health therapist, and coordinationg an assistive technology project. She is a licensed professional counsleor.

Advanced Dynamics of Domesitc Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking

Advanced Dynamics of Domestic Violence

Advanced Sexual Assault

Since every person and situation is different, victims of sexual assault will respond to an assault in different ways. Many factors can influence an individual’s response to, and recovery from, sexual assault. These may include the age and developmental maturity of the victim; the social support network available to the victim; the victim’s relationship to the offender; the response to the attack by police, medical personnel, and victim advocates; the response to the attack by the victim’s loved ones; the frequency, severity and duration of the assault(s); the setting of the attack; the level of violence and injury inflicted; the response by the criminal justice system; community attitudes and values; and the meaning attributed to the traumatic event by the sexual assault survivor. Some survivors of sexual assault will find they can recover relatively quickly, while others will feel the lasting effects of their victimization throughout their lifetime. This workshop will focus on Evolution of Rape, Drug Facilitated Rape, Rapist Profiles, and Rape Sensitivity for Men.

Stalking

Stalking exists on serveral levels. Victims may or may not be aware that it is happening, and the perpetrators may or may not have malicious intent. Stalkers may even have a sincere but misguided belief that their victims love them, or have a desire to help the victims. Contrary to crimes that cosist of a singel act, stalking consists of a series of actions which in themselves can be legal, such as calling on the phone, sending gifts, or sending emails. Most cases of stalking never escalate to extremem levels of violence or harassment. Stalkers will often denigrate their victims which reduses the victims to objects. This allows stalkers to feel angry at the victims without experiencing empathy, or they may feel that they are entitled to behave as they please toward the victims. Viewing victims as "lesser," "weak" or other wise seriously flawed can support delusions that the victmis needs to be rescued, or punished, by the stalkers. Stalkers may slander or defame the character of their victims which may isolate the victims and give the stalkers more control or a feeling of power. This workshop will give participants information about the current stalking laws, safety tips for victmis of stalking, and resources available within the community.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Immigrant Services for Victims of Domestic Violence

Immigrant women arrive to this country alone or with their spouses in the hope of creating a better life for themselves and their children. Many flee political repression, severe poverty, domestic violence, unemployment, or war. In their home countries, they may have faced rape or torture for their political beliefs. They may have been forced into prostitution, state-sponsored sterilization programs, or may have been subjected to female genital mutilation. They may bear physical and psychological scars from this abuse and may still be fighting the effects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this workshop advocates of domestic violence will gain information about immigrant and human trafficking victims’ civil rights, cultural differences, translation issues and civil legal services. Advocates will be given information and tools regarding cultural diversity and conversational Spanish.

Instructors -

VAWA - Maria Miller - Maria started working for Catholic Charities in 1997, and has a degree in Business Administrations. She has assisted in numerous training all around the United States. Maria is the Coordinator for the Crime Victims Unit in Catholic Charities of Arkansas. She speaks English, Spanish and is learning italian. Maria has trained several police departments and shelters in Northwest Arkansas, as well as, the river valley area to promote understanding of the cultural barriers victims of crime and survivors of domestic violence face. She hosts a regual weekly radio show in the Northwest Arkansas area with the purpose of informing and educating the community in regards to rights that immigrant victims of crime or survivors of domestic violence have in the country and how to obtain them. Maria is a volunteer in the community for several events that promote understanding and harmony with all the immigrant communities established in Washington and Benton counties. OR

VAWA - Bridget White- Bridget has been the VAWA Immigration Specialist for Catholic Charities Immigration Services in Little Rock, AR since March, 2007. Bridget works with immigrant victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and other violent crimes. She aids them by providing legal assistance related to the immigration process, under the direct supervision of BIA Accredited Representiatives. She is also responsible for providing outreach to the immigrant community in order to inform them of the immigration benefits that may be available to them. Bridget is a Notary Public, and is working on attaining accreditation for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Board of Immigration and Appeals (BIA). Bridget earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, emphasis in Business Management; a Post-Baccalaureate Bachelor of Arts in Spanish; and an International Master of Business Administrations. During her studies, she worked as a Graduate Assistant fot he Marketing and Management Department, MBA Office, and for the Economics, Finance, Investment and Real Estate Managememtn Department. As part of the requirements for her IMBA and Spanish degrees, Bridget studied at the Universidad de Colima and the Universidad Veracruzana, both in Mexico. While at the Universidad de Colima, she worked as an intern in the Facultad de Becay y Estudiantes Extranjeros (Department of Scholarships and Foreign-Exchange Students). Her main duty was revision of the university's website. She also worked as an intern for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in the Public Affairs Office.

Human Trafficking - Dixon A. Land - Alan has a BS in Accounting from Auburn University. He worked as an accountant for a certified public accountant (CPA) firm in Tallahassee Florida. Alan worked as an auditor for the State of Florida and joined the FBI as a Special Agent in 1989. Alan has investigated white collar crime violations in Memphis, Tennessee and drug organizations in Little Rock. Arkansas. Alan was the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Coordinator in Memphis, Tennessee and a JTTF memeber in Washington, D.C. He attended the Department of Defense (DOD) Polygraph Examiner School in Comumbia, South Carolina, becoming a Polygraph Examiner in 2006. He is still a Polygraph Examiner and Civil Rights Investigator in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Cultural Diversity and Competency- Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Youngest Victims of Domestic Violence

Researchers have long been aware of the link between domestic violence and child abuse. Even if children are witnesses to acts of violence and not the intended targets, they can be affected in the same ways as children who are physically and sexually abused. Since domestic violence is a pattern of behavior, not a single event, episodes may become more severe and more frequent over time, resulting in an increased likelihood that the children eventually become victims. The following offers some commonly asked questions and answers about domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. This course focuses on how advocates working with families where domestic violence is present can advocate for the silent victims of domestic violence, the children.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Providing Support Groups for Victims of Domestic Violence

These interactive group sessions may be non-directed, topic oriented, and/or informational or educational. Support group services provide understanding and support for survivors of domestic violence and provide recreational and life-skill building. In this workshop, participants will be given information and instruction for facilitating domestic violence support groups. Active listening, addressing needs identified by those attending the group, building self-esteem, problem solving, recognition that individuals victimized by domestic violence are responsible for their own life decisions and that batterers are responsible for their violent behavior and safety planning are just a few areas of focus in this workshop.

Instructor - Pat Blackstone Program Coordinator, ACADV - As Program Coordinator Pat monitors and evaluates the thirty-five domesitc violence shelters in AR to assure standards are being met for state funding through the Domesitc Peace Fund. She also provides technical assistance and board and staff trainings. Prior to going to the Coalition in September 2005, Pat was Executive Director of a comprehensive homeless and abused women's shelter in Little Rock. Ms. Blackstone has worked in AR for over 25 years on issues concerning children and families. She was the teen parent liaison with the three school districts and the Department of Human Services for new Futures for Youth and worked with homeless coordinators and counselors in all the secondary schools in Pulaski County. During that time she was elected to the North Little Rock School District, where she served as president, adn NLR PTA President. She also works with the Legislature on issues concerning women and their children, domestic violence and homelessness.

Providing Support Groups for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Children's Group is a place for the child to talk and to learn about what they've experienced and how it's affected them. The children's group gives them an environment where they can be themselves and a safe place to talk about their feelings. They can also learn skills, like anger-management, dealing with other people and other children, and problem-solving. They can have a better idea of understanding diversity; why they're different; why other people are different from them. We can teach them respect, for women, for themselves, and for each other. Domestic Violence Advocates who conduct support groups for children, will receive training on how to effectively and appropriately work with children who have witnessed domestic violence. The purpose of this workshop is to provide support for these children, not to diagnose or counsel. Information will be provided to advocates so that they will have the materials needed to facilitate these support groups.

Instructor - Tanner Pickett, Director of Customer Service for Ascent Children's Health Services. Over the past 6 years, Tanner has worked as a Case manager, Clinical Services Coordinator & Clinic Director. He has worked to coordinate treatment of abused children through clinic programming with Mental Health Adminstrations from Arkansas State University. Ascent Children's Health Services works to provide day treatment & therapy services for children with developmental, behavioral, and/or medical needs. Ascent currently has 10 locations thoughtout the state of Arkansas.

Child Abuse and Neglect for Mandated Reporters and Child Advocacy

Child Abuse and Neglect for Mandated Reporters - Morning Session

A professional with the legal responsibility to report suspected child abuse or neglect carefully considers the decision to make a report. Sometimes the case is clear cut; other times there are issues which make reporting less certain. This workshop is designed to give domestic violence advoates the tools and guidance to help them with the critical decision of knowing when to report suspected child abuse or neglect.

Instructor - Joylyn Humphrey, L.C.S.W. - Joylyn has been employed by MidSOUTH Training Academy for the past 10 years where she has delivered training on a variety of topics related to child welfare. MidSOUTH provides staff development training to the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) of the Department of Human Services. MidSOUTH also makes their training available to others who work in or with child welfare services. Prior to joining MidSOUTH, Joylyn worked for 7 hears with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry and spent 3 years providing community mental health services in the delta of Arkansas.

Child Advocacy - Afternoon Session

A children's advocate typically represents or gives voice to an individual or group whose concerns and interests are not being heard. A child advocate will try to prevent children from being harmed and may try to obtain justice for those who have already been injured in some way. A child advocate may also seek to ensure that children have access to positive influences or services which will benefit their lives such as education, childcare and proper parenting. Child advocates exist in school, community, and domestic violence shelters to protect and nurture children. Within the criminal justice system, child advocates are concerned with developmental needs of children and young people, and can play an important role in enduring due process rights for young people in conflict with the law. They can help provide a voice for children and young people, ensure just and human conditions of custody, and guard the privacy rights surrounding record provisions. They can also work to ensure that the special legal protections assigned to young people are provdied with dignity and fairness. This workshop will have experts in the field from Child Protective Services and Court Appointed Special Advocates talk about their roles and responsibilities in their fields and give child advocates in domestic violence shelters information to improve protection and services for the children in the domestic violence shelters.

Instructor - Julian Holloway - Julian is the Director of the Arkansas State CASA Association. Previously, Julia was the Director for the Pulaski County CASA program based in Little Rock. Her experience with CASE began in 1994 when she trained to become an advocate in Nashville, Tennessee. CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is an association of non-profit child welfare organizations whose mission is to train adults to advocate for abused and neglected children in court, in an effort to move those children toward safe, permanent homes. Julian graduated from the University of Tampa with a degree in Communnications and attended Nova Southeastern Law School. She is a produced playwright and collector of antique books. She lives with her family and a big, yellow dog in Maumelle.

Military Response to Domestic Violence

This workshop is designed for civilian advocates working with military victims of domestic violence – both active duty victims and partners of active duty service members. It will help you respond to the uniquely challenging needs of this population of survivors. Whether you work or volunteer in a shelter, government or law enforcement agency, hospital, faith-based organization or other civilian setting, this workshop presumes that you are familiar with the dynamics of domestic violence, and that you are, already, working with survivors to build lives free from violence and abuse. It also presumes that you are familiar with civilian response systems in your state and community, and that you have already created a toolbox of strategies tailored to meet local needs.

Technology Safety for Victims of Domestic Violence

Victim service providers report that the Internet is rapidly becoming another weapon used by batterers against their victims. Just as in real life, abused women can be followed in cyberspace by their batterers, who may place their target under surveillance without her knowledge and use the information to threaten her or discredit her by putting misinformation on the Internet. Because cyberstalking is a relatively new criminal phenomenon, very little public attention and resources have been committed to addressing this crime. Consequently, victims of online harassment and threats, often look to victim service providers and advocates, who lack the information and tools needed to adequately respond to these crimes effectively. The purpose of this workshop is to give needed information and tools to victim advocates.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Dating Violence Train the Trainer

Teenagers often experience violence in dating relationships. Statistics show that one in three teenagers has experienced violence in a dating relationship. In dating violence, one partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through abuse. Dating violence crosses all racial, economic and social lines. Most victims are young women, who are also at greater risk for serious injury. Young women need a dating safety plan. This workshop is designed to train individuals to education our teens about this issue, how to be safe and where they can get help. This workshop is also designed to provide information directly to teenagers, school and church groups and others working with teens.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Cultural Diversity/Competency

The process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, religions, genders, sexual orientation and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms and values the worth of individuals, families and communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each. In this workshop we will discuss how we can be more cultural competent in this ever changing America. Specifically we will focus on the growing Hispanic and Vietnamese culture in our country.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Law Enforcement

Domestic violence can be deadly. Law enforcement officers are often the first to become involved with these families where violence is occurring. We are quickly gravitating away from the old thinking that this is “just a domestic” and are now forced to face the reality that we are now dealing with homicide prevention. This course is designed to provide the law enforcement officer with an overview of the dynamics of domestic violence. Education on domestic violence brings an understanding to the problem and alerts us to the signs of abuse and actions needed to be taken to end it. In this course we will discuss recent statistics, laws, different types of abuse, myths and facts, the power and control wheel, why victims stay, and the characteristics of a batterer. The focus will be primarily on the domestic violence laws and resources that are not being utilized in our state to help victims and hold batterers accountable.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Surviving a Money Crisis

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ADA Laws, Resources & Responsibilities

ACADV Program & Fiscal Standards (Program Directors Only)

ADA Laws, Resources & Responsibilities - Morning Session

The purpose of this workshop is to present the ADA's requirements to domestic violence program directors for the purpose improving the quality of services for victims of domestic violence with a disability. It is widely believed that women with disabilities are disproportionately at risk of intimate partner violence, yet they rarely seek the services of a shelter. It is the purpose of this workshop to raise the consciousness of providers of domestic violence services about how to better serve women with disabilities, and to enhance the ability of programs serving survivors to reach out to survivors with disabilities. In this workshop we will address the following questions: How well do domestic violence shelters serve people with disabilities? Do shelters comply with the federal laws mandating nondiscrimination on the basis of disability? Do people with disabilities feel welcome? Are women with hearing disabilities communicated with effectively? Are shelters accessible to women who use wheelchairs? How many women with disabilities are victims of abuse? Can women with visual disabilities use the shelter? What services are provided to women in group homes for people with developmental disabilities? What services do women with mental illnesses receive? Is staff trained to address the needs of women who bring service dogs into shelter? These and many other questions all arise from the application of the ADA to shelters.

ACADV Program & Fiscal Standards - Afternoon Session

The purpose of this workshop is to review ACADV Program & Fiscal Standards. The history of Standards will be discussed including the creation of Standards, Arkansas Code and funding. An overview of program requirements and the review process will be included.

Instructor -Pat Blackstone Program Coordinator, ACADV - As Program Coordinator Pat monitors and evaluates the thirty-five domesitc violence shelters in AR to assure standards are being met for state funding through the Domesitc Peace Fund. She also provides technical assistance and board and staff trainings. Prior to going to the Coalition in September 2005, Pat was Executive Director of a comprehensive homeless and abused women's shelter in Little Rock. Ms. Blackstone has worked in AR for over 25 years on issues concerning children and families. She was the teen parent liaison with the three school districts and the Department of Human Services for new Futures for Youth and worked with homeless coordinators and counselors in all the secondary schools in Pulaski County. During that time she was elected to the North Little Rock School District, where she served as president, adn NLR PTA President. She also works with the Legislature on issues concerning women and their children, domestic violence and homelessness.

Personnel Management & Roberts Rules of Order

Personnel Management - Description and speaker TBA

Roberts Rules of Order

This workshop provides an overview of parliamentary procedures using Roberts Rules of Order. The effective use of parliamentary procedure during board meeting can establish a method of orderly and productive debate. Your board will conduct business more efficiently and waste less time through the use of basic Roberts Rules of Order techniques.

Instructor - TBA

Introduction to Grant Writing and Advanced Grant Writing

(Program Directors Only)

Introduction to Grant Writing - Morning Session

This workshop is for beginning grant writers wanting to learn basic grant writing techniques from A to Z that will equip them with the skills and tools they need to enter the exciting field of grant writing! You will learn how to use buzz words, ways to format the proposal, tailor your cause, capture your audience, crate a budget and bring in the funding your organization needs. After this workshop, you will have the tools you will need to successfully complete your winning proposal.

Advanced Grant Writing - Afternoon Session

This workshop is for skilled grant writers to obtain advanced techniques and strategies to strengthen grant writing skills. You will learn how to raise needed funds by discovering how and where to look for potential funders who are a good match for your organization. You will also learn how to network and develop true partnerships with a variety of funders, how to organize a successful grant writing campaign, and how to put together a complete proposal package..

Personnel Management and Unemployment & Worker’s Compensation (Program Directors ONLY)

Personnel Management Morning Session

In this workshop we will discuss the intricacies of the workers’ compensation law and related issues and help bring clarity to complicated legal and medical issues, cost control and claims management concerns, safety programs, and even those confusing governmental forms.

Unemployment & Worker’s Compensation Afternoon Session

This workshop will cover unemployment insurance and employer compliance with the Arkansas Employment Security Law, unemployment insurance contributions from employers, unemployment insurance benefits to those eligible, and management information systems for filing unemployment insurance claims and fraud detection.

Instructors-

Sherry Jones - Sherry went to work for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (DWS) on January 13, 1975. At that time DWS was known as the Arkansas Employment Security Department. She worked in the Jonesboro local office as an interviewer in the Unemployment Insurance section until 1984, when she was promoted to UI supervisor for the Jonesboro office. Sherry remained in that job for 13 years and in 1997, became a Management Project Analyst, out stationed in Jonesboro for the state DWS UI technical section. Sherry remains in that position today. Her duties include developing, and coductin UI training across the state, speaking to employers and claimant groups, corresponding to local officials as well as the public regardkign UI questions; interpreting Arkansas UI law; and writing UI manuals. Sherry also works on special UI projects that include: Arkansas' current Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system for claiming wkkely benefits as well as the internet application for claiming benefits; DWS automated system for adjudication of UI nonmonetary determinations; UI's self service application for filing claims via our intra net system. She is currently working on implementing the use of debit cards for the payment of UI benefits. In total, Sherry has 33 years experience working with Arkansas unemployment insurance. I plan to retire early next year.

Patricia Burge, Director of the Health and Safety Division of the Arkansas Workers' Compenstaion Commission. Pat has been with the commission since 1997. Pat has been active in the occupational health, safey and environment profession in Arkansas since the early 1970's, working for a number of companies as an industiral hygienist and environmental manager. She is a Certified Industiral Hygienist and has a master's degree in toxicology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Patircia is a past president and board memeber of the American Industiral Hygiene Association's Arkansas Local Section and has served ont he national AIHA's Toxicology Committee. Patricia is a life-long Arkansas. She grew up on her family's farm near Batesville in Independence County.

Jennifer A. Love - Jennifer, a native of Jonesboro and an ASU graduate, is Cheif Legal Counsel and head of the Legal Advisor Division at the Workers' Compensation Commission. She also oversees the Commission's Mediation program and has received over 40 hours of mediation training. She received her Juris Doctoral from the UALR School of Law. Upon graduation, she immediately joined the Attorney General's Office as an Assistant Attorney General. For a time she lived in Ft. Smith and was a staff attorney for Beverly Enterprises, Inc. at their corporate headquarters there. She returned to Little Rock in 1992 and has been with the Commission since June of that year. Ms. Love's hobbies include volunteering for Heifer International, amateur archeology, and travel. She is a former board memeber of Central Arkansas Transit Association, Habitat for Humanity of Pulaski County, and the Hillcrest Residents Association. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association.

Doris Martin- Doris is currently the Manager of Employer Charges for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (ADWS). She is a Certified Employer Manager (CEM) and has been employed with the ADWS for 32 years in various positions. Some of the programs she has supervised and managed over the past 27 years are, Interstate Claims, Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA), Child Support Deductions, Unemployment Claims for Ex-Military employees, Unemployment Claim for Federal Civilian employees, and Disaster Unemployment Assistance programs.

ALICE Software

A hands-on interactive workshop to give advocates the tools to effectively use ALICE for the purpose of documenting hotline calls, residential and non-residential client documentation, child services, outreach information, employee/volunteer/board information, and various reports. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions about using ALICE to meet their individual program needs. 9:30am- 12:pm. Lunch is not provided for this workshop.

Instructor - Lee Nailing, Lee is currently working as the Legal Director at Domestic Violence prevention, INC. (DVP). He has been the legal director for the Bi-State Legal Program in Texas and Arkansas for five years. Lee was one of the first male domestic violence advocates in an office located in a domestic violence shelter. He developed a system allowing all DV victims presenting to Circuit Clerks Office in Miller and Lafayette Counties to be processed thought DVP, working in collaboration with 3 circuit judges and clerks. Lee has developed a working relationship with all law enforcement agencies within DVP's coverage area. Lee is a member of the Domestic Violence Task Force founded by Representative Dawn Creekmoore to review and develop changes and/or addition to Arkansas Family Law. he set up the ALICE date base for 17 users in his area and oversees the ALICE program and maintaining updates and all reporting procedures for Arkansas and Texas. Lee is an active member of the Legal Advocate Network in Texas and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for two years.

Introduction to Non-Profit Fundraising & Board Management and Development thru Strategic Planning (Program Directors ONLY)

Introduction to Non-Profit Fundraising & Board Management Morning Session

This workshop will provide an overview of nonprofit fundraising, cover the psychology and history of philanthropy and will include the basics of annual giving, special events, major gifts, and planned giving. Also included is information focused on motivating nonprofit board members to become more active and enthusiastic in their managing and fundraising responsibilities.

Development thru Strategic Planning Afternoon Session

This workshop will focus on the Organizational Capacity Building of Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelters Project and how it can help strengthen your board and organization.

Professional Ethics for Service Providers

All professions have clearly defined codes of ethics, establishing standards of behavior. Professisonal adherence to these standards are reviewed and upheld by the various licensing agencies and organizations. Civil and criminal laws exist to further strongly deter professional misconduct or malpractice which causes harm to individuals. Advocates will be given information concerning specific ethical practices for employees working in domestic violence programs.

Instructor - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Professional Ethics for Service Providers

Instructors - Terri Berger - Terri is the Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has over 8 years experience working with families and addressing issues of violence. Terri worked with economically challenged women as the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, empowering women to work their way off government assistance while employed with the Pulaski County Housing Agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked with at risk youth and families, as a Family Service Worker, Case Worker and Investigator at DCFS and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the 20th Judicial District in Faulkner county, Arkansas. She was the Outreach Coordinator for the Womesn' Shelter of Central Arkansas in Conway. She worked with the victims of domestic violence in the community, served as a Legal Advocate, and was responsible for going into the community and schools to conduct domestic violence prevention education and awareness. Terri received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. She is certified by the State of Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standares as a Specialized Instructor for Domestic Violence Dynamics. She is a memeber of the Crime Victim's Assistance Association.

Violence and Abuse and People with Disabilities

A panel of team members from the local community will coordinate this worship which will give an update about the latest efforts for serving people with disabilities who experience violence. Topics will include: a discussion about the efforts that are occurring in bringing the victim services and disability community at the local community level, including the successes and the difficulties encountered, give the results of the first national crime victimization survey of people with disabilities and its implications for Arkansas. We will discuss the importance of self advocacy and empowerment when serving people with disabilities and the importance of being trauma informed in all of our efforts. Safety planning information will be provided. Time will be allotted for questions and discussion.

Instructors- Julie Petty, B.A. Julie works for Partners for Inclusive Communities-UAMS on both the Safety and Sexual Violence Prevention Project and the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. Julie has been a leader in the self-advocay movement in Arkansas and nationally for several years. She served as the President of SABE (Self Advocates Becoming Empowered). a national self advocacy organization from 2006-2008. In 1998, she helped to establish Arkansas People First, a self advocacy organization for people with disabilities, and helped it to grow statewide. Julie graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

Roberta Sick, M.Ed., C.R.C. - Roberta is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communities-UAMS, where she directs the efforts of the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. She has been involved in a number of Training efforts over the past few years that address the critical issues of preventing violence in the lives of people with disabilities and providing access to services if victimization does occur. her work experience includes coordination a club house model program for persons with mental illness, and working as a mental health therapist. She is a licensed professional counselor.

Sexual Assault Dynamics

Walking the Walk- A sexual violence awareness exercise that is designed to allow participants to experience the issues and emotions survivors of sexual violence face each day. This exercise will give participants a better understanding of the true complexity of sexual violence and the lasting impact it has on the survivor and their loved ones.

Violence in the Media - Discusses how the media often objectifies women and teaches participants how to "read" ads and commercials. Explores the ways that relationships are presented and how harmful that can be to youth who are forming their values and beliefs about relationships.

Working with People with Disabilities- This presentation will discuss the high rates of abuse perpetrated against individuals with disabilities and some of the reasons why this may be occurring. Participants will be given information and tools to help promote safety and healthy relationships for individuals with disabilities for whom the may provide services.

Instructors- Dorinda Edmisten is the Executive Director oft eh Ozark Rape Crisis Center. She joined the center in 1997 and since that time has been involved in sexual assault issues at the local, state and national level. In 1998, she was a founding member of the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault and currently serves as the Coalitions' President. In 1999, she served on a national committee for the Criminal Justice Institute to develop a sexual assault training curriculum for rural law enforcement officers. Also that year, she was appointed to the Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence and is currently serving as Chair of the Commission and Chair of the Committee on Rape. Dorinda was a 2004 recipient oft he national Sexual Violence Resource Centers award for Outstanding Advocacy and Community Work in Ending Sexual Violence.

Michelle Cline currently serves as the Rural Domestic Violence Project Coordinator for the Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence. She has held this position since April, 2004. Michelle holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas. Previously, Michelle worked for Family Service Agency as the Media and Curriculum Coordinator for the Sexual Assault Center. Her duties included conducting public presentations on sexual assault prevention, creating and updating curriculum, marketing the program and services to the community, and hosting the Survival Guide program on Comcast Cable. Michelle also worked for a number of years as a Case Manager for Have, a shelter for abused and neglected adolescent females.

Roberta Sick is the Project Director for the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project at Partners for Inclusive communities - UAMS, Arkansas University's Center for Excellence and Disabilities. She has been involved in a number of Training efforts over the years that address the critical issues of preventing violence in the lives of people with disabilities and providing access to services for victims of crime. This has included both training for professionals and information for persons with disabilities.

Capacity Building Regional Workshops

Regional meetings and creating a fund development plan for your program.

(All directors and board members are encouraged to attend)

Conversational Spanish for Advocates for Victims of Domestic Violence

What does a Spanish sentence look like? What do Spanish verbs look like? How do I ask a question in Spanish? How do I use adjectives in Spanish? What are the main difficulties in learning Spanish for an English speaker? What are the easiest thigns about learning Spanish for an English speaker? Why bother learning Spanish?

In this workshop we will attempt to answer all these questions and more. Participants will be given basic tools to begin learning the Spanish language. Participants should be prepared to participate in Spanish speaking activities.

Instructor -Bridget White- Bridget has been the VAWA Immigration Specialist for Catholic Charities Immigration Services in Little Rock, AR since March, 2007. Bridget works with immigrant victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and other violent crimes. She aids them by providing legal assistance related to the immigration process, under the direct supervision of BIA Accredited Representiatives. She is also responsible for providing outreach to the immigrant community in order to inform them of the immigration benefits that may be available to them. Bridget is a Notary Public, and is working on attaining accreditation for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Board of Immigration and Appeals (BIA). Bridget earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, emphasis in Business Management; a Post-Baccalaureate Bachelor of Arts in Spanish; and an International Master of Business Administrations. During her studies, she worked as a Graduate Assistant fot he Marketing and Management Department, MBA Office, and for the Economics, Finance, Investment and Real Estate Managememtn Department. As part of the requirements for her IMBA and Spanish degrees, Bridget studied at the Universidad de Colima and the Universidad Veracruzana, both in Mexico. While at the Universidad de Colima, she worked as an intern in the Facultad de Becay y Estudiantes Extranjeros (Department of Scholarships and Foreign-Exchange Students). Her main duty was revision of the university's website. She also worked as an intern for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in the Public Affairs Office.

Training Sessions

Dynamics of Domestic Violence for Community Awareness

Power and control are central to the issue of domestic violence. Tactics used to establish control include economic abuse, emotional abuse, isolation and threats, particularly around the victims’ fears of losing children. Other tactics are isolation, minimizing, denying and refusing to take responsibility for his/her actions, e.g., “look what you made me do.” In this workshop we will discuss the history and philosophy of the battered women’s movement, the power and control wheel, equality wheel, the effects of domestic violence. We will also clarify any myths, discuss why people batter and why victims stay, stages of victims leaving, the lethality assessment and the cycle of violence.

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Basic Advocacy for Community Awareness

There are so many failures in the ‘system’ and so many men women and children who fall through the cracks of legal protection that go unnoticed by the press and the general public. Advocacy takes a little time and a strong commitment. In this workshop we discuss various strategies and techniques used to empower victims of domestic violence. We promote problem solving, safety planning, and support groups for victims of domestic violence. Service Providers are given instruction in service provision, crisis counseling, hotline operation, communication and listening skills.

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Legal Advocacy for Community Awareness

Legal Advocacy is a service offered by domestic violence programs for victims of domestic violence. The legal advocate provides access to the necessary forms needed to file for a temporary protection order (TPO). Legal advocates accompany victims to court. Domestic Violence victims are provided with the emotional and physical support to deal with the stress of the court hearing and facing their batterer in court. In this workshop, we will discuss all state and federal domestic violence statutes, orders or protection, victim impact statements, civil remedies, crime victims’ rights and crime reparations. Legal Advocates work with the courts, attorneys and law enforcement to hold batterer’s accountable and get justice for the victims of domestic violence. This workshop is designed to provide service providers and others in the community information to better service victims of domestic violence.

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Advanced Dynamics of Domestic Violence

This workshop is designed to give participants more advanced information regarding domestic violence. Topics include the dynamics of domestic violence, typology of abusers, primary aggressor, when women kill, strangulation, violence on children and abused men. Participants at the end of this workshop will be able to distinguish between the different types of abusers, have a better understanding of who is the primary aggressor, gain insight into what drives women to kill, be able to define and recognize strangulation, a knowledge of the effects of violence on children and identify abused men.

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Immigrant Services for Victims of Domestic Violence

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Youngest Victims of Domestic Violence

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Support Groups

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Dating Violence Train-the-Trainer

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Cultural Diversity/Competency

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Law Enforcement

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Volunteer Training

Domestic voilence prgrams use unpaid volunteers to augment the program's direct and indirect services provided by paid staff. Programs have written policies and procedures regarding the recruitment, screening, training, supervision and/or dismissal of volunteeers used to proved both direct and indirect services. Such policies clarify the roles and contributions of volunteers to the program's prevision of service, with specific details addressing how, when, where,a nd the frequency with which volunteers will be used. This workshopw ill give information on the dynamics of domestic violence, basic advocacy, crisis intervention and hotline calls. The training for service provision is based upon a model of empowerment, support, education and advocacy.

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Board Training

A Board of Directors that is a legally constituted group of individuals whose function is to oversee operations of the domestic violence shelter and related services shall govern Domestic Violence Shelters. Each member of the agency’s Board of Directors will participate in an orientation within six (6) months after joining the board. The orientation shall include an explanation of the dynamics of domestic violence, the agency’s policies, and the role of a board member. A statement of mission and purposes should articulate the organization’s goals, means, and primary constituents served. It is the Board of Directors’ responsibility to create the mission statement and review it periodically for accuracy and validity. Each individual board member should fully understand and support it. This workshop will provide information to give new board members the information they need to meet program and fiscal standards and have a better understanding of their role and responsibilities’.

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Crisis Counseling/Hotline

A hotline operated by a domestic violence program must provide 24-hour crisis telephone access to the program. Programs offering hotline services must provide emergency telephone crisis intervention and advocacy. These services include assessment of the caller’s critical needs, crisis intervention, safety planning and information and referral to available community resources. This workshop will provide advocates answering the hotline with the information needed to be effective working with victims in crisis.

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