Calendar
OVC Web Forum Guest Host sessions offer an impressive roster of experts discussing
best practices for a wide variety of victim issues. You can read about the experts in Guest Host Biographies. Check the calendar for the topics that interest you and mark the dates. For more information, questions, or comments about the calendar send an e-mail to OVCproviderforum@ncjrs.gov.
Upcoming Sessions
June 2008–Scheduled for 06/18/2008
Assisting Victims of Domestic Abuse in Later Life
Join Bonnie Brandl, M.S.W., Director of the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, and Jane Raymond, M.S., Advocacy and Protection Systems Developer, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, for a discussion on best practices for assisting victims of domestic abuse in later life.
Past Sessions
May 2008–Held on 05/27/2008
Assisting Family Members of Missing Children
Join Duane Bowers, LPC, author of A Child is Missing: Providing Support for Families of Missing Children, and Abby Potash, Program Manager of Team HOPE (Help Offering Parents Empowerment), for a discussion on best practices for assisting family members of missing children.
May 2008–Held on 05/14/2008
Responding to Victims of Crime
Join Timothy Woods, Director of the Research, Development, and Grants Division at the National Sheriffs' Association and author of First Response to Victims of Crime, for a discussion with first responders and allied professionals on best practices for meeting the needs of crime victims.
April 2008–Held on 04/23/2008
Implementing Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs
Join Lucia Zuniga, Director of the Massachusetts SANE Program, and Joan Meunier-Sham, Associate Director of the Massachusetts Pediatric SANE Program for a discussion on best practices for implementing a Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program.
April 2008–Held on 04/16/2008
Using Online Communications to Assist Crime Victims
Join Penelope Hughes, Vice President of Online Services at the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), for a discussion on best practices for providing online hotline services to crime victims.
March 2008–Held on 03/26/2008
Preparing Victim Service Providers and Children for Court
Join Victor Vieth, Director of the National Child Protection Training Center and designer of the "Finding Words: Interviewing Children and Preparing for Court" course, for a discussion on best practices for readying victim service providers, and preparing child victims/witnesses, for court.
March 2008–Held on 03/12/2008
Discussing Ethical Practices in Victim Services
Join Melissa Hook, Executive Director of the District of Columbia Office of Victim Services and author of Ethics in Victim Services, for a discussion on ethical practices in victim services.
February 2008–Held on 02/27/2008
Responding to Teen Victims of Dating Violence
Join Mitru Ciarlante, Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime's Teen Victim Initiative, and Barri Rosenbluth, Director of SafePlace's Expect Respect Program, for a discussion on assisting teen victims of dating violence.
February 2008–Held on 02/13/2008
Discussing Victim Services in Urban High Crime Neighborhoods
Join Kerry Cosgrove and Linda Miller, grantees of OVC's Urban High Crime Neighborhood Initiative, for a discussion on best practices for assisting victims of crime in urban high-crime neighborhoods.
January 2008–Held on 01/30/2008
Cultivating Relationships Between Victim Service Providers and the Media
Join Greg Luft and Anne Seymour, contributors to OVC's video, The News Media's Coverage of Crime and Victimization, for a discussion on best practices for developing relationships between victim service providers and the media.
January 2008–Held on 01/09/2008
Assisting Victims of Intimate Partner Stalking
Join Michelle Garcia, Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) Stalking Resource Center, for a discussion on bestpractices for serving intimate partner stalking victims.
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