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
November 2009–Scheduled for 11/18/2009
Working with Victims of Gang Violence
Join Jeffrey Bergman, a detective in Fairfax County Police Department’s Youth Services Division Gang Unit, and Pamela Kelly, a victim advocate in Fairfax County Police Department’s Victim Service Section, for the live discussion.
Past Sessions
November 2009–Scheduled on 11/04/2009
Serving Elder Abuse Victims in Indian Country
Join Melissa Riley, manager of Unified Solutions’ Counseling and Faith-Based Services for Crime Victims in Indian Country Training and Technical Assistance Project, for the live discussion.
October 2009–Held on 10/26/2009
Helping Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Join Sherry Hamby, Ph.D., coauthor of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire, and Miriam Berkman, J.D., M.S.W., coordinator of the Child Development-Community Policing Program’s Domestic Violence Intervention Project, for the live discussion.
September 2009–Held on 09/30/2009
Sustainability of Victim Assistance Programs
Join Jenifer Markowitz, ND, RN, WHNP-BC, project manager for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Sustainability Technical Assistance Project for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, for the live discussion.
September 2009–Held on 09/09/2009
Providing Campus Crime Awareness
Join Alison Kiss, M.S., Director of Programs at Security On Campus, Inc. and faculty member with the Jeanne Clery Act Compliance Training Program, for the discussion.
August 2009–Held on 08/26/2009
Responding to Homeless Victims of Sexual Assault
Join Jessy Haywood, community educator and trainer at the Center for Women and Families, and Katya Fels Smyth, founder of the Full Frame Initiative and On the Rise, Inc., for the discussion.
July 2009–Held on 07/22/2009
Addressing Sexual Violence Against Individuals with Disabilities
Join Heather Kamper, LMSW, Training Specialist for Disability Services ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program) of SafePlace, for the live discussion.
July 2009–Held on 07/08/2009
Providing Services for Child Identity Theft Victims
Join Linda Foley, Identity Theft Resource Center cofounder, and Paula Pierce, J.D., Managing Attorney for the Victims Initiative for Counseling, Advocacy, and Restoration of the Southwest, for the discussion.
June 2009–Held on for 06/24/2009
Working with LGBTIQ Survivors of Violence
Join Avy Skolnik, Coordinator for Statewide and National Programs at the New York City Anti-Violence Project, for the discussion.
May 2009–Held on 05/13/2009
Responding to People Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
Join Carol Dorris, J.D., advisor on Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals With Mental Illnesses, and Dr. James Reinhard, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner, for the discussion.
April 2009–Held on 04/29/2009
Forensic Interviewing in Tribal Communities
Join Hollie Strand, MFS, a forensic interviewer for the Child Advocacy Center of the Black Hills, for the live discussion.
April 2009–Held on 04/15/2009
Strengthening Sexual Assault Victims' Right to Privacy
Join Jessica Mindlin, Esq., National Director of Training and Technical Assistance for the Victim Rights Law Center, and Joanne Zannoni, MSW, LICSW, Associate Director of Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, for the live discussion.
March 2009–Held on 03/18/2009
Providing Services to Victims of Bullying
Join Dr. Susan Limber, a faculty member within the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, and Dr. Patricia Agatston, a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Cobb County School District’s Prevention/Intervention Center, for the live discussion.
February 2009–Held on 02/18/2009
Safety Planning for Teen Victims of Dating Violence
Join Mitru Ciarlante, Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime's Teen Victim Initiative, and Candice Hopkins, Director of loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, for a discussion on best practices for safety planning for teen victims of dating violence.
January 2009–Held on 01/28/2009
Assisting Victims of Labor Trafficking
Join Katherine Kaufka, Executive Director of the International Organization for Adolescents, and Florrie Burke, consultant on modern-day slavery to government and nongovernment agencies, for a discussion on best practices for assisting victims of labor trafficking.
January 2009–Held on 01/21/2009
Addressing Technology and Stalking
Join Michelle Garcia, Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime Stalking Resource Center, and Cindy Southworth, Founder and Director of Safety Net: The National Safe & Strategic Technology Project, for a discussion on best practices for addressing technology and stalking.
December 2008–Held on 12/10/2008
Enforcing Victims' Rights in Court
Join Carol Dorris, J.D., Project Director of the VictimLaw project, and Meg Garvin, J.D., Executive Director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute, for the session.
November 2008–Held on 11/19/2008
Serving Sexual Violence Victims in Native American Communities
Join Roe Bubar, J.D., Associate Professor at Colorado State University and trainer in interviewing Native children in child sexual abuse cases, and Sarah Deer, J.D., Visiting Professor at William Mitchell College of Law and co-editor of Sharing our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence, for the session.
November 2008–Held on 11/05/2008
Empowering Victims to Triumph over Tragedy
Join Dan Levey, President of the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Inc, and Debra Puglisi Sharp, member of the Board of Directors of the National Coalition of Victims in Action, for the session.
October 2008–Held on 10/22/2008
Implementing and Operating Address Confidentiality Programs
Join Melissa Deinlein, Manager of the Washington Address Confidentiality Program, and Victoria Sostack, Director of Victim Services at the Pennsylvania Office of the Victim Advocate, for the session.
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