2008 Sexual Violence
and
Victim Services Conference
Deauville
Beach Resort, Miami Beach
June 18-20, 2008
Conference Brochure
Registration
is now open!
Screening
of
The
Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Thursday,
6:30pm in Deauville's Collins Theater
Sponsored by Florida
Network of Victim Witness Services and Florida
Council Against Sexual Violence.
Las personas que
acudan a la conferencia y necesiten los servicios
de traducción en español o creole,
por favor comuníquense con Veronica Sumbu
al teléfono 305-547-0132.
Patisipan nan konferans
la ki bezwen entèprèt Panyòl
ou Kreòl dwe kontakte Veronica Sumbu
nan numero 305-547-0132.
View the conference
agenda here now!
Hotel
Reservations:
Make your hotel reservations
by May 5, 2008 for the $90 conference room rate.Contact
the Deauville Beach Resort directly at (305)
865-8511 or (800) 327-6656 and use group reservation
code: FNVWS08, or make reservations on line
at www.deauvillebeachresort.com. Click on the
group reservations link and enter the password
FNVWS08.
Keynote Speaker:
Anna Salter, Ph.D.
– Psychologist specializing in sex offender
assessment and treatment; author of Transforming
Trauma: A Guide to Understanding and Treating
Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Michelle Garcia, M.P.P. –
Director, Stalking Resource Center, National
Center for Victims of Crime.
Conference
workshop descriptions and speaker
bios are now available!
Wellness Day, June 17th
Be good to yourself! Join us for an optional
wellness track focused on attendee self-care.
Great workshops
are being offered!
Registration Information:
Early Full
Registration (before May 12th)
Members: $185
Non-Members: $250
Late Full Registration
(after May 12th)
Members: $220
Non-Members: $285
Early One Day Registration
(before May 12th)
Members: $100
Non-Members: $135
Late One Day Registration
(after May 12th)
Members: $135
Non-Members: $170
$500 Conference Scholarships
Available:
The Office for Victims
of Crime is pleased to announce the availability
of a limited number of Professional Development
Scholarships for state, local, and community-based
victim service providers to attend the Florida
Network of Victim Witness Services/Florida Council
Against Sexual Violence Conference “We
All Have a Voice. Listen.” In support
of those professionals seeking continuing education
opportunities, the Program provides up to $500.00
for individuals and up to $2,500 for multidisciplinary
teams. Funding is limited, and applicants must
meet specific eligibility requirements.
For more information or to apply
for a scholarship, please contact OVC TTAC at
866-682-8822.
Investigating
Non-Stranger Rape
Jacksonville:
May 22, 2008, 8:30am-4:30pm
Florida Department of Law
Enforcement
Jacksonville Regional Crime Laboratory
921 North Davis Street, Building E
Jacksonville, Florida 32209-6809
(904) 360-7100
Tallahassee:
May 23, 2008, 8:30am-4:30pm
Apalachee Center
2634 Capital Circle, NE
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 523-3248
Ft. Lauderdale:
June 5th, 8:30am-4:30pm
Coconut Creek Community Center
1100 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek, Fl 33066
Largo (Pinellas Co):
June 6, 2008,
9:30am-5:30pm
Largo Public Library
120 Central Park Drive
Largo, FL 33771
The Florida Council Against Sexual
Violence is sponsoring free training for law
enforcement officers on investigating non-stranger
rape. Trainers use a team approach to address
problems professionals face when working with
cases involving sexual battery.
Training Topics:
Overview of Current
Sexual Battery Laws
Non-Stranger Rape Investigation Techniques
Forensic Medical Exam/Evidence Collection
Meeting the Consent Defense
Prosecuting Difficult Cases
Myths and Realities of Sexual Assault
Victim and Suspect Dynamics
Working Effectively with Victim Advocates
Trainers:
Law Enforcement Trainer:
Detective
Carolyn Roberts
Boulder, Colorado Police Department
Prosecution Trainer:
Nita
Denton
Attorney in Charge, Martin County
Office of the State Attorney, 19th Judicial
Circuit
Victim Advocate Trainer:
Maria
LaRocco
Executive Director, Project Help, Inc.
Sexual Assault Forensic
Examiner Trainer:
Varies by location
Who
Should Attend?
Law Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors,
Probation, Victim Advocates and Sexual Assault
Forensic Examiners.Space is limited:
contact Angela McBride at amcbride@fcasv.org
or 850-297-2000 to register
by May 16th.
SANE
Training
Miami Beach, FL
June 16-20
FCASV is sponsoring
a 40 hour SANE training at the Deauville Beach
Resort in Miami Beach, FL June 16-20, 2008.
The lead trainer and content consultant is Kimberly
Womack, DHSc, MSN, ARNP-C, CEN, SANE-A. Medical
professionals will leave not only with increased
knowledge of sexual assault and the forensic
medical exam but prepared with the practical
skills necessary to perform the exam.
The training is geared toward
medical professionals: ARNPs, RNs, and physicians.
The training will also be valuable to prosecutors,
law enforcement officers, victim advocates and
crime lab analysts.
Training topic highlights:
Sexual Assault Response Team Roles
Taking the Medical Forensic History
Head to Toe Assessment/Forensic Documentation
Trauma Identification
Evidence Collection and Treatment
Court Room Preparation and Testimony
The training cost is $250 for
the full week or $50 per day. Full tuition scholarships
will be given to any community that sends a
team consisting of a nurse/physician, law enforcement
officer, rape crisis program victim advocate
and prosecutor.
Registration Forms:
General
Registration
SART
Team Scholarship Application
Prosecutors
Scholarship Application
Make your hotel reservations by
May 5, 2008 for the $90 conference room rate.
Contact the Deauville
Beach Resort directly at (305) 865-8511
or (800) 327-6656 and use group reservation
code: FNVWS08, or make reservations on line
at www.deauvillebeachresort.com. Click on the
group reservations link and enter the password
FNVWS08.
Teen
Dating Violence Project
FCASV is currently serving on
the advisory board of a project directed by
FCADV to assist Florida’s domestic violence
advocates, sexual violence and rape crisis advocates,
and runaway and homeless youth service providers
with the issue of teen dating violence. One
portion of the project involves creating a user-friendly
curriculum complete with practical information
regarding the complexities and dynamics of dating
violence. One goal of the project is to increase
domestic and sexual violence advocates’
and runaway youth workers’ knowledge of
and competency in direct service provision to
runaway adolescents who experience dating violence.
Read
more about the project and check out the
resources available:
Model
Intervention Protocols and Prevention Strategies
Model
Collaborative Protocols
Dating
violence palm card/male victim
Dating
violence palm card/female victim
Brochure
Poster
FCASV
Advocacy Core Training
In October 2005 FCASV
kicked off its long-awaited Advocacy Core Training
(ACT) with two train-the-trainer events. Twenty-eight
rape crisis program staff in Tallahassee and
24 in Ft. Myers completed the three-day trainings,
earning Designated Trainer status to lead Advocacy
Core Trainings for their programs.The Advocacy
Core Training represents the culmination of
a year-and-a-half of work reviewing training
programs from across the state and nation, gathering
feedback from new and long-time Florida rape
crisis center staff, and consulting medical
professionals, law enforcement officers, and
prosecutors. An advisory committee made up of
advocates and administrators from a variety
of centers pilot tested the training. The Advocacy
Core Training is a minimum of 30 hours composed
of 15 hours of self-instruction and 15 hours
of trainer-led instruction. It covers crisis
intervention, advocacy and the legal system,
advocacy in health care settings and information
and referral.
ACT fulfills two
mandated training requirements for rape crisis
program staff. It meets the statutory training
requirements for sexual assault counselors’
privileged communications, ensuring that victims
can speak confidentially with counselors and
advocates. ACT also ties in with rape crisis
center certification, serving as the compulsory
training that each direct service certified
rape crisis center employee or volunteer must
complete to work with victims.Several centers
have already begun training their staff and
volunteers using the Advocacy Core Training,
each employing its own individual format and
schedule. FCASV encourages centers to keep us
updated on your successes and challenges in
implementing your trainings. We’ll share
helpful tips and pitfalls to avoid with other
centers.
FCASV staff is available
to help you plan and implement your Advocacy
Core Training. Contact Grace Frances,project
development and training coordinator, at gfrances@fcasv.org
or call 888-956-7273.
Training
Available through the Florida Council Against
Sexual Violence:
