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The Essentials (TE)

The Essentials of Victim Advocacy (October 2025) (TE-6023)


Description
October 20-24, 2025 (VIRTUAL) / Monday - Friday 8am - 4:00p (EST)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE - ONE WEEK BEFORE CLASS BEGINS/OCT. 13, 2025

The Essentials of Victim Advocacy is a nationally approved, comprehensive training offered for assisting individuals in becoming a Credentialed Advocate (CA) through the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP).

Participants who successfully complete this 44-hour course will become equipped to use the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) crisis intervention model to assist individuals impacted by victimization or traumatic events. In addition, participants will increase their knowledge about the judicial system, victims’ rights, and different types of victimization, and learn about resources available for both victims and the person providing crisis intervention.

Live sessions are instructed via Zoom. Please see previous communications and the information below for Zoom details:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83467319287?pwd=rmbtRvupHKsB6nbhQqaAGFY6Y8ctMW.1

Meeting ID: 834 6731 9287
Passcode: 332835

Original Training Da...: October 20 - 25 , 2025 Instructor: Dana Zedak, LSW, CA Training Hours: 44 SW CEU's: 29

Content
  • PREWORK [Complete before October 20, 2025]
  • Let's Get Started [VIRTUAL COURSES ONLY]
  • Prework Module: Trauma Informed Approach
  • Providing trauma-informed Care (Referenced in Trauma Informed Approach Unit)
  • Victim Assistance Program's Services
  • Downloading the TalentLMS App for "The Essentials"
  • QPR Pre-Survey
  • OCTOBER 20, 2025 - DAY 1
  • Meet Your Trainers for Day 1
  • Day 1 Presentation Slides
  • 1.1 Crisis & Trauma
  • 1.2 Crisis Intervention
  • Brene Brown on Empathy [To accompany Crisis Intervention presentation]
  • 1.3 The Role of Presence in Your Trauma Informed Approach
  • Language Matters
  • 1.4 Knowledge to Practice
  • End of Day 1 Survey
  • OCTOBER 21, 2025 - DAY 2
  • Meet Your Trainers for Day 2
  • Day 2 Presentation Slides
  • 2.1 Cultural Humility
  • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Language Guidelines
  • 2.2 Intimate Partner Violence
  • VAP's Safety Plan
  • 2.9 Stalking Log
  • 2.3 Knowledge to Practice
  • 2.4 Sexual Violence
  • 2.5 Knowledge to Practice
  • End of Day 2 Survey
  • OCTOBER 22, 2025 - DAY 3
  • Meet Your Trainers for Day 3
  • Day 3 Presentation Slides
  • 3.1 Knowledge to Practice
  • 3.2 Unexpected Death
  • 3.3 Compassion Fatigue
  • ProQOL Survey On-Line
  • ProQOL Assessment (Essentials version) - visit FILES to download Excel file.
  • 3.5 Clinical Services
  • 3.6 Knowledge to Practice
  • End of Day 3 Survey
  • OCTOBER 23, 2025 - DAY 4
  • Meet Your Trainers for Day 4
  • Day 4 Presentation Slides
  • 4.1 QPR Suicide Gatekeeper
  • QPR Post-Survey
  • 4.2 Professionalism in Crisis Intervention
  • 4.3 Knowledge to Practice
  • 4.4 On Scene Response
  • End of Day 4 Survey
  • OCTOBER 24, 2025 - DAY 5
  • Meet Your Trainers for Day 5
  • Day 5 Presentation Slides
  • 5.1 Working Collaboratively
  • Ohio Victim Rights Request Form
  • 5.2 Justice System Process
  • 5.3 Knowledge to Practice
  • Trauma Informed Presence (Fillable PDF)
  • 5.4 Protection Orders
  • 5.5 Next Steps
  • End of Day 5 Survey
  • RECORDED UNITS [COMPLETE ALL UNITS BY NOVEMBER 24, 2025]
  • Essentials of Victim Advocacy - Complete Presentation Slides Manual
  • R1: Victim Advocacy - Then and Now
  • R2a: Working with Children and Older Adults
  • Recorded Survey - Working with Children & Older Adults
  • R2b: Child & Older Adult Abuse
  • R3: Stalking & Identity Theft
  • MISSED Human Trafficking Unit
  • R4: Missing Persons
  • R5: Collective Trauma Response
  • Recorded Survey - R5: Collective Trauma Response
  • R7: Understanding Victims' Rights Law for Advocates - NCVLI
  • R.8a Ethics Definition (watch before R.8 Ethics)
  • NOVA Code-of-Professional-Ethics
  • R.8 Ethics
  • Values Exercise
  • CONGRATULATIONS - YOU'RE ALMOST DONE!
  • Overall Course Survey
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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