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The Essentials (TE)

The Essentials of Victim Advocacy (August 2025) (TE-6022)


Description
Dates of Essentials course (In person) / Monday - Friday 8am - 4:00p (EST)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Monday, August 4, 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.

Original Training Da...: August 11-15, 2025 Instructor: Dana Zedak, LSW, CA Training Hours: 44 SW CEU's: 29

Content
  • PREWORK [Complete before FIRST DAY OF COURSE]
  • Prework Module: Trauma Informed Approach
  • Image Use Permission Request [IN PERSON COURSES ONLY]
  • Victim Assistance Program's Services
  • QPR Pre-Survey
  • Downloading the TalentLMS App for "The Essentials"
  • AUGUST 11 - DAY 1
  • 1.1 Crisis & Trauma
  • 1.2 The Role of Presence in Your Trauma Informed Approach
  • Holding Space Video
  • 1.3 Crisis Intervention
  • 1.4 Knowledge to Practice
  • End of Day 1 Survey
  • AUGUST 12 - DAY 2
  • 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
  • AUGUST 13 - DAY 3
  • 3.2 Unexpected Death
  • 3.3 Compassion Fatigue
  • ProQOL Survey On-Line
  • ProQOL Assessment (Essentials version) - visit FILES to download Excel file.
  • 3.4 Human Trafficking
  • Hotline-Trends-Report-2023.pdf
  • 3.5 Clinical Services
  • End of Day 3 Survey
  • AUGUST 14 - DAY 4
  • 4.1 QPR Suicide Gatekeeper
  • QPR Post-Survey
  • 4.2 Professionalism in Crisis Intervention
  • NOVA Code-of-Professional-Ethics
  • 4.3 Knowledge to Practice
  • 4.4 On Scene Response
  • End of Day 4 Survey
  • AUGUST 15 - DAY 5
  • 5.1 Working Collaboratively
  • Ohio Victim Rights Request Form
  • 5.2 Justice System Process
  • 5.3 Knowledge to Practice
  • 5.4 Protection Orders
  • 5.5 Next Steps
  • End of Day 5 Survey
  • RECORDED UNITS [COMPLETE ALL UNITS BY SEPT. 15 2025]
  • 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
  • R4: Missing Persons
  • R5: Collective Trauma Response
  • Recorded Survey - R5: Collective Trauma Response
  • R.6 Victim Compensation
  • R7: Understanding Victims' Rights Law for Advocates - NCVLI
  • R.8a Ethics Definition (watch before R.8 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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