[Mdt_members] MDT Weekly email week of 4/27/2015

Thu Apr 30 14:29:14 PDT 2015

MDT Weekly Email - April 27th, 2015
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Online Video Series Addresses Child Maltreatment

[Connections A Special Child Abuse Prevention Month Video Series]April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month<https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/?hasBeenRedirected=1>. In observance, the Children's Bureau<http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb> of the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Child Abuse Prevention Partners<https://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/?CWIGFunctionsaction=rols:main.dspROL&rolType=Custom&RS_ID=21> have released the "Connections<http://friendsnrc.org/connections>" series of brief videos highlighting strategies and programs to prevent child maltreatment. Videos will be posted online each Wednesday of the month.

Resources:

Access<http://friendsnrc.org/connections> the video presentations.

Visit the 2015 National Child Abuse Prevention Month<https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/?utm_source=Gateway&utm_medium=Listserv&utm_campaign=NCAPM15> website.

Learn more about OJJDP's series<http://ojjdp.gov/Publications/PubResults.asp?sei=94&ti=1&si=44&kw=exposure+to+violence&strItem=Funding%2C+Programs%2C+Publications%2C+Events%2C+State+Contacts%2C+Press+Releases&strSingleItem=Publications&p=topic&PreviousPage=SearchResults> on the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence.

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Thanks to Ron Davidson, Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Center of Lincoln County for sharing the following article. The article is from a series published last year in the Miami Herald. The author, Carol Marbin, recently won the Goldsmith Award for Investigative Journalism for her work covering Florida's child welfare system.

Click here<http://media.miamiherald.com/static/media/projects/2014/innocents-lost/> to read the article.
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Did You Know Your Relationship Affects Your Health? Addressing Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive and Sexual Coercion.
A Train the Trainer Opportunity from Futures Without Violence
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Ambridge Event Center (1333 NE MLK Blvd., Portland, OR)

Registration is now OPEN. Click Here<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-connect-train-the-trainer-improving-the-health-response-addressing-intimate-partner-tickets-16539494072?aff=eac2> to register.

This train the trainer opportunity is based on the "Did You Know Your Relationship Affects Your Health? A Train the Trainers Curriculum on Addressing Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive and Sexual Coercion."  The training is open to health care providers and domestic violence advocates. Participants will leave this training with the necessary information, tools and materials to begin training other health care providers in their community on how to assess and respond to intimate partner violence, reproductive and sexual coercion using an evidence-based intervention.

This training is FREE! Space is limited to 24 spots. Preference will be given to health care providers and domestic violence advocates who come in partnership. Some scholarships will be available to those traveling more than 60 miles outside of Portland.

The expectations:

*         Participants are expected to take this information back to their community and to train their colleagues. Don't worry, we will help you with this!

*         Participants are expected to sign a letter of commitment stating they will provide at least one training within six months of their own training as a trainer.

*         Participants are expected to come to the training already familiar with the Futures Without Violence screening card "Did You Know Your Relationship Affects Your Health". Not familiar with this screening card? Not to worry, these materials are available to review ahead of time.

*         Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this training with a partner. The recommended partner pairing is a health care provider and a domestic violence advocate. Training partners will become the "training team" for their own community.

This training is sponsored by: Futures Without Violence and Oregon Health Authority Project Connect

For more, information contact Tracie Smith McCarthy at Tracie.Smith-McCarthy at state.or.us<mailto:Tracie.Smith-McCarthy at state.or.us>.
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Crime Victims' Compensation Program
Address Confidentiality Program
May 13, 2015
Crime Victim's Services Division
4035 12th St Cutoff SE
Salem, OR 97302

Our next quarterly Crime Victims' Compensation Program (CVCP) training and Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) training is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Please see the attached agenda.

The free trainings are held at the Crime Victims' Services Division in Salem at 4035 12th St Cutoff SE, 97302. We do ask those attending from the same agency/program to carpool due to limited parking.

For those interested in becoming ACP Application Assistants, please note there is a requirement of at least 40 hours of DV and/or SA training.

To register please email valerie.smith at doj.state.or.us<mailto:valerie.smith at doj.state.or.us>, call the number below, or for more information regarding the Crime Victims' Services Division or the CVCP and ACP Trainings you can also visit www.doj.state.or.us/victims<http://www.doj.state.or.us/victims>.
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Crime Victim Law Conference
May 28-29, 2015
Portland, Oregon
NCVLI's annual Crime Victim Law Conference, the only national conference focused on crime victim law!

The 14th annual Conference is designed for attorneys, advocates, and other professionals serving victims to acquire and enhance their knowledge and skills necessary to best serve victims.  Legal topics taught will inform the work of non-attorneys and the advocacy topics will inform attorneys' work!  Click Here<https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e9zt9eoz6e77a961&oseq=&c=&ch=> to register.
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Training Opportunity
Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel<http://listmanager.lmbps.com/t/2852113/48988826/1580/0/>. OJJDP seeks to provide judicial, legal, and social service professionals with training and technical assistance to enhance their understanding that commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors are acts of abuse and violence against children and adolescents and to meet the other challenges that they face. Applications are due by June 2, 2015.
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Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation
[ICAC Task Force]The OJJDP-funded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program<http://ojjdp.gov/programs/ProgSummary.asp?pi=3> will provide the "2015 National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation" on June 2-4, 2015, in Atlanta, GA. This conference will offer free training to law enforcement on combatting technology-facilitated crimes against children.
Resources:
Register<https://www.icactaskforce.org/Conferences/NatlConf2015/Pages/ConfReg.aspx> to attend the ICAC training conference.
Learn more<https://www.icactaskforce.org/Pages/ICACTFP.aspx> about the ICAC Task Force.
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The Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center is hosting a Corroborating the Forensic Interview Training June 16-17 in Vancouver, Washington. This training is intended for MDT partners who work closely with a CAIC (this is a requirement for registration) such as prosecutors and detectives who investigate child abuse in association with CAIC interviews.  I attended a one day version of this training at the Child Abuse Summit and the trainers were top notch. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

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Recruitment
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Washington County District Attorney's Office is recruiting for a Victim Assistance Specialist #2015-93- $26.20/hour. Apply by May 1st, 2015. 2 Positions: Bilingual Spanish/English & Restitution
The District Attorney's Office has two rewarding career opportunities available to join a dynamic and passionate group of Victim Assistance Specialists and a cadre of volunteers to advocate for victims of all types of crimes. This recruitment is underway to create a pool of candidates eligible for two (2) vacancies in the District Attorney's Office. This recruitment may also be used to fill future Victim Assistance Specialist vacancies.

  1.  Restitution & General Advocacy (1 position - 40 hours per week)
This Victim Assistance Specialist will support and aid victims by investigating and processing restitution requests as well as coordinating with community agencies to hold offenders accountable in paying restitution to victims. The advocate will work with management and community partners to develop and implement a Restitution Court in Washington County. The successful candidate will provide victim-centered services in her/his role in Restitution Court and in managing a small general caseload as a victim advocate.

  1.  General Advocacy - Bilingual: Spanish/English (1 position - 30 hours per week)
This Victim Assistance Specialist will provide assistance to victims in felony and misdemeanor cases in Washington County. This position is designated Bilingual (English/Spanish). Successful applicants must possess the ability to speak, read, write, and translate fluently from Spanish into English and English into Spanish.

NOTE: The General Advocacy - Bilingual position is currently budgeted for 30 hours per week. Applicants should be aware this position is under consideration for increasing to (1.0 FTE) 40 hours per week as of July 1, 2015.

Click HERE<http://www.co.washington.or.us/Support_Services/HR/Employment/employment-opportunities.cfm> to apply

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