Advancing Advocacy is the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women's 40 Hour-Core Advocacy Training that provides new domestic violence and sexual assault advocates and first responders with state certification. Delivering a dynamic learning experience, CSVANW aims to help first responders and domestic violence advocates work together effectively in times of crisis.
When
Monday October 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM MDT-to-
Friday October 28, 2016 at 1:00 PM MDT
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Where
Hilton Garden Inn - Uptown Albuquerque
201 Marquette NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102-2248
Course Objectives:
• Provide foundational training on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual asault from the perspective of the Native American victim/survivor, child witness, and perpetrator.
• Provide best practices to improve collaboration and partnership among tribal leadership, advocates, and criminal justice and community professionals through a multidisciplinary approach.
• Promote effective domestic violence training, prevention, awareness and risk reduction programs.
Who attends:
- Shelter volunteers &
- employees, Tribal domestic
- violence and sexual assault
- advocates, Tribal court staff,
- women's shelter personnel
- and advocates, including
- victim advocates.
Scholarships:
This training is made possible by Grant No:16-690-18897 awarded by the New Mexico Children,Youth and Families Department.
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women l 2401 12th Street NW #201N l Albuquerque, NM
www.csvanw.org