Documentation:
What Every Advocate Needs to Know 

Thursday April 5, 2018

Proper documentation is essential when working with survivors of domestic violence. This training assists advocates by providing a greater understanding of how to approach thoughtful, trauma-informed documentation. Topics include the risks of documenting too much or too little for survivors with mental health issues and how confidentiality in documentation can help or hurt a survivor in court. Interactive exercises allow participants to identify potentially harmful documentation and demonstrate how documentation can effectively support survivors. 

ODVN Trainers: Nancy Grigsby, Legal Assistance Program Director, Shelley Marsh, Program Support Director, Micaela Deming, Esq., Staff Attorney 

Continuing Education Credits: 5 CEUS Please note that CEU credit hours will only be given for the hours you acutally attend training. To get a complete certificate of attendance for all the offered hours, you must attend the entire training. There are no exceptions. 

Accommodations: If you require an ASL interpreter or have any accessibility needs, please contact our training coordinator, Denise Kontras at denisek@odvn.org by March 15, 2018. 

Dress: Please dress casually and comfortaby. Temperatures in training environments are unpredictable so please dress in layers. 

Food and Materials: Due to grant restricftions, ODVN cannot provide food or snacks. Participants are encouraged to bring what they need to take care of themselves. There will be a one hour lunch break. Participants will be provided with all hand-outs and training materials but may find it useful to bring a laptop, tablet, pen or paper. 

Refund Policy: A full refund will be given until the deadline, March 29, 2018. If you cancel your registration after the deadline or fail to attend the training, you or your agency will be responsible for the full registration fee. Sustitutions are always permitted.