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OVC TTAC: 3. Ethics in Victim Services
3. Ethics in Victim Services
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Time Required:
2 hours, 15 minutes

This module introduces participants to the concept of ethics and the Ethical Standards for Victim Assistance Programs and Providers developed by the National Victim Assistance Standards Consortium (NVASC).

Lessons

  • Ethics and You (30 minutes)

  • National Victim Assistance Standards (1 hour, 15 minutes)

  • Ethical Organizations (30 minutes). Do this lesson only as time allows.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize when a person is acting in an ethically questionable way.

  • State at least one of the NVASC's ethical standards for victim assistance programs and providers and how it is used in an organization other than one's own.

  • State at least one way to make ethics and standards part of an organizational culture.

Module-Specific Downloads

To download files, right click on the file and select "save target as."

Training Manuals

*PDFs of the full curriculum are in the Presenter's Toolbox.

Tools

*The full curriculum's slides are in the Presenter's Toolbox.

Important

Read the trainer's materials included on the unit pages well before presenting the course to your audience; these materials contain preparation instructions essential to an effective training.

Tip

Create a folder for Ethics in Victim Services on your computer and download all the files you'll need in that folder rather than using the Ethics in Victim Services Web site during the training. To download files, right click on the file and select "save target as."