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Welcome to the Resource Library, a searchable collection of materials that you can use for your organizational development and training needs. Inside you will find tools, promotional items, reference materials, and more.

Training Source	Title	Resource Type	Audience Type	Victim Type
Leadership in Victim Services	Leadership in Victim Services Flier This flier promotes the 2-day training on Leadership in Victim Services. Search Terms: Victim Services, Leadership, Professional Development	Promotional Material	Organizations	N/A
Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime	Cross Model of Cultural Competence This document outlines Terry Cross’s six stages of cultural competence and leaves room for practitioners to evaluate their own level of cultural competence. Search Terms: Cultural Competence, Cultural Awareness, Victim Services, Culturally Appropriate	Cultural Competence	Practitioners	N/A
Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime	Cultural Competence Planning Worksheet By using this worksheet, practitioners and organizations are guided to identify and create practical strategies to overcome cultural barriers in their communities and become culturally competent. Search Terms: Cultural Competence, Cultural Awareness, Victim Services, Culturally Appropriate	Cultural Competence	Practitioners	N/A
Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime	Cultural Influences on Communication Identifying situations that cause unease is an essential step toward cultural competence. This checklist helps practitioners identify what makes them uncomfortable about different cultural communication styles. Search Terms: Cultural Competence, Cultural Awareness, Victim Services, Communications	Cultural Competence	Practitioners	N/A
Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime	High-Context and Low-Context Cultures As described in Edward T. Hall’s 1976 book Beyond Culture, two forms of communication exist, high- and low-context. Ultimately, this document gives comprehensive summaries of both communication styles and is intended for cultural education of practitioners and organizations. Search Terms: Cultural Competence, Cultural Awareness, Victim Services, Culturally Appropriate	Cultural Competence	Practitioners	N/A
Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime	Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime Flier This flier promotes the 2.5-day training on Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime. Search Terms: Cultural Competence, Cultural Awareness, Victim Services, Culturally Appropriate	Promotional Material	Organizations	N/A
Serving LGBTQ Survivors of Violence	Creating an LGBTQ-Friendly Agency By working with management, the organization, LGBTQ survivors, and staff, this worksheet can help an organization plot and plan to ensure the organization is LGBTQ friendly. Search Terms: LGBTQ, Cultural Competence, Cultural Awareness, Victim Services, Culturally Appropriate, Survivors	Organizational Development	Organizations	LGBTQ
Serving LGBTQ Survivors of Violence	Serving LGBTQ Survivors of Violence Flier This flier promotes the 2-day training on Serving LGBTQ Survivors of Violence. Search Terms: LGBTQ, Cultural Competence, Cultural Awareness, Victim Services, Culturally Appropriate, Survivors	Promotional Material	Organizations	LGBTQ
Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims	Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims Flier This flier promotes the 2-day training on Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims. Search Terms: Grief, Trauma, Resilience, Survivors, Victim Services	Promotional Material	Organizations	Homicide
Supporting Crime Victims With Disabilities	Applicable Laws Covering nine laws, this document details each law and its relevance to acts of violence. Search Terms: Disabilities, Functional Needs, Access Needs, Victim Services, Legal, Laws	Legal	Practitioners	N/A
Supporting Crime Victims With Disabilities	Potential Partners This worksheet lets organizations list potential partners, their current relationships, and benefits. Search Terms: Disabilities, Functional Needs, Access Needs, Victim Services, Partners	Organizational Development	Program Managers	Victims With Disabilities
Supporting Crime Victims With Disabilities	Supporting Crime Victims With Disabilities Flier This flier promotes the 2-day training on Supporting Crime Victims With Disabilities. Search Terms: Disabilities, Functional Needs, Access Needs, Victim Services	Promotional Material	Organizations	Victims With Disabilities

Attribution

These materials may be shown and reprinted by victim service providers and allied professionals. We request that any materials you use be accompanied by the following acknowledgement:

These materials were largely or entirely excerpted from materials prepared by the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) and are reprinted here by [insert name of person or company] with an acknowledgment to OVC TTAC and the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The materials do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Training Source	Resource Type	Audience Type	Victim type

	Advocacy Case Scenario Criminal Justice Cultural Competence Leadership Legal Organizational Development Promotional Material Reference Material Self-Care	Educators Organizations Practitioners Program Managers	Child Elder Homicide Human Trafficking Identity Theft LGBTQ Sexual Assault Victims With Disabilities