Access all of OVC's training resources to support SANE-SART practitioners, including standardized, face-to-face trainings, downloadable training materials, online modules, and recorded webinars.
Training
Gather a group of victim service and allied professionals in your area and arrange a meeting space. OVC will provide instructors, an onsite coordinator, instructor training materials, and a Participant Manual for each participant.
DNA in Sexual Assault Cases: The Role of Law Enforcement, SAFE/SANE Nurses, and Victim Advocates
CEUs: 1.2 CEUs Length: 2 Days
Summary:
This training is intended for law enforcement officers, SAFE/SANE medical personnel, and victim advocates to help strengthen collaboration in a team response, from the initial crime scene to prosecution of sexual assault cases. During the training participants will identify and collect DNA evidence at a simulated crime scene.
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* Please note that two additional training rooms will be required for a training activity on the afternoon of the second training day.
Materials:
- Download Flier [PDF, 140KB]
Sexual Assault Advocate and Service Provider Training
CEUs: 1.4 CEUs Length: 2.5 Days
Summary:
This training is designed primarily for sexual assault advocates/service providers who are volunteers or staff at rape crisis centers. Others who may benefit include nurses, physicians, law enforcement officers, and professional counselors who do not have specific sexual assault training. Through case studies, role-playing, and other interactive exercises, you will build the basic skills necessary to provide competent, effective crisis intervention services to sexual assault victims/survivors effectively and sensitively.
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Materials:
- Download Flier [PDF, 107KB]
Instructor Materials
Download materials to make an in-person training more effective and improve the capacity of the presenter.
Sexual Assault Advocate and Service Provider Training Curriculum
Summary:
This training teaches advocates about sexual assault advocacy, the realities and impact of sexual assault, procedures to follow in common situations, techniques to support recovery, and strategies for organizational wellness and self-care, with modules on drug-facilitated sexual assault, campus sexual assault, military sexual assault, sexual assault on cisgender men and LGBTQ+ individuals, and neurobiology and trauma.
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What's Included:
- All training modules
- Important tools to help you train, including a customizable agenda that allows you to download specific modules
- Participant feedback forms and certificates of completion for your participants
- Additional information for SAASPT trainers and managers of sexual assault advocate/service provider programs
Online Training
Access interactive training in a variety of subject areas. Programs are available to take on your own schedule, at your own pace, from your own computer.
Campus/University Victims of Sexual Assault
Length: 45 minutes
Summary:
Campus/University sexual assault is, unfortunately, a serious crime that is widespread across college and university campuses all over the United States. This module provides a definition of campus sexual assault, describes barriers that victims of this crime face when seeing help, discusses laws, such as Title IX, in place to protect victims, and identifies strategies for serving victims of campus sexual assault.
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If this is your first time using OVC TTAC's Learning Management System, click the "Create an account" link to register. Watch our orientation video for step-by-step instructions and helpful tips.
Incarcerated Victims of Sexual Violence
Length: 1 hour
Summary:
Incarcerated victims of sexual violence are at high risk of becoming victims again, because they may be too fearful to reach out for help or when they do, they find services specific to their needs are unavailable. They often fear experiencing further trauma and shame if they do come forward. This module defines sexual violence within correctional facilities, describes the unique aspects of sexual violence in correctional facilities, describes the risk factors for sexual violence in correctional facilities, identifies challenges or obstacles to providing victim services to incarcerated victims of sexual violence, and identifies and describes some of the practical response strategies that can be implemented to address the needs of incarcerated victims of sexual violence.
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If this is your first time using OVC TTAC's Learning Management System, click the "Create an account" link to register. Watch our orientation video for step-by-step instructions and helpful tips.
Sexual Assault
Length: 45 minutes
Summary:
The Sexual Assault module includes information related to sexual assault and sexual violence. It includes definitions of the terms sexual violence and sexual assault; information about the victim service provider's role in relation to others working as part of a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), including differentiating the roles of victim service providers, SART, and other members of the SART; methods to assess the physical and psychological impact of sexual assault; information about the potential impact of sexual assault on various populations; and strategies to respond appropriately to victims of sexual assault.
Log in and take this training now.
If this is your first time using OVC TTAC's Learning Management System, click the "Create an account" link to register. Watch our orientation video for step-by-step instructions and helpful tips.
Webinars
Online trainings, conferences, and informative gatherings are prerecorded and available to view at your convenience.
Campus Safety Planning: Remedial Measures, Schedule Mapping, and No Contact Orders
Date: August 16, 2016 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Whether it is a single incident or an ongoing pattern of abuse, sexual assault can undermine a victim's physical and emotional safety. Effective safety plans empower victims and can help them reclaim a sense of safety and security. No Contact Orders (NCOs) can be a key piece of a survivor's safety plan and, when implemented and enforced in conjunction with schedule mapping, are invaluable tools. This session addresses the unique challenges of creating a safety plan that meets the specific needs of victims in a campus environment, explores how safety planning for sexual violence can be different than safety planning for domestic violence, and discusses strategies for protecting victim privacy and safety.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar
- View PowerPoint (PDF 1.04 MB)
Campus Sexual Assault: Advocating Under Title IX
Date: August 7, 2014 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
This session focuses on practical advocacy strategies and tools for using Title IX to empower and seek justice for victims of sexual violence.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar (WMV)
- Listen/View Webinar
- View Transcript (PDF 1.57 MB)
- View PowerPoint (PDF 899 KB)
Developing a SANE Program in Rural Communities
Date: September 29, 2017 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Learn about the challenges, opportunities, lessons learned, and available resources related to developing a SANE program in rural communities.
Materials:
How To Expand an Existing SANE Program
Date: September 18, 2017 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Learn about the challenges, opportunities, and benefits of expanding SANE programs to include forensic nursing care for additional patient populations, and how to expand your program.
Materials:
Know Your Title IX Rights
Date: July 24, 2014 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
This session provides an overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and an understanding of how Title IX protects the rights of victims of sexual violence in educational settings.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar (WMV)
- Listen/View Webinar
- View Transcript (PDF 1.30 MB)
- View PowerPoint (PDF 540 KB)
Legal Representation for Victims of Campus Sexual Assault
Date: July 21, 2015 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Civil legal advocacy and representation are critical needs for campus sexual assault victims who report violence to their institutions. After completing this webinar, participants will be able to identify some of the unique issues campus victims of sexual assault face and better understand what lawyers can do to access civil remedies to promote healing and recovery. This webinar addresses victims' rights and remedies related to their rights under Title IX, including safety, accommodation, and judicial process; and discusses eligibility and strategies for filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar
- View PowerPoint (PDF 1.75 MB)
Negotiating Safety and Remedial Measures in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
Date: June 28, 2016 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Title IX requires that "upon notice of gender-based harassment that creates a hostile environment, an institution must take immediate action to eliminate the harassment, prevent its recurrence, and address its effects." In order to remedy the hostile environment, campuses should provide safety and remedial measures and the option to participate in their resolution/conduct process. This session provides detailed, practical tips on where to begin with a new campus case, how to assist a survivor with obtaining the safety and remedial measures they need, and how to assist a survivor throughout all stages of the resolution process.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar
- View PowerPoint (PDF 2.15 MB)
Neurobiology of Trauma: What Every Practitioner Needs To Know
Date: July 24, 2013 Length: 1.25 hours
Summary:
Regardless of whether an attorney practices criminal law, family law, employment law, tort law, or wills and estates, (s)he will likely encounter clients with a trauma history, and advocates in the justice system will undoubtedly encounter these same individuals. This session explains the brain's response to trauma such that participants will gain a better understanding of the neurobiology of trauma, and why their clients may be ambivalent about participating in the justice system.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar (WMV)
- View Transcript (PDF 1.12 MB)
- View PowerPoint (PDF 783 KB)
Safety Planning With Campus Sexual Violence Victims
Date: April 7, 2015 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
This session addresses the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in creating a safety plan that meets the specific needs of victims in a campus environment; explores how safety planning for campus victims/survivors may differ from safety planning for domestic violence victims; and discusses strategies for protecting victim privacy, discussing emotional safety, and providing survivor-centered safety planning.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar
- View Transcript (PDF 1.74 MB)
- View PowerPoint (PDF 1.16 MB)
SANE Program Development and Operation: An Introduction
Date: August 14, 2017 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Take a look at the new SANE Guide, get an overview of the foundations used to create the guide, and find information on building a sustainable SANE program using a strong nursing foundation to support the SANE role.
Materials:
Title IX and Clery Act Intersections
Date: April 4, 2016 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Two federal laws—the Jeanne Clery Act and Title IX—influence campus prevention and response to sexual violence. This webinar highlights how the laws intersect regarding requirements, resources, and options available to campus survivors.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar
- View PowerPoint (PDF 453 KB)
Title IX and Clery Act Live Chat
Date: May 12, 2016 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
This session focuses on a facilitated discussion with the Victim Rights Law Center and the Clery Center for Security on Campus about victims of campus sexual assault.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar
- View PowerPoint (PDF 264 KB)
Understanding the Clery Act
Date: April 18, 2016 Length: 1.5 hours
Summary:
Requirements under the federal Clery Act provide a foundation for an institution's campus safety and security policies. The Act offers critical rights and options to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. This session provides an overview of the Clery Act's requirements and how the Act influences on- and off-campus response and resources.
Materials:
- Listen/View Webinar
- View PowerPoint (PDF 315 KB)