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Court Advocacy 20-Hour Training April 2, 5 and 9, 2010 8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m. Training fee for members $100 Training fee for non-members $200. .
Course Description: This 20-Hour training is designed to provide court advocates with hands-on
skills to better advocate for your client and provide effective legal advocacy.Over
the course of the training , we will address a wide variety of topics related to navigating the court system in Cook
County. . Completion of the 40-Hour DomesticViolence Training is a prerequisite for attending
the Court Advocacy Training. .
Credits Offered: 20 contact hours, 20 CEUs for LSWs, LCSWs, LCPCs and ICDVPs. .
Notes: Pre-registration is required. Please fax your registration form and proof of
payment to 312-750-0733.
40-
Hour Domestic Violence Training
April 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 & 28 (Mondays & Wednesdays)
8:30am - 4:30 pm
Training
starts promptly at 8:30am
Under Illinois state law (the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
- IDVA) - staff and volunteers of domestic violence programs are required to complete a 40-Hour training to maintain confidentiality
for their work with survivors of domestic violence.
The Domestic Violence 40-Hour Training is the basic training for new domestic violence
workers. The training comes from the grassroots domestic violence movement's perspective, providing participants with the
movement's philosophical and political framework. Interactive educational models and skill-building activities are used to
convey ideas.
Topics and Perspectives:
- Domestic Violence Dynamics
- Empowerment Counseling
- Criminal
and Civil Issues
- Safety Planning
- Assessment
- Confidentiality
- Teen Dating Violence
- Domestic Violence and Children
- Anti-racism and Cultural
Diversity Issues
- Batterer's Education Introduction
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Domestic Violence
- Elder Abuse and Older Battered
Women
- Abuse of People with Disabilities
- Societal Supports for Domestic Violence
Lunch is NOT
provided
Training fee for non-members: $300 Training fee for members: $200 (maximum of 3 per agency) Training fee for member interns
and volunteers: $150
The Principles of Nonprofit Management .
April
23, 2010 9:30 am - 3:30 pm .
Training fee
for members $40 Training
fee for non-members $60 .
Course
Description: Increased demand for services and scarce resources have made nonprofit management skills more
crititcal that ever. The domestic violence community is not exception to this trend. Effective management tools
must be developed and utilized to sustain existent programs and to continue creating viable options for battered women and
their children. At this training, participants wil learn analytical and problem solving techniques unique to nonprofit
organizations. Additionally, participants will examine the fundamental principles of nonprofit management as well as
the responsibilities of a nonprofit board of directors. Credits Offered: 5 contact hours, 5 CEUs LSWs, LCSWs, LCPCs and ICDVPs . Notes: Pre-registration is required. Please fax your registration
form and proof of payment to 312-750-0733.
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