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2023 Webinar Series Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed (ACRTI) Advocacy Across the Lifespan |
This webinar series is devoted to discussing how NCDVTMH’s signature ACRTI philosophy applies to and can inform advocacy with survivors across all ages and life stages.
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2022 DVAM Webinar Honoring Survivors and Advocates: Centering Life Experiences to Create Systemic Change |
Presented in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, panelists will share their pathways for drawing from personal hardship and history to bring authenticity and hopefulness to their advocacy. The conversation will include real talk about healing-centered advocacy with survivors navigating systemic barriers related to mental health, substance use, housing, and legal concerns, as well as the power of peer support.
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2022 Webinar Series Culturally-Rooted Traditions in Healing and Resistance |
This webinar series is an invitation to broaden awareness of the many ways that people engage healing from interpersonal and collective harm. Central to individual, family, and community healing is the ongoing work to transform the social conditions that perpetuate continued disparities and abuse.
Our hope is that people who participate in this series will have the opportunity to:
- Expand perspectives on the many pathways of healing from individual, family, and collective harm
- Enhance the ability for individuals, organizations, and communities to recognize, build on, and celebrate cultural strengths
- Grow equity-based approaches that center human rights, social justice, and equity as integral to healing and freedom to thrive
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2021 – 2022 Webinar Series The Core Curriculum on Creating Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed (ACRTI) Services |
For more than a decade, the Core Curriculum on Creating Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed (ACRTI) Services has been a cornerstone of NCDVTMH’s work. Over the years, we have partnered with programs and coalitions nationwide to build capacity and to integrate the ACRTI philosophy into both service provision and organizational culture. We now present a revised version of this well received and widely used Core Curriculum, updated based on experiences of survivors, advocates, trainers, and leaders in the field. This monthly webinar series will explore these enhanced capacity building resources and provide insight from staff who have utilized these tools in the field.
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2020 – 2021 Webinar Series Track 1: Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Substance Use
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Track 1 provides cross-training and practical applications for supporting survivors of domestic/sexual violence who use substances through an Accessible, Culturally-Responsive, and Trauma-Informed (ACRTI) approach. Included in this webinar series are foundational information about the intersections of domestic/sexual violence, trauma, and substance use, as well as innovations in collaborative approaches that support survivors in addressing their self-defined needs. This series is specially designed for DV/SV advocacy organizations as well as substance use disorder and recovery support specialists who are seeking to increase skills and resources, and will feature experiences from survivors as well as service providers.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there are new challenges for organizations and advocates who serve survivors of domestic/sexual violence and trauma, as well as increased barriers for survivors themselves to access services. Track 2 provides support and training on topics ranging from leadership during crisis to telehealth safety and confidentiality, from navigating secondary trauma to maintaining our own resilience.
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2019 – 2020 Webinar Series Working at the Intersections of Domestic Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Use |
While it has long been recognized that domestic violence can have significant mental health and substance use-related effects, the lack of collaboration between systems often leave survivors and their families without ways to address both safety and recovery needs. In order to address these intersecting issues, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Administration for children and Families (ACF) issued an Information Memorandum calling for increased collaboration between domestic violence, mental health and substance use disorder treatment service providers and systems.
This webinar series will introduce key issues highlighted in the Information Memorandum, share recommendations and resources for supporting individuals and families experiencing domestic violence, provide examples of innovative state-level collaborations, and offer concrete strategies for service systems and organizations on responding to these intersecting concerns.
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2018 – 2019 Webinar Series Trauma, Opioids, and Domestic Violence |
This webinar series will examine the intersections between trauma, domestic violence, and the opioid epidemic; discuss innovative approaches to addressing these complex issues; and offer practical strategies for domestic violence programs and opioid/substance abuse treatment providers.
The series is co-sponsored by the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH), the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC), and the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WVCADV).
All live webinars will be closed captioned.
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2018 Webinar Series Tools for Transformation:
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Welcome to our webinar series on creating and sustaining accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-Informed (ACRTI) domestic violence and sexual assault services and organizations. This series will offer strategies, tools, and resources to help facilitate ACRTI organizational change. Presenters will offer guidance on developing and implementing processes for engaging leadership, reflecting on current practice, supporting staff, planning for and managing organizational change, enhancing services, and evaluating our work. Two NCDVTMH Tools for Transformation resources form the foundation for this learning series:
- Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations: An Organizational Reflection Tool
- Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations: A Guide to Support Implementation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services
All live webinars will be closed captioned.
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2018 Webinar Independent Topic |
This group of webinars covers independent topics, including:
- From Power Over to Power With: Applying a Trauma-Informed Approach to Our Work (Rainbow Services)
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2016 – 2017 Webinar Series Trauma-Informed Responses to Emotional Distress and Crisis |
NCDVTMH’s webinar series on Trauma-Informed Responses to Emotional Distress and Crisis is designed to support DV/SA advocates in partnering with survivors experiencing emotional distress, mental health crises, and/or psychiatric disabilities. The series provides an opportunity to explore existing frameworks for thinking about trauma and mental health and to examine our understandings of crisis and distress. It reminds us that we are talking about people and the complex courses of their lives, not about categories, labels, or diagnoses. Finally, it discusses the knowledge, skills, practices, and reflective processes needed to support people with a wide range of experiences of distress and ways of coping and being in the world.
All live webinars will be closed captioned.
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2017 Webinars Independent Topics |
This group of webinars covers independent topics, including:
- Two-Spirit Healing and Wellbeing Frameworks: Discussing Two-Spirit, GNC, and LGB Resilience
- An Introduction to NCDVTMH’s Guide for Engaging and Supporting Parents Affected by Domestic Violence
- Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Residents of Domestic Violence Shelters Who Experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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2015 – 2016 Webinar Series Trauma-Focused Interventions for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence |
Although research on trauma-focused interventions continues to grow, there are still only a limited number of interventions designed specifically for responding to the traumatic effects of domestic and sexual violence.
One of NCDVTMH’s current key initiatives is to help fill this gap by working to identify and promote the implementation of culture- and gender-responsive approaches to healing that are relevant for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, particularly interventions that can be offered in a range of settings including domestic and sexual violence programs.
As part of that effort, this webinar series was designed to highlight some of these emerging and evidence-based approaches.
All live webinars will be closed captioned.
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2016 Webinars Independent Topics |
This group of webinars covers independent topics, including:
- Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy: An Introduction
- Promising Practices: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Working with Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Other Trauma
- Understanding Trauma and the Body: From Theory into Practice
- Introducing the Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy (TILA) Network!
- Trauma-Informed Outcomes for Domestic Violence Programs: Developing Measures
- Incorporating an Accessible, Culturally Responsive, DV- and Trauma-Informed (ACDVTI) Approach: Strategies, Insights and Lessons
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2014 – 2015 Webinar Series Building Trauma-Informed Services for Children, Youth, and Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence |
Building Trauma-Informed Services for Children, Youth, and Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence is a 10-part webinar series for domestic violence advocates, supervisors, and mental health clinicians working in DV programs. Through this series, participants will gain enhanced understanding and practical strategies for supporting survivors and their children to address challenges, promote resilience, and heal from the traumatic effects of interpersonal violence. The series builds on a core curriculum, Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, written by Patricia Van Horn, PhD, in collaboration with NCDVTMH and will offer practical tools, tips, and discussion guides for creating trauma-informed child and family-centered programming.
All live webinars will be closed captioned.
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2015 Webinars Independent Topics |
This group of webinars covers independent topics, including:
- Mental Health and Substance Use Coercion: Results of Two National Surveys and Implications for Practice
- Introducing the Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP) Scales for DV Programs
- Online Video Use by Victim Services: Pro’s, Con’s and How To’s
- Electronic Health Records (EHR): Opportunities and Challenges for Sensitive Patient Information
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2014 Webinar Series |
A Webinar Series for Substance Abuse Counselors and Other Allied Behavioral Health Professionals Working with Women |
This webinar series will build on Real Tools: Responding to Multi-Abuse Trauma and will offer a practical toolkit for providing trauma-informed services responsive to the needs of women survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault affected by substance abuse. This series is rooted in the experiences of women in recovery who are also survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Many of the women we interviewed for Real Tools shared how they were often prevented from seeking treatment, pulled out of treatment against medical advice, and denied access to aftercare or peer support. Women also reported being coerced into using by partners, which led to relapse and increased safety risks.
This series will provide a forum for us to discuss substance abuse in the context of domestic violence, sexual assault, and various forms of oppression. Webinar attendees will explore how to respond to the needs of people they see in their services who are experiencing barriers to treatment and recovery, including substance abuse coercion. We will also include tips on support and treatment strategies in rural areas.
Accompanying this webinar series and the Real Tools toolkit, we also recommend: Substance Use/Abuse in the Context of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trauma – a comprehensive curriculum and training module authored by Patricia J. Bland, M.A., CDP and Debi S. Edmund, M.A., LPC, and edited by Erin Tinnon, MSW. It is designed for advocates and their community partners to provide trauma-informed training on substance use and abuse in the context of domestic violence and sexual assault.
All live webinars will be closed captioned.
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2014 Webinar Independent Topic |
This group of webinars covers independent topics, including:
- Culturally Specific Approaches to Trauma and Domestic Violence
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2013 Webinar Series Practical Strategies for Creating Trauma-Informed Services and Organizations |
This webinar series builds on previous NCDVTMH webinars, which offered a framework for understanding trauma in the context of domestic violence and for responding to trauma in the lives of survivors and their children. This new series will focus on practical strategies and tools for creating accessible, culturally attuned, domestic violence- and trauma-informed services and organizations.
All live webinars were closed captioned.
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2013 8-Part Webinar Series Substance Abuse, Trauma, and Domestic Violence |
Substance Abuse, Trauma, and Domestic Violence is an 8-part webinar series with Patti Bland, MA, CDP. This webinar series will build on Real Tools: Responding to Multi-Abuse Trauma, offering a practical toolkit for providing trauma-informed services that are responsive to the needs of survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault affected by substance abuse.
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2013 Webinars Independent Topics |
This group of webinars covers a range of independent topics:
- Preparing for Court Proceedings with Survivors of Domestic Violence: Tips for Civil Lawyers and Legal Advocates
- Trauma Treatment in the Context of Domestic Violence: Implications for the DV Field
- Healing Trauma (a follow-up to the training on Beyond Trauma: An Evidence-Based Intervention for Women Experiencing Trauma and Addiction, presented by Stephanie Covington, PhD, LCSW)
- Model Medication Policy for Domestic Violence Shelters
2012 Webinars & Seminars |
These 2012 webinars cover a range of topics related to providing accessible and trauma-informed services and responding to the mental health and substance abuse related needs of survivors. There is also a link to a web-based CLE presented by NCDVTMH staff.
