2018 Webinar Series


Tools for Transformation:
Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations


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:

  1. Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations: An Organizational Reflection Tool
  2. Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations: A Guide to Support Implementation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services

All live webinars were closed captioned. For more information, please contact Karla Alegria via email by clicking this link or via phone at 312-726-7020 or 312-957-0449 (TTY).


Creating Accessible, Culturally Responsive
and Trauma-Informed Organizations:
Applying NCDVTMH’s Revised ACRTI Organizational Reflection Tool

Monday, April 30 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm (CDT)

Hosted by: National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH)

The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) is pleased to release our revised Organizational Reflection Tool, formerly known as the ACDVTI Tool (Accessible, Culturally Relevant, Domestic Violence- and Trauma-Informed Agencies Tool). This resource has been redesigned specifically for programs serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children. It offers a flexible but comprehensive approach to examining and reflecting on the various aspects of our work that are involved in the creation of accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed (ACRTI) services and organizations. NCDVTMH developed this tool to support the integration of a trauma-informed framework that incorporates understandings of culture, domestic violence, sexual assault, human rights and social justice and that is grounded in the perspectives of survivors. The revised version also provides expanded guidance on accessibility and community collaboration. Join us to learn more about using the ACRTI Organizational Reflection Tool to support and guide your work!

To listen to this Webinar, click the link below and follow the instructions on the page.

» Webinar Recording: Creating Accessible, Culturally Responsive and Trauma-Informed Organizations: Applying NCDVTMH’s Revised ACRTI Organizational Reflection Tool

Webinar attendees, to access the handouts for this webinar, click the link below.

»» Webinar Handouts


Creating Accessible, Culturally Responsive
and Trauma-Informed Organizations:
Guidance to Support Implementation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services

Tuesday, May 29 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm (CDT)

Hosted by: National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH)

This webinar is designed to support domestic violence and sexual violence coalitions and programs in their efforts to create ACRTI organizations and services. It will provide guidance for organizational leadership on using a “change management” approach and will be based on NCDVTMH’s forthcoming ACRTI Implementation Guide. The presentation will include an overview of change leadership and an approach for implementing organizational change, navigating attitudes about change, addressing challenges for leaders, and providing leadership support. We invite participants to join the discussion and share their own successes, challenges and resources for engaging leaders.

To listen to this Webinar, click the link below and follow the instructions on the page.

» Webinar Recording: Creating Accessible, Culturally Responsive
and Trauma-Informed Organizations: Guidance to Support Implementation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services

Webinar attendees, to access the handouts for this webinar, click the link below.

»» Webinar Handouts


Please stay tuned for information about our upcoming webinars! To join our email list, go to http://www.nationalcenterdvtraumamh.org/newsletter-sign-up/.

  • WEBINAR TRACKING TOOL

    We have created a simple tool to help you keep track of the webinars that you have attended and watched. This tool is currently a Word document and can either be printed or saved directly to your computer. We will update the tool as we add new webinar series. You can access the tool at the following link:

    NCDVTMH Webinar Tracking Sheet
    Updated December 2018


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