Instructor Materials

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• Victim Impact: Listen and Learn - Unit 8: Sexual Assault
  This unit discusses sexual assault and includes examples of both physical and nonphysical force.

Online Training

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• Online Elder Abuse Training for Legal Service Providers - Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
  This module addresses the definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault in later life, the "red flags" of sexual assault and domestic violence, including risk factors, power and control dynamics, and indicators, establishing trust when communicating with possible victims of abuse and their families, effective ways to respond to cases of domestic violence and sexual assault, such as restraining orders and safety planning, and key considerations when recommending options to your clients.

• Victim Assistance Training Online - Incarcerated Victims of Sexual Violence
  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.

• Victim Assistance Training Online - Sexual Assault
  This 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.

• Victim Assistance Training Online - Victims of Campus Sexual Assault
  This module provides a definition of campus sexual assault, describes barriers victims of campus sexual assault face when seeking help, describes the basic requirements of Title IX, the Clery Act, and the Violence Against Women Act Amendments, and identifies strategies for serving victims of campus sexual assault.

• Victim Assistance Training Online - Victims of Sexual Assault in the Military
  This module provides information on issues specific to the military related to sexual assault. It includes issues that victims may face, specific military procedures to help victims impacted by this crime, as well as tips and strategies to help victims.

Special Focus Areas

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• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Sexual Assault Response Teams
  Easily find the resources you need to help build your capacity to assist victims of sexual violence.

• Tribal Victim Assistance Resources
  Access resources to assist in building your organization's capacity to serve sexual assault victims in Indian Country.

Tools

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• Resource Library
  Use our online Resource Library to search for tools, promotional items, reference materials, and more for your organizational development and training needs.

• SANE Program Development and Operation Guide
  The SANE Program Development and Operation Guide (the Guide) provides a blueprint for communities that would like to start a SANE program. For communities with existing SANE programs, the Guide serves as a resource to help expand or enhance services provided to the community.

Training

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• DNA in Sexual Assault Cases: The Role of Law Enforcement, SAFE/SANE Nurses, and Victim Advocates
  This 2-day 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.

• Sexual Assault Advocate and Service Provider Training
  With a focus on crisis intervention rather than long-term counseling, this 2.5 day training will deepen your understanding of sexual assault and the major roles of an advocate/service provider.

• Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships To Respond to Sexual Assault
  This 1.5-day, interactive training is designed for community victim advocates, law enforcement officials, sexual assault nurse examiners, mental health counselors, prosecutors, military victim advocates, sexual assault medical forensic examiners, military chaplains, and military criminal investigators.

• Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships To Respond to Sexual Assault (SMCCP) 2.0: Responding to Military LGBTQ+ Survivors of Sexual Assault
  SMCCP 2.0: LGBTQ+ is an interactive, 3-hour supplemental module to the current SMCCP training. SMCCP 2.0: LGBTQ+ allows community- and military-based advocates and allied providers to take a more indepth look at serving military LGBTQ+ sexual assault survivors.

Webinars

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• Campus Sexual Assault
  This webinar series focuses on campus sexual assault for state and local sexual assault coalitions and programs throughout the country.

• Expert Q&A
  Participate in our monthly Expert Q&A sessions to communicate with national experts and colleagues about best practices for assisting victims of crime or access previously recorded sessions.

• Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault: Strategies to Strengthen Community Collaboration To Respond to Survivors' Needs
  This five-part webinar series offers strategies, practical tips, case studies, and resources to help domestic violence and sexual assault service providers improve outcomes for human trafficking survivors.

• Telemedicine: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Responding to Sexual Assault
  This webinar series is targeted to provide training to sexual assault clinicians to increase their confidence, competence, and retention, as well as support quality care for sexual assault patients.

Additional OVC Resources

• Calendar of Crime Victim Assistance-Related Events
  This list of events is meant to help victims, victim service providers, allied professionals, and other interested individuals plan, promote, and locate events of interest to those serving, supporting, and working with victims in their community.

• OVC Products
  OVC develops publications and products on emerging victim issues, promising practices, policy development, and technical assistance and skill-building tools.

• Online Directory of Crime Victim Services
  Since its launch in 2003, the Directory of Crime Victim Services (the Directory) has helped many crime victims and service providers find nonemergency crime victim service programs in the United States and abroad. The Directory includes contact information for thousands of victim service providers.