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Our Speakers
The Event
DON’T FORGET: All training is AVAILABLE LIVE AND RECORDED. Registrants will have access to the live event and all training recordings through the event app. You’ll receive your CEUs regardless of how you choose to participate! Recordings will be made available until 09/15/20.
WEEK 1
MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020
11:00am – 12:00pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:00pm
WEEK 2
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:00pm
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:00pm
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
11:00am – 12:30pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020
11:30am – 12:30pm
Opening Ceremony featuring Dr. Nate Galbreath, Helen Witty & Karen Vadino
Virtual Workshop: Male Victimization – Vanessa Guyton & Detric Bailey
Zoom Small Group:
- Lyft Rideshare and Victim Advocacy Coffee Chat
- VINE Notification: An interactive session to help improve the identification experience
Virtual Workshop: What We Don’t Know CAN Hurt Us: Domestic Violence, Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury, and a Way Forward – Rachel Ramirez
Virtual Workshop: Finding Resilience and Hope Through Victims Telling their Stories – LaVarr McBride
Zoom Small Group:
- NOVA Membership Meeting
- Yoga and Breathwork for Anxiety Reduction by Susan Waits
Virtual Workshop: Military Victim Advocacy Ethics – DoD SAPRO
Virtual Workshop: Civilian Victim Advocacy Ethics – Colleen Phelan
Zoom Small Groups:
- Understanding and Using the ‘DocuSAFE’ Evidence Collection App by Rachel Gibson
- Murderabilia/Son-of-Sam Laws/Notoriety for Profit – Andy Kahan
Virtual Workshop: Putting the Shattered Life Back Together: Working with Trauma Victims – Bill Jenkins
Keynote: DA George Brauchler – Advocating and Speaking Out on Accountability of Perpetrators and Healing for Survivors
Zoom Small Groups:
- When Guns are Present: A Discussion for Domestic Violence Advocates – Elizabeth Gray
- Title IX Updates – Cari Simon
Virtual Workshop: Shaking the Table: What Non-Profit Leadership Could Look Like – Zoë Flowers
Zoom Small Groups:
- Advocacy Considerations for Crisis Response During Acts of Mass Violence – Jeremy Hagerman
- Questions with SAPRO’s Dr. Galbreath
- Q&A on the National Advocate Credentialing Program
Virtual Workshop: Implicit Bias and Applied Intersectionality – Myra Strand
Zoom Small Groups:
- The Way 4ward: Supporting Health Advocacy – Zoë Flowers
- NOVA’s CRT Coffee Talk – Roger Roberts & Kellie Portman
Virtual Workshop: Stalking: From Shadows to Sun – Anna Nasset
Keynote: Alicia “Kozak” and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Zoom Small Group:
- Army HQ Prevention Initiatives Q&A – Dr. Helis & COL Engen
Virtual Workshop: Human Trafficking – Bill Woolf
Zoom Small Groups:
- Forgotten Victims No More – Putting the Spotlight on Elder Abuse – Paul Greenwood
- VOCA – Crime Victims Fund-amentals – Steve Derene
Victim Tribute
Virtual Workshop: Protecting All Family Members: The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence in a Post-COVID World – Phil Arkow
Zoom Small Groups:
- Economic Justice and Domestic Violence – Kim Pentico
Closing Townhall featuring Dr. Chris Wilson and Edward Wilson
About us
Founded in 1975, NOVA is the oldest national victim assistance organization of its type in the United States and is the recognized leader in victim advocacy, education and credentialing.
Our theme this year
Hope in Action
Why We Advocate
Contact Us
- nova46@trynova.org
- 703-535-6682