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History & the Law: How Racism has Impacted Immigration Laws

Webinar

To be an effective advocate for immigrant survivors, it is important to understand the complexities of today's volatile immigration laws. Take a step further to understand the racial history of immigration laws, why certain myths exist, and how you can be better prepared to further and uphold the rights of immigrants, and immigrant survivors. Learn…

Leadership in Motion: Management Institute

Calling all directors – new and not-so-new, young and not-so-young – to come together for 3 days of big thinking, great conversation, and maybe even a little bit of concrete planning.  The operative themes for this gathering are “aging and activism” and “managing the multigenerational workplace.” What does one have to do with the other?…

Advocacy for Rookies – Lacey

Lacey Community Center 6729 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey, WA, United States

What is an advocate?  And how do you actually do this work? We are excited to present this fast-paced two-day course for brand-new advocates, with facilitators Mette Earlywine and Tyra Lindquist.   Learn More and Register 

Prevention Intensive – Spokane

Woman's Club of Spokane 1428 W 9th Ave., Spokane, WA

Join us for two days of intensive prevention! We’ll cover foundational prevention theory with a healthy dose of practicality. Our facilitators hail from the big state of Texas where everything – including their enthusiasm and expertise - is bigger! Join Maria and Tyreena from TCFV and Ilene from WSCADV as we get to the heart…

New Screenings & Intake Forms For Your Program

Hampton Inn & Suites 18850 28th Avenue South, Seatac, WA, United States

Survivors have taken the first vulnerable step to call your program. How we receive this call and what we do with this information makes a difference in the survivor's experience and overall outcome. WSCADV has developed a Screening & Intake model form aimed to help you complete a better screening. Let's uncover how to make…

Stretch! Long Time Victim Advocate Refresher & Revitalizer

Hal Holmes Community Center 209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg, WA, United States

Back by popular demand! This day-long workshop is the same workshop we did last January at the Lacey Community Center. Once again, we will offer a special place for advocates who have been doing direct services advocacy for years now (3-30 years). If you have longed to hang out for a day and talk with…

Lunch like this: A webinar series where we talk DV prevention – 11/1/17

Webinar

Join us for Lunch Like This! A webinar series where we talk DV prevention. Our topic is, “What does prevention look like with a small-defined community anyway?” We’ll also do a brief preview of our upcoming Lunch Like This “book club” for December. These short webinars will be a place to share prevention tips and…

New Screenings & Intake Forms For Your Program

RL by Red Lion - Spokane at the Park 303 W North River Dr, Spokane, WA, United States

Survivors have taken the first vulnerable step to call your program. How we receive this call and what we do with this information makes a difference in the survivor's experience and overall outcome. WSCADV has developed a Screening & Intake model form aimed to help you complete a better screening. Let's uncover how to make…

Lunch like this: A webinar series where we talk DV prevention – 9/12/17

Webinar

Join us for Lunch Like This! A webinar series where we talk DV prevention. These 6 short webinars will be a place to share prevention tips and resources and connect with other preventionists from across the state during your lunch hour. Our first Lunch Like This Webinar is 9/12/17 and our topic is DVAM is…

MoneyTalks

Webinar

Join us for MoneyTalks! A webinar series to promote economic justice. MoneyTalks will take on topics that will help you understand how economics affect survivors of domestic violence and provide a place to convene with other advocates to exchange good ideas. If you've got something to say about money and domestic violence, this is the…

Advocacy for Rookies – Spokane

Red Lion Spokane at the Park 303 W North River Drive, Spokane, WA, United States

What is an advocate?  And how do you actually do this work? We are excited to present this fast-paced two-day course for brand-new advocates, with facilitators Mette Earlywine and Tyra Lindquist. Learn more and Register

What’s Money Got to Do With It? Ellensburg

Hal Holmes Community Center 209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg, WA, United States

What’s money got to do with domestic violence? A lot! Join us to learn more about how to support survivors as they navigate the worlds of credit, debt and more. Learn how to build community relationships with financial institutions that benefit the survivors you work with. Polish your safety planning skills to include money and…

Goodwill Refuse To Abuse 5k at Safeco Field

Safeco Field 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA, United States

This unique 5K fun run/walk takes you around every level of Safeco Field from the top to the players' tunnel to the final lap around the field! More Information Register Now

$40

Develop Evaluations to Increase Productivity, Creativity, and Growth

Webinar

This webinar on evaluations will cover: - How staff sees themselves developing in their work - What new skills or information have they learned - What challenges might be creating barriers to staff success - Individual strengths to successfully move them into the future - And so much more! Register and Learn more!

Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors – Bellingham, WA

Four Points Sheraton Hotel 714 Lakeway Dr , Bellingham, WA, United States

Immigrant survivors often face increased risks to safety that is both abuser-generated and system-generated. For this reason, it is important for advocates to understand how to advocate for immigrant survivors that encompasses this reality, identify special immigration remedies for survivors, including special VAWA provisions around confidentiality; and how to prepare enhanced safety plans for immigrant…

Advocacy on the Go – Spokane

Hotel RL 303 West North River Drive, Spokane, WA, United States

What is mobile advocacy, and how do you do it? Join us as we provide you with a framework for this survivor-driven, innovative approach that will have you meeting survivors where they are (literally) and engaging with the community, while maintaining safety for yourself and for survivors. This training will be facilitated by Linda Olsen,…

Advocacy on the Go – Everett

Edward D Hansen Conference Center 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett, WA, United States

What is mobile advocacy, and how do you do it? Join us as we provide you with a framework for this survivor-driven, innovative approach that will have you meeting survivors where they are (literally) and engaging with the community, while maintaining safety for yourself and for survivors. This training will be facilitated by Linda Olsen,…

The Role of Advocacy: Workplace Sexual Harassment Impacting Immigrants

Hal Holmes Community Center 209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg, WA, United States

The training will cover what constitutes sexual harassment; state and federal laws that protect survivors in the workplace; how the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Northwest Justice Project investigates and litigates these cases; what evidence is relevant and useful in establishing the employer's liability and in establishing the compensatory damages (for pain and suffering,…

What’s Money Got to Do With It? Federal Way

Dumas Bay Centre 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, United States

What’s money got to do with domestic violence? A lot! Join us to learn more about how to support survivors as they navigate the worlds of credit, debt and more. Learn how to build community relationships with financial institutions that benefit the survivors you work with. Polish your safety planning skills to include money and…

A Resiliency Framework for Hard Times & Healing

Hal Holmes Community Center 209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg, WA, United States

Working with children impacted by domestic violence also means working with their parents and families. Join Dr. Linda Chamberlain and come learn about an educational toolkit that promotes resilience and facilitates community conversations on a trauma-informed approach to domestic violence (DV) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This educational toolkit is based on work from domestic…