Cross-Cultural Management & Supervision – August 29th and 30th
Join us as we explore ways to manage and supervise DV programs in an increasingly multi-cultural environment. Register Here
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Upcoming Events
MoneyTalks
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 – August 15 & 16, 2018
Are you a brand new advocate? These trainings are for you! Advocacy for Rookies is a fast-paced two-day course for brand-new advocates, with facilitators Jake Fawcett and June Loveall. The Rookies experience includes on-line courses and a follow-up webinar. It's a whole package! Whether you volunteer or are paid, you work in a shelter or…
Refuse To Abuse 5K at Safeco Field
The Goodwill Refuse To Abuse® 5K at Safeco Field is a unique 5K fun run/walk that takes you around every level of Safeco Field, from the top to the players’ tunnel to the final lap around the field. Stepping out on the field level of a major league ball park is an awe-inspiring moment that few have experienced! For more…
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Increasing Options to Address Harm & Survivor Healing – July 13 – Spokane
For almost two decades, WSCADV’s Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review has identified the need for greater community-based responses to meaningfully address both survivor needs and change abusive behavior. A recent National Domestic Violence Hotline survey found that the majority of survivors who sought help would not turn to police, or when they did, their situation became worse. The need for more…
Increasing Options to Address Harm & Survivor Healing – July 11 – Seattle
For almost two decades, WSCADV’s Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review has identified the need for greater community-based responses to meaningfully address both survivor needs and change abusive behavior. A recent National Domestic Violence Hotline survey found that the majority of survivors who sought help would not turn to police, or when they did, their situation became worse. The need for more…
Just Futures: Celebrate and Recommit
Please join with leaders from around the state to learn about, celebrate, recalibrate, and recommit to the new vision and goals we all helped create last year. Skills building, camaraderie, and joy at being together once again. Learn more and register here
New Directors Orientation Part II
This will be an opportunity to dig a little deeper into topics relevant to leading and managing your organization. Topics could include, depending on the will of the group: Supervising in Crisis Programs; Managing Conflict (without losing your mind); and $$$ and Funding Streams. Come with your burning issues. Register Here
Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors
Join us for this in-person training to learn how recent developments might affect immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual assault and discuss practical ways to enhance your agency's policies, practices and advocacy. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: Implement enhanced survivor and family safety planning for immigrant survivors Identify key…
Advocacy for Rookies – Ellensburg
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
Yakima Transformative Connections – A Training for DV Advocates
What does Love, Sex, Family and Community have to do with domestic violence advocacy? Everything! At this training, you’ll learn how the Reproductive Justice movement’s framework for liberation and racial equity can be applied to your day-to-day efforts to help people have whole and fulfilling lives. Learn More and Register
Seattle Transformative Connections – A Training for DV Advocates
What does Love, Sex, Family and Community have to do with domestic violence advocacy? Everything! At this training, you'll learn how the Reproductive Justice movement's framework for liberation and racial equity can be applied to your day-to-day efforts to help people have whole and fulfilling lives. Learn More and Register
2018 Legislative Wrap-up Webinar
Join us for our annual wrap up summary of bills impacting survivors during the 2018 Washington State legislative session. REGISTER
The Management Rollercoaster: How to survive the ride of your life
Join us as we talk about how to survive the ride of our lives - AKA supervision and management. As we know there are many factors that have an impact on the way we provide supervision and management. So, let's peel back a few layers and discuss how we can manage through challenging times like…
Options for Immigrant Survivors in Changing Times
Survivors need safety plans that consider abuser-generated risks and systems-generated risks. Often times, a survivor’s immigration status prevents her from being safe, free and valued. Advocates are uniquely positioned to reach survivors, offer services, and to assist them in navigating systems. Learn or deepen your advocacy practices to meet the unique needs of individual survivors…
#YoTambién: Sexual Harassment at Work for Immigrants – Regional Advocacy Meeting for Legal Advocates
What do economic justice, immigrant justice, and violence have to do with one another? We know that survivors who are immigrants and people of color are particularly vulnerable to economic instability, poverty, and a lack of viable legal remedies. Join us for a conversation where we’ll explore: what economic supports for immigrant survivors look like,…
Lunch like this: A webinar series where we talk DV prevention – 3/7/18
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. Get these dates on your calendar, pack a lunch, and tune in for Lunch…
Advocacy and Activism – Seattle
Join Kata Issari, executive director of Praxis International, for an exploration of the interlocking, and essential, worlds of direct services and social change. Kata will apply concepts and tools from Praxis’ Advocacy Learning Center as we strive to achieve the right balance between intervention and prevention, impacts and root causes, individual and community. We will…
People of Color and Native People Gathering
Please gather with us in an open conversation on embracing our experience, expertise, and passion as folks of color and native people in the domestic violence movement. We'll talk about balancing job versus long-term career in the domestic violence community and how we view professional growth, advancement and longevity. Wondering who should register? Anyone who…
Staff Retention: We all want it, but how?
Deadria Boyland and June Loveall plan to do a deep dive into the issue of staff retention and how it affects the bottom line. We'll talk about onboarding, work culture, competitive wages and benefits, as well as longevity. We will reference Strategies for Staff Retention in Cris Sullivan's 'Mission-focused Management & Empowerment Handbook.' This webinar…