You do not need an advanced degree to help prevent violence! We're leveraging the power of sports to prevent sexual assault & dating abuse. Team Up Washington is an initiative that trains high school coaches to support their youth athletes to be a part of the solution. This Train-the-Trainer webinar for coaches, mentors, and advocates…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 10/5/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 10/7/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 10/12/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 10/14/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Thursday, 11/16/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 10/5/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 10/7/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 10/12/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 10/14/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Thursday, 11/16/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 10/5/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 10/7/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 10/12/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 10/14/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Thursday, 11/16/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Heather Wehr and Jake Fawcett. The training will take place over four sessions, plus a follow up. Session 1: Tuesday, 10/5/21, 9am-12pm Session 2: Thursday, 10/7/21, 9am-12pm Session 3: Tuesday, 10/12/21, 9am-12pm Session 4: Thursday, 10/14/21, 9am-12pm Follow Up Session: Thursday, 11/16/21, 10am-12pm Whether you volunteer…
Join legal advocates from across the state for our quarterly connection call to connect, discuss emerging issues for survivors and share resources! Note: The last date to request language interpretation for this webinar is September 15, 2021. We are not able to guarantee interpreters for any registrants that come in after that date. This meeting…
We are so excited to launch our 2021 conference! We will be 100% virtual once again and while we wish we could be in person, we're so glad to have the chance to come together. We chose to continue last year's theme, On Purpose, as it captures so much of what we've thought about for…
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…
Join WCSAP and WSCADV for lunch bunch get-togethers. Our new lunch-time webinar series, Bite-sized Prevention, will have four courses throughout the year. For each course (webinar), you can expect some tasty prevention treats focused on root causes, shifting culture, building skills, and promoting thriving communities – what it takes to prevent domestic and sexual violence…
Join us for a training to learn more about RCW 26.51, Washington's new law combating abusive litigation, that went into effect January 2021! This workshop will cover: • How this law can be utilized to protect survivors of domestic violence from further harassment and abuse through the legal system• Learn helpful background information and legislative…
As we gear up for high school sports again, please join us to learn how to bring violence prevention leadership programs to your team and community. These free, virtual train-the-trainers are for high school coaches and mentors who want to empower student athletes to prevent sexual assault and dating violence. Participants can receive clock hours…
As we gear up for high school sports again, please join us to learn how to bring violence prevention leadership programs to your team and community. These free, virtual train-the-trainers are for high school coaches and mentors who want to empower student athletes to prevent sexual assault and dating violence. Participants can receive clock hours…
The Refuse To Abuse® 5K is a unique 5K fun run/walk that takes you around every level of T-Mobile Park, 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! This year's event will have…
This past year has brought so many unanswered questions and has left us with uncertainty of what the future has in store. We are inviting you to join us in conversation about acknowledging your pain and claiming your healing.Together, let’s uncover what we have been sitting with over the past year. Are you ready? *This…
This workshop will feature amazing Survived and Punished organizers of the #FreeLiyah Campaign, Liyah Birru and Neda Said. This workshop will cover:• domestic violence 101• how immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault are punished by the criminal legal and deportation systems for surviving violence• how you can take action to #FreeSurvivors…
Housing is a human right! Yet, how can we advocate for survivors in their search for safe and stable housing, much less implement a DV Housing First approach when there are no affordable housing options? And for survivors from BIPOC communities, the barriers to housing, based in a long history of deep-rooted discrimination, are even higher. Join…
In this workshop, we will apply left brain approaches to right brain problems and harness our creative power to tackle hard advocacy questions. Using examples drawn from three decades of advocacy work, we will explore the issues that can confound advocacy and share practical tools and strategies for successful, compassionate, and effective advocacy conversations about…
This training is designed specifically for domestic violence advocates in helping think through suicide and homicide risks and interventions. Co-taught by Margaret Hobart, PhD, Andrew White, PhD, and Linda Dimeff, PhD, this pragmatic, hands-on training will focus on the following topics: Assessing increased risk of homicide when batterer has history of suicidal behavior, how to…
WSCADV staff and member programs have embraced the challenges of this unique legislative session during the COVID-19 pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic upheaval. The 2021 Washington State legislative session ends on April 25. We invite you to join us for our wrap up webinar on Tuesday, May 18 from 10-11:30am. Our policy team will…
Join us for an upcoming legal advocacy webinar with attorneys from Northwest Justice Project! Advocates across the state have been asking for additional civil law training, so we are bringing together attorneys from NJP to go over topics including dissolution, parenting plans, abusive litigation, protection and restraining orders and more. We will also address you…