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Building the Rhythm of Change: Developing Leadership and Improving Services Within the Battered Rural Immigrant Women's Community
Publisher(s):This manual includes useful start-up tools such as a sample agenda, sample skits, a Power & Control Wheel, and a sample budget.
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- General Material
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Tips for Social Workers, Counselors, Health Workers, Teachers, Clergy, and Others Helping Victims of Rape, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse
Publisher(s):Provides basic information on how to respond to victims/survivors of violence for those who may have limited formal training on violence against women and children. Available in English and Spanish.
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Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Law Enforcement Guide
Publisher(s):This guide for law enforcement officers provide information about language and cultural issues faced by immigrant women, and immigration laws and services available for immigrant women. The guide also includes suggestions for responding to immigrant victims of domestic violence.
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Women's Independence Scholarship Program
Publisher(s):The WISP provides scholarship money to survivors of domestic violence interested in furthering their education, and to advocates working in domestic violence programs, to increase professional development (eligibility criteria apply). The site also has a comprehensive list of financial aid sources, on the Links page.
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Quiz: Are your services linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women?
Publisher(s):This quiz helps service providers identify if their services are linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women.
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- General Material
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Sexual Violence Against Asian and Pacific Islander Women Training Manual
This training manual describes the different types of sexual violence perpetrated against Asian and Pacific Islander women. Skits and discussion questions are included to help advocates understand sexual violence in vulnerable populations.
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Intersection of Domestic Violence and Disaster Curricula
Publisher(s):Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), National Domestic Violence Hotline, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV), New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV), New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV)
These curricula are geared toward professional staff working in the fields of domestic violence and/or disaster response to ensure trauma-informed best practice for disaster management in the context of domestic violence.
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Elder Abuse Investigations: Training for Law Enforcement and Other Investigators
Publisher(s): The information in these modules from NCALL will enhance investigative skills, help you work effectively with older victims, and provide you with tools that can help keep victims safe and hold offenders accountable.
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- NRCDV Publications
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The NRCDV Access Initiative: Documenting our progress towards greater accessibility
Publisher(s):Be the change we wish to see in the world. That is just what the staff of the NRCDV had in mind when we launched the Access Initiative in 2006. The Initiative represented NRCDV's organizational commitment -- as an employer, service provider, and community member -- to individuals with disabilities and accessibility in general.
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No Free Pass to Harass: Protecting the Rights of Undocumented Immigrant Women Workers in Sexual Harassment Cases
Publisher(s):This guide is intended as a tool for effective litigation of sexual harassment claims brought on behalf of immigrant women workers.
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence: What do professionals need to know?
Publisher(s):This document provides information and relevant resources for the early detection of TBI among domestic violence survivors. It also offers an analysis of the intersection between brain injury and domestic violence as well as other relevant information.
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Fact Sheets & Practical Tools for Advocates
Publisher(s):These fact sheets provide information and practical tips to domestic violence advocates on working with survivors who are experiencing trauma symptoms and/or mental health conditions.