Training Tools

This discussion explores your organization’s mission and how it is supported by the work you do.

This 3-part webinar series from Futures Without Violence's Supporting Organizational Sustainability (SOS) Project explores shared leadership models within survivor-serving organizations.

This manual includes useful start-up tools such as a sample agenda, sample skits, a Power & Control Wheel, and a sample budget.

This webpage has multiple interactive quizzes that teens can take to learn about their own relationships, a friend’s relationship, or to test their knowledge on dating violence. Click on the “Relationship Quizzes” tab to access them.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides this guidance to federal, state, local, tribal and territorial law enforcement officers. This public guidance primarily concerns law enforcement certifications for U nonimmigrant status, also known as U visas. The U visa is an immigration benefit that can be sought by victims of certain crimes who are currently assisting or have previously assisted law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of a crime, or who are likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.

This set 3 of training videos specific to elder abuse response address 1) community corrections professionals, 2) judges and court personnel, and 3) law enforcement. Other video packages available here include “In Their Own Words” and “Financial Abuse Specialist Team Video.”

"This toolkit is meant to provide transitional housing providers with easy access to information and resources to enhance services to survivors. The information provided here addresses frequently asked questions, common challenges, best practices, templates for adaptation, and resources for additional information and assistance."

This PowerPoint presentation discusses basic information on intimate partner violence in LGBT relationships. It defines common terms and phrases, provides information on both domestic and sexual violence in LGBT relationships and communities, and breaks down similarities and differences between LGBT and straight individuals who experience IPV.

This short document defines dating violence and discusses some basic do’s and don’ts for working with teen survivors of dating violence.

This resource includes an interactive, multimedia learning module and discussion guide introducing practitioners to the science of early childhood development, toxic stress, executive function, resilience, and mental health.

This online toolkit provides training materials and other resources to educate officers about the dynamics and impact of officer-involved domestic violence and human trafficking.

In this introductory webinar, StoryCenter staff member Amy Hill discusses the theoretical underpinnings, methods, and impacts of storytelling in domestic violence work and offers resources for organizations interested in developing storytelling efforts for DVAM and beyond.