- Additional training information will be added on an on going basis so keep checking back!
- All trainings are FREE for NCCASA members and $10.00 for non-members. Payment is expected at the training. You may also complete a Credit Card Authorization Form available here to pay by credit card.
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Upcoming NCCASA Training
Eastern PREA Victim Services Regional Training
October 23-24, 2019
Carteret County, NC
This 1 1/2 day training from October 23rd-October 24th will dive into how victim advocates and their local jails can work together to provide services to incarcerated victims of sexual assault. The first half day will serve as a primer to establishing a foundation around PREA and the second day will dive into deeper details around PREA. A strong focus will be made on partnering with your local facility.
Jones Street Digest: Legislative & Statutory Update
October 24, 2019
1:30pm
Webinar
This update will focus on the substantive changes that have been made this year, including the Survivor Act and Marsy’s Law Implementation Legislation. The other bills that may be touched upon are the Safe Child Act and Modernizing Sexual Assault Laws. We will discuss the statutes, when they will go into effect, and potential impact for agencies and survivors. This session will be provided by Skye David, NCCASA Attorney at Law. This Zoom webinar will take place October 24th, 2019 at 1:30pm.
Equipping North Carolina’s Rape Crisis Centers to Serve Survivors of Human Trafficking-
October 30, 2019
10am & 2pm
Webinar
This 90-minute webinar will cover basics of services to survivors of human trafficking in the context of local rape crisis centers. While introductory material will be briefly covered, this webinar is not a Human Trafficking 101 and presumes basic knowledge of definitions and common forms of human trafficking as well as basic knowledge of rape crisis advocacy. Attendees who have not completed a human trafficking 101 training are might consider attending a webinar before this session; one is offered by the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Material in this webinar will explain and supplement the information in our recently published manual: Expanding Our Reach: Equipping North Carolina’s Rape Crisis Centers to Serve Survivors of Human Trafficking. This workshop will be provided by Christy Croft, NCCASA Prevention Education Program Manager.
Stop Killing Us: Understanding Sexual Violence in the LGBTQ and Gender nonconforming Communities
November 19, 2019
8:30am-2:30pm
Monroe, NC
The purpose of this workshop will be to provide participants with the education and resources needed to extend a robust conversation around sexual violence occurring in the transgender and gender non-conforming community in North Carolina. Often transgender and gender nonconforming people are engaging in sex work as a means of survival and necessity; this makes this community susceptible sexual violence and harm. This training will allow service providers and practitioners to ask questions about how they can provide effective services to transgender and non-conforming individuals in this area. Additionally, this workshop will provide a basic understanding of who is the North Carolina LGBTQ and gender nonconforming community; what are the types of sexual violence experienced among these communities; what are the factors which perpetuate the sexual violence within these communities, as well as, how they can provide awareness and resources to these communities. This is an interactive workshop where participants will engage with the facilitator and with one another to explore the intersectional ways in which transgender and gender non-conforming people are deeply impacted by sexual violence and why now is a critical time for awareness around these issues within this particular community.
Where Do We Start? Key Competencies of Sexual Assault Advocacy
December 5, 2019
9:00am-4:30pm
Lumberton, NC
This training is full. Join us for an opportunity to better understand sexual violence and build your competencies in the area of advocacy. The National Resource Sharing Project (RSP) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) have developed two assessment tools to assist those working with victims of sexual violence in identifying strengths and strategies to improve their practice. The Personal Assessment tool will help individual advocates to reflect on their own services, knowledge and relationships with community partners. The Organizational Assessment will help organizations’ leadership staff to better understand the state of their service provision overall, their entire staff’s knowledge and their organization’s relationships with community partners. We will spend time in a relaxed environment diving into these amazing resources.
Sweeping Changes: Mandatory Reporting, Consent, Incapacitation Statutory Updates
January 9, 2020
2:00pm-3:30pm
Webinar
TThe purpose of this training will be to discuss Senate Bill 199 legislative updates and any changes or special considerations on sexual assault service delivery. Learn about the bill and how it will impact North Carolina and your profession.
