2018 Victim Service Academy Training - HUDSON VALLEY

Olivebridge, NY - Sept. 13-14, 2018
***SUPERVISORS ONLY***

Traumatic events are common in modern life, whether that means surviving a disaster, suffering economic hardship or being the victim of a crime. Virtually everyone who goes through a disturbing experience is likely to have a range of post-traumatic reactions which can compound their suffering. Even when practical needs are being attended to, these psychological reactions can delay recovery.

To help address the underlying needs of victims, the New York State Office of Victim Services (OVS) and the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz (IDMH) have teamed up again to offer four regional Victim Service Academy Trainings.

The HUDSON VALLEY Victim Service Academy Training will be held at the Ashokan Center and is a 1 ½ day retreat for victim service professionals with supervison responsiblites ONLY. This small-group training, set in the intimate back drop of the beautiful Hudson Valley, will cover the following topics:

• Trauma-Informed Work Environment
• Essentials of Supervision
• Leadership and Management Skills
• Occupational Hazards and Self-Care

Like all other academy trainings, each attendee should walk away with information on how victim advocates can help victims receive basic early supports and learn self-care practices that will help enable them to handle profession stressors that come from working with victims of crime.

To register, click ‘Register’ and ‘Checkout’ to complete the registration from. Please note, OVS reserves the right to withdraw registrants that fail to meet the minim requirements outlined in the event’s Registration Guidelines.

Additional Victim Services Academy Training details, including registration links to other training locations, is available on the OVS VAP Training Center Webpage.

The Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) provides leadership to advance the field of disaster mental health and trauma response through training, research, consultation, and service. IDMH works to establish and disseminate best practices in order to ensure that all disaster mental health services are evidence-supported and culturally sensitive.