NOVA Victim Assistance Academy Training Overview · •Welcome and Introductions •Provide an overview of the NOVA Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA) •Describe the NVAA’s structure

NOVA Victim Assistance Academy • 2019NOVA Victim Assistance Academy • 2019

NOVA Victim Assistance Academy

Training Overview

Moderator: Priya Rednam Waldo

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

NOVA Victim Assistance Academy • 2019

Learning Objectives

• Welcome and Introductions

• Provide an overview of the NOVA Victim Assistance

Academy (NVAA)

• Describe the NVAA’s structure and participant

responsibilities





Introductions

• Instructor Introduction

• Participant Introductions

– Who are you and where are you located?

– What is your current role/interest in victim

advocacy?


Introduction Tips

• Mute yourself when you are not talking

• Scroll over microphone to unmute when called upon

• If you do not have audio, use the chat box to introduce yourself


Maryland & Massachusetts

Courtney WoolfordCambridge, MD

Wendy FlackLaurel, MD

Gail RappaRevere, MA


Virginia

Malika BrownFairfax, VA

Sharon PayneSpringfield, VA

Ana CruzHarrisonburg, VA

Dana VanderveldeRichmond, VA

Beverly MooreChesterfield, VA

Tonya SullivanFairfax, VA


Virginia

Danielle KitchenAlexandria, VA

Magdalena SigurChantilly, VA

Amber BroceWayensboro, VA

Marilou CitronFairfax, VA

Anson SmithFairfax, VA


Virginia

Trish RodriguezFort Lee, VA

Anson SmithFairfax, VA

Tammy Hutcheson

Fort Myer, VA

Joni RainboltFairfax, VA

Isilee CrossleyFairfax, VA


Georgia & Florida

Nancy GordanGray, GA

Shannon HillJacksonville, FL

LaShay JamesMoultrie, GA

Samari FranoJacksonville, FL


California & Hawaii

Leslie HunterFort Irwin, CA

Rachel ReedySan Diego, CA

Meghan KochBarstow, CA

Layetta HaynesEwa Beach, HI


North Carolina, South Carolina

Tennessee

Alexa ReichelderferBroadway, NC

Najimah JonesCandler, NC

Clementyne HowardOld Hickory, TN

Mary WinningtonColumbia, SC


Ohio & Michigan

Jeremy HagermanSaint Johns, MI

Kathleen KingMarion, OH

Madison CollierLancaster, OH

Katherine AndersonAthens, OH

Debra GreenColumbus, OH


Indiana, Idaho, South Dakota

& Colorado

Scott HultgrenRapid City, SD

Heather Casey-Ockerman

Idaho Falls, ID

Leah GriffetNobelsville, IN

Beth NellisNobelsville, IN

Benerito MartinezDurango, CO


Texas

D. Hailey TullosBuda, TX

Pamela MorrisEl Paso, TX

Theresa KoontzNorth Richland

Hills, TX

Christine RosalesEl Paso, TX

Sonja BlantonCibolo, TX

Christine Nesbitt Kileen, TX


Alabama, Oklahoma, Utah

& Arizona

Rebecca Galloway

Owens CrossRoads, AL

Stephanie WhiteFairview, OK

Kayla BettlesBluffdale, UT

Lynette DimickNew Market, AL

Brad HollandTuscon, AZ


Canada

Genevieve Francoeur

Ottowa, Ontario

Erica GertzSudbury, Ontario

Emma LapierreSudbury, Ontario

Nicole St- JeanSudbury, Ontario

Marilyn RoughleyVancouver, British

Columbia

Megan LeslieOttowa, Ontario


Worldwide

Amy TrottoJapan

Rosalie TorresBahrain


NVAA Overview

and Participant Responsibilities


NOVA Victim Assistance Academy

• NOVA launched the NOVA Victim Assistance Academy

(NVAA) in January 2013

– Consistent with NOVA’s larger mission to support the

professional development of victim advocates

– Growing recognition of need for skill-based victim

advocacy training in distance learning environment

– Over 425 NVAA graduates to date; NVAA alumni are

50% military and 50% civilian advocates


Training Overview

• NOVA Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA)

– Mission: Provide high quality, skill-building core victim

advocacy training through a distance learning platform

• NVAA is a 9-week, 40-hour commitment

– Blended learning program

– 4 hours of “live” training each week (36 hours total) and

4 hours of homework

– Training utilizes variety of adult learning principles

• National Advocacy Credentialing Program® (NACP)

approved training


Training Overview

• NVAA provides comprehensive overview of five core

topics:

– Trauma of Victimization

– Crisis Intervention

– Role of Advocate/Case Management/Vicarious Trauma

– History of Movement/Victims’ Rights/Criminal Justice

System

– Ethics/Cultural Sensitivity

• Training facilitated by nationally-recognized Subject Matter

Experts (SMEs)


Training Materials– NVAA Training Agenda

– Instructor Bios

– Summary of Homework Assignments

• Instructor slides, handouts and class recordings uploaded

to NVAA Student Center on a weekly basis

• NVAA Student Center:

– https://www.trynova.org/training/nvaa-student-center/

– Password: nvaafall19

https://www.trynova.org/training/nvaa-student-center/


Participant Responsibilities

• Attend four (4) hours of live weekly training

• Complete all homework assignments by assigned date

– Be prepared! Each week 4-5 students will be

randomly called upon to provide feedback on

assigned homework

• Take Pre/Post-Test

• Complete Weekly Training Evaluations

• Participate! This is an interactive course where

instructors will routinely ask for your feedback!


BE PRESENT!


Participant Responsibilities

• Attending the live class is mandatory!

• You may miss only one (1) class due to an

emergency/illness/unanticipated conflict and graduate on

time

– Contact Priya Rednam Waldo

([email protected]) ahead of time if you

know you will miss class

– Mandatory make-up assignment will be provided

mailto:[email protected]


Questions?

Thank you for your participation in the

NOVA Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA)!

Documents

NOVA Victim Assistance Academy Training Overview · •Welcome and Introductions •Provide an overview of the NOVA Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA) •Describe the NVAA’s structure