NCVAN Victim Service Practitioner Certification Academy
Upcoming Victim Service Practitioner Certification Academy:
The NCVAN Victim Service Practitioner Certification Academy provides practitioners working with victims of crime with an oportunidad de recibir más de 40 horas de capacitación sustancial to bolster their knowledge and experience while also gaining prestigious state and nationally- recognized certification to reflect their growing expertise.
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The NCVAN Victim Service Practitioner Certification Academy is the official academy recognized in North Carolina, approved by the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP). After becoming certified through the prerequisite NCVAN Academy, graduates may seek provisional licensing and certification on the national level through NACP.
In addition to covering up to 22 core topics essential to trauma-informed victim service provision, the program continues to evolve according to emerging best practices. Through ongoing guidance from state and national leaders in the victim service movement and through extensive participant feedback, the NCVAN Academy prepares victim service providers with North Carolina-relevant material directly applicable to their work. The curriculum was also given approval by consultants from the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA).
Credits & Support
In addition to the certification, some victim service providers can receive additional professional credits for participation in the Academy:
Sworn law enforcement officers can receive continuing education credit through the North Carolina Justice Academy.
Advocates in DV/SA programs may count Academy credits towards annual organizational training requirements set forth by the N.C. Council for Women.
The Administrative Office of the Courts sometimes covers the certification fee and some travel expenses related to participation for court staff. For more information, contact Megan Lively at the Conference of DAs.
**Participants must complete each module to become certified as a victim service practitioner.
Temas anticipados
- Homicide
- Abuso infantil
- Childhood Trauma & PTSD
- Violencia doméstica
- Víctimas y Tecnología
- El papel del fiscal de distrito en la prestación de servicios a las víctimas
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- Sexual Assault
- Crime Victim's Rights
- Civil Legal Options for Crime Victims
- Elder Abuse & Adult Protective Services
- Coordinated Community Response
- Serving Victims Who Are Differently-Abled
- Profesionales de la justicia penal/Obstáculos para el cumplimiento de la ley
- Ética en la Atención a las Víctimas del Delito
- Sirviendo a Víctimas de Agresión Sexual en Entornos Militares
- Historia del Movimiento de Víctimas
- Crisis Intervention & Victim Empathy
- trata de personas
- Compensación de la víctima
- Victim Notification
- Vicarious Trauma & Resilience
Engage in real-time conversations with our faculty, representing North Carolina's most seasoned victim service professionals in the field.
Recent faculty:
Dra. Rumay Alejandro
UNC-Chapel Hill
pam dickens
Defensor de la discapacidad y las víctimas
amy durall
Gerente de Proyectos Internacional Asociación
de Jefe de Policía
Sabrina García, MA
Especialista en aplicación de la ley jubilado
Angelica Reza
Previous Executive Director,
Nuestra voz, Asheville
Liddie Shropshire
Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Carolina del Norte
Office of Victim Services
Kim Banko
NC Department of Adult Correction
Gigi Warner
Domestic Violence &
Family Law Attorney
Legal Aid of NC
Erica Blackwood
Advocacy Coordinator,
NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Ashley Tauscher
Outreach Specialist,
Comisión de Trata de Personas de Carolina del Norte
Kit Gruelle
Defensor y Entrenador Nacional
sobre la violencia doméstica
Juan Guardia
Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Pitt
salón cristian
Respuesta a la agresión sexual
Coordinator,
NC National Guard
jane allen wilson
NCVAN Director of Training &
Special Projects
Julie Schroer
Children's Advocacy Centers of
North Carolina,
Training & Curriculum Coordinator
Sarah Welsch
Outreach Specialist,
NC Department of Justice
Danielle Kitchen
NACP Senior Program Manager,
NOVA
amily mccool
Domestic Violence Attorney,
Bufete de abogados Scharff
Michael Parker
Former Homicide Prosecutor
Kristy Preston
Director of the NC Adult
Protection Network,
UNC Chapel Hill School of
Government
Trishana Jones
Director of Youth Exposure to DV
& Special Projects,
NC Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
Aurelia Sands-Bell
Medical University of SC,
National Mass Violence Center
Courtney Dunkerton
trata de personas
Program Coordinator,
NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Participantes
Los participantes de la Academia de NCVAN representan un grupo diverso de profesionales aliados. Nuestros estudiantes son agentes del orden público, personal militar, terapeutas, funcionarios judiciales, clérigos, defensores de víctimas, por nombrar algunos. De esta manera, la academia es una experiencia de aprendizaje combinado. La creación de redes brinda conexiones valiosas que benefician a los participantes mucho más allá de la finalización de la certificación.
Requisitos previos para la aceptación
Applicants must have at least six months of recent experience working directly with victims of crime in a state-recognized program.
Special considerations are sometimes made on a case-by-case basis for those seeking to meet the prerequisite. Please reach out to formación@nc-van.org with questions.
No todas las agencias de servicios para víctimas sin fines de lucro basadas en la comunidad están reconocidas por el estado. Para determinar si un programa es reconocido por el estado en Carolina del Norte, los defensores de los programas comunitarios de defensa de las víctimas sin fines de lucro pueden hacer clic a continuación para consultar las siguientes listas de programas por condado o región.
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“La capacitación excepcional brindada a través de este programa intensivo de una semana es esencial para el objetivo de NCVAN de garantizar que las víctimas de delitos violentos en Carolina del Norte reciban servicios confiables y consistentes. Los facilitadores, presentadores y participantes comparten un compromiso rector para brindar a las víctimas un apoyo completo y reflexivo centrado en la persona”.
– Jane Allen Wilson, directora de capacitación
¡Consiga la certificación como profesional de servicios para víctimas de Carolina del Norte!
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