*NIWAP Trainings

This training pages includes a list of all of NIWAP’s trainings, including in-person, virtual, and webinars. The page organizes all of NIWAP’s trainings by date.

Trainings By Date

2024 Trainings

  • January 12, 2024: Judiciary of Hawaii and Center for Justice Innovation Webinar: Immigration Issues in Family Court

2023 Trainings

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2022 Trainings

  • August 16, 2022: Maryland Judicial College: When Federal Immigration Law and State Family Laws Intersect: The Impact of Immigration Laws on State Family Court Proceedings 
  • August 11, 2022: Serving Immigrant Survivors Best Practices Webinar and Office Hours Series Part III – Tips and Tools for Helping Immigrant Survivors Access Public Benefits They are Legally Eligible to Receive
  • July 19, 2022: NCJFCJ Annual Conference Workshop: Afghan Refugees Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence: What Courts Need to Know and Judicial Leadership Opportunities
  • June 23, 2022: Two Part Series Webinar: Understanding Helpfulness for U Visa Certification and the Ongoing Assistance Requirement
  • June 8, 2022: Lake County, IL: “What’s Immigration Got To Do With It? Prosecuting Cases Involving Immigrant Victims of Crime”
  • May 17, 2022: RAINN May Lunch and Learn: Language Access, Trauma-Informed Equitable Services, and Title VI Compliance
  • May 2, 2022: Ulster County Sheriff In-Service Training – Law Enforcement Best Practices: Responding to, Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of Noncitizen  Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
  • April 28, 2022: Middlesex County, NJ Webinar Series Part II: Legal Rights of Immigrant Survivors: Immigration Relief and Public Benefits
  • April 26, 2022: WILMU Webinar Series: Immigrant Survivors and Their Children: Assisting Survivors With Immigration Case Filings and Anticipating Issues In Preparation for Court

  • April 13, 2022: Understanding Helpfulness for U Visa Certification and the Ongoing Assistance Requirement

  • March 31, 2022: Middlesex County, NJ Webinar Series Part I: Best Practices to Support Immigrant Victims and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System
  • March 29, 2022: Know Your Rights Seminar for Afghan Women in the US

  • March – August, 2022: NNEDV and NIWAP: Serving Immigrant Survivors Best Practices Webinar and Office Hours Series

  • January 10, 2022: Representing Workers at the Intersections of Immigration and Sex Harassment

2021 Trainings

  • November 10, 2021 and December 8, 2021: Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Immigration Relief and Public Benefits and Services in West Virginia (Webinar) and Immigrant Survivors and Their Children: Assisting Survivors With Immigration Case Filings and Addressing Issues That Arise in Family Court Cases (Webinar) 
  • July 28, 2021: VAWA Unit Vermont Service Center Training
  • July 20, 2021: Best Practices to Support Immigrant Victims, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System (Webinar- Opportunities for Otsego)
  • July 19, 2021: The U Visa: A Tool to Support Victims, Communities, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System (Webinar- New Mexico’s Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
  • June 17, 2021: The U and T Visa: A Tool to Support Victims, Communities, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System (Webinar- International Association of Chiefs of Police)
  • May 2021: Legal Rights of Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors: Victim Services, Public Benefits, and Housing (Webinar- Conference on Crimes Against Women)
  • May 2021: The U Visa: A Tool to Support Victims, Communities, and Increase Participation in the Criminal Justice System (Webinar- Conference on Crimes Against Women)
  • May-April, 2021: Louisiana District Attorneys Association 3-Part Webinar Series
  • May 6, 2021: Achieving Equal Justice for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in Family Courts (Webinar)
  • March 23, 2021: In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim or Witness Speaks Limited English (Georgia Prosecuting Attorney’s Council) (Webinar)
  • March 23, 2021: Expanding the Toolbox for Children in Immigrant Families: Tips and Tools for Child Welfare and Children’s Courts (Webinar)
  • February 9, 2021: Labor Trafficking, Ethical Considerations, Identification of Victims: Immigrant Victims (Human Trafficking Summit at Wilmington University) (Webinar)
  • February 5, 2021: Addressing Domestic Violence: Trauma-Informed Practice in a Remote Service Context (Webinar)

2020 Trainings

  • December 14, 2020: Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims and the U Visa: Law Enforcement Best Practices Technical Assistance Overview- ICJR Orientation (Webinar)
  • November-December 2020: Wilmington University Human Trafficking Awareness Webinars and February 2021 Human Trafficking Summit (Webinars)
  • November 19, 2020: Refugees and Migrants: International Virtual Summit Domestic/Family Violence in the COVID-19 Era (Virtual)
  • November 9, 2020: “Helping Victims of Human Trafficking Courts Encounter in Juvenile Dependency, Child Welfare and Other Family Court Proceedings” (Webinar)
  • October 29, 2020: “Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Public Benefits and Services in Prince George’s County Through A Trauma-Informed Approach” (Webinar)
  • October 20, 2020: “The U Visa As A Crime-Fighting Tool: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
  • October 9, 2020: Missouri “MCADSV Immigrant and Refugee Services Roundtable” (IRSR) (Virtual)
  • October 5, 2020: “Challenges with Immigration Issues for Victims of Domestic Violence” (Webinar)
  • September 1, 2020: “Immigration, Family Separation, and COVID-19” (Webinar)
  • August 13, 2020: “Immigrant Survivors in Family Law and Immigration Cases: A Webinar for Attorneys” (Webinar)
  • July 30, 2020: “Best Practices for Screening and Serving Immigrant Victims of Crime: A Webinar for Victim Advocates” (Webinar)
  • September 16, 2020: “Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Public Benefits and Services in the District of Columbia” (Webinar)
  • August 25, 2020: “Addressing Issues That Arise in Family and Criminal Court Cases Involving Immigrant Survivors in the District of Columbia” (Webinar)
  • July 21, 2020: “What Family and Child Welfare Judges Need to Know: Legal Options for Immigrant Adult, Teen and Child Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence” (Webinar)
  • July 9, 2020: “Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium COVID-19, Housing and Victims” (Virtual)
  • July 8, 2020: Q& A with the Victim Rights Law Center “Best Practices for Working with Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault” (Virtual)
  • April 22, 2020: VAWA Self-Petition: Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse by Abusive Spouses and Parents (Webinar)
    • In Spanish: May 7, 2020: “Auto-Petición VAWA: Protección para inmigrantes sobrevivientes de maltrato por parte de sus familiares que son ciudadanos o residentes permanentes” (Seminario Web)
  • February 20, 2020: “THE U VISA AS A CRIME-FIGHTING TOOL: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
  • February 6, 2020: “In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim or Witness Speaks Limited English” (Webinar)
  • January 30, 2020: “Best Practices and Tools That Build the Capacity of Adult Protective Services to Serve Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims” (Webinar)

2019 Trainings

  • Nov. 22, 2019: Language Access Requirements and Effective Strategies to Remove Barriers for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Survivors (Webinar)
  • November 21, 2019: In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim Witness Speaks Limited English (Webinar)
  • November 21, 2019: Washington State “U Visa Certification By Judges: Legislative/Regulatory History and Judicial Ethics” (Webinar)
  • November 19, 2019: New Orleans, LA “Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims and the U Visa: Law Enforcement Best Practices Technical Assistance Overview
  • November 6, 2019: Washington, D.C. Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Panel “25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act”
  • October 30, 2019: “Case Law on VAWA Confidentiality and Disclosure”
  • October 2-3, 2019: Kansas City & Columbia, MO “Multi-Disciplinary Best Practices: Immigrant Domestic & Sexual Violence Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visas”
  • September 27, 2019: Kensington, MD, Maryland Service Providers Meeting
  • Sep. 25, 2019: Orlando, FL “Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children”
  • September 17-19, 2019: Lincoln, NE “No More Crimes of Power and Control Conference”
  • Sep. 16, 2019: Chicago, IL “Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children”
  • August 7, 2019: Naples, FL “Immigration Issues in Family Court” Annual Education Program of the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges”
  • August 3, 2019: Virginia Beach, VA “Immigrant Victim and Witnesses: U-Visas, T-Visa, VAWA Self-Petitions — Ethics, Timing, Discovery, and Confidentiality”
  • July 30, 2019: Orlando, FL NCJFCJ 82nd Annual Conference “State Court Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children: Custody, Discovery and U Visa Certification By Judges”
  • July 15-16, 2019: Columbia, MO “Legal Protections and Help for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Their Children: The Central Role of Advocates and Attorneys”
  • July 9, 2019: “What Courts Want to Know, What Role Can Courts Play Regarding Detained Immigrant Children and Parents” (Webinar)
  • June 24, 2019: St. Paul, MN “Law Enforcement & Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • June 20, 2019: “Part 3: Legal Protections When Child Victims Are Immigrants: The Judge’s Role” (Webinar)
  • June 5, 2019: Portland, Oregon “Access to Justice for All Victims: Language Access and Meaningful Collaborations”
  • May 14, 2019: “Part 2: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings” (Webinar)
  • May 14, 2019: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status- Best Practices for Drafting State Orders (Webinar)
  • April 25, 2019: Biloxi, MS “Immigration Protections for Immigrant Victims of Child Abuse, Family and Sexual Violence: Role of State Court Judges”
  • April 24, 2019: San Diego, CA “Best Practices for Working with Immigrant Crime Victims”
  • April 18, 2019: “Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know” (Webinar)
  • Apr 11, 2019: College Park, MD “Serving Victims of Special Populations”
  • April 5-6, 2019: New Orleans, LA “Judicial Training Network Multi-State Training”
  • March​ ​18-19,​ ​2019:​ ​Las Vegas, NV​ ​”National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Conference” (SJI and Judicial Training Network)
  • March 15, 2019: “Judicial Training Network” Orlando, FL
  • Jan. 30, 2019: Orlando, FL “OVW Improving Criminal Justice Responses Grant Program Orientation”

2018 Trainings

  • Nov. 30, 2018: U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: The Judge’s Role (Webinar)
  • November 15, 2018: “Custody for Abused Immigrants: Tips, Tools and Best Practices” (Webinar)
  • Oct. 26, 2018: Jackson MS “Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges Conference (Judicial Training Network)”
  • Oct. 23, 2018: “Trauma-Informed Webinar Series: Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy” (Webinar)
  • Oct. 20, 2018: Arlington, VA “U Visa and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Impact on Civil Cases”
  • October 15, 22, 2018: Webinar Series hosted by Casa de Esperanza: Topics include Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Assault Survivors
  • Oct. 12, 2018: Washington, DC “Immigration – Domestic Violence Effects on Victims and Perpetrators” D.C. Superior Court
  • October 4, 2018: Plymouth, MI “VAWA Confidentiality & the Courts” and “Economic Relief & Public Benefits Under VAWA” at the Family Division Summit
  • September 2018: Judicial Training Network: (September 21, 2018, New Orleans, LA and March 15, 2019, Orlando, FL)
  • Sep. 11-12, 2018: Des Moines, IA, Iowa Victim Justice Symposium
  • Aug. 29-30, 2018: Denver, CO “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U Visa”
  • August 21, 2018: “Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement” (Webinar)
  • Aug. 14-16, 2018: Biloxi, MS “Immigrant Survivors Legal Rights” and “Best Practices for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors”
  • Aug. 9-10, 2018: San Diego, CA “Working with Immigrant Refugee Survivors”
  • August 6, 2018: Morrow, GA “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practice: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • August 3, 2018: Minneapolis, MN: “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access, and the U Visa”
  • Aug. 2, 2018: “Protecting Immigrant Children: U Visas, SIJS and Other Legal Options” (Webinar)
  • July 23, 2018: Denver, CO: “Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Latest Tips, Tools, Bench Book, and Best Practices for Judges”
  • June 27, 2018: “VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Rural Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence with Praxis” (Webinar)
  • June 15, 2018: Wilmington, DE “2018 DSBA Bench and Bar Conference Workshop: Best Practices In State Court Cases: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status”
  • June 6-7, 2018: Albuquerque, NM “New Mexico Judicial Conclave” Workshops on SIJS, U visas and Issues that Arise in Family Court Cases Involving Immigrant Children and Crime Victims
  • June 5, 2018: Sandestin, FL “What State Courts Need to Know About Immigration and Why: Human Trafficking and Family Violence”
  • May 14, 2018: New Orleans, LA “Voices from the Margins: Immigrant Advocacy” WOCN State STOP Administrators and Coalitions Conference
  • May 11, 2018: Chicago, IL “3rd Annual Modern-Day American Worker Conference Panel: Gender, Work, and Immigration Status: Immigration Relief for Labor-Based Crimes and Human Trafficking”
  • May 11, 2018: Gender, Work, and Immigration Status: Immigration Relief for Labor-Based Crimes and Human Trafficking
  • August 6, 2018, Morrow, GA – “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • August 2018: Train the Trainer “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • April 20-21, 2018: Albuquerque, NM “Judicial Training Network: First Annual Multi-State Training”
  • March 26-27, 2018: Portland, OR “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access, and the U & T Visa
  • March 20, 2018: “Law Enforcement Working with Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Rural Communities: Part II Improving Language Access” (Webinar)
  • March 19, 2018: San Diego, CA “National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Juvenile Justice Conference”
  • March 9, 2018: “An Overview of U.S. Immigration Law” Judicial Training Network (Webinar)
  • March 2, 2018: Boston, MA “Legal Protections against Deportation and Removal of Immigrant Crime Victims”
  • February 26, 2018: “Law Enforcement Working with Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Rural Communities: Part I U and T Visa Certification” (Webinar)
  • February 20, 2018: Atlanta, GA “Safety and Protection: Focus on Immigrant Crime Victims”
  • January 31, 2018: “Support Your Work With Immigrant Survivors with NIWAP”s Technical Assistance and Project” (Webinar)
  • January 16-18, 2018: Washington, DC “Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Grant Program” and “Legal Assistance for Victims” FY2017 Grantee Orientation

2017 Trainings

  • December 15, 2017: Las Vegas, Nevada “Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: State Court’s Role”
  • September-December 2017: New Mexico Judicial Trainings 2017 (Webinar and Judicial Education Center Training)
  • November 8, 2017: “Legal Protections and Forensic Considerations for Immigrant and Refugee Child Victims” (Webinar)
  • November 3, 2017: Rockford, IL “What do State Courts Need to Know about Immigration and Why: Human Trafficking and Family Violence”
  • November 2, 2017: Protection Of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children Trainings for Judges and for Police, Prosecutors and Court Advocates – Peoria, IL (11/2/17)
  • October 31, 2017: “VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence” (Webinar)
  • September 15, 2017: “When State Family Law and Federal Immigration Laws Intersect: Promoting Access to the Courts and Just Outcomes for Immigrants”
  • July 18, 2017: Washington, D.C. “National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference Workshop: A Shifting Landscape: Undocumented and Documented Immigrants”
  • July 24, 2017 – California Rural Legal Assistance Training: “Immigrant Access to Federally Assisted Housing”
  • July 17, 2017: Washington, D.C. “Unaccompanied Minors and Immigration”
  • July 10, 2017: Madison, WI “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • June 22, 2017: “Enhancing Safety for Immigrant Survivors: Immigration Relief, Custody, Public Benefits and Family Law Protections” Providence RI
  • June 20, 2017: “Enhancing Safety for Immigrant Survivors: Legal Rights to Immigration, Public Benefits and Family Law Protections”
  • May 12, 2017: California Immigration Legal Assistance Project (CILAP) Training
  • May 11-12, 2017: “2017 Crime Victim Law Conference Plenary” Seattle Washington
  • April 28, 2017: “DC Superior Court Quarterly Training: Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims” (Webinar)
  • April 11, 2017: Albuquerque, NM “U Visa Certifications: Helpful Tools for Prosecuting Violence and Sexual Assault Cases”
  • March 29, 2017: Maryland State Bar Association Conference Family Law University Seminar
  • March 17, 2017: Honolulu, HI “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
  • March 15, 2017: Honolulu, HI “Building a Safety Net for Immigrant Victims: Eligibility for Public Benefits, Housing, Confidentiality and More”
  • March 7, 2017: Albuquerque, NM “Advocacy in Action 2017: Promoting Immigrant Victim and Detective Safety Through Best Practices: Language Access and Crime Victims Visas”
  • February 24, 2017: “Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence” (Webinar)
  • February 22, 2017: Immigrant Access to Federally Assisted Housing (Webinar and Materials)
  • February 14, 2017: National Council of Juvenile Family Court Judges 2017 National Conference on Juvenile Justice

2016 Trainings

  • December 12-16, 2016: New Orleans, LA: “OVW Grantee Training: Addressing Culture: Systemic Responses to Underserved Immigrant Populations”
  • October 7, 2016 – 2016 Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance Conference Materials
  • September 28, 2016: Idaho Judicial Training Materials
  • September 21, 2016: Philadelphia, PA “Improving Officer and Survivor Safety by Ensuring Language Access at Crime Scenes”
  • August 2016: Materials for 2016 IVAT Conference
  • July 8, 2016: Washington, DC “Barriers to Accessing Services: Trauma Informed Approach to Serving Survivors of Domestic Abuse”
  • June 25, 2016: Minneapolis, MN “Nuts and Bolts of U Visa for Undocumented Victims of Crime: A Case Study”
  • May 6, 2016: “Advocates’ Introduction to Gender-Based Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar)
  • March 30-31, 2016: Akron & Youngstown, OH “Expanding Legal Representation of Immigrant Survivors in Immigration and Family Law”
  • March 17, 2016: Albuquerque, NM “Keynote:Best Practices and Collaborations That Promote Safety for Immigrant Crime Victims” and “Workshop: Immigrant Survivors Legal Rights, Options and Opportunities Under Family Law and Public Benefits Laws”
  • February 16, 2016: Washington, DC “History of Legislative Advocacy: VAWA’s Immigration Protections & Next Horizons”
  • February 7, 2016: National Sheriffs Association Washington, DC

2015 Trainings

  • December 8, 2015: York, PA “Overview of Federal and State Public Benefits: Access For Immigrant Survivors and Their Children”
  • November 23, 2015: “ABC’s of Language Access Advocacy” (Webinar)
  • Oct. 28, 2015: DuPage County, IL “Best Practices That Promote Safety and Holistic Assistance for Immigrant and Refugee Survivors”
  • September 29, 2015: “Language Access at Crime Scenes: Improve Successful Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
  • September 11, 2015: Seattle, WA “Keynote: Best Practices That Promote Safety and Holistic Assistance for Immigrant and Refugee Survivor”
  • Sep. 9, 2015: Anaheim, CA “Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strengthen Community Policing”
  • July 29, 2015: New Orleans, LA “Community of Responders: A Holistic Approach to Immigrant Survivors of Abuse”
  • May 26, 2015: Washington, DC “Helping Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Options and Challenges in Seeking Relief”
  • March 25, 2015: Sykesville, MD “The Use of the T Visa and U Visa to Improve Law Enforcement’s Work with Immigrant Victims. Training for law enforcement, prosecutors, and other U visa certifiers”
  • April 10, 2015: “Assessing Helpfulness for Immigrant Crime Victims Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP)” (Webinar)
  • February 18, 2015: “Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) Immigrant Crime Visas: Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strengthen Community Policing” (Webinar)
  • February 11, 2015: Miami, FL “U Visa and Crime Scene Language Access Best Practices”
  • February 5, 2015: “VAWA Confidentiality: Understanding the Three Safeguards and Limited Discovery Exceptions When Advocating for Survivors in Family and Criminal State Courts” (Webinar)

2014 Trainings

  • December 4, 2014: Rehoboth, DE “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children”
  • December 1, 2014: “Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement Requests” (Webinar)
  • December 1, 2014: “Educational Equity Beyond Access: Institutional Support for DACAmented and Undocumented Students” (Webinar)
  • November 20, 2014: Salt Lake City, UT “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children”
  • November 5, 2014: Intersection of Immigration Law in State Court Proceedings (Webinar)
  • November 3, 2014: “And Legal Services for All: New 2014 Legal Services Corporation Regulations Implementing VAWA 2005’s” (Webinar)
  • October 3, 2014: “Shining the Light on Gender-Based Violence at Home and Abroad: Government Responses to Combatting Gender Based Violence in the United States” (Webinar)
  • August 8, 2014: New Orleans, LA
  • August 6-7, 2014: New Orleans, LA “Conference on Creative Solutions to Strengthen Advocacy Options and Healing for Survivors”
  • July 13, 2015: “State Court Findings for Abused Youth Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status” (Webinar)
  • April 23, 2014:Training For Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma Informed Work With Immigrant Women
  • March 19, 2014: “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar)
  • February 24, 2014: “Helping Survivors in Crisis: Hands On Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma-Informed Work with Immigrant Women Who Are Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar)
  • January 31, 2014: “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children Training” (Webinar)

2013 Trainings

  • November 29-20, 2013: Jacksonville, FL “Responding to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Promising Practices and Collaborations for Police and Prosecutors”
  • November 15, 2013: “Researcher/Practitioner Collaboration: Strategies for Successful Implementation” (Webinar)
  • October 30, 2013: “Trauma-Informed Care: Promoting Healing While Strengthening Survivors’ Immigration Cases” (Webinar)
  • September 26, 2013: “Roll Call Videos for Law Enforcement on U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement”
  • August 20, 2013: Wichita, KS “Holistic Representation and Advocacy Services for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence”
  • August 16, 2013: Lanham, MD “VAWA Immigration Protections, Immigration Enforcement, and Language Access”
  • June 26, 2013: Providence, RI “Serving Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault: Best Practices”
  • June 14, 2013: DHS Blue Campaign Trafficking PSA “Crash”
  • April 19, 2013: “Yes We Can!: Public Benefits for Immigrant Survivors” (Webinar)

2012 Trainings

  • November 14-15, 2012: OVW Grantee Training Atlanta, GA
  • November 5, 2012: “Improving Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors Involved in Custody Disputes by Beginning the Process of Applying for VAWA and U-Visa” (Webinar)
  • October 1-4, 2012: “Building Legal Protections for Immigrant Survivors: Past, Present and Future” (Webinar)
  • September 20-21, 2012: New Orleans, LA “National Center for Victims of Crime 2012 National Conference”
  • September 9-12, 2012: San Diego, CA “Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT): 17th Annual Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma”
  • September 7, 2012: State College, PA “The Policy and Politics of Serving Immigrant Victims: The Role of the Department of Homeland Security, Prosecutorial Discretion, Deferred Action, and VAWA Reauthorization”
  • September 6, 2012: “Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors Using DHS’s New Victim Protection Policies” (Webinar)
  • July 31, 2012: Denver, CO “Helping Immigrant Survivors: Options and Challenges in an Age of Immigration Enforcement”
  • July 11, 2012: St. Paul, MN “National Call to Action: Institute and Conference” for the Women of Color Network”
  • June 28, 2012: Worcester, MA “Advocacy for Immigrant Survivors in an Age of Immigration Enforcement” and “New Department of Homeland Security Policies and Immigrant Victims: From Secure Communities to the DHS Role in Victim Protection”
  • June 22, 2012: Richmond, VA “Protection Order Conference”

2011 Trainings

  • October 5, 2011: “Law Enforcement and Advocates Partnering to Better Serve Immigrant Crime Victims” (Webinar)
  • July 18, 2011: Washington, DC “Fighting Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Women”
  • July 18, 2011: “Law Enforcement Use of the U Visa” (Podcast)
  • July 17, 2011: Alexandria, VA “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
  • June 9-10, 2011: Atlanta, GA “Training for Immigration Lawyers: The Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence” and “The Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence: What You Need to Know Today to Help Victims and Their Children”
  • June 3, 2011: Spokane, Washington “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
  • April 8, 2011: Washington, DC “Keeping the Dream Alive: Immigration Reform, Women and the DREAM Act”
  • March 28, 2011: Washington, DC “Effect of Anti-Immigrant Legislation and Times on Immigrant Women and Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women”
  • March 26, 2011: Crystal City, VA “Health Care Reform: What Women Got, What Women Want and What Women Need”
  • March 15, 2011: San Antonio, TX “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
  • March 11, 2011: Laguna Beach, CA “Immigration Law Protections for Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women Act: The Intersection with Family Courts and Child Custody”
  • February 27, 2011: Media, PA “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims: U-Visa Certification Training”
  • February 10, 2011: “An Introduction to Law Enforcement Use of the U-Visa” (Webinar)

2010 Trainings

  • December 7, 2010: Washington, DC “Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence: What You Need to Know Today to Help Victims and Their Children: Arrest Grantee Orientation”
  • December 1, 2010: Sioux Falls, SD
  • October 28, 2010: Indianapolis, IN “Culture and Compassion Conference”
  • October 14, 2010: Long Beach, CA “Policies and Practices that Enhance the Legal Rights of Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims”
  • October 13, 2010: Los Angeles, CA “Violence Against Women Act: Current Protections and Future Possibilities for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence”
  • October 11, 2010: Los Angeles, CA “Freedom from Fear: Helping Undocumented Victims of Domestic Violence”
  • July 12, 2010: Barriers to Success in U Visas For Immigrant Victims Portsmouth, New Hampshire

2004 Trainings

  • September 19, 2004: San Diego, CA “Children of Battered Immigrant Women: An Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Violence, Access to Services and Immigrant Status”

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