• NIWAP Webinars in Digital Library https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-niwap-webinars

U Visas

• October 14, 2022: “What Judges, Attorneys, and Prosecutors Need to Know About How VAWA Confidentiality Impacts Discovery in Cases Involving Immigrant Survivors: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/vawa-confidentiality-webinar-oct-22
• Understanding Helpfulness for the U Visa Certification and the Ongoing Assistance Requirement, (April 13, 2022- Live; Recording two Parts June 23, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/uvisa-helpfulness-webinar-april2022
• NCJFCJ’s Break from the Bench: What a judge needs to know about…Responding to Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (April 27, 2021) https://www.ncjfcj.org/webcasts/responding-to-immigrant-victims-of-domestic-and-sexual-violence/  (12385)
• The U Visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions (February 20, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/u-visa-2020
• August 24, 2021: “Legal Rights of Immigrant Survivors: Immigration Relief, Public Benefits, and Protection Orders” (Webinar)  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/otsego-part-ii-21
• February 20, 2020: “The U Visa As a Crime-Fighting Tool: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/u-visa-2020

• January 30, 2020: “Best Practices and Tools That Build the Capacity of Adult Protective Services to Serve Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/webinar-aps

• Pro Bono Training Institute “U Visa” Training Module (June 21, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pbti-u-visa-module
• U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: A Judge’s Role (November 30, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/11-30-webinaruvisasijs (74)
• April 10, 2015: “Assessing Helpfulness for Immigrant Crime Victims Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP)” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/april-10-2015-assessing-helpfulness-bwjp
• Battered Women’s Justice Program (BWJP) Immigrant Crime Visas: Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strength Community Policing (February 18, 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/february-18-2015-crime-visas-bwjp
• Battered Women’s Justice Program (BWJP) Assessing Helpfulness for Immigrant Crime Victims (April 10, 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/april-10-2015-assessing-helpfulness-bwjp
• Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement Requests (December 1, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/december-1-2014-expert-advice-for-judges-webinar
• March 19, 2014: “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar)  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-informed-interviews-story-writing
• February 24, 2014: “Helping Survivors in Crisis: Hands On Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma-Informed Work with Immigrant Women Who Ate Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (Video) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/february-24-2014-hands-on-training-for-advocates-and-attorneys-on-trauma-informed-work-with-immigrant-women-who-are-survivors-of-domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault

• February 20, 2014: “Obtaining U Visa Certification from Judges in Protection Order, Family, Criminal, and Other State Court Proceedings” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/webinar-u-visa-certification-by-state-court-judges

• September 26, 2013: “Roll Call Videos for Law Enforcement on U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement”  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/dhs-roll-call-videos
• February 15, 2013: “Lessons Learned from Law Enforcement: How Collaborations That Result in U visa Certifications Support Safer Communities” https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/lessons-learned-from-le-webinar

• October 5, 2011: “Law Enforcement and Advocates Partnering to Better Serve Immigrant Crime Victims” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/webinar-law-enforcement-collaboration

• July 18, 2011: “Law Enforcement Use of the U Visa” (Podcast) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/uvisa-podcast-bja

• February 10, 2011: “An Introduction to Law Enforcement Use of the U-Visa” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/uvisa-intro-webinar-bja

Public Benefits

• Serving Immigrant Survivors Best Practices Webinar with the National Network to End Domestic Violence (March to August 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/nnedv-niwap-th
• Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know (April 18, 2019) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/public-benefits-courts-webinar-4-18-19 * (201)
• Immigrant Access to Federally Funded Housing Webinar: Collaboration with the National Housing Law Project https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/february-22-2017-immigrant-access-federally-assisted-housing
• Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know? http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/public-benefits-courts-webinar-4-18-19/
• Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Affects Immigrant Survivors https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/immigrant-victims-healthcare
• Yes We Can!: Public Benefits for Immigrant Survivors http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/public-benefits-webinar/

Battered Spouse Waiver

• Webinar and Training Materials (November 18, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/bsw-training-materials

VAWA Self-Petition

• VAWA Self-Petition: Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse by Abusive Spouses and Parents (Webinar – April 22, 2020, with Materials and Q & A Answers) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2020-vawa-self-petition-webinar
• Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse by Abusive Spouses and Parents (April 22, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2020-vawa-self-petition-webinarhttps://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2020-vawa-self-petition-webinar(Spanish Version Below)
  • Auto-Petición VAWA: Protección para inmigrantes sobrevivientes de maltrato por parte de sus familiares que son ciudadanos o residentes permanents (May 7, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2020-auto-peticion-vawa
• Pro bono Institute “Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition” Training Module (June 18, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pbti-vawa-training

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Child Custody

• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status National Judicial Network Webinar – New Regulations, Policies, and Court Rulings: The Impact on State Courts Issuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Orders (October 4, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/njn-webinar-new-regulations-policies-sijs-orders-oct-2022
• National Judicial Network Webinar – New Regulations, Policies, and Court Rulings: The Impact on State Courts Issuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Orders (October 4, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/njn-webinar-new-regulations-policies-sijs-orders-oct-2022
• Child Custody and Immigration-Related Abuse: Myths and Best Practices National Webinar (December 13, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/custody2021 * (12626)

VAWA Confidentiality, Discovery and Courthouse Enforcement

• Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Under the Violence Against Women Act Confidentiality Protections (October 22, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/casa-webinars-october-15-22 ** (758)
• Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement (August 21, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/jffnm2018 * (325)
• VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence (October 31, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/vawa-confidentiality-protections-fo-immigrant-victims-domestic-violence-october-31-2017 * (226)
• NCJFCJ VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic (October 31, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/oct2017vawaconfidentialitywebinar ** (427)
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/vawa-confidentiality-webinar/ * (228)
• VAWA Confidentiality: Understanding the Three Safeguards and Limited Discovery Exceptions When Advocating for Survivors in Family and Criminal State Courts (February 5, 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/vawa-confidentiality-webinar * (228)

Tools on VAWA Confidentiality and Privacy for Immigrant Survivors

• The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): Tips to Protect the Privacy of Immigrant Survivors (January 2023) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/immigrant-survivor-privacy-vawa-protections 
• FAQs for Victims’ Lawyers: The Central Role of Federal Immigration Laws and the Confidentiality Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in Protecting the Safety and Privacy of Immigrant Survivors (January 2023) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/immigration-privacy-faqs

Stalking

• National Judicial Network Webinar – Readily Identifying and Effectively Responding to Stalking in Family Court: A Resource for Judicial Officers (March 7, 2023) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/resources-on-stalking-for-judges
• Webinar Recording Stalking Charges: An Opportunity, Not an Afterthought https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVy7gQmKhSQ
• Context is Key: Identifying and Responding to Stalking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5dDO2LIDlQ
• Identifying, Investigating, and Prosecuting Stalking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5KaCp5sWGs
• Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aufwpJxTjhw
• Stalking & Sexual Violence: Understanding the Intersections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVlfTu5IWuw

Trauma Informed Work with Immigrant Survivors

• *National Judicial Network Webinar – Readily Identifying and Effectively Responding to Stalking in Family Court: A Resource for Judicial Officers (March 7, 2023) (Includes materials connecting to research, resources, and tools) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/resources-on-stalking-for-judges
• (January 31, 2023) National Judicial Network Webinar – Protecting Against Vicarious Trauma: Tools and Strategies for Providers Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trafficking https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/njn-webinar-vicarious-trauma-jan-31-2023 (Webinar in English and Spanish and extensive materials)
• Coercive Control in Families, the Impact on Children and Extreme Cruelty (October 16, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/coercive-control-extreme-cruelty + (1252)
• Mollica, R.F. and Augusterfer, E.F. (2019). The Science of Empathy, Empathic Reflection and Empathic Regulation in Clinical Care [Webinar]. Heal Torture, National Capacity Building Project. 
  https://healtorture.org/webinar/science-empathy-empathic-reflection-and-empathic-regulation-clinical-care
• (Oct. 23, 2018): “Trauma-Informed Webinar Series: Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy” (Webinar)  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/times-up-oct-23
• Higson-Smith, C., and Nicholson Sullivan, M.J. (2016). Healthy organizations: beyond individual self-care [Webinar]. Heal torture, National Capacity Building Project. 
  https://healtorture.org/sites/healtorture.org/files/HealthyOrganizations%20PPT.
•  (March 19, 2014): “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-informed-interviews-story-writing
• (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) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/hands-on-trauma-crisis-training
•  (October 30, 2013): “Trauma-Informed Care: Promoting Healing While Strengthening Survivors’ Immigration Cases” (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-informed-care

Legal Services Corporation Funded Assistance for Immigrant Victims

• Webinar: “And Legal Services For All: New 2014 Legal Services Corporation Regulations Implementing VAWA 2005’s Immigrant Crime Survivors’ Access To Legal Services” (October 30, 2014) (490) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/november-3-2014-legal-services-new-2014-legal-services-corporation-regulations-implementing-vawa-2005s-immigrant-crime-survivors-access-legal-services-webinar

Housing – Shelter and Transitional Housing

• Webinar-Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Federally Assisted Housing (February 22, 2017) (1319) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/february-22-2017-immigrant-access-federally-assisted-housing

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