CSVANW Annual Calendar

4 out of 5 Native women have experienced violence – 56% of that being sexual violence. In New Mexico, Native women and children experience sexual violence at some of the highest rates. This one-and-a-half-day training, geared for victim advocates, service providers and law enforcement working with Native victims of sexual violence, will explore the dynamics of sexual violence in NM tribal communities. Other topics include

• Child Sexual Abuse: Warnings Signs & Response
• Community Readiness for Offender Re-entry
• AcuDetox for Survivors of Sexual Assault.

Attendees will deepen their understanding of child sexual abuse and the experiences of Native victims, identify and understand strategies for working with Native victims to facilitate trust and communication, identify and promote culturally-appropriate victim services and identify and promote healthy healing strategies with Native victims of sexual violence.

The set date is tentative. Thank you for your understanding and stay tuned for the registration link!

Advancing Advocacy is the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women’s 40-hour core advocacy training for NM state certification that focuses on providing the foundational skills for advocates and first responders who work in the domestic violence fields both with, and within, all of New Mexico’s tribal communities. Participants will explore the dynamics of domestic violence in tribal communities, historical trauma, human trafficking of Native women and children, orders of protection, domestic violence against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, safety planning and confidentiality, and explore the impacts of domestic violence on Native children. The training also focuses on the role of advocates and teaches self-care skills to enable advocates to be champions for the victim while maintaining a healthy mind and spirit.

Objectives

•  Provide foundational training on the dynamics of domestic violence in tribal communities from the perspective of the Native American victim/survivor, child witness, and perpetrator.
•  Provide best practices to improve collaboration and partnership amongst tribal leadership, advocates, and criminal justice and community professionals through a multidisciplinary approach.
•  Promote effective domestic violence training, prevention, awareness and risk reduction programs