Advancing Advocacy Training in Tribal Communities: Unity, Resilience & Results

Advancing Advocacy Training in Tribal Communities 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 program.

Advancing Core Advocacy Training in New Mexico Tribal Communities for New Advocates
Spring 2023

This training is the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women’s 40 Hour-Core Advocacy Training that provides new domestic violence/sexual assault advocates and first responders with state certification in New Mexico and Four Corners region. CSVANW’s 40 Hour Advancing Core Advocacy Training is 1 of 2 state certified trainings for new domestic violence advocates. We aim to help first responders and domestic violence advocates work together effectively in a times of crisis.

40-Hour Certification
To receive your 40-Hour Certification, you must also complete 16.25 hours of the OVC-TTAC Online Training. When you complete that training, upload your hours to an AirTable link that will be provided at a later date. Here is the link to OVC trainings: OVC-TTAC Online Training

CSVANW’s service area is all of New Mexico, the Four Corners region, and Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso, Tx. If you are from out of this area and interested in the training, please contact us at 505-243-9199 or email Jolene Holgate at jholgate@csvanw.org so we can put you in touch with an organization in your region.

NOTE: Please wait to make any hotel arrangements until you are notified of receiving the scholarship. Should you receive the scholarship, CSVANW will make all lodging arrangements for you.

40-Hour Core Advancing Advocacy training is held every Spring and Fall.

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