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January 2021
The Impact of Historical Trauma
Given the current events in the United States related to race relations and social reform, understanding historical trauma's impact is essential when working with marginalized populations. The presentation will cover the origins, impact, transmission, and manifestation of historical trauma and how marginalized populations are impacted. Cultural trauma and oppression will also be discussed and steps toward inclusion will be offered. Registration for this event is $35. For an additional $15 those attending can earn 1.5 hours of Continuing Education Credits.…
Find out more »VAWA/VOCA Confidentiality in South Dakota Communities
VAWA and VOCA victim services grantees are required to follow strict confidentiality rules for information about the people they serve. But it can get tricky to implement those strict rules in local communities, especially if those communities are tight-knit places with relatively few service providers. In this webinar, we’ll get grounded in the federal rules on confidentiality, discuss the ethical basis for those rules, and tackle practical challenges to following the rules in South Dakota communities. Deadline to register is…
Find out more »PRACTICING VAWA/VOCA CONFIDENTIALITY WITHIN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATIONS
Multi-disciplinary organizations, like Child Advocacy Centers and Family Justice Centers, can improve the community-level response to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking if the organizations provide survivor-centered, trauma-informed services to violence survivors. Access to confidential professionals, such as advocates and health providers, is a key component of trauma-informed services. This webinar will teach participants the federal rules on confidentiality for VAWA and VOCA-funded multi-disciplinary agencies, and address the nuances of implementing confidentiality while facilitating collaboration by law enforcement,…
Find out more »February 2021
Children’s Day at the Capitol
Children’s day at the Capitol is an opportunity to inform the public about your work to promote the well-being of South Dakota’s children and families.
Find out more »The Intersection of Diversity and Addiction
F E B . 1 10:00 AM CST - Indigenous Perspectives related to Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery 1:00 PM CST - Pain to Paranoia: How the Immigrant Experience with Trauma Affects Substance Use Treatment 2:30 PM CST - The Intersection Between Trafficking and Addictions F E B . 2 10:00 AM CST – Applying the Biopsychosocial Model: Individuals with Disabilities Seeking Treatment for Addiction 1:00 PM CST – Responding to the Unique Treatment Needs of Older Adults 2:30 PM CST…
Find out more »CONFIDENTIALITY & INFORMATION SHARING NORMS IN SART’S, DART’S & MDT’S
Helping professionals in communities often come together in teams, like SART’s, DART’s & MDT’s, that are designed to ensure particular violence survivors have their needs met and no one slips through the cracks. But when these professionals come to the team meeting, they come from different professional cultures with distinct ethical norms around sharing or not sharing information about individual survivors and their open cases. This webinar will give team members a framework to think about how their information norms…
Find out more »Strategies to Support Early Learning
The South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center will be providing the Strategies to Support Early Literacy Learning as a three part, live, online training for in-home child care providers on Tuesdays, February 9-23, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm MOUNTAIN. There is a $100 stipend for qualified in-home providers who participate in all three sessions. This event will be held every Tuesday in February.
Find out more »Strategies to Support Early Learning
The South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center will be providing the Strategies to Support Early Literacy Learning as a three part, live, online training for in-home child care providers on Tuesdays, February 9-23, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm MOUNTAIN. There is a $100 stipend for qualified in-home providers who participate in all three sessions. This event will be held every Tuesday in February.
Find out more »Strategies to Support Early Learning
The South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center will be providing the Strategies to Support Early Literacy Learning as a three part, live, online training for in-home child care providers on Tuesdays, February 9-23, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm MOUNTAIN. There is a $100 stipend for qualified in-home providers who participate in all three sessions. This event will be held every Tuesday in February.
Find out more »March 2021
April 2021
Virtual Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Trauma and Resilience
Our annual conferences focus on sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, human trafficking and elder abuse. We consistently bring together law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victim advocates, judges, parole and probation officers, rape crisis workers, health care professionals, faith community members, educators, researchers and others in this three-day conference highlighting promising practices and emerging issues to effectively respond to these crimes in all of our communities.
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