Feb
19
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Site
February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Lots of focus on training this week over at the sustainability site this week:
*A sampling of some of the excellent training events and conferences coming up in the next two months. March and April are always packed, and this year’s no exception. If you have money to spend on live events, there’s plenty to choose [...]
Jan
14
Stalking in the Workplace
January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
OVC’s next web forum is on stalking in the workplace. The actual forum will be January 19th from 2-3pm ET, but you can submit questions ahead of time, and/or visit the site after the fact and read the responses to questions from other participants.
Dec
2
Substance Abuse & Victimization
December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
OVC has a web forum December 8th from 2-3 pm on substance abuse and victimization. No registration is required, and if this date doesn’t work for you, not to worry– the discussion is fully archived on their site. You can submit a question to the speaker, Dr. Steven Walker, here. And you can review the [...]
Nov
2
Elder Abuse in Indian Country
November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
OVC is hosting a web forum November 4th from 2-3pm ET: Serving Elder Abuse Victims in Indian Country. You can submit questions in advance and then return to the site on the 4th for some real-time discussion. If you can’t make it, all the answers will be archived and available for review at a later [...]
Oct
28
Assault in Nursing
October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments
Medscape’s One Question Blog posted a new question the other day: have you, as a nurse, been assaulted and/or threatened by a family member either physically or mentally? If so, please share your experiences. How did you handle the situation immediately? Lock the workplace? How did those in charge in your setting handle your situation?
Oct
9
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog
October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment
Sorry for the lack of wrap-up last week–things were fairly hectic and the Sustainability site got a bit neglected. We’re back this week, though, and you’ll find some good stuff there:
A reminder to check up on the continuing conversation over at the OVC web forum. While I still have yet to hear back from colleagues [...]
Sep
18
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog
September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Much of the content on the sustainability site this week was pretty self-centered, I must say. But hopefully it’s useful, so, if you’ll indulge me:
The slides from the session I did at NSAC on sustainability are posted here under Conference Handouts (click here to go to them directly). They’ll be available for 30 days (after [...]
Aug
17
Responding to Homeless Victims of Sexual Assault
August 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
OVC has another free web forum coming up August 26th from 2-3pm ET: Responding to Homeless Victims of Sexual Assault. No registration is required. Jessy Haywood, community educator and trainer at the Center for Women and Families, and Katya Fels Smyth, founder of the Full Frame Initiative and On the Rise, Inc., will be facilitating [...]
Jul
16
Sexual Violence Against Individuals With Disabilities
July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
On July 22nd, from 2-3pm ET, OVC will be hosting a web forum on addressing sexual violence against individuals with disabilities. If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog, you know how the web forums work; if you’re a new reader (welcome!), you can read about how to participate here. Heather Kamper from Austin, [...]
Jun
18
Working with LGBTIQ Survivors of Violence
June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
OVC is hosting a web forum June 24th at 2pm on best practices for assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer (LGBTIQ) survivors of violence. As with other OVC web forums, questions are submitted in advance and then discussed live during the foum. For information on how to participate click here. You can view [...]
