BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 RDATE:20130310T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 RDATE:20131103T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130208T133000 LOCATION:Free Webinar! SUMMARY:Webinar - Polyvictimization: What It Is and Why It Matters to Vic tims' Rights DESCRIPTION:Polyvictimization: What It Is and Why It Matters to Victims' RightsJane Doe\, a woman in her mid-20s\, is assaulted. Jane has also bee n victimized previously\; when she was a child\, she was sexually assault ed by an adult and has been in violent dating relationships on and off. I f Jane discloses these prior victimizations when she accesses services sh e may receive more holistic services that address not only the most recen t assault but also her prior victimizations\, and these holistic services may prove more beneficial to her healing and recovery. Yet\, with this d isclosure\, sadly Jane may also open herself to aggressive attacks on her character\, credibility\, and the legitimacy of her current victimizatio n claim. \; If she accesses the justice system\, she may experience i nvasive subpoenas for her private records related not only to the present trauma but to prior traumas\, and this may lead to destructive cross-exa mination. Jane is a "polyvictim" – someone who has experienced multipl e victimizations of different types throughout her lifetime. \; Mount ing evidence shows that polyvictimization occurs at alarming rates. \ ; Fortunately\, this data is leading to new efforts to identify and respo nd to polyvictims. NCVLI is responding to this emerging issue through the Protecting Polyvictims' Rights Project\, funded by the Office for Victim s of Crime. Join NCVLI for the Project's Webinar Series\, and learn how y ou can help prevent re-traumatization of polyvictims by ensuring that the ir rights are protected from the moment of intake through participation i n the justice system. \; This introductory webinar\, Polyvictimizati on: What It Is and Why It Matters to Victims' Rights\, is designed for at torneys\, advocates\, and allied professionals who work with victims of c rime. \; This webinar will provide the foundation for future webinars on polyvictimization. \;This training will include:An introduction t o the concepts of polyvictimization\, complex trauma\, and other short an d long term impacts of polyvictimization\; Best practices for working ef fectively with polyvictims\; and And overview of how multiple victimizat ions may impact the assertion/enforcement of victims' rights. Presente rs for this opening webinar are NCVLI attorneys and partner mental health professionals from across the country with expertise in victimization an d trauma.-ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS-Monya Cohen\, PsyDDr. Cohen is a license d clinical psychologist at the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Chi ldren and Adolescence in Rockville\, Maryland. \; Dr. Cohen is an ind ividual and family therapist for 9 adolescent girls in the RICA Residenti al and Day Program\, all of whom have a history of trauma or adverse chil dhood experiences. \; She is also the group therapy supervisor for RI CA's Psychology Internship Program. \; Dr. Cohen graduated from Argos y University in 2001. \; She has completed the trauma certificate pro gram at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and is working t oward completing an advanced trauma certificate through the Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education. \; Dr. Cohen also com pleted a training program with the Roper Victims Assistance Academy and h as presented throughout the State of Maryland on Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Across the Life Span.Meg Garvin\, MA\, JDMs. Garvin is the ex ecutive director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) and a clinical professor of law at Lewis &\; Clark Law School. \; Ms. G arvin is recognized as a leading expert on victims' rights. She regularly presents on victims' rights and participates in national forums to devel op policy on victims' rights. She has testified before Congress and the O regon Legislature on the current state of victim law. She serves on the L egislative &\; Public Policy Committee of the Oregon Attorney General' s Sexual Assault Task Force\, and co-chairs the Oregon Attorney General's Crime Victims' Rights Task Force. She served as co-chair of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section Victims Committee from 2005-2 010\, and has served as a member of the board of directors for the Nation al Organization of Victim Assistance. \; Prior to joining NCVLI\, Ms. Garvin practiced law in a private firm in Minneapolis\, Minnesota and cl erked for the Honorable Donald P. Lay of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appe als. She received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Puge t Sound\, her master of arts degree in communication studies from the Uni versity of Iowa\, and her juris doctorate from the University of Minnesot a.Rebecca S.T. Khalil\, JDMs. Khalil is an attorney with NCVLI and is t he Safeguarding Child-Victims' Rights Initiative Director. \; Before joining NCVLI\, Ms. Khalil was a litigation associate with Baker &\; H ostetler LLP in New York City\, where she worked on a number of complex c ommercial and business litigations\, including trade secret\, securities\ , and contract cases\, as well as white collar criminal defense\, governm ental and quasi-governmental matters\, and corporate investigations.  \; During law school\, Ms. Khalil was an extern with the Criminal Divisio n of the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Jose\, California. \; Ms. Khal il holds a BA in History from Seattle University and earned her JD fr om Stanford Law School\, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif.& #160\;Jerry Yager\, PsyDDr. Yager has more than 30 years of experience in the assessment and treatment of neglected\, abused and traumatized chi ldren. \; He joined the Denver Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) in 2 011 to pursue his passion of educating professionals who work with childr en about the impact of abuse and neglect on the developing brain. \; As director of training\, Dr. Yager leads DCAC's far-reaching initiative to provide training and consultation to the professionals who work with t raumatized children in many different capacities—therapists\, social wo rkers\, educators\, foster/adoptive parents\, law enforcement officers\, investigators and victim advocates—to help them understand the often di fficult behaviors of child abuse victims and learn to provide appropriate and effective interventions that ameliorate rather than exacerbate the t rauma. \; Dr. Yager and his training team conduct workshops and provi de individual and organizational consultation throughout Colorado and nat ionally. \; Dr. Yager is a ChildTrauma fellow with the ChildTrauma Ac ademy. In addition to supporting DCAC's therapists with consultation on c hallenging cases\, he maintains a small clinical caseload. \; Before joining DCAC\, Dr. Yager was the Executive Director of the Denver Childre n's Home for nine years. He has served as president of the Colorado Assoc iation of Families and Children's Agencies (CAFCA)\, was a member of the Governors Child Care Licensing Advisory Committee and Colorado's Child an d Adolescent Mental Health Systems Redesign Committee\, and also served o n the Kempe Children's Center Perpetration Prevention Study Group.   \;Due to a high volume of registrants\, registration is now full for this webinar.A rebroadcast of the webinar will be scheduled shortly after the live airing. 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Jane Doe\, a woman in her mid-20s\, is assaulted. Jane has also been victimized previously\; wh en she was a child\, she was sexually assaulted by an adult and has been in violent dating relationships on and off. If Jane discloses these prior victimizations when she accesses services she may receive more holistic services that address not only the most recent assault but also her prior victimizations\, and these holistic services may prove more beneficial t o her healing and recovery. Yet\, with this disclosure\, sadly Jane may a lso open herself to aggressive attacks on her character\, credibility\, a nd the legitimacy of her current victimization claim. \; If she acces ses the justice system\, she may experience invasive subpoenas for her pr ivate records related not only to the present trauma but to prior traumas \, and this may lead to destructive cross-examination.
Jane is a "polyvictim" – someone who has experienced multiple victimizations of different types throughout her lifetime. \ ; Mounting evidence shows that polyvictimization occurs at alarming rates . \; Fortunately\, this data is leading to new efforts to identify an d respond to polyvictims. NCVLI is responding to this emerging issue thro ugh the Protecting Polyvictims' Rights Project\, funded by the O ffice for Victims of Crime. Join NCVLI for the Project's Web inar Series\, and learn how you can help prevent re-traumatization o f polyvictims by ensuring that their rights are protected from the moment of intake through participation in the justice system. \;
Th is introductory webinar\, Polyvictimization: What It Is and Why It Ma tters to Victims' Rights\, is designed for attorneys\, advocates\, a nd allied professionals who work with victims of crime. \; This webin ar will provide the foundation for future webinars on polyvictimization.& #160\;
This training will inclu de:
Presenters for this opening webinar are NCVLI attorneys and partner mental health professiona ls from across the country with expertise in victimization and trauma.
-ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS-
Dr. Cohen is a licensed clinical psy
chologist at the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adol
escence in Rockville\, Maryland. \; Dr. Cohen is an individual and fa
mily therapist for 9 adolescent girls in the RICA Residential and Day Pro
gram\, all of whom have a history of trauma or adverse childhood experien
ces. \; She is also the group therapy supervisor for RICA's Psycholog
y Internship Program. \; Dr. Cohen graduated from Argosy University i
n 2001. \; She has completed the trauma certificate program at the Un
iversity of Maryland School of Social Work and is working toward completi
ng an advanced trauma certificate through the Institute for Advanced Psyc
hotherapy Training and Education. \; Dr. Cohen also completed a train
ing program with the Roper Victims Assistance Academy and has presented t
hroughout the State of Maryland on Trauma Informed Care and Trauma Across
the Life Span.
Meg Garvin\, MA\
, JD
Ms. Garvin is the executive director of the National
Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) and a clinical professor of law at Le
wis &\; Clark Law School. \; Ms. Garvin is recognized as a leading
expert on victims' rights. She regularly presents on victims' rights and
participates in national forums to develop policy on victims' rights. Sh
e has testified before Congress and the Oregon Legislature on the current
state of victim law. She serves on the Legislative &\; Public Policy
Committee of the Oregon Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force\, an
d co-chairs the Oregon Attorney General's Crime Victims' Rights Task Forc
e. She served as co-chair of the American Bar Association's Criminal Just
ice Section Victims Committee from 2005-2010\, and has served as a member
of the board of directors for the National Organization of Victim Assist
ance. \; Prior to joining NCVLI\, Ms. Garvin practiced law in a priva
te firm in Minneapolis\, Minnesota and clerked for the Honorable Donald P
. Lay of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. She received her bachelor o
f arts degree from the University of Puget Sound\, her master of arts deg
ree in communication studies from the University of Iowa\, and her juris
doctorate from the University of Minnesota.
Rebecca S.T. Khalil\, JD
Ms. Khalil is an attor
ney with NCVLI and is the Safeguarding Child-Victims' Rights Initiative D
irector. \; Before joining NCVLI\, Ms. Khalil was a litigation associ
ate with Baker &\; Hostetler LLP in New York City\, where she worked o
n a number of complex commercial and business litigations\, including tra
de secret\, securities\, and contract cases\, as well as white collar cri
minal defense\, governmental and quasi-governmental matters\, and corpora
te investigations. \; During law school\, Ms. Khalil was an extern wi
th the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Jose\, Cali
fornia. \; Ms. Khalil holds a BA in History from Seattle University
and earned her JD from Stanford Law School\, where she was elected to
the Order of the Coif. \;
Jerr
y Yager\, PsyD
Dr. Yager has more than 30 years of experi
ence in the assessment and treatment of neglected\, abused and traumatize
d children. \; He joined the Denver Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC)
in 2011 to pursue his passion of educating professionals who work with c
hildren about the impact of abuse and neglect on the developing brain.
60\; As director of training\, Dr. Yager leads DCAC's far-reaching initia
tive to provide training and consultation to the professionals who work w
ith traumatized children in many different capacities—therapists\, soci
al workers\, educators\, foster/adoptive parents\, law enforcement office
rs\, investigators and victim advocates—to help them understand the oft
en difficult behaviors of child abuse victims and learn to provide approp
riate and effective interventions that ameliorate rather than exacerbate
the trauma. \; Dr. Yager and his training team conduct workshops and
provide individual and organizational consultation throughout Colorado an
d nationally. \; Dr. Yager is a ChildTrauma fellow with the ChildTrau
ma Academy. In addition to supporting DCAC's therapists with consultation
on challenging cases\, he maintains a small clinical caseload. \; Be
fore joining DCAC\, Dr. Yager was the Executive Director of the Denver Ch
ildren's Home for nine years. He has served as president of the Colorado
Association of Families and Children's Agencies (CAFCA)\, was a member of
the Governors Child Care Licensing Advisory Committee and Colorado's Chi
ld and Adolescent Mental Health Systems Redesign Committee\, and also ser
ved on the Kempe Children's Center Perpetration Prevention Study Group.
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This webinar \;is produced by the National Crime Victim Law Instit ute under 2012-VF-GX-KO13\, awarded by the Office for Victims o f Crime\, Office of Justice Programs\, U.S. Department of Justice.The opi nions\, findings\, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this p resentation are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represen t the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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