Course
Supporting Adult Survivors as Parents in Domestic Violence Programming (APCS100)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Supporting Adult Survivors as Parents in Domestic Violence Programming (APCS100)
Some advocates say, “I don’t work with kids so I don’t need to know how to engage them.” It’s time to challenge that outdated thinking. On any given day in the shelter, children make up over half of the residents. By including child...
Working with Youth and Parents in Domestic Violence Programming (APCS101)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Working with Youth and Parents in Domestic Violence Programming (APCS101)
This video will help participants learn that engaging youth in a shelter is everyone's role, not just the role of Youth Advocates. Learn and identify ways that all advocates can engage youth in domestic violence programming in a trauma-informed...
Trauma-Informed Approaches: Skills to Support Parents and Youth in Shelter (APCS102)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Trauma-Informed Approaches: Skills to Support Parents and Youth in Shelter (APCS102)
This training was designed to foster hope and enhance advocates' understanding of how domestic violence has caused fractures in relationships. We discovered ways of approaching youth and parents with a new perspective of how residing in a shelter...
Teen Relationship Violence: The Basics and Beyond (APCS103)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Teen Relationship Violence: The Basics and Beyond (APCS103)
Understanding the basics of teen relationship violence is critical as many advocates are asked to present in their local schools and communities. This foundational training explored the spectrum of teen relationships, and teen brain development,...
Impact of a Batterer: Domestic Violence in the Lives of Children (APCS110)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Impact of a Batterer: Domestic Violence in the Lives of Children (APCS110)
This session provided an overview of how the batterer and their tactics create traumatic experiences, grief, and loss in children and teens' lives. We explored trauma-informed approaches in communicating with children along with their parents. We...
Youth Advocacy Caucus Meeting (June 22, 2021) (APCS111)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Youth Advocacy Caucus Meeting (June 22, 2021) (APCS111)
So many people believe the saying, “Boys will be boys”. Do you ever stop to think about how this thought process actually might be influencing the way in which you work with boys in your services? In this youth advocacy caucus meeting, we...
Considerations for Shelter Youth Programming: Financial, Emotional, and Educational Empowerment (APCS112)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Considerations for Shelter Youth Programming: Financial, Emotional, and Educational Empowerment (APCS112)
Fellow advocates across the state joined together for a rich conversation about utilizing recently designed ODVN Youth Institute resources. Sonia Ferencik shared five trauma-informed and resiliency-focused posters along with eight family groups...
Teen Dating Violence: Best Practices & Resources Panel Presentation (APCS113)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Teen Dating Violence: Best Practices & Resources Panel Presentation (APCS113)
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). Our collective responsibility is to raise awareness in Ohio about teen dating violence. During this Youth Advocacy Caucus meeting, we heard from people doing this every day of the...
Victim-Defined Safety Planning: Considerations in Supporting Parents with Children (APCS114)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Victim-Defined Safety Planning: Considerations in Supporting Parents with Children (APCS114)
Nationally-known lawyer and domestic violence author Jill Davies discussed utilizing the framework of "Listen, Connect, Offer." This Youth Caucus meeting discussed an overview of advocate plans for victim-defined safety planning, including topics...
Advocacy Skills Interactive Workshop: Supporting Youth & Parent Survivors During Distress (APCS116)
Advocacy for Parent and Child Survivors
Advocacy Skills Interactive Workshop: Supporting Youth & Parent Survivors During Distress (APCS116)
This Advocacy Skills Interactive Workshop was about supporting youth and adult survivors during times of distress. It can help enhance your skill set as you engage in scenarios exploring how to provide "safety" to parents and youth experiencing...

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