Monthly Legislative Update: First Friday Call
2022-08-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Monthly Legislative Update: First Friday Call
Join us on the first Friday in August to discuss state and federal legislative updates impacting Ohio rape crisis centers, communities, and survivors. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

North East Regional Meeting
2022-08-11 10:30 - 15:30 | LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland, 6705 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, 6705 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102
MEMBERS ONLY

North East Regional Meeting
Join us for an in-person event to connect with others in your region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. Special guests from OVWA will lead a morning learning session on Growing Together: Partnerships That Work!
Regional Meetings are free and open to ALL sexual violence program staff including advocates, preventionists, managers, etc.
Meeting location and the day’s agenda will be sent in a separate calendar invite. The deadline for registration is July 29. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

North West Regional Meeting
2022-08-22 10:30 - 15:30 | Lima Library, 650 West Market Street Lima, Ohio 45801, 650 West Market Street, Lima, Ohio, 45801, United States
MEMBERS ONLY

North West Regional Meeting
Join us for an in-person event to connect with others in your region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. Special guests from OVWA will lead a morning learning session on Growing Together: Partnerships That Work! Regional Meetings are free and open to ALL sexual violence program staff including advocates, preventionists, managers, etc.
Meeting location and the day’s agenda will be sent in a separate calendar invite. The deadline for registration is August 12. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Presenting Data Effectively
2022-08-24 10:30 - 14:30 | Online
Presenting Data Effectively
In this virtual 2-day session from 10:30am – 2:30pm, you’ll learn the undeniable science behind why we need to be presenting data effectively. We’ll walk through Dr. Evergreen’s Four Step Visualization Process – a surefire sequence of steps that leads to high-impact graphs. Along the way we’ll consider how audiences engage with visuals, which chart type will best tell the story in the dataset, and how we can use easy to learn design skills to sharpen up the point in the visual. After this workshop you’ll be better able to visualize your data so it represents your quality data using simple strategies.
Deadline to register is August 12.
**Spots are limited and reserved for folks in the field working directly with data visualization. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

South East Regional Meeting
2022-08-30 10:30 - 15:30 | Nelsonville Public Library, 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, OH 45764, 95 W Washington St, Nelsonville, OH, 45764, United States
MEMBERS ONLY

South East Regional Meeting
Join us for an in-person event to connect with others in your region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. Special guests from OVWA will lead a morning learning session on Growing Together: Partnerships That Work!
Regional Meetings are free and open to ALL sexual violence program staff including advocates, preventionists, managers, etc.
Meeting location and the day’s agenda will be sent in a separate calendar invite. The deadline for registration is August 19. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Central Regional Meeting
2022-09-01 10:30 - 15:30 | TBD
MEMBERS ONLY

Central Regional Meeting
Join us for an in-person event to connect with others in your region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. Special guests from OVWA will lead a morning learning session on Growing Together: Partnerships That Work!
Regional Meetings are free and open to ALL sexual violence program staff including advocates, preventionists, managers, etc.
Meeting location and the day’s agenda will be sent in a separate calendar invite. The deadline for registration is August 19. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: September 2022 First Friday Call
2022-09-02 13:00 - 14:00
OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: September 2022 First Friday Call
Join us on the first Friday in September to discuss state and federal legislative updates impacting Ohio rape crisis centers, communities, and survivors. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Northwest Ohio Coordinated Community Response Team Summit
2022-09-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Toledo Hospital ProMedica, 1 ProMedica Parkway Toledo, Ohio, Room F, United States
Northwest Ohio Coordinated Community Response Team Summit
The Northwest Ohio Coordinated Community Response Team Summit is a networking and training event for Sexual Assault Response Team/Coordinated Community Response Team members and prospective response team members in the northwest region of the state. With a mix of presentations and small group discussions participants will gain information on and brainstorm how to apply topics such as foundations of trauma and building coordinated community response teams through equitable civic engagement.
Topics include:
• Building CCRTs through Equitable Civic Engagement
• Foundations of Trauma: The Impact of Trauma from Survivors to Providers
• Update from Ohio Survivor Legal Clinic
• Networking and Round Table
• Forensic Nursing Sustainability CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Thirsty Thursday's SART/CCRT Call
2022-09-15 10:00 - 11:00
Thirsty Thursday’s SART/CCRT Call
SART chairs and co-chairs, save the date for Thirsty Thursday! Join us in a discussion-based virtual call to explore challenges unique to SART coordinators and to raise our glasses to team successes across our state.
To join, please email Nicole, Coordinator of Community Responses, at ncolvin@oaesv.org and request to be added to the SART Coordinators and Co-Chairs Contact List. We will share the call link via this contact list. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Supporting Sex Workers: Best Practices for Outreach and Advocacy
2022-09-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Supporting Sex Workers: Best Practices for Outreach and Advocacy
Sex workers, who are especially vulnerable to sexual violence, have been left out of the #MeToo Movement for far too long. This training will discuss ways in which we can best support sex workers, and challenge traditional norms to better amplify their voices and lived experiences. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Military-Connected Survivors: Outreach, Advocacy and Tools for Your Toolbox
2022-09-26 09:30 - 16:30
Military-Connected Survivors: Outreach, Advocacy and Tools for Your Toolbox
Gain knowledge about working with military-connected survivors throughout the state of Ohio. Registration closes Sept. 16. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

CIEO September Meeting
2022-09-27 15:00 - 16:30
Co-Conspirators in Ending Oppression (CIEO) September Meeting
Topics:

Sharing Anti-Racism Accountability Practices
Drafting Group Accountability Guidelines
Planning Upcoming Events

Not a CIEO Member yet? Click here to learn more and sign up.
The Ohio Co-Conspirators in Ending Oppression (CIEO) is a subcommittee of the Statewide Anti-Oppression Committee, comprised of individuals working in various survivor/victim services capacities in Ohio’s five regions. As beneficiaries of white privilege, members strive to honor our responsibility to dismantle racism and intersecting forms of oppression. It is on us, not Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), to actively work against white supremacy. This work requires humility, self-examination, relationship-building, accountability, and sustainable actions. We acknowledge that there has been a legacy of racism within anti-violence movements, and as such commit to be aspiring co-conspirators and sustainable anti-racist work.
Learn more about CIEO at: www.oaesv.org/cieo Register

Men & Sexual Violence: Creative Strategies for Supporting Male Survivors and Engaging Men In Violence Prevention (Day 1)
2022-09-29 10:00 - 15:30
Men & Sexual Violence: Creative Strategies for Supporting Male Survivors and Engaging Men In Violence Prevention (Day 1)
This is an eight-hour training over two days with Jocelyn Lehrer from the Men’s Story Project. This training will discuss social ideas about masculinity, and how harmful notions of masculinity can contribute to diverse health and social justice challenges including gender-based violence. We’ll discuss supporting male survivors of sexual violence on their healing journeys; this will include a live panel discussion and Q/A with two male survivors. This training will discuss how to support men and masculine-identifying folks in crafting and publicly sharing personal stories that support healing from sexual victimization and/or take a stand for healthy masculinities and gender justice.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Men & Sexual Violence: Creative Strategies for Supporting Male Survivors and Engaging Men In Violence Prevention (Day 2)
2022-09-30 10:00 - 15:30
Men & Sexual Violence: Creative Strategies for Supporting Male Survivors and Engaging Men In Violence Prevention (Day 2)
This is an eight-hour training over two days with Jocelyn Lehrer from the Men’s Story Project. This training will discuss social ideas about masculinity, and how harmful notions of masculinity can contribute to diverse health and social justice challenges including gender-based violence. We’ll discuss supporting male survivors of sexual violence on their healing journeys; this will include a live panel discussion and Q/A with two male survivors. This training will discuss how to support men and masculine-identifying folks in crafting and publicly sharing personal stories that support healing from sexual victimization and/or take a stand for healthy masculinities and gender justice. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Expert Witness Training Academy - Part 1
2022-10-05 09:00 - 16:30
Expert Witness Training Academy – Part 1
This training will help maximize your professional expertise to become an expert witness in the courtroom. Participants will learn the art of delivering persuasive direct testimony and how to withstand grueling cross-examination.
This is a two part series. Part 1 will be virtual and Part 2 will be in person. We are requesting that attendees plan to attend both sessions. The latter will be held in early December.
Register by 9/30. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: October 2022 First Friday Call
2022-10-07 13:00 - 14:00
OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: October 2022 First Friday Call
Join us on the first Friday in October to discuss state and federal legislative updates impacting Ohio rape crisis centers, communities, and survivors. We will focus on evolving Title IX updates at the state level with the potential to negatively impact LGBTQ youth in Ohio K-12 schools, federal SOL reform, and more. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Ohio Campus Coalition for Advocates and Preventionists
2022-10-18 10:00 - 11:30
Ohio Campus Coalition for Advocates and Preventionists : Ohio Campus Coalition for Advocates and Preventionists
The Ohio Campus Coalition for Advocates and Preventionists (OCCAP) is a community of practice for advocates and preventionists working on college and university campuses across the state. This is a space for direct service staff such as college/university-employed staff, nonprofit-employed staff, and volunteers who work directly with survivors and/or violence prevention programming on college/university campuses. Management staff and Title IX directors should not attend in most circumstances. However, please reach out to training@oaesv.org for clarity on exceptions to this request or other questions.
For the first hour of the October meeting, we will hear from OAESV’s Public Policy Director Emily Gemar about the updates to Title IX. The final 30 minutes of the meeting will be space to connect with campus advocates and preventionists across the state. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Excellence in Legal Advocacy
2022-10-20 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Excellence in Legal Advocacy
Two advocacy topics on one day: strangulation and CPOs. Total of 6 hours are pending approval for CEUS, 3 hours on each topic.

“It’s not choking: Strangulation & SV” will focus on safety planning, health, and warning signs, what every advocate should know about strangulation and the connection to sexual violence.
“Pre, peri, and post: CPO Advocacy” will focus on working with survivors before, during, and after civil protection order processes, with a special emphasis on pro se issues strategies.

Register by October 6. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Trauma-Informed Interviewing & Reporting on Sexual Violence: A Training for Journalists
2022-10-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Columbus Main Library 96 S. Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215, 96 S. Grant Ave, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Trauma-Informed Interviewing & Reporting on Sexual Violence: A Training for Journalists
Many news stories covering sexual violence can be re-traumatizing for those interviewed, covered in the stories, or reading the stories. In order to write and publishing stories that are more informative and less traumatizing for the public, as well as distributed more widely, journalists can learn trauma-informed and survivor-centered practices.
Attendees will leave with:

a general understanding of trauma and how it effects interviewees and readers, including survivors of sexual violence and those who work with them.
trauma-informed and survivor-centered practices of journalism, such as terminology to use and interviewing strategies.
strategies to navigate breaking news expectations and how to collaborate and develop relationships with survivors and those who work with them

Speakers include:

Tamara Cherry – Multi-award winning journalist, PR expert, and author; Founder of Pickup Communications; Media/Trauma researcher
Rachel Dissell – Cleveland-based journalist with a focus on the justice system; two-time winner of the Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma
Sophia Fifner – Expert in corporate affairs, communications, and philanthropy; rape survivor; and advocate for women and girls
Christopher Johnston – Multi-award winning freelance journalist and author with a focus on sexual violence and human trafficking
Rachel Lovell, Ph.D – Assistant Professor of Criminology; Director of Criminology Research Center at Cleveland State University

Ohio journalists and journalist in surrounding states that cover Ohio stories are invited to attend!
Register by October 21. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV's Media Engagement Training: An Opportunity for Rape Crisis Centers
2022-10-25 09:00 - 17:00
OAESV’s Media Engagement Training: An Opportunity for Rape Crisis Centers
Spokesperson and media training democratizes how we make meaning of the world we live in by changing the story and the storyteller. This training positions social change leaders to shift public narratives by giving them the tools to identify, craft, and share their stories, perspectives, and analysis in their communities and the media.
Attendees will:

establish and embody what makes them proficient in their area of focus and somebody on whom media makers can rely for truthful and valuable information on a particular subject
learn how to develop a political message—a persuasive body of information that persuades an audience to do, feel or say something—using an easy to remember method
leave with an understanding of how socialization, stigma, bias, typecasting, tropes, personal physiology, and a hypercritical and carceral online landscape impact how we feel about being a public-facing figure
get practiced at being a spokesperson by practicing in front of their peers and receiving real-time feedback and affirmations

This training will be led by nationally-recognized communications strategist Shanelle Matthews.
Each OAESV-recognized RCC is invited to send a maximum of 1 staff member to this training. OAESV has limited funds to reimburse mileage for your travel to this event if your organization is not able to do so.
Because this event is not public, the registration link has been sent directly to RCC directors via email.
We can’t wait to see you!

Ohio Survivor Legal Assistance Clinic Training Day at Wittenberg University
2022-10-26 09:30 - 16:30 | Wittenberg University, Shouvlin 201 & 203
Ohio Survivor Legal Assistance Clinic Training Day at Wittenberg University
Come as you are! No registration required. Join our Legal Assistance Clinic at this free, 1-hour training on Oct. 26 from 9:30-4:30 at Wittenberg University. Three topics will be discussed: civil protection orders; Title IX and campus sexual violence; and trauma-informed legal services for sexual assault survivors. In the afternoon, consultation hours will be available for anyone who wants to speak with a lawyer about a sexual violence case.
Morning training sessions will be in Shouvlin 201
Afternoon drop-in clinic will be in Shovlin 203

Is This Even Working?! A Social Media Analysis Primer
2022-10-27 10:00 | Zoom
MEMBERS ONLY

Is This Even Working?! A Social Media Analysis Primer
In this engaging virtual training, participants will learn the how and why of social media analysis. Participants will leave with an increased understanding of the importance of social media analysis, how to interpret the data, and how to build out an analysis plan.
Registration closes Oct. 17. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Laugh, Dance, Rest: A Collective Healing Experience
2022-10-31 10:00 - 16:00 | Mohican Lodge, United States
MEMBERS ONLY

Laugh, Dance, Rest: A Collective Healing Experience
This day-long retreat is about learning the impact of secondary traumatic stress and exploring different types of self and collective care practices. People working in the anti-violence field in particular are at higher risk for the effects of secondary traumatic stress such as fatigue, illness, reduced productivity, irritability, or persistent anger and sadness. Participants will participate in one plenary and four breakout experiences to practice restorative healing and to reset their individual nervous systems. We will end the day with a community closing ritual.
Laugh, dance, and rest at this self-care experience with keynote speaker Marian Stuckey and several other workshop facilitators including Lyn Ford.
Register by Oct. 27 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: November 2022 First Friday Call
2022-11-04 13:00 - 14:00
OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: November 2022 First Friday Call
Join us on the first Friday in November to discuss state and federal legislative updates impacting Ohio rape crisis centers, communities, and survivors.
Register now.

Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates: Fall 2022
2022-11-07 10:00 - 15:30 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY

40-Hour Sexual Violence Advocate Training
OAESV has created this training opportunity to fulfill the Core Standards’ requirement of 40 hours of introductory training for new advocates. Attendees will receive fundamental information necessary for providing effective services to sexual violence survivors in a variety of contexts, with a focus on medical & legal advocacy.
The Training Institute is intended to provide introductory skills and knowledge to sexual violence advocates who have been working in the field for two years or less, or are new to Ohio laws and procedures. Staff members from Ohio sexual violence programs / rape crisis centers, sexual assault advocates working on college campuses, or advocates who have not yet completed the required 40 hours of training are welcome.
This 40-hour training consists of two 20-hour components. This fall, the 20-hour live virtual component will take place November 7-11, and the second 20-hour component will be held online following completion of the live 20 hours.
This training is scheduled to be offered again in the spring of 2022.

OAN Registered Advocate Certification: meets pre-registration training requirement
NOVA/NACP: meets requirements as a pre-approved training for “Introductory Advocacy” training.
This training fulfills “Core Standards for Rape Crisis Programs in Ohio” requirement of “40 hours of introductory training for new staff.” Click Here to Register

CIEO November Meeting
2022-11-15 15:00 - 16:30
The Ohio Co-Conspirators in Ending Oppression (CIEO) is a subcommittee of the Statewide Anti-Oppression Committee, comprised of individuals working in various survivor/victim services capacities in Ohio’s five regions. As beneficiaries of white privilege, members strive to honor our responsibility to dismantle racism and intersecting forms of oppression. It is on us, not Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), to actively work against white supremacy. This work requires humility, self-examination, relationship-building, accountability, and sustainable actions. We acknowledge that there has been a legacy of racism within anti-violence movements, and as such commit to be aspiring co-conspirators and sustainable anti-racist work.
To reflect this commitment, this group has made structural changes, including shifting towards working groups, opening membership restrictions to increase participation, and a name change made official in 2021, from the previous name Aspiring White Allies.
Ready to become a Member? Click here to declare your interest, visit the Membership page to learn more. REGISTER

Coordinated Community Response Team Training Institute
2022-12-05 09:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Coordinated Community Response Team Training Institute
Please join us for a two day virtual training event. The Coordinated Community Response Team training institute welcomes leaders, members, and prospective leaders and members of Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs) and Coordinated Community Response Teams (CCRTs), teams of individuals and organizations from varied disciplines and backgrounds who serve to provide best practice, holistic response to survivors of sexual violence in their communities. This training institute will provide participants with the opportunity to strengthen their teams and responses through workshops given by experts across Ohio and the nation on best practices regarding strangulation and traumatic brain injury, creating sustainable teams, expanding justice options, effective communication, and centering equity. CEUs will be provided.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV's 3-Part Seasonal Training Series (Winter): The Intersection of Sexual Violence & Disability
2022-12-12 10:00 - 12:00
OAESV’s 3-Part Seasonal Training Series (Winter) : The Intersection of Sexual Violence & Disability
Part 1 of this series will provide a foundation regarding the epidemic of sexual violence against persons with disabilities. In this session, our presenter will ask participants to challenge and address their own personal biases, dissect the root causes of sexual violence against persons with disabilities, and to leave with a new lens with which to practice equity and inclusivity.
This training is currently pending CEU certification. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Forum Title IX
2022-12-15 09:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Forum Title IX
Looking to learn more about Title IX? Are you a potential advisor at an educational institution? Are you supporting survivors in any capacity at a college or university?
This day and a half of training will focus on the ins and outs of Title IX investigations, hearings, and other processes at institutions of higher education. Topics will include: the current state of Title IX, Trauma-Informed assistance, role of an advisor from beginning to end, and alcohol facilitated sexual assault. Presentations will also include a mock case scenario and demonstrations to see how the Title IX processes and procedures happen at institutions of higher education.
Featured speakers include:

Cari S. Simon, Esq., The Fierberg National Law Group
Jonathan Kurland, Esq., Attorney Advisor at AEquitas

FREE CEUs and CLEs are pending. Including 1 hour of professional responsibility for attorneys! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW BY NOVEMBER 30

Evaluation Foundations for Prevention Educators
2023-01-10 14:00 - 15:30
MEMBERS ONLY

Evaluation Foundations for Prevention Educators
Join Megan Murray, Evaluation Coordinator from Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, for an introduction to all things evaluation! In this interactive training, participants will gain a foundation for understanding the how and why to thinking like an evaluator. Participants can expect to learn the purpose of program evaluation, helpful evaluation planning frameworks, and which evaluation methods will best meet programming needs.
Open to all members working with prevention programming, including educators, managers, and directors.
Spanish interpretation available without request. Other access features available upon request. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
