Training
Education (Speaker Request)
We collaborate with your local domestic violence programs to provide education on domestic violence. To obtain a speaker for your event, complete the Training/Speaker Request form and submit it. Speaker requests are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis and depending on the speaker’s availability. Please provide a request at least 2 weeks prior to your scheduled event. We will try to accommodate requests but cannot guarantee a speaker. We will contact you with confirmation.
Training
MCADV offers both on-site and virtual training on a variety of topics upon request, based on staff availability and the specific needs of the training. Below are descriptions of the two training courses whose target audience includes multiple disciplines including community groups and professional organizations.
For INside TRAC Family Violence Programs and Certified Shelters Programs, topical trainings including Limited-English Proficiency, Handling Crisis-Calls, and Providing Trauma-Informed Care. Specialized/topical training courses are individually designed in collaboration with programs. We also provide individualized consultations for advocates or domestic violence programs, which may include recommendations, resources, information, collaboration, and technical assistance.
To request training or consultation, please complete the Training/Speaker Request Form and submit it. A training team member will contact you regarding next steps.
DV 101
Domestic Violence 101 defines what domestic violence is and is not, identifies types of abuse, the cycle of abuse, understanding why victims stay, barriers to accessing and offers the characteristics of healthy relationships. This workshop also offers tips on supporting a friend or family member who is in an abusive relationship, and provides access to resources for victims of domestic violence and their families.
Teen Dating Violence: Healthy Relationships
Is This What Love Feels Like transforms DV101 into a presentation that is relevant to teens. It takes a look at the role that the media, social media, and music play in defining relationships. Interactive activities and discussions provide tools for identifying healthy and unhealthy relationships, helping to establish guidelines for what participants to consider what matters to them and what they will not accept in their dating relationships. The session also focuses on the importance of self-awareness and self-care, offering tips on safely ending an unhealthy relationship and how to support someone who is in an abusive relationship.
