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Intensive trauma focused therapy for victims of crime
(JIRN, 2019-10-23) Greenwald, Ricky
Traumatization is common among victims of crime, and the primary source of emotional distress and related dysfunction. Much trauma-informed treatment is focused on symptom management, which is helpful, but limited. Newer research-supported treatments such as EMDR and PC focus on healing the trauma wound, so symptoms remit and no longer need to be managed; this approach yields more profound and durable results. Even so, working towards trauma healing via hour-per-week therapy can take months or years, and meanwhile the crime victim may continue to suffer or even further deteriorate. We provide intensive trauma-focused therapy, in which victims of crime receive either EMDR or PC for a series of full consecutive days. This workshop will describe our program and procedures, and report on outcomes.
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Responding to vicarious trauma: Tips for researchers and practitioners
(JIRN, 2019-10-23) Gomez Stordy, Paula; Tieszen, Lisa
This interactive session will explore the impact of work exposure to trauma, specifically the personal and professional effects of exposure. The presenters provide useful ways to mitigate the impact of this trauma to promote well-being. Lastly, attendees will celebrate the benefits of doing this work. The presenters will share ideas and resources related to vicarious trauma that will be useful to all who attend.
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Stories of our ancestors: Understanding historical trauma and racial memories to resist inequality and structural racism
(JIRN, 2019-11-05) Subia BigFoot, Delores; Duran, Bonnie
This presentation provides an overview of the history of historical trauma work. Dee BigFoot links experiences of colonization, loss and grief, and trauma, and discusses the impact of discrimination and prejudice. She explores redefining trauma and the increasing understanding of triggers and shares how victim service providers can re-establish cultural based support, understanding and knowledge, as well as methods to do so. Bonnie Duran offers specific practices that can aid in the healing from historical trauma.
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Capturing victims' voices on justice through research
(JIRN, 2020-08-06) West, Carolyn; Hussemann, Jeanette; McCoy, Henrika
A panel of three keynote speakers share their work and recommendations for researching diverse victims’ experiences and perspectives on different systems and models of justice. Dr. West presents her decades of research on Black women’s experiences of domestic and sexual violence and treatment interventions from a social justice perspective. Dr. Hussemann shares her Perceptions of Justice project capturing voices of human trafficking survivors and their views on traditional, procedural, restorative, and transitional justice. Dr. McCoy presents her research on the victimization experiences of young men and boys of color and their perceptions of traditional and social justice. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions of the experts and take part in small breakout discussions exploring the benefits, challenges, and policy implications of engaging in this research. CVR concludes the convening by sharing key resources to support researchers and practitioners in this work.
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A good START: Screening and Tool for Awareness and Relief of Trauma
(JIRN, 2019-10-23) MacCallum, Nicky; Roman, Daniel; Marks, Anne
Youth ALIVE!, an Oakland-based violence prevention and intervention organization, worked with a group of young, men of color who were survivors of gun violence to develop a tool to quickly screen for trauma symptoms and provide some relief. While not a cure, START is aspirin for the daily aches and pains of stress and trauma. Regarding these young men as experts in their own lives and their communities, we will summarize their wisdom and insights, and propose approaches that will help systems that touch the lives of these young men to deliver more human and more effective care and intervention for trauma and its manifestations. We will summarize these findings by: exploring the persistent nature of the trauma that boys and men of color (BMoC) face, sharing how BMoC perceive their treatment and care, and describe START, an intervention tool to screen for and address trauma.
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Resilience after trauma: Evidence-based assessment & intervention
(JIRN, 2019-10-23) Hamby, Sherry; Notario, Heidi
Dr. Hamby will discuss the strengths that help people thrive after victimization and other adversities, with a focus on developing balanced “resilience portfolios” of psychosocial strengths. She will focus on ways that practitioners can assess and promote key strengths for facilitating resilience after trauma. She will describe evidence-based assessments and interventions that can be used in a variety of settings to help people achieve well-being even after traumatic experiences.
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Adverse events, traumatic stress, and crime victims
(JIRN, 2019-11-05) Kilpatrick, Dean; Best, Connie
There is substantial evidence that adverse childhood experiences can increase risk of subsequent health risk behaviors, mental health problems, physical health problems, and criminal victimization. Increased knowledge of this information can help those who work with victims understand key aspects of victim’s behavior that are otherwise inexplicable, that contribute to victim blame, that hinder the ability to obtain victim cooperation, and that make it more difficult to successfully investigate and prosecute cases. This webinar is designed to address this issue by: 1) reviewing key findings of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and other research demonstrating a link between childhood adversity and a host of negative outcomes among adults; 2) describing relevance of these findings for improving understanding of victims’ behavior in complex cases, reducing victim blame, improving investigation and prosecution of crimes involving “ difficult” victims with behavioral health, substance use, and re-victimization problems; and 3) identifying practical ways to assist crime victims with adverse childhood experiences- related problems to get the help they need.
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The evidence hour: Helping without harming: Educating mental health professionals on working with survivors of IPV
(JIRN, 2021-07-27) Sutton, Amber; Beech, Haley H.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem that mental health professionals are guaranteed to encounter. This webinar synthesizes existing literature on how mental health professionals are prepared to support those experiencing IPV and discuss how an intersectional feminist framework can be applied in practice settings to confront the complexities of abuse. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will examine a review of the existing literature on how mental health professionals are currently prepared to work with IPV survivors. 2. Participants will learn how applying an intersectional feminist framework can promote social justice for those impacted by IPV and encourage critical conversations about confronting the complexities of abuse, assessing safety, and honoring lived experiences. 3. Participants will be provided with several strategies and tools to appropriately assist clients who have experienced IPV through a feminist, empowerment model. Amber Sutton is a licensed independent clinical social worker and a current PhD Candidate in the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama. Her dissertation research focuses on understanding the links between intimate partner violence [IPV], femicide, and COVID-19 through an intersectional feminist framework. Haley H. Beech is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Alabama, School of Social Work, and a licensed master social worker. Her research focuses on the intersection of maternal health and violence against women, including intimate partner violence and obstetric violence.
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The evidence hour: Confronting school violence and victimization
(JIRN, 2021-08-26) Turanovic, Jillian; Flanagan, Krista
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The evidence hour: Facilitators of help-seeking for survivors of intimate partner violence in the U.S.
(JIRN, 2021-09-09) Ravi, Kristen; Leat, Sarah; Cicconi, Christina
A survivor’s decision to engage with formal services for experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) is influenced by factors at the individual, interpersonal, and sociocultural levels. Understanding the factors that facilitate survivors’ choice to seek services could be beneficial to formal service providers including community agencies, health professionals, and the criminal justice system, providing guidance toward the development and implementation of accessible services for survivors of IPV. This presentation reviews seven key factors that facilitate survivors’ formal help-seeking. Presenters: Kristen Ravi, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Her program of research primarily focuses on children’s exposure to parental intimate partner violence and their social, mental health, and academic outcomes. Other research interests include IPV help seeking, IPV among immigrants and refugees and survivors’ experiences of transportation coercion. Sarah Leat, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis. She studies interpersonal violence, specifically focusing on sexual violence and intimate partner violence. Her research interests center on help-seeking behaviors among survivors of intimate partner violence and the impact of the built environment on survivors’ abilities to access services and receive positive outcomes from those services. Christina Cicconi, M.A., MSW, case manager at the Johnson County Family Crisis Center. Services for IPV survivors at the center include counseling, parenting classes, IPV education, and emergency shelter. She holds a Master of Criminal Justice and Criminology degree and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Cultural responsivity in domestic violence intervention approaches for immigrants in the U.S.
(JIRN, 2021-10-27) Rai, Abha; Ravi, Kristen; Sharma Gordon, Radhika
Domestic violence (DV) is a pervasive problem with adverse health effects. While all communities can experience DV, immigrants are at a higher risk of DV victimization due to their unique positionality in the United States. Overall, there have been an increasing number of immigrants in the U.S. over the past few years. Even though empirical research has examined mainstream DV interventions and the extent to which they deter victimization, there is limited knowledge about culturally responsive interventions for immigrants. Therefore, it is imperative to highlight the intersectional needs of immigrant communities to become adept in responding to their needs. In this presentation, we will highlight and share the findings of our scoping review about culturally responsive interventions for immigrants in the U.S. Further, the presentation will reflect on our experiences as practitioners and researchers who have been engaged in developing and implementing culturally responsive interventions for immigrants. We hope to highlight micro, mezzo and macro level implications for practitioners engaged in service delivery. Objectives: • To understand the need for culturally responsive services for immigrants experiencing domestic violence • To examine the extent to which culturally responsive interventions exist for immigrant communities in the context of domestic violence • To deliberate on the role of practitioners while engaging with immigrants experiencing domestic violence • Understand the difference between cultural responsivity and cultural competency • Highlight overall implications for research, practice and policy drawing from our scoping review Abha Rai, Ph.D., MSW is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago Kristen Ravi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the College of Social Work, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Radhika Sharma Gordon is a public health educator and nonprofit consultant who has worked in the Chicago area for more than 30 years.
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The evidence hour: Leveraging researcher-practitioner partnerships to improve human trafficking prevalence studies
(JIRN, 2022-01-05) Galvan, Terri; Pfeffer, Rebecca; Barrick, Kelle
(Due to occasional audio issues, the use of subtitles is recommended for this video.) How widespread is the problem of human trafficking in the United States? Understanding the scope of human trafficking prevalence is a priority for policymakers, law enforcement, researchers, and community-based practitioners. However, it can be difficult to accurately measure. This presentation will provide a brief overview of the strategies used to measure the prevalence of human trafficking, the importance of the engagement of community-based agency participation in this work, and a discussion of the benefits of taking a researcher-practitioner approach to prevalence research. The presenters for this presentation are currently collaborating on study to measure the prevalence of sex trafficking among adults in Sacramento County, California. Bios: Terri Galvan has a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Southern California and more than 20 years of experience working with unhoused women, addiction, and commercial sexual exploitation. Rebecca Pfeffer is a research criminologist in the Victimization and Resilience Research Program in RTI International’s Division of Applied Justice Research. Her research interests include better understanding and addressing the victimization of vulnerable populations, ranging from survivors of human trafficking to people with disabilities. Kelle Barrick, a senior research criminologist in RTI’s Division for Applied Justice Research, has 20 years of experience in criminal justice and criminological research. She is an expert on human trafficking and has participated in expert working groups on trafficking research by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, among others.
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Homicidiode pareja íntimade Latinas: Intimate partner homicide of Latinas
(JIRN, 2024-08-28) Macias, Lillie; Mercado Diaz, Vanesa; Garza, Alondra
This webinar is presented in Spanish. Latinas experience intimate partner homicide (IPH) at disproportionately high rates, however, research on how intimate partner violence (IPV) leads to homicide in this population is limited. To expand this research, Esperanza United used a community-centered, evidence-based approach to examine barriers to help-seeking for Latinx victims of intimate partner homicide.  Listening sessions and key informant interviews with survivors, advocates, and practitioners from nine community-based Latine organizations were conducted followed by an in-depth qualitative research analysis of homicide risks, protective factors, and barriers to support.
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Program evaluation in victim services: An introduction for providers
(JIRN, 2024-05-15) Dusenbery, Malore; Wright, Emily
This CVR webinar will provide a high-level overview of program evaluation in the victim services field. Participants will learn about the benefits of evaluation and the various types of program evaluations that are often used, including formative, implementation, and outcome evaluations. Finally, we will discuss how victim service professionals can get started, offer tips for engaging with researchers, and share available resources.
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Ask a researcher: School victimization with Dr. Jillian Turanovic
(JIRN, 2024-04-19) Turanovic, Jillian
Professor Jillian Turanovic answers questions about school victimization. Jillian Turanovic is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and a fellow in the Prevention Science Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of youth victimization, including school violence. She is the author of Thinking about Victimization: Context and Consequences (Routledge, 2023), Confronting School Violence: A Synthesis of Six Decades of Research (Cambridge University Press, 2022), and Revitalizing Victimization Theory: Revisions, Applications, and New Directions (Routledge, 2021). Her research has been funded by organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime.
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Perceptions of justice for domestic violence survivors: Recent findings and implications for practice
(JIRN, 2024-03-26) Dusenbery, Malore; Nmai, Claudia; Pussey, Orchid
In this Center for Victim Research webinar, researchers from the Urban Institute and a victim service leader from the Asian Women’s Shelter present findings from a recent study on the perceptions of justice, accountability, safety, and healing – including the effectiveness of traditional responses and restorative practices – held by diverse survivors of domestic violence from traditionally underserved groups. The study also examined the extent to which there is alignment between survivors’ and practitioners’ perspectives of justice. This webinar offers insights from both the researchers and their practitioner partners about the gaps in knowledge this study fills and the recommendations that emerged for direct service providers, legal system professionals, alternative justice programs, policymakers, and funders. Presenters: Malore Dusenbery, principal policy associate in the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center; Claudia Nmai, research assistant in the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center; and Orchid Pussey; executive director of Asian Women’s Shelter.
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The evidence hour: Social reactions to sexual assault
(JIRN, 2022-02-23) Ullman, Sarah E.; Bein, Kris
This webinar reviews research on correlates and impacts of social reactions made to victims disclosing sexual assault and partner violence. Findings about trauma disclosure and social reactions are presented from survivors and their informal support members (e.g., family, friend, romantic partner). Recommendations from survivors and informal supports about what survivors need and information from a recent intervention to improve social reactions to survivor disclosures are reviewed. Presenter: Dr. Sarah Ullman is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Justice and Affiliate Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a social psychologist whose research concerns the impact of sexual assault on women’s well-being. She has conducted NIH-funded research on risk and protective factors for PTSD and substance abuse and other health-related outcomes in rape victims, social support processes in a dyadic sample of victims and informal social network members, and an intervention to reduce negative social reactions to victims of sexual assault and partner violence. Kris Bein is the Assistant Director for the Resource Sharing Project, where she provides training and technical assistance to state coalitions and rural rape crisis centers on sexual assault services, agency structure, and capacity building. She holds a master’s degree in Human Services from the University of Illinois.
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The evidence hour: Violence across the lifecourse: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and elder mistreatment
(JIRN, 2022-01-27) Herrenkohl, Todd I.; Roberto, Karen A.; Bromley, Sandy
This presentation provides an overview of research on the connections between child maltreatment and later forms of violence that extend to and beyond mid-life. It discusses the developmental associations between child maltreatment, violence in adolescence, intimate partner violence (IPV), and elder mistreatment. It also reviews the existing, though limited, evidence on the close association between adult IPV and elder mistreatment. It explains what is known about the persistence of violence in and across family and other interpersonal relationships, noting where gaps in knowledge remain and where research is particularly strong. Throughout the presentation, the presenters draw on theories to help explain the mechanisms by which early violence exposure leads to later violence victimization and perpetration, as well as factors that mitigate risks and promote resilience in individuals who encounter and are at-risk for violence at different points in the lifecourse. Presenters: Todd I. Herrenkohl, Ph.D., is Professor and Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. His scholarship focuses on the correlates and consequences of child maltreatment, risk and resiliency, and positive youth development. His funded studies and publications examine health-risk behaviors in children exposed to adversity, protective factors that buffer against early risk exposure, and prevention. Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D. is a University Distinguished Professor, Executive Director of the Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on health and social support in late life and includes studies of rural older women, dementia family caregiving, and elder abuse. Sandy Bromley, JD, is the director of the Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center, a comprehensive victim service center providing crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, and other services to victims.
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Bullying as a developmental precursor to sexual and dating violence across adolescence
(JIRN, 2021-11-17) Espelage, Dorothy L.; Friday, William C.; Rosenbluth, Barri
Adolescent bullying continues to be a key focus of scholarly research across the globe. This webinar includes a discussion of the longitudinal studies of the bully-sexual violence pathway (Bully-SV pathway), where bullying is a precursor for sexual violence (e.g., sexual harassment, sexual coercion, sexual assault) and teen dating violence. Potential mechanisms underlying the bully-sexual violence pathway include social dominance orientation, exposure to sexual education, alcohol use, etc. The discussion includes several school-based intervention approaches that have shown marginal success in reducing rates of bullying and SV. Dorothy L. Espelage, Ph.D., is the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Espelage’s research focuses on translating empirical findings into prevention and intervention programming. She is the recipient of the APA Lifetime Achievement Award in Prevention Science & the 2016 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, and is a Fellow of APS, APA, and AERA. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Education. She has authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles, 70 book chapters on bullying, homophobic teasing, sexual harassment, dating violence, & gang violence. Barri Rosenbluth, MSSW, has over 30 years of experience in the field of sexual violence prevention. She served as Senior Director for the Expect Respect Program at the SAFE Alliance in Austin, Texas, from 1990-2021 and has collaborated on numerous national prevention education initiatives. Barri specializes in building multi-level programs that support vulnerable youth, mobilize youth leaders and build capacity for response and prevention in K-12 schools. She was honored with the 2014 Phyllis Richards Austin Icon for Children Award from the Austin Child Guidance Center and the 2010 Professional Innovation in Victim Services Award from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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The evidence hour: Preventing and reducing violence against older adults
(JIRN, 2021-06-29) Marshall Mullins, Khiya; Herbst, Jeffrey H.; Swanson Ernst, Joy
Despite the prevalence of elder abuse, there has been relatively little progress in identifying proven strategies to prevent or end abuse among older adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an overview of elder abuse and present findings from a recent systematic review of reviews related to interventions. Presenters: Khiya Marshall Mullins, Dr.PH, MPH is a Behavioral Scientist in the Research and Evaluation Branch, Division of Violence Prevention at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Injury Center. Since 2009, she has worked on the prevention of HIV and AIDS and violence. This includes identifying evidence-based HIV interventions and best practices and co-leading CDC’s Youth Violence Prevention Centers. Jeffrey H. Herbst, Ph.D. is the Chief of the Research and Evaluation Branch, Division of Violence Prevention at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Injury Center. He has over 30 years of research and public health experience. In 2014, Dr. Herbst accepted the position of Branch Chief with the Division of Violence Prevention at CDC. He oversees a portfolio of research and evaluation studies to prevent multiple forms of violence in the United States. Joy Swanson Ernst, PhD is an Associate Professor of Social Work, joined the Wayne State faculty in August 2016. From August 2016-2019, she served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Before that, she was Professor of Social Work and director of the undergraduate social work program at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. She received her PhD in 1999 from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her dissertation, “The Neighborhood Correlates of Child Abuse and Neglect,” won the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in 2000. While at the University of Maryland, she was the research director for the Family Connections program. She has had social work positions in agencies that serve families and children and runaway and homeless youth.

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