February 9 – Making Services Accessible to Immigrant and Refugee Intimate Partner Violence Victim-Survivors

Training Audience: This training is required for all staff.
Date:  Thursday, February 9^th, 2023
Time:  9:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Rose Brooks Center, Community Room
Registration link: https://forms.gle/XNUAXF9eNw6oR3La9

Description:

How does your organization provide services, resources, and support to domestic violence survivors from immigrant or refugee populations? Do you have practices in place to meet the needs of survivors with limited English proficiency? This course provides guidance and examples to make your services accessible to all survivors:

• Overview of domestic violence within the immigrant and refugee community
• Legal Remedies that may be available to immigrant survivors
• Examples of policies and procedures related to persons with LEP
• Examples of language resources
• How to work with an Interpreter

Training is led by Rose Brooks Center Staff, Annie Struby, Blueprint for Safety Coordinator & Equal Access Chair

This training provides:

• 4 Continuing Education contact hours, approved by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
• 4 Continuing Education contact hours, in accordance with MO State Committee for Social Workers standards
• 4 Continuing Legal Education contact hours, approved by the Missouri Bar