Professional Development and Consultation
The Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies offers professional development courses and consultation on the multi-faceted and complex aspects of violence and victimization and the delivery of services to address these issues.
Professional Education
Professional education courses are designed to challenge the adult learner through curriculum and instruction that embrace theory and research while focusing on application to a diverse audience of professionals. Program faculty draw upon their academic areas of study as well as their professional work experiences. Further, faculty have substantial experience in higher education and/or training environments. Focus on the unique needs of the professional adult learners is emphasized in program development and instruction.
Courses are primarily offered as contract programs whereby organizations contract with the JCVVS to provide the program on site for an established fee. This approach allows for better responsiveness to the needs of the contracting organization and/or area. In addition, the per person cost
Some programs are occasionally scheduled as public programs in traditional or web-based formats. Check the course schedule for available public offerings.
Critical Analysis of Victim Assistance
Crime Victimization and Persons with Disabilities
Substance Use and Victimization
Workplace Violence: Assessment and Strategies for Community Agencies
Professionalization of Victim Services
Foundations in Victim Services
Other topics the JCVVS have previously offered and can develop for a contract program include Morita therapy, grant writing, rural crime victimization, outcome-based brief intervention, media relations and victim assistance, and faith professionals response to crime victimization.
Consultation
The JCVVS has access to a host of national experts who can assist in a variety of service, organizational and policy issues. The JCVVS can assist in an initial needs assessment to determine the level of consultation and technical assistance and then refer the appropriate JCVVS resource for additional service.
Partnership with JCVVS
Organizations can contract with the JCVVS to offer a professional education course for an established fee. This is especially popular with state agencies, associations, regulatory bodies, or large service organizations that wish to provide a consistency of education to a group of practitioners. A major benefit of contract programs is that the unique needs of an organization or area are integrated into the curriculum. The JCVVS consults with the organization in assessment of issues and needs that can be addressed in training.