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. All programs are offered on contract to organizations. Some programs are occasionally scheduled as public programs in traditional or web-based formats.

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.