| On March 18, 2009, at 2 p.m. (eastern time), in recognition of National Youth Violence Prevention Week (March 23–27), the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will present an OVC Web Forum discussion with Patricia Agatston, Ph.D., and Susan Limber, Ph.D., on best practices for providing services to students who have been victims of bullying. Dr. Agatston is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Cobb County School District’s Prevention/Intervention Center in Marietta, Georgia. As a counselor and prevention specialist with more than 20 years of experience, she provides training and technical assistance to schools to help them prevent bullying, drug use, and suicide, and teaches Internet safety. Dr. Agatston also is a nationally certified trainer and technical assistance consultant for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Dr. Limber is a faculty member within the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life and a professor of psychology, both at Clemson University. Dr. Limber directed the first wide-scale implementation and evaluation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and coordinates training for the program in North and South America. Dr. Agatston and Dr. Limber coauthored Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age.
Visit the OVC Web Forum now to to submit questions for Dr. Agatston and Dr. Limber and return on March 18 at 2 p.m. (eastern time) for the live discussion. Learn how to participate beforehand so you are ready for the discussion.
OVC's Web Forum allows participants to tap into a national network of people with various backgrounds who all face similar challenges and experiences. It is the perfect place for crime victim service providers and allied professionals to gain peer insight and support related to best practices in victim services.
PUTTING VICTIMS FIRST
OVC shares your mission and has a wide range of resources to help you accomplish it. Visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) online at http://www.ncjrs.gov to register for services or to find out more.
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