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JOIN UPCOMING SESSION - On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 2 pm EST join Jen Markowitz and Jennifer Long in discussing best practices for assisting older victims of intimate partner sexual violence. Subm...
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END GUEST HOST SESSION - Thank you for participating in OVC's Web Forum Guest Host Series. We hope this discussion will help you better serve crime victims. Please continue to discuss this and other topics...
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I've scheduled a staff retreat in March focused on vicarious trauma, self care and resiliency. As director I had planned on conducting the training myself so that as a team we can dissues the issues openly...
Cheri
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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janice
01/27/2012
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CPS is notorious for its high turnover rate. Apart from self care, what are best (personal) practices in ensuring that workers can sustain productive, effective work?
Kristin
01/27/2012
arrow icon Check out the book positivity by Barbara Fredrickson - it's...
Karen
01/27/2012
arrow icon Allowing staff to work in teams is a significant one. Anoth...
janice
01/27/2012
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It is my experience that developing a personal self care plan is beneficial in promoting and sustaining resiliency. Other than exercise and support can you offer any other suggestions??
Melissa
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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janice
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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Kristin
01/27/2012
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What advice would you give to therapists who work with trauma/crisis intervention all day and are also on call 24/7 for emergencies?
SS
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
arrow icon Change is required!! Start with your personal values. Is k...
janice
01/27/2012
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Over the years, I have seen some people stay a very long time in Victim Services work but others leave pretty quickly. It seemed like those who left quickly had a different personality type than those who ...
Susan Bragg
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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01/27/2012
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What do you see as the biggest threat to an organization's resiliency?
Gina
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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janice
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recent research suggests that building flexibility into work schedules improves worker moral and productivity. how could this be done in victim-serving organizations?
kristi
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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janice
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What are some best practices to maintain resliency in a sexual assault facility that is short staffed?
Pam Brendel
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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janice
01/27/2012
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It is important to caution advocates to take care of themselves and back that caution up with supportive workplace policy. Which workforce policies have been shown to help most?
Marti Anderson
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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janice
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How do you maintain resiliency when confronting resistance to change within your organization? In this example change may be using a different approach to advocacy.
Holly Hanover
01/27/2012
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Holly Hanover
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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Is there a format available to de-brief individuals or small groups regarding speaking completely openly about the crisis they hear and absorb?
GMartinez
01/27/2012
arrow icon A new process we heard about during our pilot recognizes tha...
Karen
01/27/2012
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janice
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In VT, there is a Restitution Unit with (currently) four collectors who work directly with offenders to collect money from them to pay victims. We collectors are all very victim-aware, and we each want to...
M L Isham
01/27/2012
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janice
01/27/2012
arrow icon (from Janice - continued)(2) Maintain an attitude of hope a...
janice
01/27/2012
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janice
01/27/2012
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Jennifer
01/27/2012
arrow icon The book Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dermoot Lipsky is a...
Karen
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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My agency probably isn't going to spend a great deal of time or resources on this so what ONE thing could you recommend that would be helpful? We're in pretty good shape now, I think, but it would be good...
Stephanie
01/27/2012
arrow icon Tough question, Stephanie! I'm going to say that a strong, ...
janice
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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Karen
01/27/2012
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START GUEST HOST SESSION - The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to welcome Karen Kalergis and Janice Harris Lord to the OVC Web Forum. They are available to answer your questions on building r...
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