National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Training Opportunities

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• Sharing Gang Intelligence/Bridging the Gap: Corrections – Police – Educators
  This 3-hour satellite/Internet broadcast, hosted by the National Institute of Corrections, will present a diverse panel of experts who will discuss various processes, methods, technologies, partnerships, and information sharing programs related to gangs and their potential networks of intelligence. This broadcast will be of interest to federal law enforcement agencies, local police, military gang investigators, wardens and superintendents, administrators, prosecutors, gang associations and task forces, and individuals working in jails, prisons, and community corrections facilities, parole and probation, pretrial services, and detention centers. Discussion topics will include the value of correctional intelligence, available technologies and good intelligence sharing programs, the way in which gang intelligence is gathered in prison and jail and the correctional intelligence cycle, and police/corrections partnerships.
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s 16th Annual Colloquium
  This colloquium is a major source of information for interdisciplinary professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. Seminars have been designed primarily for professionals in mental health, medicine and nursing, law, law enforcement, education, prevention, research, advocacy, child protection services, and allied fields. All aspects of child maltreatment will be addressed, including prevention, assessment, intervention, and treatment with victims, perpetrators, and families affected by physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and neglect. Cultural considerations will also be addressed. Upon completion of the colloquium, participants should be able to (1) apply state of the art treatment methods when working with abused and neglected children; (2) identify the most up-to-date information concerning working with abused and neglected children; (3) prepare and report quality testimony in court cases as both experts and witnesses; (4) identify physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect in children; and (5) apply model examination and treatment techniques for abused and neglected children.
• International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference
  This conference provides researchers and scientist/practitioners from a broad array of disciplines, including criminal justice, medicine, and public health, the opportunity to come together for the purpose of sharing, integrating, and critiquing accumulated knowledge on family violence. Many sessions focus on methodological issues (more of interest to researchers), but there is also cutting-edge research on all aspects of family violence and victimization of children. There are three types of presentations that take place at the conference. The first is an invited program, where researchers present their latest findings or synthesize findings in the field. The second format is research presentations of approximately 20 minutes each. The final format is a poster format; poster sessions will run throughout the three-day conference.
• 2008 National Gang Crime Research Center 11th International Gang Training Conference
  This conference will provide trainees with an array of different professional gang training sessions so that they can tailor their training to issues that are most pertinent to them and their jurisdiction. It allows trainees to network with others in their special area of interest, and it has the organizational strength of diversity among the trainers. In addition, several specialized training tracks exist for attendees registering for Certification.
• Safe Schools, Successful Students Conference
  This conference, sponsored by the Kentucky School Boards Association and the Kentucky Center for School Safety, brings authorities in school safety to present on topics such as cyberbullying, drugs, shootings, drinking, and natural disasters. Educators and school boards across the nation continue to look for inspiration to create tools and plans to improve school safety, and this conference provides an opportunity for both.
• 18th Annual School Resource Officer/School Safety Conference
  This conference, sponsored by the National Association School Resource Officers, is designed for school resource officers (SROs), school district officers, school police officers, juvenile officers and detectives, school board members, DARE officers, GREAT officers, school administrators, SRO supervisors, and community oriented police units. Conference breakout topics include antibullying/character education, behavioral science, crime prevention through campus analysis, drug recognition, critical incident planning, Internet safety, legal issues, successful SRO and administrator partnerships, and successful community anticrime programs.
• Evaluating Your Truancy Reduction Program
  The National Center on School Engagement has designed this 1.5-day interactive training based on practical training experience, lessons learned about truancy reduction, and expertise in research and evaluation. The training is designed for those responsible for school-based, court-based, or community-based truancy reduction programs. It is ideal for coordinators or managers who want to demonstrate their program successes and use evaluation to improve their programs systematically. In addition, it is suitable for those at beginning to intermediate levels of familiarity with data collection and use and with program evaluation.
• White House Conferences on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
  The White House is hosting a series of regional conferences to continue its support for the work of effective faith-based and community social service programs. The events will provide participants with information about the government grants process and available funding opportunities, an overview of the legal responsibilities that come with the receipt of federal funds, and various grant writing tutorials. The conferences will also provide an opportunity to inform state and local officials about the agencies’ equal treatment regulations and central elements of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative. The conferences are co-hosted by the Departments of Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security; the Agency for International Development; and the Small Business Administration.
• 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research
  This meeting will present the latest in prevention science from across international regions in the areas of epidemiology, etiology, preventive intervention trials, demonstration projects, policy research, natural experiments, program evaluations, clinical trials, prevention-related basic research, pre-intervention studies, efficacy and effectiveness trials, population trials, and studies of the diffusion/dissemination of science-based prevention.
• 5th Annual International Bullying Prevention Association Conference
  This annual conference, which will be co-sponsored by the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy and the Indiana Department of Education, will focus on the latest in bullying prevention and research. It is designed for school guidance counselors, administrators, teachers, school health educators, school social workers, school psychologists, school safety specialists, Safe and Drug-Free Coordinators, school resource officers, school attorneys, and law enforcement working with youth, student service directors, PTA/PTO members, children and family mental health counselors, school nurses, school board members, parents, extended day/after school staff, and prevention specialists. College students are also welcome. The association is accepting Requests to Present at this conference until May 23, 2008.
• MENTOR-VIP
  This global mentoring program for injury and violence prevention developed by the World Health Organization is accepting applications for mentees to be mentored during 2008-2009. A general orientation of the program is to initially target skills development needs among more junior practitioners in low- and middle-income countries. The skill categories targeted by MENTOR-VIP include planning and conducting research; designing, planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating evidence-based programs; developing and analyzing policy; imparting knowledge and skills; advocating and communicating; and ensuring funding support. Applicants who apply to the program indicate which categories of skills they would like to develop, and this, along with other information in their application profile, will be used to match the best suited applicants with one of the available mentors.
• Eyes on Bullying...The Growing Problem of Cyberbullying Teleseminar
  This teleseminar will help participants prepare children to deal effectively with cyberbullying in afterschool and child care programs.
• Working for Safe Schools: Practical Strategies To Reduce Bullying—Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management Annual Symposium
  The symposium’s workshops will address cyberbullying, diversity and bullying, and bullyproofing school students. The keynote speaker will be a national expert on female aggression.
• 2008 Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference: Connecting the Dots…Turning Knowledge into Action
  This national conference dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect will include more than 100 workshops, four standout sessions, four keynote addresses, and six networking opportunities. Topics will include effective prevention programs and strategies, program evaluation, and capacity building.
• Creating Caring--Preventing Violence in Children and Adults
  This conference is designed for clinicians, social workers, school counselors, and all who want to promote caring, nonviolent and positive behavior in children and adults. Participants will learn how to recognize the effects of trauma and victimization, to help children and adults transform aggressive behaviors into productive, positive, and altruistic behaviors, and to develop interventions to help children and adults take action on behalf of others who need help.
• Partnering To Prevent Youth Gang Violence: From Faith-Based and Community Organizations to Law Enforcement
  The 2008 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) National Youth Gang Symposium will feature workshops designed to enhance efforts by law enforcement personnel, school personnel, faith-based and community organizations, policymakers, youth serving agencies, and others who are working together to combat youth gang problems. The symposium will offer innovative and successful gang-related programs and strategies, as well as provide the latest information on youth gang activities and trends from top national experts. The workshop and plenary sessions will offer cutting-edge information that participants can use immediately in their community.
• National City Afterschool Summit
  The second National City Afterschool Summit will highlight and promote the leadership of city and school officials in providing quality afterschool programs for children and youth. The summit will offer municipal officials, school board members, and superintendents the opportunity to hear from national experts about the future of federal and state support for afterschool programs; network and learn from peers about city strategies for afterschool investment, financing and sustainability, and innovative city-school partnerships; strengthen ties between city and school leaders to create a unified vision for afterschool programs; celebrate the efforts of mayors and council members who are champions for quality afterschool programs; and meet with Congressional leaders to make afterschool programs a national priority.
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  CDC events and injury-related conferences and meetings worldwide
• Administration for Children and Families
  Conferences and events on the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities
• Preventing Violence through Education, Networking, and Technical Assistance (PREVENT)
  Education, networking, and technical assistance to help multi-organizational teams prevent violence before it starts
• Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence
  Information on violence prevention trainings and conferences
• National Alliance of Gang Investigators’ Associations
  List of gang conferences hosted by regional, state, and national criminal justice agencies, with corresponding links.
• New York Gang Investigators Association
  List of New York regional gang conferences that will assist participants in recognizing and enhancing their understanding of gangs and the potential issues that they bring to schools and communities.

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The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Last Updated: 5/6/2008