Making It Meaningful: A Victims Rights Lunch-and-Learn Series
About the Training :
The Legal Services Program of the Virginia Victim Assistance Network welcomes you to celebrate National Crime Victims Rights Week with our ‘Making it Meaningful’ victim rights lunch-and-learn series. Join LSP staff Sarika Reuben, Esq., and Sarah Okolita, MSW, during your lunch break while we explore different rights guaranteed under the Crime Victim and Witness Right Act.
Learn about these rights in detail and the steps the Legal Services Program has taken to make these rights meaningful for victims in Virginia. Each presentation will end with an opportunity for questions and answers with special guest victim rights expert Sarah Ford, Esq., of South Carolina Victim Assistance Network.
Dates/Times + Topics:
Monday, April 19th at 12:00-12:45pm:
- "Right to be Treated with Dignity, Respect, and Fairness"
Weds, April 21st at 12:00-12:45pm:
- "Right to Information and Notice"
Thurs, April 22nd at 12:00-12:45pm:
- "Right to be Present and Heard"
Training/Event Agenda:
Each session will include:
- Introduction to VVAN’s Legal Services Program,
- Review of Virginia legal code for the victims right of the day,
- Facilitated conversation around how to best uphold this right,
- Presentation of campaigns Legal Services Program has initiated and carried out in the past year to enforce this right,
- Troubleshooting Q&A’s with South Carolina’s Victim Assistance Network’s Legal Services Director Sarah Ford, Esq.
Who Should Attend:
Victim services professionals including advocates, law enforcement, and prosecutors.
Where:
Virtual via Zoom [the same link for all 4 sessions will be provided to registered participants prior to 4/19]
Registration:
FREE! Please register by April 19th for access to all four sessions.
About the Trainers/Speakers:
VVAN’S Legal Services Program team, Sarika Reuben, Esq. and Sarah Okolita, MSW, with special guest Sarah Ford, Esq. of the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network
Training/Event Contact Info:
Sarah Okolita
Legal Services Coordinator
Sarah.okolita@vanetwork.org
Special Accommodations:
Please submit requests for special accommodations sarah.okolita@vanetwork.org by April 16, 2021.
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Funding Statement:
This training is supported by an OVC Training and Technical Assistance Grant (2018-V3-GX-0090).