Resources Library: Advocates

Acknowledging Voluntary Services

Added Tuesday, November 12, 2013 by Virginia Department of Social Services

This Power Point presentation was developed and presented by Mary E. Guiberson, from the Cascade Women’s Transitional Housing Program Manager, for the Virginia Department of Social Services Office of Family Violence Promising Practices Conference on September 17, 2013.  

Action Alliance Training Module: Model Policies on Confidentiality and Record-keeping for Advocates

Added Monday, March 05, 2012 by Action Alliance

Static training module which covers specific requirements on confidentiality and record-keeping ensuring advocates are aware of the legal requirements as well as the commitment to survivor safety involved in different record-keeping strategies and confidentiality protection measures. 

Active Listening Steps

Added Tuesday, November 12, 2013 by Virginia Department of Social Services

This handout was provided by Santa Sorenson, from the Richmond Peace Education Center, at the workshop titled "Conflict Resolution" at the Virginia Department of Social Services Office of Family Violence Promising Practices conference on September 16, 2013.

Addressing Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive and Sexual Coercion: A Guide for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Reproductive Health Care Settings Second Edition

Added Friday, September 30, 2016 by Action Alliance

This new resource, Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Reproductive and Sexual Coercion, cobranded by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and 

Futures Without Violence, focuses on the crucial role of the health care provider in identifying and addressing IPV and reproductive coercion.

Advocacy in Virginia - 2016

Added Friday, June 02, 2017 by Action Alliance

Virginia's Sexual and Domestic Violence Agencies are your community's front-line response to violence. See the incredible impact that sexual and domestic violence advocates made in 2016, providing life saving services to those in need around the Commonwealth.