Training
The Texas Council on Family Violence educates victim advocates, criminal justice personnel, health care providers, faith communities, businesses, advocacy organizations, service providers and allied professionals in communities throughout Texas and the nation.
TCFV schedules statewide trainings that are designed to help organizations and communities work to end violence against women. Workshop topics cover a variety of issues including: battering intervention and prevention, community organizing, legal issues, working with communities of faith and assisting law enforcement.
In addition, TCFV provides training on request to meet the specific needs of your organization or agency. Use the enclosed registration form to sign up for these trainings, and for more information on scheduled trainings or to request a training, call the Texas Council on Family Violence at 512.794.1133.
Upcoming Trainings
We are excited to announce that the Executive Directors’ Conference will be held on January 22-23, 2008 at the Omni Austin Hotel @ Southpark in Austin. The Executive Directors’ Conference will be 1-1/2 days of networking with peers, will include coaching sessions, breakout table discussions, a networking reception, a networking dinner, two keynote speakers, a General Membership Meeting, and a panel presentation with key funders. Based on the executive directors’ survey, we have invited expert speakers to address key issues. The conference will cover topics such as Human Resources, Legal Issues, Fundraising, and much more! We are thrilled to inform you that TCFV has secured a funder to pay for your lodging and registration fee. Registration is limited to ONE Executive Director (or designee) from a Family Violence Organization that is a TCFV Category I or II member or is funded by HHSC as a 24 Hour Family Violence Shelter Center or as a Family Violence non-Residential Center. For more information and to register for the conference, visit www.regonline.com/ED08. For lodging, reserve your hotel room by January 8. If you have questions about lodging or problems with regonline, please contact our event planner, Beth Plater at bethplater@mac.com . We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
News & Resources, Training
Dedication is a 40-hour curriculum designed to educate and train staff of Battering Intervention and Prevention Programs (BIPPs) and others who work with family violence offenders. This curriculum was designed to meet the requirements of the BIPP Guidelines which call for new staff to receive 40 hours of initial training.
The training series will present the entire 40 hours in two 3-day segments. The series has been priced at a low $80 per segment or $150 if you register for both. The low pricing does not reflect the value of the training, but rather the desire of the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) to make this training available as widely as possible.
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