Unintended Consequences: Safety, Confidentiality, and Technology

May 5, 10 am-4 pm, ECPI, Richmond

May 19, 10 am-4 pm, New River Valley Community College, Dublin

Put technology on your radar! This training will introduce program staff to new
technologies, highlighting both the benefits and the risks to our work with
survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Participants will have the
opportunity to share strategies for minimizing confidentiality breeches,
enhancing safety planning and risk assessments in the digital age, and sharing
resources for victims and advocates.

Intended audience: staff of sexual and domestic violence programs and allied
professionals

Cost: $50 for members of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Action Alliance, $70
for nonmembers (this fee includes lunch)

To register: visit our website at www.vsdvalliance.org. If you need assistance
registering, please contact Kathy Pierce at kpierce@... or
434/979-9002.

Trainers

Sherrie Goggans, and Ann Crittenden are both staff members of VSDVAA. Sherrie is
the Sexual and Domestic Violence Services Development and Grants Manager. As
part of her work she has been involved with VAdata, the statewide electronic
data collection system for domestic and sexual violence since its initial
development and implementation. Ann, as the Membership Services Coordinator,
maintains the VSDVAA web-site and the interactive web-site membership software.
In July of 2005, Sherrie and Ann attended an advanced and intensive multi-day
training for trainers on the safety and confidentiality issues that are emerging
because of evolving technology. They have selected several issues from that
training to present at this workshop.

Becky McKenzie
Training Institute Manager
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
508 Dale Avenue
Charlottesville VA 22903
434 / 979-9002
434 / 979-9003 (fax)
bmckenzie@...
www.vsdvalliance.org