The Missing Piece: The Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury and Strangulation on Survivors and the Programs that Serve Them

Audience: This training is a learning opportunity for all professionals responding to sexual assault and Domestic Violence (Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Community-Based Advocates, System-Based Advocates, Corrections, Forensic Interviewers, CACs, SANEs, Forensic Nurses, and Forensic Laboratory Personnel).

Training Description

We have known for decades in the domestic violence movement that victims experience terrible and traumatic physical violence—often directed at the head, neck and face—through blows to the head or strangulation. We are just discovering how that violence impacts the brain. Brain injury caused by domestic violence is rarely identified and almost never immediately treated, and results in short and long term physical, emotional, and cognitive consequences that can impact every area of a person’s life.  You will hear from survivor Paula Walters, national speaker and founder of Standing Courageous, about her decade long journey of getting her brain injury identified and treated, and learning from her about how to best support survivors impacted by brain injury. You will be equipped to use the evidence-based CARE  (Connect, Acknowledge, Respond, Evaluate) framework as well as practical, hands-on CARE tools to address brain injury with survivors developed by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network in partnership with The Ohio State University.

Participants will:

• Learn at least three tactics of control used in abusive relationships.
• Identify at least three ways in domestic violence victims can acquire a head injury.
• Identify at least two unique characteristics of head injury caused by domestic violence.
• Learn different ways to implement the CARE framework and use CARE materials in their agencies

Date & Time

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (CST)
Materials and lunch provided 

Lunch is sponsored by The Emporia Police Department

Location

Flint Hills Technical College
3301 West 18th Avenue
Emporia, KS 66801

Guest Presenter

Rachel Ramirez, MA, MSW, LISW-S, RA
Founder and Director of The Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury
Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN)

Rachel Ramirez, LISW-S, RASS, is the Founder and Director of The Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury, a project of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN). Over the past 15 years at ODVN, Rachel has led multiple statewide initiatives and trained hundreds of audiences. She co-authored Trauma-Informed Approaches: Promising Practices and Protocols for Ohio’s Domestic Violence Programs, ODVN’s evidence-based CARE brain injury tools, and several peer-reviewed journal articles. Her focus is on equipping professionals who work with domestic violence victims to better understand traumatic stress and the impact of brain injury, resulting in more effective survivor-centered services.

Registration

Fee: No cost

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Please register early. Space will be limited! 

No-shows and cancellations made less than 72 hours before the event may be assessed the registration fee.

How To Register:
You must first create an account and login, then select the number of users you want to register and click “Register Now.”

If you need assistance registering, contact Teresa Gallegos, trainingteam@kcsdv.org 

Accessibility:
We are committed to creating environments where we see our own and each other’s full humanity and everyone has the ability to thrive and fulfill their full potential in learning environments. Every effort will be made to ensure equitable access at this event.

For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please select your needs on the online registration form or contact trainingteam@kcsdv.org. Requests should be made at least 14 business days prior to the event.

Questions

Teresa Gallegos
Director of Education and Training
trainingteam@kcsdv.org or 785-232-9784

Sponsored by:

This grant project was funded or partially funded by the Protection from Abuse Fund administered by the Office of the Kansas Attorney General. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of the Kansas Attorney General.

Lunch is provided by The Emporia Police Department

This grant project is supported by the State General Fund for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault as administered by the Kansas Governor’s Grants Program. The opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication, program, or exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of the Kansas Governor.

Training Hours: 6