The National Center for Victims of Crime is pleased to announce that the Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities National Training Conference will be held December 13-15, 2011, at the JW Marriott Orlando Grand Lakes in Orlando, Florida.
Practitioners from the fields of victim assistance, disabilities advocacy, and allied professions (i.e., law enforcement, adult and child protective service workers, faith-based practitioners, prosecutors, medical practitioners/forensic examiners, mental health practitioners, and educators) should attend this unique training and collaboration opportunity.
This conference will enhance the capacity of victim service providers and allied professionals to more effectively serve people with disabilities who are crime victims.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, the Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities National Training Conference is being organized by the National Center for Victims of Crime in partnership with the Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies, the National Council on Independent Living, the National Sheriffs' Association, the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, and Davis Innovations, Inc.
Proposals are being accepted until June 24, 2011.
Scholarships are avaliable to attend the conference.
