Workshops

The following is some information about specific trainings and workshops we have available to our members. Most of these trainings are offered at low-cost or free-of-charge to our members.

Economic Justice
“Moving Ahead Through Financial Management”
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence has unveiled the new economic empowerment curriculum, “Moving Ahead Through Financial Management” developed by the Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Economic barriers frequently prevent a domestic violence survivor from escaping abuse. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, domestic violence survivors have an increased chance of finding safety if they have the financial skills to sustain them and their family on a long term basis. The “Moving Ahead through Financial Management” curriculum provides survivors the financial tools and information to fully understand their personal financial circumstances, and methods to plan for both short- and long-term to accomplish their personal goals. To learn more about Allstate’s Economic Empowerment click here.

Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence is increasing its efforts to address the growing needs of California’s immigrant domestic violence victims and survivors by offering specialized training to our members. According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, California continues to be the state with the highest proportion of immigrants. While San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego are among the nation's major gateways for new immigrants, immigrant population growth is also changing the landscape of rural California’s needs for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. The Partnership is committed to providing information and trainings to better educate service providers on how they can assist this under-served population by partnering with national experts from Legal Momentum. To learn more about Legal Momentum’s Immigrant Women Program click here http://www.legalmomentum.org/our-work/immigrant-women-program/ . Also visit The Partnership’s Public Policy page to find out what The Partnership is doing to create systems change and support immigrant public policy initiatives.

Legal Updates
“Using Domestic Violence Legislation to Advocate for Victims & Survivors of Domestic Violence”
Each year The Partnership provides its Legislative Workshop Series: “Using Domestic Violence Legislation to Advocate for Victims & Survivors of Domestic Violence.” These trainings provide an overview of new legislation that impacts domestic violence victims and survivors. The training offers service providers, attorneys, and other allied professionals an opportunity to learn about the most current laws to better protect and ensure justice for domestic violence survivors and their children.

Survivors with Mental Health and Substance Use/Abuse Issues
“Any Door is the Right Door”
“Any Door is the Right Door” is a unique, hands-on, multi-disciplinary training The Partnership specially developed for service providers committed to serving domestic violence victims with co-occurring mental health and substance use/abuse problems. The curriculum is designed for audience members who have a basic background in the disciplines of domestic violence, mental health, and substance abuse. The training effectively increases the skills of the attendees in identifying, and screening clients with domestic violence, and co-occurring mental health and/or substance abuse problems. Through the “Any Door is the Right Door” training, The Partnership strives to build community capacity to more appropriately serve clients with multiple vulnerabilities.

Technology Safety
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence’s Technology Training Initiative, funded by the Verizon Foundation, has launched training programs across the state to address complex and ever-evolving safety issues of domestic violence victims and survivors in a digital age. The training was developed for direct service providers to learn more about how to ensure safety for survivors on the internet and on technology devices. In addition to learning about personal safety, the project provides information about how to utilize technology to hold batterers accountable, as well as how organizations can enhance their own technology protection efforts. To learn more about how Verizon is helping domestic violence survivor’s click here.