Victim Service Professionals Introductory Training

​​ ​​Introductory Training for Victim Service Providers Training Videos

To fulfill the OCVS training requirement detailed in award contracts, all OCVS subrecipients must either attend an online or in-person Office of Crime Victim Services Introductory Training for Victim Service Providers (ITVSP), watch three 10-minute videos and one 30-minute module, and complete a post-test. ​​​

Online Training Videos​

​Video
​Description

History of Crime Victim Rights in Wi​sconsin.​​

The Hi​​story of Crime Victim Rights in Wisconsin provides a brief overview of Wisconsin Department of Justice Victim Resource Center, the Crime Victim Rights Board, and the victims’ rights complaint process.
Enforcement of Crime Victim Rights in Wisconsin​ 
The Enforcement of Crime Victim Rights in Wisconsin learning objective is to  be able to identify new rights for crime victims under the constitutional amendment and understand and be able to identify rights for crime victims under Chapter 950 of Wisconsin State Statutes; understand rights enforcement options for crime victims to exercise and assert their rights
Crime Victim Compensation
The Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) learning objective is to increase awareness of the CVC program, know how to apply and learn basic information about the CVC program.
SAFE Fund
The SAFE Fund learning objective is to increase awareness of the SAFE Fund program and learn basic information about the SAFE Fund program.
Safe at Home
The Safe at Home learning objective is to know the basic information about the Safe at Home program and what makes a participant eligible, recognize the benefits and limitations of the program and how participants use their assigned address in a real-world context and understand how Victim/Witness professionals can ensure a Safe at Home participant’s address is protected.


Post-Test​

Post-Test
This post-test is designed for those who wish to be registered as having completed the required training for those with​​ VOCA, VAWA, or SAVS funding. 

 

ITVSP is offe​red four (4) times per year in collaboration with the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA), Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS) training. March 15th was our first training session in 2024 and was held virtually. The next session is Friday, August 3, 2024, in-person. The other two (2) 2024 training dates will be scheduled soon. To receive training updates from OCVS, please subscribe to our announcements on GovDelivery.


This training meets the requirements for those grants funded by​: