The Wisconsin Department of Justice, Office of Crime Victim Services (OCVS) Virtual Introductory Training for Victim Service Providers (ITVSP) offers the opportunity to acquire the essential skills and knowledge they need to assist victims of crime more effectively. OCVS ITVSP has four sessions: Enforcement of Crime Victims’ Rights & Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin, Crime Victim Compensation (CVC), Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Fund, and Safe at Home. The prerequisite to attend this training is to watch the following pre-recorded training videos: History of Crime Victim Rights in Wisconsin, Enforcement of Crime Victim Rights in Wisconsin, Crime Victim Compensation and The SAFE Fund, and complete a brief post-test to confirm your knowledge of the material. These videos provide introductory material that sets the foundation to attend the Virtual Introductory Training for Victim Service Providers. The training videos and post-test can be found online here. This training meets the requirements for those grant funded by SAVS, VOCA, and VAWA and is required for OCVS grantees every three (3) years.

Registration is now open: Click Here to Register

Dates and Times: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Friday, 2/24/2023

In additional the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc. (WCASA) 

Registration is now open for the February 2023 online Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS)

Dates and Times: 1pm-3:30pm

Monday -Thursday 

February 6-9, 13-16, 20-23

Click Here to Register

SAVAS addresses the basics of being a victim advocate - answering the crisis line, providing individual and systems advocacy and providing outreach in your community. We are adapting sessions and activities to fit the constraints of web-based learning, while striving to provide a similar experience to in-person events.

Log-in instructions will be sent along with registration confirmation.

This opportunity is being offered to staff of WCASA member Sexual Assault Service Providers (SASPs) for no fee. The registration fee for staff of other organizations serving sexual assault survivors is $300 for the entire training.

If you have any questions, please contact Vanessa Mauss - Office/Training Coordinator at vanessam@wcasa.org

Grant funded by the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program:

WCASA Local Technical Assistance Project (2019-VA-05E-15607)

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Contact us with questions or if you experience technical difficulties:

E-mail: Kay Ragland

Phone: (608) 264-9497