VAC1 Course

Description

Course Summary

• Course duration:  10 weeks (45 hours)
• Online (using an LMS)
• Self-paced reading
• Weekly Instructor-led lectures (available live and through recordings)
• Course resources such as Assessment & Topic Paper Study Halls
• A certification pre-approval training (minimally the Provisional Certification, potential for higher certifications based on experience).

Course Focus

The course focuses on specific learning outcomes:

• Producing a career plan that includes acquiring phased out certifications through NACP.
• Practicing advocacy for victim profiles that challenge the participant’s personal culture.
• Determining appropriate policies based on standards, codes and laws.
• Preparing memos to refer participants to PTSD counselors by using standard criteria.
• Assigning housing and professional development solutions based on victim scenarios.

Course Content

VAC1 prepares course participants by presenting topics such as:

• How to design career paths towards acquiring certifications through NACP in specialized populations.
• How to distinguish the role of an advocate within a community program from professional counseling services.
• Providing ethical standards and cultural competency to establish attitudes that lead to effective and victim-centered advocacy.
• How to use the trauma related to specific victimizations to conduct trauma-informed interviews.
• How to present criminal/civil justice resources by understanding the phases of the criminal justice process.
• How to advocate for victims’ rights during a court trial.
• Commonly used housing plans, personal and professional development solutions.