Statewide Technical Assistance and Training (STAT) for MCH-DVS funded Domestic Violence Agencies in California The California Department of Health Services, Maternal & Child Health Branch, Domestic Violence Section (DVS) has funded a wide array of Statewide Technical Assistance and Training (STAT) projects through December, 2002. These projects offer technical assistance and training to DVS-funded agencies in the form of cluster workshops, networking meetings, and individual site visits. Following are descriptions of each project. Training and Technical Assistance for Shelter-Based Agencies The Shelter Training Project, administered by the Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women (SCCBW) in collaboration with Interface Children Family Services (ICFS), offering workshops and on-site technical assistance in several topic areas, including but not limited to intervention and prevention tools when working with children and youth; development and operation of transitional living centers; counseling skills; substance abuse and mental health issues; and legal issues. For information, contact Jill Morris at 1-888-SCCBW-52 or jill@sccbw.org. The Communities of Color Project The Communities of Color Project, administered by the California Alliance Against Domestic Violence (CAADV), assists agencies and their partners in local communities with expanding, enhancing, and developing culturally competent domestic violence services in nontraditional settings. Technical assistance and training is provided on: developing culturally and linguistically appropriate materials and services, building networking and collaboration skills, sharing outreach and education techniques, and offering opportunities to reach formerly underserved communities. Contact Tara Shabazz at 915-444-7163. Organizational Development The Institute for Organizational Health (IOH), a project of Interface Children Family Services and the Oertel Group, facilitates a process of organizational analysis, team building, and strategy development that provides skills and tools for creating healthy organizations. After an application and assessment process, management teams from participating organizations attend a two-day orientation, two five-day training programs, and a one-day debriefing/celebration session, over a period of three months. Organizations also receive an extensive curriculum and handout material, onsite training and technical assistance, and assistance to develop a three year organizational plan for action. For information, contact Patty Oertel at (323) 257-1125 or poertel@aol.com. The Teen Abuse Prevention Network The Teen Abuse Prevention Network (TAPNET) operated by the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women, provides domestic violence programs with assistance in integrating youth and attention to youth issues into their organizations and programs. Strategies examine youth as clients, volunteers, and staff and assist agencies in creating opportunities for youth leadership development. In addition, TAPNET sponsors youth advocacy efforts and statewide teen relationship abuse prevention summits. For information, contact Vivian Bado at 213-955-9090 or vivian@lacaaw.org. Transforming Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence The Transforming Communities Technical Assistance and Training Project (TC-TAT), a project of Marin Abused Women's Services, provides support, information, training, and technical assistance in community-based approaches to domestic violence prevention. TC-TAT offers intensive training Institutes, as well as regional "cluster" workshops and on-site technical assistance. Specific focus areas within domestic violence prevention include theoretical frameworks for prevention, prevention campaign planning, building collaborations and allies, working for institutional change, and working with community action teams. For information, call 1-800-454-1878 or email info@transformcommunities.org. Media Advocacy The Transforming Communities Project (TC-TAT), also provides support, information, training, and technical assistance on media advocacy. Specific focus areas within media advocacy include planning a media campaign, speaking to the media, conducting focus groups, developing key media messages, and other skills to enable domestic violence groups to access the media and use it to shape social messages or advance specific policy objectives. For information, call 1-800-454-1878 or email info@transformcommunities.org. Information Technology The Information Technology Enhancement Project (ITEP), a collaboration of Interface Children Family Services and Compumentor, builds the capacity of domestic violence agencies to effectively use emerging computer, Internet, and communications technologies in their work. The ITEP maintains an electronic mailing list for domestic violence agency staff, SafeNetwork Talk, which allows subscribers to learn about and discuss issues of statewide and local interest. The ITEP also coordinates "Silence Speaks," a digital storytelling program that uses multimedia technology to promote healing and prevention. For information, contact Amy Hill at 925-313-6827 or amylenita@compumentor.org. Evaluation Technical Assistance and Training The Evaluation Technical Assistance and Training Project (ETAT), a project of the California School of Professional Psychology, Applied Survey Research, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, builds capacity among domestic violence agencies for integrating needs assessment and planning information into goals and objectives; creating evaluation strategies that will contribute to effective programs; and compiling evaluation results and information. ETAT emphasizes a strengths-based, participatory approach to evaluation that helps agencies improve services, motivate staff, attract new participants, retain or increase funding, and engage collaborators. For information, contact Carol Huffine at 510-628-9065 or chuffine@alliant.edu or leave a message at 1-866-ASK ETAT or asketat@pacbell.net. Statewide Technical Assistance Project Websites |