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Registration opens June 29 for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority’s two-day virtual conference for VOCA grantees on July 14-15, 2021. The conference will include presentations from 9 am to 4:30 pm with a 1 hour lunch break.
Each agency can register up to two staff members. Staff that attend must work for the VOCA funded program.
Topics will include victim-centered and trauma informed services, vicarious trauma, staff development, grant administration, and more.
Priority registration for VOCA grantees closes on Friday, July 9, 2021. If the conference has not reached capacity, additional spaces may be made available. Notice will be sent at that time.
We look forward to your participation!
If you have any ADA-related requirements, please contact Heather Flett at Heather.Flett@illinois.gov.
VOCA 2021: Building a Trauma Informed Illinois July 14-15, 2021
Please Note: All Times Below are Central Time. During online registration, event times will appear in local time.
Wednesday, July, 14, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CT
Opening Welcome & Keynote Bringing Equity To The System: Transforming from the Inside Out
Dr. Isaiah Pickens, CEO & Founder, iOpening Enterprises
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. CT
Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. CT
Breakout A
Trauma Experiences of LGBTQ+ Victims
Meeting Crime Victims Needs with a Grief-Informed Approach
Intersectionality in Sexual Violence and Mental Health Work
Logic Models: Building a Roadmap to Meaningful Outcome Measures
From Survivors to Leaders: Practices for Centering Survivor Agency
Living at Work: The Impact of COVID-19 on Service Providers and Service Delivery
ICJIA Roundtable: Needs for Therapy and Mental Health Services
ICJIA TA: Grant Closeouts
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. CT
Lunch Break
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. CT
Breakout B
Supporting a System of Care Model to Address Child and Youth Victimization: Findings from Illinois HEALS - ICJIA Research: Illinois HEALS
Substance Abuse and Trauma
[Double Session] Understanding Complex Trauma and Fostering Resilience
Crime Changes Things in Ways You My Not Expect
Combating Elder Fraud, Abuse, and Exploitation Against LGBT Elder Population
ICJIA Roundtable: Serving LGBTQIA+ Survivors
ICJIA TA: Allowability and Subgrants/Subcontracts
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. CT
Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CT
Breakout C
InfoNet Data Trends: Now and Beyond
Stepping Stones to Resilience: Building Vicarious Trauma-informed Organizations
Trauma Informed Care for Individuals or Organizations
Beyond the perfect victim: Supporting and uncaging survivors
Moving Beyond Carceral Approaches
ICJIA Roundtable Prevention and Community Outreach
ICJIA Funding and GATA Registration
Thursday, July 15, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CT
Breakout D
ICJIA Research: Underserved Victims
[Double Session] Trauma and Resilience and Restorative Justice
Creating Sustainable Change: Implementing a Trauma-Informed System
The ABC’s of Trauma-Informed EBP’s: Clinical Deciphering and Decision-Making
Rethinking Partnerships and Reimagining Justice
Creating Effective Referral Partnerships
ICJIA Roundtable: Language Access
ICJIA TA: Site Visits
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. CT
Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. CT
Breakout E
ICJIA Research: Mitigating Vicarious Trauma: Organizational Readiness of Four Illinois Domestic Violence Agencies
Systems Advocacy in Rural Communities: The Praxis Approach
“You Got This”: Adapting Current Strategies to Support Survivors with Disabilities
Illinois HEALS: Innovative Systems of Care Project
Crime Victims’ Rights and Enforcement
ICJIA Roundtable: Serving communities of color at the intersection of IPV and racialized violence
ICJIA TA: PFR/Timekeeping/Budget Revisions
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. CT
Lunch Break
1:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. CT
Breakout F
Illinois Victim Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Working with Exploited Youth and the Pitfalls of Social Media
Win-Win Without Giving In
LGBTQIA + Inclusion
Incorporating Peer Support into Our Services: Philosophy and Practice Approaches
Using a Trauma Informed Approach with Problematic or Harmful Sexual Behaviors in Kids
ICJIA TA: VOCA Subgrant Award Report (SAR) and OVC PMT and Data Reporting
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. CT
Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CT
Keynote & Closing Address FABULOUS Resilience to Mitigate Vicarious Trauma
Barbara Rubel, Director, Griefwork Center, Inc.