Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence

CONFERENCE
PRESENTATION DOWNLOADS

Below are the links to the 2009 statewide conference  presentations. Please feel free to download any of the presentations you would like to review or did not have the opportunity to attend. If there are any problems loading this information, please contact Kari at our Northern Office at outreach@ncasv.org or 775.355.2220.

Plenary Sessions

Mark Klaas and Brad Dennis, Klaas Kids Foundation

This session presented rates of trafficking of teens for the purpose of use in the sex industry. Brad Dennis also provided information on best practices for identifying and supporting victims.

**Coming Soon**

Kristina Korobov, National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women

The Question We Need to Ask: Placing the Blame for Rape Where it Belongs
This plenary session covered the issue of victim blaming and how the focus of the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases should lie with the perpetrator.

Korobov Keynote: The Question We Need To Ask

Breakout Sessions

Sexual Assault Forensic Compliance
Dorene Whitworth and Liz Greb, State of Nevada Attorney General’s Office

Whitworth and Greb covered model protocols and response to victims of sexual assault seeking forensic exams.

2009 Forensic Compliance Presentation

Community/Agency Self Assessment Form

Legislative Update
Ben Graham, Administrative Office of the Courts
Brett Kandt, Nevada Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys
Kareen Prentice, State of Nevada Domestic Violence Ombudsman

This session reviewed recent legislative changes in laws impacting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Participants also reviewed the legislative process.

2009 Legislative Update Presentation

Understanding the Relation between Diversity and Sexual Violence
Dr. Christine Clark

This workshop engaged participants in defining diversity in general, and then in examining how diversity, broadly considered, impacts sexual violence as well as its prevention, intervention, and resolution.

Understanding the Relationship between Diversity and SV Prevention

Perpetrator Treatment and its Role in Sexual Violence Prevention
John Pacult

Pacult reviewed the steps he takes in providing perpetrator treatment and the role that treatment plays in sexual violence prevention.

**Coming Soon**

Creating a Support Group
Kristy DiPasquale, MSW, Danielle Zuber, LCSW, Miranda Smith, Family and Child Treatment
Kari Ramos, Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence

This panel discussion reviewed the creation, promotion and operation of support groups for survivors of sexual assault.

Creating A Support Group Presentation

Networking for Advocates

Christina Hernandez

This session was an interactive session and allowed advocates and service providers the opportunity to meet with other advocates and identify programs that are working in communities as well as what obstacles service providers are encountering in service implementation. Participants worked together to brain-storm over issues being encountered and celebrated the successes of participants.

**Coming Soon**

When Vulnerability is the Weapon: The Mentally Disabled Victim

Kristina Korobov, Acting Director
National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women

This breakout session reviewed how perpetrators use the vulnerable state of a mentally disabled person to perpetrate victimization. Kristina Korobov reviewed effective investigation and interview techniques to assist in the investigation and prosecution of these cases.

When Vulnerability is the Weapon: The Mentally Disabled Victim

Lessons Learned in the Development of Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) in Las Vegas
Elynne Greene and Panel Members

This was a panel discussion involving members of the LAP. While LAP is a DV based model, it is a real opportunity to highlight the positives and the challenges of setting up a community wide collaboration on behalf of victims. This was a great opportunity to promote/highlight the success with LAP as well as to share information from lessons learned so this model can be used for other crime categories.

Lethality Assessment Program

Building Sustainable Cross-Agency Collaboration: Cut It Out Nevada!

Kareen Prentice, Domestic Violence Ombudsman, State of Nevada Office of the Attorney General
Maria Kies, Program Specialist, Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence This session explored a collaborative prevention/intervention project that embraces both true cross-agency efforts, as well as long term sustainability. Participants had an opportunity to follow the process of establishing the Nevada CUT IT OUT Campaign, as well as engage in a dialogue about innovative ways to gain momentum for their campaigns.

Cut It Out! Presentation Outline

Cut It Out! Presentation

Sexting and Cyber bullying Presentation
Ryan McDonald, Special Investigator High Tech Crime Unit, State of Nevada Office of the Attorney

Tweens and Teens Presentation Request Link

Serving Survivors Who Work in the Adult Entertainment Industry
Amanda Brooks, Sex Workers Outreach Program

This session reviewed the rates of victimization among those working in the adult entertainment industry and provided participants an opportunity to ask questions relevant to the adult entertainment industry.

Violence Concerning Sex Workers

Collaborative Work with Sex Education and Healthy Relationships
Laura Deitsch–Planned Parenthood Las Vegas

This presentation focused on a program being conducted by Planned Parenthood in which they collaborate with a local sexual assault program to provide information about a prevention and services for survivors.

**Coming Soon**

Presentation Given In Honor of “Hurricane Flo”, Florence McClure
Christina Hernandez

Florence McClure

To read more about the life and work of Florence McClure, please click here.

From all of us affiliated with the coalition:

Have a wonderful cherished holiday with your families and loved ones!

The final preparations are coming together for our annual meeting and thus far, we are on track for a full house of attendees, and a wonderful lineup of workshop presenters and plenary speakers.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you and hope that this year’s gathering is a grand experience for networking and building stronger ties with each of our respective communities.

See you there!!

The Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Assault is proud to announce its collaborative sponsorship with the Nevada Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys for their annual statewide “Sexual Violence Prevention and Intervention Conference” to be held in Las Vegas, November 9 & 10, 2009 at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel.  2009 Conference Information pdf.

Conference organizers are proud to host two opportunities to hear from distinguished Plenary Speakers:

Kristina Korobov, Acting Director of the National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women, who will cover the issue of victim blaming and how the focus of the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases should lie with the perpetrator.

and

Mark Klaas and Brad Dennis with the Klaas Kids Foundation, who will present participants with information on the rates of trafficking of teens for the purpose of use in the sex industry. The speakers will also provide participants with information on best practices of identifying and supporting victims.

Session Breakout topics:

Sexual Assault Forensic Compliance	Dorene Whitworth, State of Nevada Attorney General’s Office
	Andrea Sundberg, Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence
Nevada Legislative Update	Ben Graham, Administrative Office of the Courts
	Brett Kandt, Nevada Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys
	Kareen Prentice, State of Nevada Domestic Violence Ombudsman
	Andrea Sundberg, Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence
Understanding the Relation between Diversity and Sexual Violence	Dr. Christine Clark
Perpetrator Treatment and its Role in Sexual Violence Prevention	John Pacult
Sexual Violence Prevention Plan for the State of Nevada	Dr. Marya Shegog Dr. Melva Thompson
Creating a Support Group	Kristy DiPasquale, Kari Ramos, Miranda Smith and Danielle Zuber
Networking for Advocates	Christina Hernandez
When Vulnerability is the Weapon: The Mentally Disabled Victim	Kristina Korobov, Acting Director National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women
Lessons Learned in the Development of Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) in Las Vegas	Elynne Greene and Panel Members
Serving Survivors Who Work in the Adult Entertainment Industry	Susan Lopes, Sex Workers Outreach Program
Building Sustainable Cross-Agency Collaboration: Cut It Out Nevada!	Kareen Prentice, Domestic Violence Ombudsman, State of Nevada Office of the Attorney General
	Maria Kies, Program Specialist, Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence

A limited number of Scholarships and CLE’s are available from both NCASV and NVPAC.  Full information is provided in the Conference PDF.

Registration for the conference is via SurveyMonkey Here

This has been a truly amazing project to work on. Everyone involved has been incredibly generous in ensuring that this project is completed successfully. I want to thank everyone, especially Spanish Springs Home Depot and the Orange Embrace Team for their donation of all the plants, materials and the labor to make this garden a reality. I also want to thank the contractor who is donating his work crew (anonymously) to set the concrete forms outlining the garden. Special thanks to the many departments and individuals at the City of Sparks, including Parks and Recreation, Detective Jason Woodard at Sparks Police Department, the Sparks City Employees Federal Credit Union Board of Directors and the City of Sparks employees who have made contributions that will allow us to purchase a park bench to place near the garden. This could never have happened without your support and dedication.

Thank you to everyone for helping us to get the word out.

~ Kathy Jacobs

Executive Director

Crisis Call Center

Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) has been a time of national remembrance – an opportunity for communities, victims and their loved ones, and victim serving professionals to join together and reflect on the hard-won progress achieved in victims’ rights and services and the challenges many crime victims still face.

Please join us at any of the following events to help celebrate “25 Years of Rebuilding Lives“:

What: Memorial Quilt Display and Victims Rights Presentation

When: Tuesday April 21st, 2009 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Where: State of Nevada Legislative Building Room 3100 (Click for Map)

What: National Crime Victims’ Week Candlelight Vigil

When: Wednesday April 29th, 2009 5:30 p.m.

Where: Mills B. Lane Justic Center (Click for Map)

What: The Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence

When: Thursday April 16, 2009 10:00am

Where: Silver State Officers Club, Naval Air Station, Fallon (Click for Map)

Once you get to the air station, you will be given directions about where to go at the gate.

Click for full size .pdf flyer of this event (flyer opens in new window). 

Please join us for this important event.

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