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| The Louisiana State Victim Assistance Academy offers a rare opportunity
for victim service providers/advocates to live, work, and study together.
The primary purpose of the academy is to improve the quality and continuity
of victim services in Louisiana through the provision of comprehensive academic
and skills-based fundamental education to victim service providers. |
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Goals
- To provide a broad range of basic advocacy training which will
standardize the training of crime victim advocates in Louisiana.
- To enhance the level of professionalism within the victim services
field.
- The promote networking and collaboration among victim service providers.
- To increase participants’ knowledge of national and state
resources.
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| History |
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The Louisiana
Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice
(LCLE), the applicant agency,
entered into a Cooperative
Agreement with Department of Justice – Office for Victims of Crime
(DOJ-OVC) to initiate a Louisiana State Victim Assistance Academy (LSVAA).
LCLE subgranted the three (3) year project to Sheriff Sid Hebert of
the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office, the designated implementing agency
for the project.
A Memorandum of Understanding was initiated in May 2005 among
the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office – Elderly Crime Victim Assistance Program,
the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, the Louisiana Coalition
Against Domestic Violence, the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault,
and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. These agencies committed to form a partnership
and provide support for the successful implementation of the first LSVAA.
The inaugural academy was held June 24-29, 2007 at the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Planning Committee Members
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| Graduate Testimonials- 2007 |
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"I met so many wonderful people. I learned
a lot on victim services. The facilitators were wonderful."
"This Academy presented me with many challenges academically, but all
were very good. I enjoyed getting to know the people I met. I have
a very heavy heart for victims and wish to give them "everything" I
can and all services available. This Academy has given me insights
to expand what I have to offer."
"Meeting people from other fields and learning about their positions
and duties was helpful and the material was great."
"Thank you for the opportunity!"
"I have made great contacts and received a lot of information from
not ony the training manual, but my peers. I understand that it was
an honor to get into the Academy and I am truly grateful for all the
information that I learned."
"I thought this Academy was very well run. I had a great experience.
It is obvious that a tremendous amount of work and preparation went
into this."
"This was a statewide holistic view of victim services in the state of
Louisiana - invaluable for collaboration and enhancement to services
to victims."
"I would recommend the LSVAA to anyone who wants to assure that they
will through collaboration with the many wonderful agencies who care,
provide the victims they come into contact with the best possible services."
"I learned much from this experience and am looking forward to using
this new knowledge when I return to my agency. I would recommend the
Academy to anyone in victim assistance work."
"The Academy was very well organized and provided me with a wealth of
knowledge to be able to better perform my job. I really enjoyed the diversity
of the group of participants. I feel like I have a greater network of resources
to help in my job duties. I am very excited and motivated to go back and
better serve survivors of crime using the new tools I've obtained during
the Academy."
"The Academy provides attendees with useful information that we
can take with us in our careers. There is so much information that
I learned about speaking with victims that I didn't know prior to attending
the Academy and I will share the information I gathered with my co-workers."
"In five days, I have been mentally and physically challenged.
The Information that has been forced into my brain will be used to
its fullest. The contacts and relationships that I've formed will be
lasting. "
"An incredible experience...would do it all over again."
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