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Upcoming Training Opportunities

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Training

Next Offering: November 18-21, 2025 
Location The Hilton Hotel, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Training is an advanced 4-day course which offers an in-depth and multi-disciplinary approach to statewide sexual assault response, sponsored by the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in partnership with the Alaska Department of Public Safety, State of Alaska Department of Law,
the Alaska Nurses Association, the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center.

Who is eligible to attend this training?

To apply for this course, you MUST meet certain eligibility requirements.  To open/view the requirements specific to your discipline, please click the appropriate title below:

Advocacy Paralegals
Medical/Nursing Prosecutors            
Law Enforcement Other      
If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, please do not apply.

Where will this training take place?

This training will take place in The Hilton Hotel, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. There is no registration fee and CDVSA will cover travel and lodging costs for accepted applicants traveling from greater than 50 miles from the training site. Per diem is not covered. After being accepted into the training, participants will be informed about how to arrange travel and lodging in order to have those costs covered. Please await instructions on booking travel/lodging.

When is the next available training?

November 18-21, 2025 Training will begin at 8:00 am and end at 5:00 pm each day, with lunch and breaks scheduled. Attending the 4 full days of training is mandatory as well as completing one online training module prior to the start of in-person training (approx. 1 hour).

To apply to attend, please click here

The application period will be open until Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
For questions, please contact Katie TePas, AST at katie.tepas@alaska.gov, (907) 538-4845. 

* If your community is starting a SART team and does not have policies, procedures, or a signed MOU with all MDT agencies, please contact Lorraine Willis at Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault at
lwillis@andvsa.org for technical assistance.
 
AaNA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. AaNa and (APSC) Alaska Police Standards Council credits are offered with full participation.
 
Funding for this training is provided by Grant number VAWA 15JOVW-24-GG-00560-STOP, awarded to the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.

 

Building Effective Prevention Programs Through Meaningful Partnerships

2025 Prevention Summit: Weaving Our Future
March 5-7, 2025 in Juneau, Alaska.
This year, the Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (CDVSA) has teamed up with the Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) “Voices of Prevention” annual training to bring together preventionists of all stripes!
 
Click here for more information:
https://cdvsa.eventsmart.com/events/prevention-summit-2025/

For all other questions, contact Danielle Redmond, danielle.redmond@alaska.gov

Understanding Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

This 30-hour, rolling admission, online course is designed to increase understanding of the ways in which domestic violence and sexual assault impact our world, our communities, and our personal lives. Students who complete it earn 3 continuing education credits.
The course will equipe anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities in serving survivors of interpersonal violence or sexual assault including:

  • Advocacy & social work professionals

  • Medical personnel

  • Law enforcement officers

  • Legal professionals

For more information or to register, visit: ANDVSA Online Course - ANDVSA

The Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy (ACFTA)

The Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy is designed for nurses and health care professionals who seek to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed care to victims of violence. It is a partnership between the Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, the UAA College of Health, and the Alaska Nurses Association. 

The course consists of 20-25 hours of independent online learning followed by 20-25 hours of virtual training delivered over the course of 3 days utilizing Zoom. The course is provided at no charge. 

The Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy Part II will be conducted virtually during the dates of May 14 - 16, 2024.  

Register for Part 1 at https://aana.thinkific.com/courses/ACFTA as prerequisite to Part II. Register for Part II at https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-health/cip/acfta/academy.cshtml.


If you can't complete Part 1 before May 14th,  register today to prepare for future Part II trainings that will be scheduled for August 13th-15th and again in December (dates pending).  

Click here for the ACFTA flyer. 
Click here for an FAQ about the training academy. 


Questions can be directed to Angelia Trujillo, UAA School of Nursing, at actrujillo@alaska.edu.


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