Economic abuse is a major factor in abusive relationships.  In fact, economic abuse occurs in 98 percent of abusive relationships.  Every day, survivors of domestic violence face complex economic barriers while trying to leave their abusers and again when trying to establish a new life for themselves and their children.  For many survivors, these barriers prevent them from reaching their goals of safety and stability…keep them from leaving the relationship, force them to return to their abusers, and lead to long term financial problems impacting their health and well-being.  This online course is designed to give advocates a basic understanding of economic abuse and some helpful tools for working with survivors. The objectives of this course are:

• Define economic abuse
• Identify specific tactics of economic abuse
• Explore specific economic barriers that survivors face
• Learn ways to safety plan with survivors around economic abuse

This course is free of charge and open to the public through GCADV’s Online Training Institute at www.gcadvtraining.com. 

First Time Using GCADV’s Online Training Institute?  Getting Started is Easy!

1. Go to www.gcadvtraining.com
2. Become a Registered User – To begin taking classes on this site you must first become a registered user. Click Create New Account inside the Login box at the top of the home page.  Follow the instructions provided for creating a new user account and provide the required information. Within a few minutes you will receive an email message with a link for activating your account. Once you’ve followed the activation link you will be ready to select and enroll in GCADV Training Institute courses.
3. Browse Available Courses – Scroll to the section titled Available Courses and review the course descriptions, continuing education credits, and registration fee (if applicable).
4. Enroll in a Class
   Select the class by clicking on its name.  Some courses are open to the public and some require an enrollment key (provided by GCADV).  Click ”Enroll me in this course”. 
5. Follow the instructions for completing the required coursework. 

If you have any questions about the course or technical difficulties with the website please contact Christy Cardina via email.

Presenters: Martha Rust – Tools for Life AT Specialist/Services Coordinator; Jennifer Thomas – Vocational Rehab Blindness Services Regional Unit Manager; John Rempel – AT Specialist at the Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI)

Credits Available! Free CEU’s – Visit www.aacinstitute.org to register for CEUs CRC’s have been Requested If you are requesting CRCs, please email Liz@gatfl.org with your name, organization, city, state and corresponding email address. With over 19% of people in the United States experiencing some sort of vision difficulty, Assistive Technology and strategies to assist these individuals to remain independent are at the forefront. Join us as we explore various aspects to vision loss. This webinar will discuss common eye diseases as well as different levels of vision loss. We will show a common eye exam and share what to look for when reading an eye exam. Assistive Technology solutions for those who are Blind or have vision loss will be shown and we will explain how you can access AT through the Tools for Life Network Lending Libraries. Instructions to Access the Webinar Instructions for joining the Webinar are available online at: http://www.gatfl.org/Training/Webinars.aspx For more information, please contact Liz Persaud – Liz@gatfl.org or visit www.gatfl.org. Please forward this email to anyone interested in this topic or the Tools for Life webinars.

Presented in Collaboration with Georgia Department of Labor, Rehabilitation Services and the Center for the Visually Impaired

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To view the flyer, “Domestic Violence: It’s Your Business,” a joint collaboration between the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Georgia Commission on Family Violence, click here.