Training & Education

The Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers a variety of trainings and educational materials to GCADV member programs and the Georgia community.

GCADV Training Topics

Frontline Advocate
Child Advocacy
Legal Advocacy
Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Intersection of Domestic Violence and Mental Health
Intersection of Domestic Violence and Public Health
Intersection of Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS
Support Group Training
Technology Safety and Advocacy
Shelter Rules
Board and Executive Director Training
Trainings for Child Protective Services Workers
Intersection of Pet Abuse and Domestic Violence
Special Topics

Educational Materials

GCADV offers member programs a variety of brochures, promotional items and library materials that are distributed statewide. In some circumstances, GCADV can provide educational materials to members of the community for a fee. Please call for details.

GCADV Training Institute

The GCADV Training Institute provides online training resources for GCADV Member Agencies. The current training on the site we recommend for advocates is entitled, “Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS (Module 1). This introductory course focuses on the intervention and prevention of HIV/AIDS for survivors of domestic violence.

To learn more about the GCADV Training Institute, visit gcadvtraining.com.

Additional Training Resources

The following link will take you to an excellent training on the intersection of domestic violence and pet abuse. It covers some Americans with Disabilities laws related to pets in shelter.

http://video.wscadv.org/ServiceAnimalsInShelterApr09/lib/playback.html

The following link will take you to the online training, “Dating Matters, Understanding Teen Dating Violence Prevention,” a 60-minute online training course.

http://www.vetoviolence.org/datingmatters/

Please check back soon for additional training recommendations.