Lessons Learned from a Domestic Violence Screening Project in the Greater Cincinnati Region

October 18, 2016, 2:00-3:00PM ET

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Job training can present a path toward quality employment with a living wage, helping low-income adults to establish economic security for themselves and their families. For survivors of domestic violence, this security is vital to their ability to remain free from abuse. Many survivors, however, do not have access to the support services they need to successfully complete job training and gain the skills required for quality jobs that would improve their economic standing.

This webinar will summarize findings on the availability of domestic violence support services in the workforce development system from IWPR's nationwide survey of job training administrators, discuss interesections between job training and domestic violence, and present lessons learned from a recent pilot program to address intimate partner violence among adults seeking job training and employment in the Greater Cincinnati region. Representatives from the pilot project will present key findings from the project, describe the training developed for workforce development staff, and offer a first-hand perspective on how programs can effectively help survivors access the supports they need to be successful in job training.

As a result of this webinar, participants will better:

1. Recognize the tactics abusers use to prevent survivors from participating in or successfully completing job training programs;

2. Learn how job training programs can effectively implement screening tools to assess prevalence of domestic violence among job training participants; and,

3. Identify ways to mitigate the challenges survivors experience while pursuing job training by providing appropriate supports and interventions.

Speakers include:

  * Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski, Director, Economic Security for Survivors Project, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
   
  * Malore Dusenbery, Associate Director, Economic Security for Survivors Project, Institute for Women’s Policy Research,
   
  * Janice Urbanik, Executive Director, Partners for a Competitive Workforce, United Way of Greater Cincinnati
   
  * Erika Yingling, Director, Family Violence Prevention Project, YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
   
  * Wonda Winkler, Executive Vice President, Brighton Center



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The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women and their families, promote public dialogue, and strengthen communities and societies. Find out more about IWPR at iwpr.org.