Coalition Events & Trainings
On this list you will find in-person trainings, webinars, and meetings hosted by the Coalition. If you wish to submit an event for the list, or have questions about an existing training, please click here. As a perk of the Coalition membership, we encourage our member programs to request customized trainings and technical assistance as needed. You can complete your request using the button below.
Please note that registration opens on a rolling basis, roughly two months prior to each training.
2023 Training Dates
October 11, 2023
Rehabbing the Monster: A Look into Batterer Intervention Programs
This live training webinar will provide guidelines for batterers intervention programs that provide intervention services to batterers that help ensure that such programs are designed and operated in a manner that protects victims and holds batterers accountable for abusive and violent behavior. We will also discuss guidelines for batterers intervention programs on working with other private and governmental agencies on coordinated community-wide and state-wide efforts to eliminate domestic abuse.
Speaker: Tina Fox, Director of Community Relations | TN Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence
October 18, 2023
SARTs Part I: Getting Started
Let’s get SARTED! This training will offer guidance to any professional interested in how to form a SART in your community. During this webinar you will gain foundational knowledge and be given tools to apply best practices when building a SART from the ground up, or reviving a SART that needs assistance. This Part I training will give the who, what, when, where and how to get the ball rolling.
Speaker: Patricia Wilkinson, Program Specialist, OCJP ARP | TN Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence
October 25, 2023
BIP Monthly Training | October
Description coming soon
November 1, 2023
Tennessee Coalition Training & Education Projects
Description coming soon!
November 8, 2023
SARTs Part II: Leading Effective Meetings
Description coming soon!
November 15, 2023
BIP Monthly Training | November
Description coming soon
December 13, 2023
BIP Monthly Training | December
Description coming soon
Ongoing Trainings
Ongoing
Online 40 hour training: Tommy Burks Victim Assistance Academy
The Senator Tommy Burks Victim Assistance Academy is a project of the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. The Academy is a comprehensive basic level training designed for victim service providers. The goal of the Academy is to improve services to crime victims by enhancing the knowledge and skills of victim advocates. This on-demand 40 hour virtual Tennessee-specific training is modeled after the National Victim Assistance Academy.
Ongoing
Inclusivity Committee Monthly Lunch & Learns
The Inclusivity Committee is an active group serving underserved populations across the state of Tennessee. Comprising of members from East, Middle, and West Tennessee who serve marginalized groups of people–such as elderly victims, LGBTQ+ victims, immigrant and refugee victims, Black American victims, and victims living with disabilities (as well as many others).
The Committee holds monthly Lunch & Learns focused on ways to go above diversity and actively pursue inclusion. Click on the registration link to view all upcoming and archived Lunch & Learns!
Training Archive
You can access an archived selection of our past webinars through YouTube anytime by clicking the icon below.
Board Meetings 2023
March 10 | June 16 | September 15 | December 8
Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council Meetings 2023
March 3 | June 2 | September 8 | December 1
Executive Director Roundtable Meetings 2023
February 16 | May 18 | August 17 | November 16
Reach us 8am-5pm Monday through Thursday at our phone number: 615-386-9406
24-hour State-Wide Domestic Violence Hotline- 1-800-356-6767
This project is funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee, Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs. The opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations contained within this website are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the State of Tennessee.