IACP Orientation

Law Enforcement-Based Direct Victim Services and Technical Assistance Program (LEV Program)

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Welcome!

OVC Personnel• Laura Ivkovich – Policy Analyst and OVC Lead Manager, LEV Project

• Sharron Fletcher – Lead Program Specialist and OVC Grant Manager, LEV TTA grant

• OVC Site Monitors

Sites

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IACP Personnel• Aviva Kurash, Sr. Program Manager – administrative oversight of project

• Michael Rizzo, Program Manager – targeted project assistance

• Amy Durall, Project Manager II – point of contact for project activities until hire of Project Manager

• Project Manager – point of contact upon hire

• Heather Dooley, Project Manager – targeted project assistance

• Stephanie Areizaga, Project Coordinator – logistical support for project activities

• Lead Facilitators – point of contact for TA Plan Activity

• SMEs – targeted TA

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TA Track Assignments

TA Track Assignments based on:• TA Introduction Packets

• OVC Project Narratives

Each Lead Facilitator will be assigned to 5-6 sites

Goal of developing peer networks

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TA Plans

Developed through conversations with Lead Facilitators• Align with project narratives• Approved by IACP staff• Sent to assigned OVC grant monitors

Each TA Plan will include four (4) goals – one of which will relate to program sustainability

Goal of developing clear agreements for guided activity

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Semi-Annual Webinars

Attended by:• Sworn leadership of each agency – Chief/Sheriff or designee• IACP staff• Lead Facilitators

Topics will align with material provided to program personnel

Goal of clearly identifying leadership responsibilities related to Victim Services units/personnel

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Quarterly Trainings/MeetingsAttended by:

• Victim Services personnel

• IACP staff

• Lead Facilitators

Four (4) -hour blocks of time• Two (2) hours of training – all sites

• Two (2) hours of TA Plan Activity – per TA Track Assignments

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Training topics will align with material provided to sworn leadership

TA Plan Activity will focus on each agency’s four (4) identified goals

Goals of identifying:

• How training content can be maximized

• Support-building opportunities among peer relationships

• How TA efforts can be most effective

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Topic-Specific Publications

Semi-Annual Release

Various formats

Topics will align with Semi-Annual Webinars and Quarterly Trainings

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TA Feedback

Quarterly feedback on Technical Assistance• Site personnel –

• sworn leadership

• program personnel

• Lead Facilitators

Open feedback is welcome at any time!

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What’s next?Email with contact information for all IACP personnel

Email related to completion of TA Introduction Packets• Deadline for submission of Agency Overview and OVC Model Standards

Checklist

• Deadline for submission of Document Submission Checklist

Email related to TA Track Assignment and Lead Facilitator assignment

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