Essentials of Advocacy in Practice
TCFV offers training specific to new advocates working in family violence shelter centers. These fundamental training topics can help familiarize you with your role as an advocate. The training objectives are essential to understanding the systems survivors navigate, as well as offering ethical, trauma-informed support. All new employees of Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) funded family violence programs must complete orientation and training that is compliant with the Texas Administrative Code. Though the trainings provided by TCFV in this library are compliant with many of those requirements, this library alone may not fulfill all minimum training requirements under the Texas Administrative Code. Please consult with your supervisor to ensure you have a plan for completing all minimum training requirements. Please note, you must have Coalition Manager login credentials to access the training listed in this library.
Essentials of Advocacy in Practice
Essentials of Advocacy in Practice
Expanding on the Movement in Advocacy
TCFV offers training that builds on minimum training requirements for advocates, and deepens their knowledge around survivor-centered advocacy, trauma-informed care, wellness, racial equity, and language justice. These trainings offer tools, perspectives, and resources that can help advocates to empower survivors who may be negatively impacted by social and systemic barriers to their safety and wellness.
Expanding on the Movement in Advocacy
Expanding on the Movement in Advocacy
Train the Trainer
TCFV offers six Train the Trainer Modules for those who train and educate advocates, volunteer advocates and/or community members. This six-module course presents fundamental information needed in advocate training, as well as coaching tips on how best to train with this material.
Train the Trainer Library
Train the Trainer Library
New and Recurring
OIM Advocacy Engagement
If you are interested in attending our live advocate engagement opportunities or being added to our OIM Listserv, please email the Family Violence Services team at FVSC@tcfv.org with your name, program, and position, and we will follow up with you.
New Advocate Orientation
OIM New Advocate Orientation provides virtual space to introduce new advocates to TCFV staff and support available through the coalition, share resources, and connect with advocates across the state. There will be one New Advocate Orientation in the fall and one in the spring.
OIM Quarterly Advocate Calls
TCFV hosts One In The Movement Quarterly Advocate Calls, a recurring quarterly, virtual space for advocates across Texas to connect.
OIM Event Brochure
Our OIM Event Brochure is updated annually for you to download and keep your team up to date on new and recurring events.
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OIM Listserv
The OIM Listserv provides an open forum of communication between program advocates seeking additional resources, technical assistance, and best practices from peers across our membership programs. Please email the Family Violence Services team at FVSC@tcfv.org.
Resources below include some items and pages that may be helpful to you in various facets of the advocacy work you are doing. However, this section does not house all TCFV’s resources for advocates and survivors. Please see our Publications page or, if you need a specific resource that you do not see here, please reach out to us!
Facts About Domestic Violence (for Survivors) [Web Version]
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