The Wisconsin Department of Justice, Office of Crime Victim Services (OCVS) Introductory Training for Victim Service Providers (ITVSP) offers the opportunity to acquire essential skills and knowledge needed to assist victims of crime more effectively. 

OCVS ITVSP Sessions: 
Enforcement of Crime Victims’ Rights & Marsy’s Law in Wisconsin
Crime Victim Compensation (CVC)
Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Fund
Safe at Home

You must attend the full day in-person training and complete a brief post-test to confirm your knowledge of the information provided to receive participation credit and certificate of completion for this training. The post-test link will be provided to you after the training.

Upon attending the training and passing the post-test the Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you within two (2) to four (4) weeks.

This training meets the three-year training requirement for SAVS, VOCA, and VAWA grant funded agencies. The OCVS training is FREE.


Date and Time: 

Friday, November 10, 2023
9:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Location: In-Person

DoubleTree

by Hilton Madison East 
4402 E Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53704

This training is in collaboration with the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA) - The Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS) addresses the basics of being a victim advocate — answering the crisis line, providing individual and systems advocacy and providing outreach in your community. Participants will have opportunities to practice skills necessary to provide comprehensive advocacy for victims. New sexual assault victim advocates and domestic violence victim advocates who are staff of Sexual Assault Service Providers (SASPs) are encouraged to attend. SAVAS will run from 8am-5pm Tuesday through Thursday November 7-9. 

November 2023 Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS) Registration is open. Click here to learn more.

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Department of Justice
Office of Crime Victim Services

Registration Questions

Contact: Kay Ragland,
OCVS Trainer Coordinator
Email: raglandkl@doj.state.wi.us

The Office of Crime Victim Services (OCVS) Introductory Training for Victim Service Providers (ITVSP) is an extension of the Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS) training in collaboration with Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA)