Ohio Victim Witness Association

Ohio Victim Witness Association (OVWA), is a statewide network of victim service providers. OVWA is a prosecutor-based organization. OVWA has a long standing history of providing quality continuing education to Ohio's crime victim advocates and allied professionals. In-person trainings and webinars are provided to OVWA members on a regular basis. OVWA also provides non-members with training opportunities. Training topics include:

• Trauma-Responsive Care

• Trauma-Informed Care

• Collaborative Care in Your Community

• Serving Survivors with Varying Abilities

• Crisis Intervention & Crisis Response

• The Role of the Advocate

• Victims' Rights and Implementing Marsy's Law

• Victims' Rights for Survivors with Varying Abilities

• Large Scale Disaster & Response

• Prosecutor-Based Advocacy

• Navigation of the Criminal Justice System

• Advocate Code of Ethics

• Advocacy Best Practices

• Vicarious & Secondary Trauma

• Cultural Humility in Agency Programming

• Self-Care for Advocates

• Inclusive Policies & Procedures

• Ohio Advocate Network Registration & Credentialing

Office location is available in Franklin County.