I-LED Effective Facilitation
Skills Workshop, January 2016

1. Effective Facilitation Skills Workshop

January 11-12, 2016
Location: New York City, NY.
Application Deadline: December 11, 2015.
Maximum 40 participants.

Please do not make any travel arrangements until you receive a confirmation letter.

Presented by:
Futures Without Violence, in partnership with U. S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Futures Without Violence’s Institute for Leadership in Education Development offers a 2-day, hands on, highly interactive workshop that will help OVW grantees to train faculty in effective, interactive adult education methods.

Workshop Learning Objectives:
As a result of this workshop, participants will be better able to:
• Identify the purposes and uses of facilitation in specific types of meetings.
• Use specific facilitation techniques to make meetings more productive and engaging.
• Conduct appropriate meeting preparation, including creation of an agenda.
• Manage group dynamics and address facilitation challenges.

Faculty:
Amy E. Judy, JD, Senior Program Associate, Vera Institute of Justice
Hon. Marshall B. Murray, Judge, Children’s Court Center
Jennifer White, Senior Staff Attorney, Futures Without Violence
Juan Carlos Arean, Consultant

Who may attend?
Attendance is limited to 40 participants representing OVW grantees, including advocates, attorney-advocates, batterers intervention specialists, prosecutors, law enforcement, judges, and other professionals. Participants must agree to attend all workshop sessions as a condition of acceptance. The workshop begins Monday, January 11 at 9:00 a.m. and concludes Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Persons or teams interested in participating will need to submit an application for this training, with each individual applying separately and noting other team members in the space provided.

Costs and Additional Information:
This education program is provided free of charge. Please note that participants are responsible for their own meals, lodging, travel arrangements, and costs associated with attending the program and most OVW program managers require that participants obtain approval of their attendance. Hotel accommodations are available at the program rate of $175.00 + 14.75% tax per night + $5.00 occupancy tax. Tentative location: Residence Inn by Marriott-Times Square. Detailed information on the hotel will be provided upon confirmation of your application.

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* 1. Please fill out this application. Please note that your registration is not confirmed until you have received an acceptance letter.

Name:

Job Title:

Organization:

Address:

City/Town:

State:

ZIP/Postal Code:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 2. Please check your discipline category:

Domestic Violence Advocate

Sexual Assault Advocate

Court Personnel

Law Enforcement

Attorney/Legal Advocate

Culturally Specific Program

National TA Provider

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please list your team members who will be applying to attend the training. Each individual team member must also fill out an application form.

Name and Organization:

Main contact person for the team:

Accessibility Needs:
Please provide accessibility requirements in this section.
Every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests; on-site requests cannot be guaranteed. Reasonable accommodations will be provided during meeting sessions. Referrals for assistance outside of the meeting can be made available. Please contact Mie Fukuda at mfukuda@futureswithoutviolence.org with any questions or for more assistance.

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* 4. Are you traveling with a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) or Personal Assistant (PA)?

YES

If yes, for planning purposes, please provide your Personal Care Attendant’s or Personal Assistant’s contact information:

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* 5. You are responsible for making your own hotel reservation. However, by providing us with information on the type of room you need, we will be able to check with the hotel to make they meet your room request. Please indicate which room type you require from the following list:

No lodging required

Standard Room

ADA Room with Roll-in Shower

ADA Room with Tub & Chair

Room Accessible for Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Chemical Free Room

Other. Please specify:

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* 6. Please select any additional accommodations you require from the list below. If you require something that is not listed, please indicate your request by selecting “Other” and providing us with specific information about your request in the comments box. We may contact you for further information, if necessary.

None

Electronic copies of materials in advance

Electronic text file of materials on-site

Hard Copies of materials on-site

Materials in Braille

Wheelchair access

Materials will be produced in 14 pt font size. If you need larger size, please specify below.

Other. Please specify:

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* 7. Please indicate your interpreting needs from the list below:

None Required

American Sign Language

CART

C-Print

Simultaneous Spoken Foreign Language Interpretation; Please Specify language in "Other" if needed.

Other. Please specify:

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* 8. Please tell us of any additional accommodations you require for the meeting sessions, including physical accommodations during the training. Be as specific as possible.

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* 9. My project receives funding from the following Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant program. Please check all that apply to your organization.

Campus Grant Program

Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Grant Program

Court Training and Improvements Program

Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services for Victims Program

Education, Training and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities

Engaging Men

Services, Training, Education and Policies to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking in Secondary Schools Grant Program (STEP)

Tribal SASP

Sexual Assault Service Program-Cultural

Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program

Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders

Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program

Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions

Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Rural Grant Program

Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program

Services to Advocate for and Respond to Youth Grant Program

Sexual Assault Services Program

State Coalitions Grant Program

STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grants to States

Transitional Housing Grant Program

Technical Assistance Program

Other. Please specify:

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* 10. Training Agreements:

I agree to attend the entire 2-day workshop if accepted to participate.

* NOTE: Your application is not confirmed until you have received an acceptance letter. Please do not make any travel arrangements until you receive a confirmation letter.

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* 11. Comments:

For additional information please contact Mie Fukuda E-mail: mfukuda@futureswithoutviolence.org,
Tel: 617-426-8667

Please send your completed registration form to:
Futures Without Violence, Attention: Mie Fukuda E-mail: mfukuda@futureswithoutviolence.org
Tel: 617-426-8667

Note: Accommodations are available at the program rate of $175 plus 14.75% tax per night + $5 occupancy tax. Tentative location: Residence Inn by Marriott-Times Square. Detailed information on the hotel will be provided upon confirmation of your application. The program is provided free of charge. Participants are responsible for their own lodging, travel arrangements, and costs associated with attending the program.

Meals: On your own.

Note: Please do not make any travel arrangements until you receive a confirmation letter.

Thank you for submitting your application for the I-LED "Effective Facilitation Skills Workshop." We plan to start sending confirmations and logistical information the week of December 7. We hope to have the final OVW approval by then.

Please do not make any flight or other travel arrangements until you hear from us that OVW has approved the program and that you have been accepted as a participant. Also in the interim, please ensure that your OVW program manager has approved expenditures from your award to attend the workshop.

This project is supported by Grant No. 2011-TA-AX-K112, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.