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National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA) The Academy NVAA is a week-long, university-based training course on victimology, victims' rights, and victim services for practitioners employed in victim services and allied areas. Since 1995, more than 2,000 victim service professionals in the United States and several foreign countries have attended the Academy. It was redesigned in 2007 following a formal evaluation in 2003 (sponsored by the National Institute of Justice) and input from symposium participants. OVC formed the NVAA Work Group, composed of nationally known scholars and practitioners, to restructure the Academy to better serve those working in the victim services field. The resulting NVAA now includes three instructional tracks:
The new, revised Academy was first held in December 2007 and subsequently in May 2008. Some of the materials, Foundation-Level Training,are available online. Information about the next NVAA, expected to be held in 2009, will be available soon. In the meantime, OVC plans to continue funding training efforts at the state and local level via a variety of activities, including:
OVC is committed to providing quality training opportunities for the field. By enhancing the Academy's programming and increasing its educational value for participants, OVC is working to meet the developing training needs of all who serve victims of crime. Similar training, modeled after NVAA, is available at the state level from State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAAs). For more information, contact OVC TTAC at ttac@ovcttac.gov or 1-866-682-8822 (TTY 1-866-682-8880). For more information, visit the following pages:
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