Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center

National Advocate Credentialing Program

Due to mandatory Department of Justice conference guidelines and policies, the August 2012 National Victim Assistance Academy has been rescheduled to 2013. Please continue to check the Web site for further updates.

All registration fees paid via credit card will be reimbursed.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact OVC TTAC at 1-866-682-8822 or via e-mail at ttac@ovcttac.org.

The Advisory Group of the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP) has approved the National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA), Track 1 Foundation-Level Training for use in obtaining NACP Provisional Advocate Credentialing.

To apply for the NACP Provisional Advocate Credentialing, using your experience at the NVAA, Track 1 Foundation-Level Training, you must:

Complete the NVAA Pre-assignments.
Attend the entire Track 1, Foundation-Level Training.
Complete specific modules from the Victim Assistance Training Online (VAT Online). This Web-based training combines core information and basic skills victim service providers need to effectively and sensitively assist victims of crime. To access VAT Online, please go to https://www.ovcttac.gov/vatonline.

VAT Online contains seven modules. For NACP certification, you must complete the following material from TWO of the modules:

--Overview and 4 of the topics under Issues: Specific Populations

1.	Children Ages 0-12	20 - 45 minutes
2.	Persons with Disabilities	20 – 30 minutes
3.	Elderly	20 – 30 minutes
4.	Immigrants	20 – 30 minutes
5.	Teens	25 – 45 minutes
6.	Mental Health	20 minutes
7.	Substance Abuse	25 – 30 minutes
8.	Helping Clients with Traumatic Experiences	30 – 45 minutes

4 topics = approximately 80 minutes (1 hour, 20 minutes)

--Overview and 12 topics under Crimes

1.	Child Abuse	30 minutes
2.	Domestic Violence	30 – 60 minutes
3.	Drunk Driving	30 – 45 minutes
4.	Elder Abuse	30 minutes
5.	Financial Crimes	35 – 45 minutes
6.	Hate and Bias	30 minutes
7.	Homicide	60 minutes
8.	Human Trafficking	30 – 45 minutes
9.	Identity Theft	30 – 40 minutes
10.	Property Crimes	30 – 45 minutes
11.	Sexual Violence	30 – 45 minutes
12.	Stalking	35 – 50 minutes
13.	Teen Relationship Abuse	45 – 60 minutes
14.	Terrorism	30 – 45 minutes

12 topics = approximately 395 minutes (6 hours, 35 minutes)

For more information about NACP, about the credentialing process or how to apply for credentials, contact http://www.trynova.org/nacp.

For technical issues related to accessing or using VAT Online, please contact OVC TTAC at VATOnline@ovcttac.org or 1-866-682-8822 to receive assistance. For questions about NVAA, please contact training@ovcttac.org.

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