VAT Online is a basic victim advocacy web-based training program that offers victim service providers and allied professionals the opportunity to acquire the basic skills and knowledge they need to better assist victims of crime. Specific information is also provided to meet the needs of target populations. VAT Online includes seven modules. The modules cover:

1. Goals and how to navigate through the online training
2. Basic issues such as ethics and cultural competency that provide the foundation for victim services
3. Characteristics, prevalence and other information about 14 types of crimes
4. Core skills needed by victim service providers, such as establishing rapport, problem solving and crisis intervention
5. Information about specific topics and skills needed to provide services to specific populations
6. Information about and skills needed to collaborate with various types of systems, such as community-based, criminal justice-based faith-based, and reservation-based systems
7. Challenging situations faced by victim service providers

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Contact us with questions or it you experience technical difficulties:
E-mail: VATOnline@ovcttac.org
Phone: 1-866-682-8822

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