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The 2022 HSCADV Conference, “Lōkahi: United in Purpose,” will be on June 14-16, 2022. Join us for this virtual learning opportunity!
Lōkahi means unity, oneness, and harmony, and reflects the conference goal of bringing service providers together with the objectives of centering survivors in our work and building health and solidarity in our movement.
We welcome everyone who works with survivors of domestic violence, including victim/survivor advocates, mental health professionals, legal professionals, educators, batterer intervention program staff, children’s advocates, and other related occupations to attend.
Although the deadline to register for the conference is Friday, June 3rd, registrants will be guaranteed conference materials if they register before Tuesday, May 31st at 5:00pm HST. Materials will be mailed to the work addresses provided in the registration form.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022
Keynote Address: Beckie Masaki
Victoria “Tori” Wynecoop-Abrahamson
As advocates, we support survivors to challenge oppressive systems and live a path that is true to their needs and safety. In this work, advocates are witnesses to the hardships and trauma that survivors are often confronted with. Too often, advocates feel like they must push their needs aside to continue offering support, ignoring personal trauma responses while navigating stressful environments. This is a recipe for burnout. In this session, we will respond to burnout and turnover among advocates with an Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed (ACRTI) framework. Through a deeper understanding of the sources of burnout and stress, we will identify strategies to support individual self-care and organizational community-care. Using an ACRTI framework, this session will support advocates and leaders to create an organizational environment that not only upholds social justice and healing for survivors, but also creates an organizational culture that responds to advocates’ needs and the impacts of stress, burnout, and collective trauma.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify three strategies for self-care communitycare
- Create a plan for implementing at least one strategy for self-care or community-care
As a result of this session, participants will discover:
- The definition of institutional betrayal and various examples of how this occurs in organizations
- The difference between vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, moral injury, and burnout
- Organizational factors to consider when creating a culture of safety, integrity, self-care, and psychological well-being
- Embodying a Love Ethic (as proposed by bell hooks) in our professions to prevent institutional betrayal
- Individual and communal ideas on how to flirt with life to experience pleasure and expand our play practice
Learning Objectives:
- Raise awareness about gender-based violence toward Native Hawaiian women
- To come to understand the impact of colonization and oppression on Native Hawaiian communities
- To demonstrate and visualize the disconnect and dysfunction of the Lōkahi because of Colonization
- Share the impacts of Covid-19 in relation to trauma and violence
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022
Dr. Marie Vorsino & Celene Roberts
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the financial impact of DV on survivors of DV and their children.
- Gain knowledge in the financial needs of survivors of DV and barriers that they may encounter in accessing those needs.
- Learn about how to access different resources for survivors and their families to gain financial empowerment and independence.
- Increase knowledge of community resources and how to access.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the stages of a suicide related call
- Learn how to respond to a survivor in crisis or dealing with suicidal ideation
- Consider how power dynamics may impact a survivors options
In advocacy and victim services, we talk A LOT about centering the voice of survivors. But, we have to ask ourselves,do we provide services in a way that centers survivor voices? or in a manner that replaces those voices with our own? When we talk about confidentiality, many people are deeply concerned about how to get the “right” release from a survivor, but rarely ask the question, “why am I (the advocate) the one doing the speaking?” What would it look like to support survivors to speak for themselves? And how can we genuinely make space for survivors to decide who says what and when? In this session, we will:
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- Discuss the pressures advocates feel to personally “fix things” for survivors and the unintended consequences of those pressures,
- Analyze scenarios where choices must be made about who will do the information sharing to meet survivor goals, and
- Generate ideas for how advocates can make systems do a better job of listening and responding to survivors directly
Cathy Betts
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022
Sanoe Ka’aihue, Dr. Kealoha Fox, & Khara Jabola-Carolus
Writing and sharing our true personal stories have the power to engage our communities, build empathy, help survivors navigate their healing journey, and shift harmful narratives around gender. Using storytelling, we can transform the ways we engage our diverse communities across all generations in ongoing healthy dialogues about preventing gender violence, and also amplify and center the voices and experiences of those affected by gender violence. In this interactive session, participants will first explore why and how storytelling can be used as a creative and culturally relevant tool, the process of storytelling and types, and its benefits to us and our communities. Using examples and activities, participants will be encouraged to think about their own journeys as storytellers (or survivors if they wish), and will be provided guidance and prompts to write and share their stories. The participants will walk away from the session feeling empowered to write their stories as agents of culture change. They will also be provided with tools and resources for facilitating and implementing written, oral (spoken) and digital storytelling activities in their own circles and communities.
At the end of the session, participants will learn how to:
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- Explain why and how storytelling is instrumental in shifting our culture and support survivors in their healing process
- Demonstrate the process and assess our readiness to write and share our own stories as our way of coping, healing and empowerment
- Describe the steps to facilitating story circles in culturally specific communities, and
- List tools and resources to successfully adapt and implement different types of storytelling to strengthen prevention efforts
What are the registration fees?
- HSCADV Member Programs: $25 (You must be employed by an HSCADV member program to qualify under this rate.)
- Students: $15
- Community Inclusion: $15 (People of color; Indigenous people; Other historically marginalized communities; Individuals from diverse backgrounds; and Survivors of domestic violence and need financial assistance)
- General Admission: $50
How do I know if I am an HSCADV member?
If you are employed by one of the following HSCADV member programs listed on our website, you qualify under the HSCADV member program rate.
For HSCADV member programs, does the $25 fee cover the whole organization or just one person?
The $25 fee covers only one attendee.
Is the registration fee for the entire conference or per workshop?
The registration fee covers access to the entire conference.
How can I pay for my registration fee?
Eventbrite will accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover Card at the registration checkout. HSCADV will also accept registration by check. If paying by check, please mail to P.O. Box 214, Honolulu, HI 96810.
How many tickets can I buy at one time?
You can purchase up to 10 tickets at one time. This is useful if you are buying tickets for you and your staff and want to include the payment on the same credit card.
Can I share my conference login information with others so they can access the conference?
No. For accurate reporting purposes, we do not want registrants sharing their login information with those without conference access.
We also do not want registrants sharing their screens with non-registrants, as there may be breakout rooms and interactive discussions that would be difficult to manage if there were more than one person with the same access and usernames. Each registrant should only use one screen or computer.
When does registration close?
Registration will close on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 5:00pm HST.
Will attendees receive conference materials?
Although the deadline to register for the conference is Friday, June 3rd, registrants will be guaranteed conference materials if they register before Tuesday, May 31st at 5:00pm HST. Materials will be mailed to the work addresses provided in the registration form. Those who register after May 31st will not be guaranteed conference materials.
What happens after I register?
After registering for the conference, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to accessing the web platform, SCHED. This is the platform attendees will use to attend the conference. Registrants should stay tuned for more details and instructions.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
Questions and concerns about the conference can be sent to training@hscadv.org and HSCADV staff will respond within one (1) business day.