DV New Materials and Training Opportunities

New Materials and Training Opportunities

Best Practices Guide and Case Management Techniques in Civil Interpersonal Violence Cases

This Best Practice Guide has been developed by the Supreme Court’s Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court (FCC), in coordination with the statewide Domestic Violence Advisory Group. The FCC’s goal is to ensure fair, expeditious, and accessible justice for litigants impacted by interpersonal violence throughout the state of Florida, while also ensuring offender accountability and victim safety. These guidelines and practices have been developed after reviewing Florida Statutes, applicable case law, and best practices in other states. This guide and attached checklists provide with a comprehensive tool to assess their respective domestic violence calendars, protocols, procedures, and case management. Chief judges and trial court administrators are requested to consider using the attached checklists to assess how they handle domestic violence cases and implement as many of the best practices as possible.

Best Practices Guide and Case Management Techniques in Criminal Interpersonal Violence Cases

This Best Practice Guide has been developed by the Supreme Court’s Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court (FCC), in coordination with the statewide Domestic Violence Advisory Group. As part of its charges for the 2022-2024 term, the FCC was tasked with developing a Best Practice Guide for circuits and judges. These guidelines and practices have been developed after reviewing Florida statutes, case law, and best practices in other states. This guide and attached checklists provide the circuits with a comprehensive tool to assess their respective domestic violence calendars, protocols, procedures, and case management. Chief judges and trial court administrators are requested to consider using the attached checklist to assess how they handle domestic violence cases in each circuit and implement as many of the best practices as possible.

A Guide to Injunctions for Protection

All court scenes are portrayals of hypothetical scenarios.

This Domestic Violence Checklist for Litigants was also created to accompany the videos above, and offers further information about the domestic violence process. If you would like to download these 3 videos for use in your circuit, please contact vcsupport@ejly.net.

View Available NCJFCJ Publications

The NCJFCJ has prepared a catalog of available publications from the Family Violence and Domestic Relations Program.

Strangulation Infographic

This infographic provides a quick look at what constitutes strangulation, some statistics regarding strangulation, and some of the devastating effects of it.

Upcoming Webinars

How the Courts Can Protect our Elders

Presented by Rima Nathan, Clinical Professor and Director of the Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic; Florida State University College of Law

December 3, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1 PM EST

Learning objectives: As a result of attending this program, participants will be able to:

Identify the signs of financial and physical abuse of elders.
Describe new legislation that has been implemented to help the courts protect older adults who are being exploited
Define ethics and surrogate decision-making
Recognize alternatives to guardianship and institute communicating with family members of elders

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Judges that attend will receive 1 CJE. Attorneys that attend are eligible for 1 CLE.

Domestic Violence and the Military Lunch and Learn

Presented by Judge Howard O. McGillin, Jr, 7th Circuit, Heather Housel, DV Attorney with the United States Navy and Captain Brown, Victims' Counsel at MacDill AFB

December 10, 2024 12:00pm-1:30pm EST

Learning objectives: At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

Participants will become familiar with the US Military’s programs regarding prevention and remediation of incidents of Domestic Violence as readiness enhancing activities.
Participants will become familiar with the pre-existing and revised structure of the military justice system regarding sexually violent offenses and the interface with domestic violence response.
Participant will become familiar with the areas of overlap and areas of conflict between on-base and off-base responses to domestic violence.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OFC has applied for CJE's and CLE's for this training.

HOPE Cards Launch in Florida

Presented by Dana Benson, Hillsborough Co. Clerk, Jena Rundus, Victim Specialist w/ Hillsborough Co. Sheriff’s Office and Tenille Myslicki, Director of CCR/Hillsborough DV Task Force

January 16, 2025 12:00 - 1:30pm EST

Learning Objectives: After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

Define what the HOPE Card is.
Describe how they are issued.
Define how they are implemented in the life of a survivor.

OFC has applied for CJE's and CLE's for this training.

Navigating OBO’s and Custody in Domestic Violence Cases

Presented by Judge Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson, 11th Judicial Circuit

Feb 5, 2025 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST

Learning Objectives: After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

Identify Common Issues in Reviewing OBO’s
Evaluate Custody matters while prioritizing the safety and well-being of both the child and victim.
Apply the latest case law and legislative updates to rulings.

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mdfDEakaTTqn76BXjL95og
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OSCA has applied for CJE's and CLE's.

Detecting Human Trafficking in the Courtroom

Presented by Sgt. Alan Wilkett, Retired, Pasco County Sheriff's Office

March 11, 2025 12:00 to 1:00 PM EST

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the dynamics of human trafficking

2. Illustrate how human trafficking presents in the courtroom

3. Prescribe a response protocol for human trafficking indicators

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OSCA has applied for CJE's and CLE's.

A Survivor's Path: A Five - Step Healing Journey After Domestic Violence

Presented by Tiffany Myers, Founder, The Holes Foundation Inc.

May 6th, 2025 12 PM - 1 PM EST.

Learning Objectives:

1. To recognize the stages of healing after domestic violence.

2. To learn practical steps for supporting survivors' recovery.

3. To understand the impact of trauma on survivors' well being.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OSCA has applied for CJE's and CLE's.

A Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence

Presented by Tanesha McDonald, Chief Program Officer for the Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence

July 9, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST

This training focuses on enhancing court case managers' ability to engage effectively in a coordinated community response (CCR) for domestic violence cases. Participants will learn strategies for collaborating with community partners, ensuring a holistic approach to supporting clients, and improving outcomes through a well-coordinated legal and support system.

Learning Objectives:

- Define coordinated community response (CCR)

- Explore best practices and the benefits of participating in CCR within a local community

- Explore how to enhance court case managers’ role in the collaboration process

Register in advance for this webinar:
http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NSSzPrmMQMOmg4iTQ_d2Jg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OSCA has applied for CJE's and CLE's.

Do you need continuing education credits? The Advanced Domestic Violence Course is available! Created in unison with the Florida State University, attorney users can obtain up to 10 CLE's for completing all 8 chapters, contacting the Florida Bar, and referencing course 2412144N. Judges may request 10 CJE's credit for their participation by contacting CJEMail@ejly.net and referencing course 21-120.

Calendar

Comprehensive Victim Interviewing Virtual Training

Presented by End Violence Against Women International, this live virtual event will take place November 19-21, 2024. The three day course teaches concrete skills to conduct effective interviews and investigate sexual assault cases. Topics include:

Trauma impacts on behavior and memory
Conducting an initial interview and preliminary investigation
Planning, preparing, and conducting an in-depth victim interview
Documenting victim statements and other investigative findings
Follow-up interviews and the evolving investigation

Cost: $299. For more information, please contact www.evawint.org/victim-interviewing

2025 End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) Conference

This conference will be held April 22-24, 2025, at the Anaheim Marriott, in Anaheim, CA.

The NCJFCJ has begun teaching their Enhancing Judicial Studies program again in various locations. Please contact OFC if you are a judicial officer and would like to attend in 2025.

NCJFCJ 88th Annual Conference

This annual conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois at the Fairmont Hotel on July 20-23, 2025. Please contact OFC if you are a judicial officer and would like to attend in 2025.

For a list of of other national training events, please see the VAWnet calendar.

For events sponsored and/or hosted by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, please see the NCJFCJ calendar.

If you have questions about upcoming events, please email the Office of Family Courts at vcsupport@ejly.net.

Domestic Violence

Last Modified: November 18, 2024