Hotels nearby: 

Hyatt Place
4994 Westone Plaza Dr.
Chantilly, VA 20151
703-961-8160

Marriott Westfields
14750 Conference Center Drive
Chantilly, VA 20151
703-818-0300

Extended Stay America
14420 Chantilly Crossing Lane
Chantilly, VA 20151
703-263-7173

*Note: NOVA reserves right to cancel training due to lack of minimum registration and will provide full refund. 

Registration deadline:   Friday, October 19, 2012   

NOVA’s 24-hour Basic Crisis Response Training (CRT) explores crisis intervention theory and NOVA’s techniques for intervention with traumatized people. 

This hands-on, practical training explains the impact of trauma from various internal and external dimensions and prepares participants to respond in the context of Early Psychological Intervention.

Sample topics:

Trauma:  Basic Crisis Reactions, Internal Dimensions, External Dimensions
Crisis Intervention
Group Crisis Intervention
Death, Loss, Grief, Death Notification
Spiritual Dimensions in Crisis
Cultural Issues in Crisis
Special Issues of Age
Coordinating a Response Team
Stress of Caregivers

The National Organization for Victim Assistance is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.

Founded in 1975, NOVA is the oldest national group of its kind in the worldwide victims’ movement.  NOVA’s mission is to promote rights and services for victims of crime and crisis.