Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is fortunate to have received a new grant to expand our family law services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in St. Louis City! We are hiring for two new positions - a social worker and an attorney. Basic descriptions are below, but for more details or to apply, please go to https://lsem.org/about/employment/ Social Worker Responsibilities - 1. Provide client-centered advocacy and support to survivors of domestic and sexual violence who are receiving family law legal services 2. Build relationships with grant partners and meaningfully engage in community outreach, education efforts, and grant-partner meetings and activities 3. Advocate for clients within the social service delivery system, as well as make referrals to community resources and assist with financial and public benefits applications Attorney Responsibilities - 1. All aspects of family law litigation, including client interviews, drafting pleadings, discovery, fact-gathering, and courtroom advocacy 2. Provide outreach and presentations, in close coordination with community partners, and participate in grant-partner meetings and activities

SLEDSVN Meeting agendas will be housed in this string of posts!

From: Catherine Vannier <Catherine.Vannier@prosecutors.mo.gov> Subject: MOPS 16th Annual FSV Conference, Full Agenda & Registration Now Open! MISSOURI OFFICE OF PROSECUTION SERVICES 16th ANNUAL FAMILY & SEXUAL VIOLENCE CONFERENCE Holiday Inn Select Executive Center Columbia, Missouri May 10-12, 2022 See attached flyer for full agenda and registration information. PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDE: It’s All in the Approach: Making the Most of Victim/ Witness Conversations Charging & Trying §558.021 Predatory Sex Offender Cases When the Victim Can’t Speak: Special Victims Homicide Investigation & Prosecution Just a Glimpse: A Survivor’s Story of Overcoming a Childhood of Domestic Violence & Abuse Rape Shield & Survivor Confidentiality in the Criminal Case The Power of Persuasion: The Prosecutor as Ethical Advocate - When Words Count, Voir Dire, Opening & Closing Finding & Proving Physical Abuse & Neglect Across the Lifespan, From Childhood to the Elder Years Perseverance in the Face of Compassion Fatigue Polyvagal Theory in the Courtroom & Beyond Sex Offender Risk Assessment & Treatment Peeling Back the Layers Finding the Hidden Clues in Vulnerable Adult Abuse Investigations Families & Individuals Recovering from Complex Trauma Best Practices in Determining the Dominant Aggressor Stalking in the 21st Century: A Case Study When Mental Illness & Criminal Behaviors Mix - Victims, Witnesses & Perpetrators Working with Probation & Parole - Expectations, Collaboration & Effective Outcomes Batterers’ Intervention: Why Does He Choose to Do That? The Implicit 4 Letter Word: Paving the Bumpy Road to Justice for Diverse Populations And More! All presentations will be certified for POST, CLE and 210 (subject to approval by CD Training Coordinators), with 17-20 total credit hours available. Training objectives are available upon request for other entities. catherine.vannier@prosecutors.mo.gov

Good morning, SLEDSVN will be meeting next Tuesday, November 16, at 9am-10:30am on Zoom. We have three great speakers this month. First, Arlene Baer and Patti Teper will discuss the Healing Hearts Bank and how this resource can be accessed by SLEDSVN members. Next, Dr. Jill Messing, Director of the Office of Gender-Based Violence at Arizona State University, will present on the Pair Studies Project and how we can help. We hope to see you then! Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88172761870?pwd=MnA3NHJQYmlIVTZYNTRlZWd2RzNSQT09 Meeting ID: 881 7276 1870 Passcode: 815995 One tap mobile: +19292056099,,88172761870#,,,,*815995# Best, Laura Halfmann-Morris and Brigid Welch Co-Facilitators of SLEDSVN

The St. Louis Anti-Violence Project is excited to announce that we are now hiring a full-time position to run our training and consulting program (job description attached). As you may already know, STLAVP is committed to improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ survivors, and we do this by working with organizations to improve inclusivity of LGBTQIA+ survivors and engaging the LGBTQIA+ community to prevent violence. We're looking for someone who is passionate about LGBTQIA+ survivors and helping organizations build capacity to better assist our communities. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please forward along the job description or have them email us at apply@stlavp.org. Thank you!

On Wednesday, November 3, at 9am, Katie Wessling from the CVC and Robert Boedeker from LSEM will be presenting at the St. Louis Family Violence Council Meeting on the significant changes to the Order of Protection laws in Missouri this year and local impacts. These changes can effect all survivors who are considering filing for an order of protection. Instead of hosting the same information within the same month, SLEDSVN is promoting this training and encouraging any members to attend. All are invited to attend - also, please share widely with your co-workers! Zoom Info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82455248406?pwd=cFNPQXQrODNMdFRxRDc5Z3BJYlA5Zz09 Meeting ID: 824 5524 8406 Passcode: FVC1103 One tap mobile: +13017158592,,82455248406#,,,,*0387746#