DVSN's Fall 2016 Volunteer Advocate Training

Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc. (DVSN) is holding its biannual Volunteer Advocate Training program at the Concord Police Department from September 13 through October 1, 2016. This 40-hour training session takes place over a 3-week period on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Once trained, DVSN’s volunteer Advocates provide direct service over the phone, at the Concord District Court, and at Emerson Hospital to people affected by domestic violence. The 40-hour training is designed to familiarize you with the many aspects of domestic violence and give you the skills necessary to provide confidential and appropriate services to DVSN’s clients.

DVSN is a community-based organization that works to combat domestic violence in collaboration with the police departments of its twelve member towns (Acton, Bedford, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston), Hanscom AFB, and the Concord District Court.

For more information and/or to request an application, please call (978) 318-3421 or send an e-mail to zapsler@concordma.gov. Applications are due no later than September 6, 2016.