CEU Credit

The Office of the Attorney General will give CEU credit from the following organizations to those who attend the conference in person. You must sign-in daily to get CEU credit. Actual credit hours are to be determined.

• Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
• Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
• Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
• Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapist  
• State Bar of Texas 
• Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)

Certificates of participation for self-reporting and a short survey
will be emailed to attendees after the conference.

 

 

 

Due to potential inclement weather conditions in the area and safety concerns for attendees, we have decided to delay the start time.

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the event will now start at 10 a.m. instead of the originally scheduled time of 8:30 a.m. Registration will begin at 9 a.m.

WEDNESDAY IS ON SCHEDULE PER AGENDA.

 

 

Mon., Jan. 20, 2025     

3–5 p.m.     Early Sign-in (Level M1)

            
Tues., Jan. 21, 2025

Exhibits will be open from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

9–10 a.m.     Sign-in

10:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m    Five AM Breakout Sessions

A. Crime Victims’ Compensation Program and Address                             Confidentiality Program
B. Landowner Compensation Program Overview
C. Introduction to Grants (grants offered by the OAG, grant writing        tips, OAG Grant Standards, and Q&A) 
D. Utilizing Forensic Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases: A            Prosecutor’s Perspective
E. Who Chooses Victims? A Look at the way Victimization Occurs         in Human Trafficking

11:30–1:30 p.m. -Lunch/Keynote speaker (Zlotnik Ballroom) 

Noon- 12:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductions

2:00–3:30 p.m.          Five Afternoon Breakout Sessions

A. Presumptive Eligibility (Part 1 of 2)
B. Understanding Protective Orders in Texas
C. Grants: Budget Adjustments/Invoicing
D. Texas DPS CODIS Laboratory and Program
E. Stronger Together: Austin’s Collaborative Approach to Sex                 Crimes Response

3:30–4 p.m.          Afternoon Break

4:00–5:30 p.m.         Five PM Breakout Sessions

A. Presumptive Eligibility (Part 2 of 2)
B. What Does Empathy Have to do with it? Empathy and the                 Domestic Violence Victim
C. Grants: Performance Reports (OVAG/VCLG, and SAPCS-State)
D. Empowering Survivors: A Guide to Comprehensive Benefits               and Resources for Sexual Assault Victims
E.  Cybersecurity Overview

5:30 p.m.         Adjourn Day 1

 

Wed., Jan. 22, 2025

Exhibits will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

7–8:30 a.m.     Sign-in and breakfast

8:30–10 a.m.   Keynote: Who Wants to Talk About Abuse? No One!

10–10:30 a.m.  Morning Break

10:30–Noon   Five AM Breakout Sessions

A. Streamlining Success: Advocacy Strategies for Smoother                  Benefit Processing
B. Crime Victims’ Compensation Program and Address                             Confidentiality Program
C. Grants: Monitoring and Compliance
D. Texas Evidence Collection Protocol: Where We Were and                   Where we Are Going
E. Getting the Victim to Trial: How to Support Human Trafficking             Victims Through the Trial Process

Noon–1:30 p.m.   Lunch on your own

1:30–3 p.m.         Five Afternoon Breakout Sessions

A. Rent and Relocation Updates
B. A Web of Deception: A Familial Trafficking Perspective                         (part 1 of 2)
C. Budget Adjusting and Invoicing
D. Strengthening Advocacy Foundations
E. Presumptive Eligibility (part 1 of 2)

3–3:30 p.m.          Afternoon Break

3:30–5 p.m.        Five PM Breakout Sessions

A. Navigating the Crime Victim Compensation Portal: Tips and               tricks for Success
B. A Web of Deception: A Familial Trafficking Perspective                         (part 2 of 2)
C. Introduction to Grants (grants offered by the OAG, grant writing         tips, OAG Grant Standards, and Q&A) 
D. The EMDR Project: Bringing Free Trauma Therapy to Victims of         Crime in Austin
E. Presumptive Eligibility (part 2 of 2)

5 p.m.         Adjourn Day 2