Staff of the 30th Judicial Alliance provides training throughout WNC to any agency or organization that would like to learn more about domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse as it relates to vulnerable residents of our mountain communities.
The following training sessions, workshops, and seminars are held on a regular basis:

• Elder Abuse. It brings awareness for issues and needs of the elderly in our community. Our Elder SAFE program builds community action to address the hidden problem of elder abuse in the seven western counties of North Carolina through awareness and response initiatives.
• Elder Abuse – Law Enforcement Training. A specialized team offered training over three years to law enforcement agencies in the seven county regions operating under leadership from Waynesville Police Department.
• Cultural Competency. This seminar will cover the basics about working with Hispanic Families. It is for staff that works or will work with Latinos in their human service organizations. This highly interactive seminar will provide an overview of the cultural characteristics of Hispanic persons in North Carolina, along with specific strategies for improving your organization's capacity to serve this fast growing population.
• Working with battered immigrants. The Latina program offers culturally and linguistically appropriate advocacy and support for immigrant survivors. Seminar content will include:
  • A demographic overview of the Hispanic population in NC including current county level data.
  • A general review of why many Hispanics to come to North Carolina, and the consequences of their arrival.
  • An overview of the major cultural and communication issues that often impede the delivery of services to this population.
  • Overview of domestic violence in the Latino community.
  • Barriers for battered immigrants.
  • Strategies for developing effective outreach training of staff and volunteers and improving your organizational capacity to serve Hispanic clients.
  • Contract services for document translation are available.
• Victims with Disabilities. Systems change for assisting victims with disabilities and Accessibility and Safety Audits for interested agencies.
• Human Trafficking and how to detect it. The goal of this seminar to acquaint law enforcement, representatives of non-governmental organization service providers, attorneys, healthcare professionals and the community in general with many aspects of human trafficking, including its origins, methods of operation, telltale indicators, unique victimization process, and the federal and state laws involved.