The safe virtual practicum (the practicum) is an in-depth, interactive training on conducting sexual assault medical forensic exams (safes)

Ending Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) will develop and maintain access to The Safe Virtual Practicum (The Practicum), an in-depth, interactive training on conducting sexual assault medical forensic exams (SAFEs). The Practicum allows users to conduct a mock exam and includes additional training resources such as courtroom and crime lab simulations and interviews. Under this $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, EVAWI will support The Practicum through March 2025 in alignment with the Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects program. This program promotes innovative practices responding to violence against women, such as the virtual training enhanced by EVAWI's technical assistance.

Based on the OVW safe protocol and safe training standards, the practicum allows the user to conduct a mock exam and includes a courtroom and a crime lab, interviews with victims, an expert roundtable, a mock sexual assault response team discussion, and scenarios with patients from unique populations, such as an elderly victim. Ending violence against women international (evawi) will maintain access to the practicum and provide additional technical assistance (TA) to users of the practicum. In support of this project, OVW hereby authorizes and consents to the reproduction, preparation of derivative works, and distribution of the practicum, solely in performing this award, of any copyrighted materials developed under award numbers 2004-IJ-CX-K041 and 2008-MU-MU-K407, including, but not limited to, design, programming, audio and video content, and educational exercises.