VOCA Topics Covered checklist
Original Category
Shelter/Housing Services
Information and Referral
Information and Referral
Information and Referral
Information and Referral
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Personal Advocacy/Accompaniment
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
VOCA Topics Covered
What came with the August 2015 database
A1. Information about the criminal justice process
A2. Information about victim rights, how to obtain
notifications, etc.
A3. Referral to other victim service programs
A4. Referral to other services, supports, and
resources
B1. Victim advocacy/accompaniment to
emergency medical care
B2. Victim advocacy/accompaniment to medical
forensic exam
B3. Law enforcement interview
advocacy/accompaniment
E9. Prosecution interview
advocacy/accompaniment
E10. Criminal advocacy/accompaniment
E11. Civil advocacy/accompaniment
B4. Individual advocacy
B5. Performance of medical forensic exam or
interview, or medical evidence collection
B6. Immigration assistance (accompaniment,
advocacy)
B7. Intervention with employer, creditor, landlord,
or academic institution
B8. Child care assistance (provided by agency)
B9. Transportation assistance (provided by
agency)
B10. Interpreter services
7. Assistance with victim compensation
C1. Crisis intervention
Safety Planning
Changes to make
(create new category)
(Move to Justice System Assistance category)
(Move to Justice System Assistance category)
(Move to Justice System Assistance category)
B8. Child or dependent care assistance
(provided by agency)
Remove (report as Crisis Intervention)
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Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Emotional Support or Safety Services
Justice System Assistance
Justice System Assistance
Justice System Assistance
Justice System Assistance
C2. Hotline/crisis line counseling
C3. Individual counseling
C4. On-scene crisis response
C5. Therapy
C6. Support groups
C7. Emergency financial assistance
D1. Emergency shelter or safe house
D2. Transitional housing
D3. Relocation assistance
E1. Notification of criminal justice events
E2. Victim impact statement assistance
E3. Assistance with restitution
Other justice related assistance
Justice System Assistance
Justice System Assistance
E5. Civil legal attorney assistance in obtaining RO
E6. Civil legal attorney assistance with family law
issues
Other civil legal attorney assistance
E8. Immigration attorney assistance
Justice System Assistance
Justice System Assistance
(Move to Shelter/Housing Services category)
(Move to Shelter/Housing Services category)
(Move to Shelter/Housing Services category)
E4. Other emergency justice-related
assistance
E7. Other legal advice and/or counsel
NOTES:
Make changes in Tools > Show Options, Custom Fields Editor
Find “Session Topic Category” in the drop-down to add a new category.
Find “Session Topic” in the dropdown to move topics to different categories, or delete a topic.
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Moving a topic to a different category will automatically be reflected in any existing client activities.
Editing an option will automatically be reflected in any existing client activities. Rewording is OK, but don’t rename an option to a
completely different item.
Deleting an option will not remove any existing entries in client activities.
Safety Planning: If your agency wishes to track Safety Planning as a separate item, suggested ways you can do that might be in the Outcomes
tab (create an Outcome called “Safety plan created”), or use the Agency Service field.
VOCA Topics Covered
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