Yes. D-SAACP Certification can be revoked for several reasons, to include violation of the SARC/SAPR VA Code of Professional Ethics. You can find the revocation reasons in DODI 6495.03 28 Feb 2020, Enclosure 3, 4. D-SAACP suspension and revocation guidelines.

The Academy would not make exceptions to Policy for the NG training. The policy in use today for the NG was determined by the NGB (when on Title 32) - which is currently that they must attend the Foundation Course (80hr). The NG must still meet the AC requirements when under Title 10 (which is the Career Course requirement). That is why they send students to the Academy prior to deployment.

You need 32 hours of continuing education within 2 years prior to recertification.

No. D-SAACP accepts applications only from DoD personnel. Congress has mandated that all SARCs and SAPR VAs must be DoD military or civilian employees by October 1, 2013.

Anyone providing military sexual assault victim advocacy services must be certified by October 1, 2013. To continue providing services as an Assistant SARC, you must apply for D-SAACP credential.

Seek current SARC first. If not available, seek out installation SARC.

No. The Certification requirements are similar for the civilian victim advocate program and D-SAACP, but are not the same. You must apply to D-SAACP and submit an application as a “new” applicant—not a renewal candidate.

NOVA is the National Organization for Victim Assistance, a 501(c) (3) organization. It is the oldest national victim assistance organization of its type in the United States. NOVA established the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP) in 2003 as the first voluntary credentialing program available to crime victim advocates nationwide.

Part-time or collateral duty, SARCs and SAPR VAs are eligible for all of the D-SAACP levels. Part-time hours can be calculated by actual hours worked performing SARC/SAPR VA duties, including on-call hours. For example, if you are on-call 8 hours per week/per year, the number of hours credited would be 416/per year. If you are a collateral duty SARC on-call 24/7, 365 days a year, the maximum number of hours credited is 1,950 hours/per year. The Memorandum of Confirmation must verify your on-call assignment. If you have specific questions about calculating your service hours, contact NOVA at dsaacp-followup@trynova.org or at 703-535-6621.

The D-SAACP Certification Committee reviews applications on a quarterly basis (January, April, July, and October). Within 30-60 days of submitting your application, you will be notified of your Certification status first via an email from NOVA, and then by mail. If you have questions, NOVA can be contacted at dsaacp-followup@trynova.org or at 703-535-6621.

DSAID is a centralized case-level database, which collects and maintains information on sexual assaults involving Armed Forces members. DSAID gives Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) the enhanced ability to provide comprehensive and standardized victim case management.

No. They are referred to FAP and entered into the FAP system.

It will save, however it will appear on the monthly QC report as an error.

Login into the Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)

1. a. Navigate your web browser to https://jkodirect.jten.mil.
2. b. If prompted that this is not a secure site, click Continue.
3. c. If prompted with the DoD Warning Banner, click Ok.
4. d. Click Login using my CAC in the CAC Login box.
5. e. Select your CAC certificate and click Ok.

Search for and Enroll in the DSAID Course

1. a. If directed to the profile page, update your Service, enter your business email address, and click Save.
2. b. Once logged in, click the Course Catalog tab.
3. c. In the search field above the Title column, enter DSAID.
4. d. Click Search.
5. e. Click Enroll next to SAPRO - US1244, Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) Basic Online Training (0.5 hrs.), then click "Continue" and then launch. A new window will open.
6. f. Follow the instructions on the screen to begin the course.
7. g. lick Enroll next to SAPRO - US1245, Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) Basic Online Training (0.5 hrs.), then click "Continue" and then launch. A new window will open.
8. h. Follow the instructions on the screen to begin the course.

Upon Completion

1. a. You are now ready to submit a user registration request for DSAID.
2. b. On a government CAC-enabled computer, navigate your web browser to https://dsaid.sapr.mil.
3. c. Click CAC Register.
4. d. Complete all required fields.
5. e. Click Submit Registration.
6. f. Please let you Command PM that you have completed the registration for DSAID access.

If victims and/or subjects want to access information about themselves collected in DSAID, requests for data will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Yes, but only for their MP organization.

DD Form 2965 contains the required information for entering a case in DSAID. SARCs can use this form to collect the necessary information and provide it to the appropriate SARC who has DSAID access. No copies will be made of the completed form, and all completed forms must be shredded once the information is entered in DSAID and within 8 calendar days of the SAIRO report.

DSAID benefits victims as it provides a standardized case management system, similar to the Electronic Health Record. DSAID captures sexual assault reporting and documents the support services victims received following their report of a sexual assault.

DSAID - The Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) is the Department of Defense's authoritative, centralized case-level database used to collect and maintain information on sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, including tracking and reporting on sexual assault-related retaliation data. DoD SAPRO operates DSAID and works collaboratively with the Services to implement and sustain the system.

ICRS - The Integrated Case Reporting System (ICRS) is a U.S. Army's authoritative, centralized case-level database used to collect and maintain information on sexual harassment involving members of the U.S. Army, including tracking and reporting on sexual harassment-related retaliation data. U.S. Army ARD/SHARP operates ICRS and works collaboratively with the U.S. Army Commands to implement and sustain the system.

DSAID is a Common Access Card-enabled system and is accessed from a .mil network by authorized individuals.

Yes, unless it is a domestic violence (DV), Family Advocacy Program (FAP) case, or a juvenile is involved.

Yes for SM and dependent family member over 18 years old.

Please contact the SHARP Program Office’s Help Desk for further instructions.

All users requesting access to U.S. Army's SH/SA managed system are required to contact their Commands Head Quarters SHARP PM or their Installations Lead SARC for assisting in gathering and processing the required documentation for access. Once the required documentation is completed the Head Quarters SHARP PM will submit the package to the U. S. Army SHARP Service Desk for review and activation. (NOTE: The SARC requesting access to the DSAID, ICRS and Catch Systems is required to be register in the systems before the accounts can be activated)

Per DoD guidance, the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) will contact the victim one year after the SAFE was conducted to inquire whether the victim wishes to change their reporting option to unrestricted and 30 days prior to expiration date according to pg.75 of DODI 6495.02.

According to AR 600-20, restricted report notifications are made within 24 hours of report to the senior commander ONLY. All unrestricted reported incidents of sexual assault are reported to the first LTC in the chain of command.

DoD has provided high security measures in place to maintain and protect the privacy of personnel PII.

When the case has been adjudicated and the victim no longer desires SHARP services, which is consist of assistance from the SARC and/or VA.

When it is closed in DSAID.

SARCs, a limited number of SAPR VAs (by exception), Office of the Judge Advocate General Personnel, and Program Managers can access DSAID. Personnel that has access to DSAID, only have access to the cases that are under their location ID or within their area of responsibility (AOR); an individual that has access to DSAID does not have access to all the cases in DSAID.

2910s are limited to 1 MB in size. Also, they cannot be added until after the VA is assigned to the case.

It will not save a National Guard submission unless you save it twice.

No. See above.

Yes, you can add informal sexual harassment complaints in ICRS and annotate informal sexual harassment number on memorandum.

Yes, you add anonymous complaints in ICRS and annotate ICRS number on memorandum. For the same name section, mark “unknown”.

HQDA, DCS, G-1, ARD, SHARP Division, Data Management Team approves DSAID and ICRS accounts at the same time, so you must meet the same requirements that we have for DSAID access.

Real-time secure data lookup of current complainant and reported offender demographic information is done using a web service interface with the Integrated Total Army Personnel Database (ITAPDB).

SARC or PM users may update basic demographic information (i.e. First Name, Last Name, and Telephone Number) using the My Profile page. Other user account information (i.e. User Role). If you need any information associated with your ICRS user account updated please contact the SHARP Help Desk.

The reporting page allows all ICRS users to access non-PII information appropriate for their role in an exportable format. Two main reports are currently available:

• Harassment Case Report – provides a listing of all data (except PII) for each individual case
• Annual Report – reports on cases using on the DoD SH template for cases reported during the FY.
• Brigade SARCs can view a report with all the cases they entered or manage and Lead SARCs can view a report of all cases that either they or a Brigade SARC on their installation enters or manages.
• PMs can view a report of all cases involving victims or subjects in their command, corps or division, as well as cases entered by their Brigade SARCs. ACOM/ASCC/DRU PMs will also see cases entered by their Lead SARCs but must coordinate with Lead SARCs or HQDA for a complete report of all cases on a specific installation.

An ICRS user can only register for one role within the ICRS application but multiple roles may be assigned to a SHARP user by HQDA. If you need multiple roles, please contact the help desk.

Once you have fulfilled all criteria for a new account, the SHARP Help Desk will review your request and either activate your account or place it in a pending status. You will then receive an email that informs you that you have either been granted access to ICRS or will identify the reason your account request remains in a pending status.

First check to make sure you have a valid ICRS user account. When you click the CAC Logon button, if you do not have a user account, the application will alert you of this. You will need to fill out the User Registration form to gain access to the ICRS application.

If you have a valid ICRS user account, please note that you must have both the DoD Root Certificate and your CAC identity certificate installed on your workstation. These certificates are digital documents that provide the identity of a web site or an individual. If you do not have the DoD Root Certificate or your CAC certificate installed, you should contact your system administrator. If at any time during Logon you are prompted for a missing certificate or to choose a certificate where no certificate exists, contact your system administrator for assistance.

If you have a new CAC, previous certificates need to be retrieved.

No, ICRS is not going away, it will continue to be used for sexual harassment complaints only.

There are three main reports:

Informal Complaint: An allegation, made either orally or in writing, that is not submitted as a formal complaint through the office designated to receive harassment complaints. The allegation may be submitted to a person in a position of authority within the Service member’s organization or outside of the Service member’s organization.

Formal Complaint: An allegation submitted in writing to the staff designated to receive such complaints in Military Department operating instructions and regulations; or an informal complaint, which the commanding officer or other person in charge of the organization, determines warrants an investigation.

Anonymous Complaint: Complaint received by a commanding officer or supervisor, regardless of the means of transmission, from an unknown or unidentified source, alleging harassment. The individual is not required to divulge any personally identifiable information.

Please contact the SHARP Division Help Desk for further instructions.

There are five main roles: Brigade SARC, Lead SARC, Program Manager – ACOM/ASCC/DRU, Program Manager – Corps, and Program Manager – Division.

Brigade and Lead SARCs can edit all details of any case they can access. Brigade SARCs are given access to cases for their specific brigade(s) while Lead SARCs are given access to manage and edit all cases on their installation (either entered directly or entered by a brigade SARC on their installation). Program Managers for the Senior Commander have the same access in DSAID and ICRS as the Lead SARC.

Program Managers have no ability to edit cases in ICRS. Each level of PM has view-only access to all cases managed by their command, including cases entered by their brigade SARCs or entered by a Lead SARC on an installation managed by the command.

An ICRS role consists of the Role and Code, both of which can be found on the My Profile page:

• Brigade SARC – choose the UIC of the brigade authorized by G3/5/7 for your SARC position
• Lead SARC – choose an “L Code” (L000XX) that represents your installation
• Program Manager (ACOM/ASCC/DRU) – choose a “P Code” (P000XX) that represents your Command (ACOM/ASCC/DRU)
• Program Manager (Corps) – choose the UIC that represents your Corps (or equivalent unit)
• Program Manager (Division) – choose the UIC that represents your Division (or equivalent unit)

Currently, SARC roles are available for use in ICRS. Army Reserve units will generally have a Lead SARC at the two-star command level.

Formal, informal, and anonymous complaints of sexual harassment will be entered into ICRS. The SARC is only responsible for entering complaints that they are made aware of.

Only users with the role of HQDA are allowed to add notifications to the ICRS application. To add a notification from the Home page an HQDA user can click the Add New Notification button under the Notifications section of the page. A Notifications form will appear. Fill in all fields and click Save New Notification. The notification will then be displayed on every user’s home page.

Preferable within.

Please email all feedback on the ICRS application to the SHARP Program Office’s Help Desk.

This is the response from AG1-CP. It seems all agree the right status for time spent making the report is excused absence. That is Technically Administrative Leave. The right status for medical care and counseling is sick leave. It seems the employee would tell the supervisors/he needs to go to the SHARP office (or, they could generally say EAP) and the supervisor should allow a reasonable amount of excused absence. That would cover the reporting. In practice, the supervisor would not necessarily need to code the ATAAPS as anything other than "regular" as long as the employee Is not gone from his/her work station more than an hour or so. If it takes longer than that - say, up to 4 hours - it can be coded as Admin. Leave in ATAAPS. More than 4 hours in a single day would probably have to be accounted for by sick or annual leave, as applicable.

The decision on what to purchase is a Command decision. ALWAYS check with your legal office to see what you can and cannot purchase with SHARP funds.

The information is included in the G-1 memo as well as AD 2018-16. The second page, 4th paragraph reads as follows: Equal opportunity advisors will refer sexual harassment complaints to unit SHARP representatives. The advisors will continue to assist commanders in other activities prescribed by Army-wide and command policy that prevent sexual harassment.

Please note, the actual protocol is for SARCs at the BDE level (those who have access to ICRS) to receive sexual harassment complaints but this statement makes it clear that the SHARP program is responsible for the response to sexual harassment complaints, not EO.

You will need to call the SHARP Service Desk for assistance with the error message, and a representative can assist you.

No, however, a SHARP personnel needs to be in attendance.

CID does not collect unit identification codes (UICs) or DSAID location Codes. (Note: CID does not have access to the DSAID System.) Information is manually input by the BDE SARC. If you requires assistance you may contact the SHARP Service Desk for assistance, and a representative will assist you with correcting the data.

Title 5, United States Code, governs the classification of positions in the Federal service. This law states that positions shall be classified based on the duties and responsibilities assigned and the qualifications required to do the work. Section 5104 of Title 5 provides definitions for the grade levels of the General Schedule. These grade level definitions are the foundation upon which the position classification standards are built. The grades of federal positions (which drive the pay) must be assigned using these published position classification standards. The duties of each position are compared to the classification standards’ grade level criteria. The existing standard position descriptions for SHARP positions were developed by the SHARP Program Office, and are now under review to ensure that the requirements for SARCs and VAs are consistent, and that the duties are properly described and classified.

HQDA, G-1, ARD, SHARP Division is analyzing civilian manning in TASKER 125 to ensure structure and geographic location of SHARP personnel across the SHARP Program.

The DSAID system address cannot be searched with any web browser, (using a web browser to search for the DSAID website will direct you to a fake DSAID site, the site will ask for a user name and password) you will need to call the SHARP Service Desk for assistance, and a representative will assist you with the link for the DSAID system.

You will need to call the SHARP Service Desk for assistance with the error message, and a representative can assist you.

If you have an “Investigation Case Number” entered into your case the CID interface will overwrite details of the case. If you require assistance you can call the SHARP Service Desk for assistance, and a representative will assist you with correcting the data.

If you have a SHL Number that needs to be corrected please contact the SHARP Service Desk for assistance, and a representative will assist you with correcting the data.

No, the DSAID system has the capabilities of entering multiple Subjects in the system for one victim.

You will need to call the SHARP Service Desk for assistance, and give the representative the error message, and they will assist you by adding the VA.

The host/tenant relationship generally occurs on a Joint Installation. Researching the Department of Defense policies such as DODI 1015.9 or DODI 1344.7 regarding protocol in a joint environment is advised. Often a memorandum of agreement between the host command and the tenant command outlining agreed responsibilities may be a way to build a stronger team.

No

The ICRS system will allow case transfers by navigating to the “Case Information” Tab within the case you are managing, look for the “General Information” Box in the case, within this box you find a box with “ UIC/Unit Assigned to:” Click on the box and enter the UIC, if you don’t know the UIC, you can click on the “Lookup UIC” Tool to search. You can search by UIC or description, after you find the correct code, click on the UIC to set the field”. If you require assistance you can call the SHARP Service Desk for assistance, and a representative will assist you with correcting the data.

Yes, the new AR 600-20 will specifically clarify that SHARP and EOA positions are separate. The SHARP D-SAACP, Background Screening, SHARP Training and Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) 1B and 1H Procedures Memorandum dated January 19, 2017, states in policy that EOAs are no longer the POC for Soldiers reporting sexual harassment; that role is now held by a full-time, Brigade level or above SARC.

2021 SHARP Policy Updates Fact Sheet may be found here.

SHARP Restructure Fact Sheet may be found here.

On Oct. 20, 2022, M&RA released the Clarification of Convalescent Leave Policy for Service Members Recovering from Sexual Assault memorandum. This document clarifies existing policy for convalescent leave and encourages commanders and directors of military treatment facilities to use the authority outlined in DODI 1327.06, “Leave and Liberty Policy and Procedures,” to support service members in their recovery from sexual assault.

The new AR 600-20 will clarify that SHARP and EO positions are separate. Chapter 6 specifically states that Commanders are not to appoint SARCs and VAs to EO positions. Congress designated funding for SHARP positions only.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA FY12), mandates full time SARC and VA in brigades or equivalent units. The G-37 FM General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC) identified selected brigades to receive TDA/MTOE authorizations for full time SARC and VA positions at brigade level. The original requirement for battalion collateral duty VA’s was in AR 600-20 Mar 2008, mandating battalion level collateral duty Victim Advocates. AR 600-20, dtd Nov 2014, continues to reflect 2 collateral duty VAs at the battalion level. HQDA EXORD 193-14, para 3.C.5.D changed the battalion requirement from 2 collateral duty VAs to a collateral duty SARC and VA. The requirement was implemented by a former the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. After a series of discussions with 2/3 star commanders, all collectively agreed battalions required a collateral duty SARC and VA rather than 2 collateral duty VAs; (the structure of battalion level SHARP positions has evolved over the last several years). However, the new revision of AR 600-20 will reflect HQDA EXORD 193-14 latest guidance of one collateral duty SARC and VA at battalion level. The Army SHARP Program Office will conduct studies in the near future to further evaluate SHARP program structure and geographic position of SHARP personnel.

Observations, lessons and best practices can be submitted to the Joint Lessons Learned Information System, on the Joint Training Platform website (https://jtp.jten.mil/; you must register first); to the Center for Army Lessons Learned site (https://www.army.mil/call), under quick-fire observations; or to the US Army SHARP Academy, by completing an Observation Collection Form on the SHARP Learning Portal (https://www.sharplearningportal.army.mil/), under Training and Education LL/BP tab. For more information, contact the SHARP Academy’s Organization Lesson Manager, Andrea Abarca Lewis, at MS Teams 520-669-3242 or andrea.a.lewis.civ@army.mil.

All SHARP training requests must be coordinated with the installation Lead Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, through the supporting command’s SHARP Program Manager to the SHARP Academy. The following is a quick summary of the enrollment process.

• The Lead SARC initiates the DA 7920 (screening sheet). Once the form is completed, the Lead SARC signs and submits it to the SHARP Program Manager.
• The SHARP Program Manager validates the DA 7920 for accuracy, signs it and emails the form to the SHARP Academy registrar at usarmy.leavenworth.cac.mbx.sharp-registrar-email-box@army.mil
• The registrar verifies that the DA 7920 is complete, logs the information on the tracker and submits the form to the SHARP Capability and Development team, which confirms that the paragraph and line numbers are valid and that the requesting student’s name is in a SHARP position.
• Once validated, the registrar adds the student to the requested class in the Army Training Requirements and Resources System.

All SHARP Resident Course quotas are managed by the SHARP Academy. Quotas are allocated to applicants as needed/requested, based on authorized SHARP positions.

SHARP Annual Refresher Training and other SHARP training products can be downloaded from the Army Training Network at https://atn.army.mil/sexual-harassment-assault-response-prevention (Common Access Card required). The SHARP learning portal, https://www.sharplearningportal.army.mil, has training products including the annual Refresher Training (Common Access Card NOT required).

All approved SHARP videos are located on the SHARP learning portal, under Training and Education then click videos, https://sharplearningportal.army.mil. A best practice is to download the video before playing.

The SHARP Basic Course is the initial training course for all SHARP professionals and focuses on providing the necessary knowledge, skills, mindset, and emotional intelligence to successfully provide victim-centric, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented advocacy and victim assistance. Upon graduating, students will meet the requirements to be a VA and will be eligible for D–SAACP credentialing. The SHARP Basic Course is the first educational requirement for individuals filling SHARP PM, SHARP assistant PM, Lead SARC, supervisory SARC, program compliance specialist, program support specialist, SARC, VA, or SHARP instructor positions.

The SHARP Intermediate Course is designed to train SHARP professionals on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to perform case management and program compliance. The SHARP Intermediate Course is the educational requirement for individuals filling SHARP PM, SHARP assistant PM, Lead SARC, supervisory SARC, program compliance, SARC, or SHARP instructor positions. The course is designed to prepare individuals to effectively provide SHARP professional support to units.

The SHARP Advanced Course is designed to train SHARP professionals on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to conduct SHARP Program Management for senior commanders. The SHARP Advanced Course is the educational requirement for individuals filling SHARP PM, SHARP assistant PM, Lead SARC, selected supervisory SARC, and program compliance specialist positions. SHARP PMs and assistant PMs will complete the SHARP Advanced Course within six months of hire.

Unit leaders (noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, officers, and DA civilian supervisors) will lead the training with the assistance of certified SHARP professionals. It is recommended to have a certified SHARP professional in attendance to support training in the event there are specific policy or process questions, or the training invokes a response with a participant. If a SHARP professional is not available, instructors will ensure that contact information for their local SHARP office is available for timely response and support.