Amy McIntyre (pronouns: she/her) currently works with the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center (FJC) in Pierce County as the Bilingual Victim Services Supervisor. She is a proud mom and a lover of coffee, chocolate, poetry, and music! Amy's work history includes time with an immigration firm, time at WCSAP as the Advocacy Specialist on the Crossing Borders & Enlace Projects, and prior to working with WCSAP, she was a community advocate in Forks, WA with the program now called Mariposa…

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This event has been rescheduled to June 26

Temporary, part-time manager position for API Chaya's anti-human trafficking program.

Lisa M. Swisher, Clinical Associate Professor, is a clinical child psychologist and a member of the faculty at the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Dr. Swisher received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Oklahoma State University. Currently, she is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Swisher is the Co-Director for the Children with Sexual Behavior Problems (CSBP) program for school age children and…

For more than 30 years, WCSAP has been advocating for all survivors of sexual assault, their families and communities on the state and national level. Our staff and members testify before state legislative committees, contact legislators and track bills that affect survivors and communities.

Additionally, the coalition attends meetings of state and national agencies to make the voices of survivors heard in discussions about victim services, sex offenders, the criminal justice system…

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Advocates for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault complete client screenings and intakes, provide phone-based and face/face advocacy as needed, support shelter residents, walk-in clients and remote/phone-based clients or hotline calls with referrals and information for appropriate resources including developing safety plans if appropriate. This position also performs general administrative and recordkeeping duties. Cleaning shelter common areas and living spaces and other tasks…

A sexual assault protection order is a civil order issued by the court on behalf of a sexual assault victim. The order can require the alleged perpetrator to stay away from the victim or place(s) where the victim lives or works and to have no further contact with the victim.

Any person 16 or older who is a victim of sexual assault - including a single incident - may petition the court to obtain the order. Victims under…

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Hope Alliance in Centralia, WA is accepting applications for a full-time position as a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Victim Advocate. If you have a strong commitment to helping people, have solid office skills, and are willing to complete sexual assault/domestic violence advocate training, then this could be the job you’ve been looking for. Bi-lingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

Hope Alliance advocates for and empowers survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Hope…

Morgan J Curtis in an independent consultant who has worked for over a decade to address issues of gender-based violence. Her specialty is building the capacity of organizations to implement and evaluate comprehensive, community-based primary prevention initiatives. In 2006, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, hired her to coordinate the shift of rape crisis centers to a primary prevention approach to ending violence. In her 9 years there, she served as the agency’s first…

Over the past several weeks, I have received feedback from a number of WCSAP members and partners that people want to know more about what WCSAP is doing to address institutional racism and oppression at our organization. This communication is my initial attempt to meet that request, and to share more about the internal racial equity work that WCSAP is doing.

What has happened at WCSAP?

In 2019, WCSAP named co-directors to lead the organization; one of these co-directors…

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the accounting department including full-cycle accounting and all financial reporting activities of the organization. This position is also responsible for the management of commercial leases. The Accounting Manager provides staff support to the Internal Operations Committee of the Board of Directors, and reports to the Executive Director.

There are community sexual assault programs that serve every county in Washington State. These programs operate 24 hour / 7 days a week and are accredited to provide sexual assault services that includes:

• Crisis intervention
• Information & referral
• Advocacy (general, medical, and legal)

Some programs might also offer…

Community Sexual Assault Programs (CSAPs) in Washington State receive their funding through the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA). Every four years, each CSAP undergoes a rigorous accreditation process, whereby they are audited by an outside agency to ensure that sexual assault survivors have access to quality services across the state.

OCVA is responsible…

Theresa Fears BA, MSW is a graduate of Eastern Washington University with a BA in Clinical Psychology and a Masters in Social Work. She has been in social services for over 20 years and working to end violence against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) for the last seven of them. She created and manages the only sexual abuse prevention program in Washington for people with IDD through the Partnership 4 Safety Program at The Arc of Spokane. She has taught classes…

This program, created by Jewish Women International, explores issues
of:

• power and control,
• gender,
• self-esteem,
• masculinity, and
• relationships

within a Jewish context.

Our Mission: Lutheran Community Services Northwest partners with individuals, families and communities for health, justice and hope.

About Us: Lutheran Community Services Northwest is a non-profit human services agency that improves lives of people in communities throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. We provide a wide variety of services to adults, adolescents, children, families, schools and communities. We are privileged to touch lives of all ages, cultures and faiths.

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