Step UP! is a prosocial behavior and bystander intervention program that educates students to be proactive in helping others.
Jen Przewoznik, MSW, is a trainer, technical assistance provider, practitioner and program evaluator with over 15 years of experience working with and within LGBTQ and women's communities. Jen is currently the Director of Prevention and Evaluation at the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) where she provides training and technical assistance to rape crisis centers, college campuses, military communities, and allied professionals who are working on sexual violence primary…
WWU's Counseling & Wellness Center is seeking a part-time Survivor Advocate to join the team for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Advocate works to increase and support the health and safety of the Western community by providing advocacy services for students with diverse social identities who have experienced sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. This position reports to the Counseling & Wellness Center's Survivor Advocacy Services…
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DVSAS is hiring an Safe-Housing Advocate! This position is responsible for providing empowerment-based direct services to adult and child shelter residents and callers on the 24-hour helpline and for ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the shelter facilities. Direct services include: shelter intakes; safety planning; emotional support; education about domestic violence, sexual assault, and trauma responses; referrals to community resources; crisis intervention; accountability discussions…
A question often posed to us is, "how much do I try to get a child to talk about their sexual abuse?"
We are all operating under the mandate of "do no harm." When working with a child who is not spontaneously engaging in trauma exposure, how do we know when trauma exposure is indicated and how do we go about engaging the child? What about the possibility we may further traumatize, further ingrain trauma responses, or create new trauma pathways? What about colluding with trauma…
Cat has been with the Iowa coalition since 2001 managing the National Sexual Assault Coalition's Resource Sharing Project for the coalition. She provides capacity-building training and technical assistance to state and territorial sexual assault coalitions. In addition, she coordinates all national activities and events for the project. Cat has worked in the anti-violence movement since 1995 at national, state, and local advocacy organizations.
In sexual violence prevention work, a model of behavior change is the social-ecological model.
The social-ecological model is used because sexual violence is complex. People perpetrate sexual assault for a wide variety of…
This position is that of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Victim Advocate (VA) and serves as the primary initial point of contact for victims of sexual assault. Provides 24/7 support for victims’ immediate needs. Assesses all safety concerns, provides victim information on resources that are available, and serves as an advocate for the expressed interests of victims with all intervening agencies. The SAPR VA is required to complete and maintain all required program training,…
WCSAP provides technical assistance on nonprofit management and organizational development issues to WCSAP member programs, other allied organizations, and statewide sexual assault coalitions across the nation. WCSAP strives to build the capacity of organizations to operate effectively to prevent sexual violence and to serve all victims. We provide specific technical assistance to help Community Sexual Assault Programs in Washington State to meet the accreditation requirements of the Office…
Raelyn Williams (she/her) is the Movement Projects Assistant at the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance where she assists the prevention team with their youth engagement and leadership efforts. She also works at Performing Statistics and is interested in art as a tool for social change and prison abolition. She graduated in 2019 from University of Richmond with a double major in Art History and English.
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Student membership shall be open to persons who have expressed a commitment to ending sexual violence and whose beliefs are consistent with the mission and philosophy of WCSAP.
The 30-hour Advocate Core training is designed to help new sexual assault advocates provide responsive and effective advocacy to survivors of sexual assault. This training meets the requirements as outlined by the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy. This training has been designed to increase both the knowledge and skill base for training participants and emphasizes a…
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…
Aishah is an award-winning Black feminist lesbian cultural worker, who, for over 25-years, has examined the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and sexual violence. Her creative work, published writings, international lectures, and independent scholarship are informed by her lived experiences as a child sexual abuse survivor, adult rape survivor, and Buddhist practitioner committed to healing, accountability and compassionate justice.
Aishah is one of nineteen recipients of the…
This segment of the WCSAP website is designed specifically for new Executive Directors of stand-alone sexual assault programs or dual sexual assault and domestic violence programs, as well as new program managers for sexual assault programs under the umbrella of a multi-service agency. The goal is to share a collection of resources to help guide, inform and support your work in the first six to twelve months of becoming director.
Some of the information in this manual applies…
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