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Keri Pierce, MPH, LCSW is the project director for the National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth and clinical coordinator for the Adolescents with Illegal Sexual Behaviors Program. She has also worked with treatment groups for preschool and school age children with sexual behavior problems. Ms. Pierce provides training to state providers through an annual conference focused specifically on the treatment on youth with sexual behavior problems funded by the state Department of Mental Health…

This position provides mobile outreach, advocacy, and prevention services throughout Whatcom County, with a focus on rural communities and youth. The Mobile Rural Service Coordinator will work to maintain a strong DVSAS presence in Whatcom County’s rural areas by building and maintaining relationships with community leaders and groups, and by coordinating the delivery of outreach presentations and activities at events throughout the county. They will also work directly with youth in schools…

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Risk Factors

Risk factors are factors associated with a greater likelihood of sexual violence perpetration. They should not be considered direct causes but instead as underlying or contributing factors. Research on known risk factors can be used in combination with community-specific guidance in order to create a tailored program that is also informed by best practice research. It should also be noted that some risk factors for perpetration are much more modifiable than others;…

To say 2020 has been a year of turbulence would be a significant understatement. As we pivoted and transformed to try to minimize the effects of a global pandemic, we witnessed again and again the deep harm and pain systemic racism has inflicted on the Black community. 

This year has been a turbulent one for WCSAP as well. In the face of board and staff turnover, we made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend operations. We understand that our rocky path had a serious and…

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Sexual violence is an endemic social problem in the U.S. The victim blaming attitudes of the civilian world often spill into military service, and those attitudes carry over into tours of duty. While the military has been in the spotlight for failing to support victims and respond to and prevent sexual assault, civilian criminal justice systems regularly and systematically fail victims too, and leaders in all forms of institutions fall short of adequately understanding and addressing the…

The Prevention Program Coordinator is responsible for meeting requirements of DVSAS’ prevention programming based on community needs and current grant requirements. The Prevention Program Coordinator will work closely with the Prevention Education Specialist in coordinating and delivering prevention education curriculum in Whatcom County schools, coordinating and delivering prevention education programming to youth in the community, and in promoting the agency and its mission at community…

Consent is an agreement between individuals prior to any sexual activity that clearly communicates which activities each person is comfortable engaging in. Consent can be withdrawn by either individual at any point in time.

There should be actual words or conduct that indicate freely given agreement for sexual activities. Some important points to consider are:

• Body language can be misinterpreted, so always talk prior to action!
• "Freely"…

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In 1979, ten sexual assault/rape crisis programs in Washington State united to form the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP). These programs and WCSAP emerged as leaders in the field of sexual violence. Today, with a coalition of over one hundred sexual assault /crisis programs and supporting members, WCSAP continues to make a difference in the struggle to end sexual violence.

This leadership is especially important now, as sexual violence within our society…

Program created by Safe Place in Austin, TX. The youth leadership and school-wide components offer a chance to work across the social-ecological model on the primary prevention of

• violence,
• bullying, and
• harassment.

michael munson is the co-founder and Executive Director of FORGE, an organization focused on improving the lives of transgender individuals by building stronger connections, providing resources, and empowering growth through knowledge. FORGE is a national training and technical assistance provider funded in part through the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office on Violence Against Women, and the National Institutes of Health. Munson's educational background is in psychology, with an…

The Director of Legal Services plans, directs, and leads the YWCA's Legal Services Program, which provides protection order and family law assistance to survivors of intimate partner violence, through legal advocacy and representation. This position ensures that program obligations are carried out in accordance with all required laws and contracts, and within best-practice parameters. Responsible for short and long-term planning and strategy, staff development department budget…

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The MVP Model was created by Northeastern University’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society and Jackson Katz. Approaches youth as potential bystanders, not victims or perpetrators, to sexual violence, bullying, and harassment. Playbooks use scenarios in order to build bystander response skills. Official training of trainers is available.

Originally designed to engage student-athletes and student leaders to use their social influence over peers however can be used to engage a wide…

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…