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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…

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…

All services provided by this Program are confidential. The Program recognizes the very personal and private nature of the information that may be shared by those dealing with the trauma of sexual assault. The Program is committed to honoring the choices of survivors and to provide services in a manner that facilitates client empowerment. The Program will take all necessary steps under this policy and Washington and federal law to preserve the privacy rights of those who receive its services…

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…

The Director of Prevention, Health, and Wellness is situated within UW Bothell’s Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. This position provides strategic direction and oversight for UWB’s efforts to build a healthy campus community free of harm, where students have access to resources that support their physical and mental wellbeing.
This position is new to UW Bothell and represents the campus’s commitment to providing critical wellness and support resources to students…

Jen has worked in and with law enforcement for over 30 years. She worked with the U.S. Department of Defense until her retirement in 2015, both as a front line criminal investigator and also Resident Agent in Charge in the Pacific Northwest. Upon leaving DOD, Jen worked with the Seattle Police Department (SPD), both as a program advisor administering a human trafficking grant and a volunteer in a program that connects domestic violence victims with services and resources. Since becoming a…

Technology increasingly affects all of our lives and has specific and critical impacts on work with survivors. Survivors often need information on how to be safe while using technology, support around online harassment, and options related to unauthorized distribution of sexually explicit images. Emerging technologies from social media to national databases pose challenges for safety, privacy, communication, and outreach. Advocates have an important role to play in research, options, and…

Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) can be defined as any unwanted sexual contact or activity by an intimate partner with the purpose of controlling an individual through fear, threats or violence. It can affect anyone from teens to elders.

Prevalence

• More than half (51.1%) of female victims of rape reported being raped by an intimate partner.¹
• 1 out 10 people has been raped by an intimate partner.²
• 60%…

Shifting Boundaries is an intervention designed to reduce the incidence and prevalence of dating violence and sexual harassment among adolescents. The intervention consists of two parts:

• a classroom-based curricula and
• a school wide component.

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Harborview Medical Center has an opportunity for a leadership position within our Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center (HATC) Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) unit.
The Health Program Operations Manager for the SANE program is a central member of the HATC management team. This position provides leadership, management, and coordination of the SANE program at Harborview that includes the statewide SANE training program.

Tiffany received her Master’s Degree in Community Mental Health with an emphasis on families and children in 2011 from Southern New Hampshire University. She has worked in crisis intervention for over 15 years with adults, children and families who have mental and behavioral health challenges.She has served people in a variety of settings, including in supported living environments, in homes, and in after-school programs. Tiffany also worked as an advocate and program coordinator serving…

About Coalitions

The Receptionist/Office Coordinator is responsible for creating a welcoming, survivor-centered office
environment by performing clerical, general office, and reception functions of the agency. The position provides general administrative support services to staff as well as administrative support for
agency events.

Course objectives

The objective of this course is to expand knowledge of critical aspects of sexual violence prevention. We will begin with an overview of sexual violence prevention, which includes a discussion of public health theory and its relevance to primary prevention efforts. Next, we will introduce a few models and approaches to serve as a foundation for the work of sexual violence prevention. Because the community development process is a major part of the work done around…

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Faith-Based Responses to Crime Victims This 30-minute DVD (NCJ 216616) provides the faith community and the victim services field with examples of successful partnerships that are making a difference in victims’ lives throughout

1. Faith Based DVD Recording

• Author: Office for Crime Victims Resources
• Publisher: Office for Victims of Crime. Video Action/OCV Publication.

Jenn Mason is the owner and founder of WinkWink, an identity-inclusive, all-ages, "not creepy" sex shop in downtown Bellingham, Washington. With Pleasure is our Revolution emblazoned across the storefront, WinkWink is unapologetically political, focusing on sexual pleasure as a social justice issue.

Prior to opening WinkWink, Jenn worked at Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County for nearly ten years overseeing the development and education program.…

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…

The Office of Court Innovation at the Administrative Office of the Courts is seeking a Court Program Analyst to support the work of courthouse facilitators statewide, as courthouse facilitators play an important role in the larger initiative to improve equity and access in the courts. The newly-developed Court Program Analyst for the Courthouse Facilitators Initiative will help develop education and curriculum for courthouse facilitators, update manuals and resources, help establish…