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…

A Step-by-Step Guide for Survivors

1. What is a Sexual Assault Protection Order (SAPO)?
2. What other types of orders may help me?
3. What can a SAPO do and not do?
4. Am I eligible for a SAPO?
5. How old do I have to be to petition for a SAPO?
6. How is a SAPO issued?
7. What types of…

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…

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…

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Advocates are called upon to serve sexual assault survivors of all ages and stages of development. This includes serving children and youth survivors. Advocates may experience some confusion about how to provide best practice advocacy to young people who have been sexually assaulted. There are widespread concerns about how to have age appropriate conversations about sexual assault, and how to include relevant advocacy activities. Furthermore, advocates are often concerned with how to address…

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…

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There is a great deal of information related to the responsibility of colleges and universities to protect students and address sexual violence on campus. This information can be overwhelming to advocates and survivors alike. As advocates, our role is to focus on empowerment and choice with survivors and to know where to find information and resources related to campus systems, rather than memorizing the depth of federal law and policy.

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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.

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

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Organization membership shall be open to organizations whose beliefs are consistent with the mission and philosophy of WCSAP. (Organizations do not have to primarily provide sexual assault services).

Annual Organizational Membership Fee: $150

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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.

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…

This book prepares adults for working with young people by providing a theoretical framework for violence prevention work along with exercises in being effective allies to youth. Workshop guidelines and outlines are included for facilitating discussion and sharing around sensitive topics of oppression, the "isms" — racism, sexism, adultism — as well as gender issues, immigration, religion, ability and access.

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The Development Coordinator is responsible for coordinating agency fundraising, for researching and writing grants, and for coordinating agency fundraising events. The Development Coordinator assists the ED in expanding and diversifying the organization’s funding base.

Kari Kesler, MA, is a Sexual Health Educator for Public Health Seattle-King County (PHSKC). She has also served as adjunct faculty at Portland State University and Texas Woman's University, teaching courses about sexuality and gender issues. Ms. Kesler trains professionals, community members and youth about a variety of topics including sexuality education, LGBTQ issues, and sexual violence, and is a co-author of the highly regarded FLASH (Family Life and Sexual Health) curriculum.

This is the religious education companion series to the curricula Our Whole Lives (OWL). The Sexuality and Our Faith series introduces explicitly UU and UCC material to the sexuality education programs in their congregations. Includes a companion book for each age-appropriate volume of OWL.

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;…

The Domestic Violence Legal Advocate provides support and assistance to victims of domestic violence; assists in the prosecution of persons charged with domestic violence-related crimes; functions are liaison between victims and the criminal justice system, including police and the courts; locates and maintains contact with victims and witnesses; educates victims to court procedures and accompanies them to court; provides counseling, crisis intervention, referrals to social services agencies…