For accredited Community Sexual Assault Programs in Washington State, there are specific training requirements for those in management and supervisory positions. WCSAP's Organizational Services Specialist ensures an annual training plan to include in-person and webinar learning opportunity as well as management-centered workshops at the WCSAP annual conference.
The organization’s director is qualified by having a minimum of six years of management experience. College education may…
Theda New Breast, M.P.H. (Makoyohsokoyi-Blackfoot name): Born and raised on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, with a Relocation experience in the SF Bay area during the Civil rights Movement, entering UC Berkeley at 17 years old and receiving her B.S.W & M.P.H. in Health Promotion and Prevention. Theda is a founding board member and master trainer/facilitator for the Native Wellness Institute (NWI) 1988-present. She is also a board member of the Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI),…
Intended to reduce instances of violence among diverse groups of youth by focusing on healthy relationship skills and bystander accountability. Developed and implemented in Los Angeles by Peace Over Violence.
Much of sexual violence prevention is informed by public health thought. It is partly because of funding (Rape Prevention & Education dollars are administered by the Centers for Disease Control), and partly because the prevention of violence using a public health approach has been gaining evidence as an effective strategy.
The public health approach aims to reduce the collective costs and impacts of injury and illness. While individuals experience a range of personal negative…
Do you have a passion for working with crime victims? Would you like to manage funding that supports services to people hurt or harmed by crime?
This Program Coordinator (Commerce Specialist 2) position in the Violence Against Women Program is responsible for assisting with the Crime Victims Certification Steering Committee, providing technical assistance to community partners, monitoring compliance, accuracy of reporting to support data driven decisions, as well as managing the full…
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 OCVA. This training has been designed to increase both the knowledge and skill base for training participants and emphasizes a participant-centered training approach.
Advocate Core is considered an introductory, entry-level sexual…
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Blair is no stranger to the fight for social justice and social change. Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, he began his journey for social change at the early age of 18.
Since then, Blair has participated and facilitated a variety of programs and groups with organizations such as Camp PeaceWorks, Candle, and The LOFT.
Currently, Blair co-facilitates…
Public awareness campaign created by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. Encourages bystanders to intervene when they witness peers in dating or sexual violence situations. The posters address:
Posters represent diversity of racial/ethnic backgrounds and both…
The Shelter Administrative Assistant team member is responsible for handling front desk duties including answering phones and directing calls to the appropriate staff member; welcoming clients, community partners and guests to the administrative offices/shelter; managing the acceptance of contributions and donations; support shelter residents and, handling select non-case management needs of clients.
Rebecca Nickels has been the Executive Director of the Portland Women's Crisis Line since 2006 and working to end domestic and sexual violence since 1996. Rebecca understood that racism existed as a 6-year-old living in St. Louis where the difference between neighborhoods of white folks and brown folks was stark. She believes that being a white anti-racist activist is like being a feminist leader--it's a work in progress.
WholeSomeBodies is a curriculum for adults who have children and youth in their lives. Includes a guide for facilitators and a participant workbook with activities and materials to support workshops that address topics such as:
Additional material addresses how to have difficult…
The most current and thorough research review, A Systematic Review of Primary Prevention Strategies for Sexual Violence Prevention (DeGue, et al., 2014), was recently released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors examined 140 studies of primary prevention strategies that met certain criteria. Some of these include rigorous evaluation, being published between 1985 and 2012, and being…
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Harborview Medical Center’s Department of Social Work has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time SOCIAL WORKER at the Harborview Abuse & Trauma Center. This position provides a range of direct services to survivors of sexual assault and trauma. Services include crisis intervention, legal, medical, and general advocacy, psychosocial assessment, and brief therapeutic intervention. Services may be provided in the HATC office as well as in the community.
The Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP) is a nonprofit organization that offers support to sexual assault programs throughout Washington State. We at WCSAP wish to welcome you as a new executive director or program manager, and to let you know how we may serve you and your program. We want to make a personal connection with you to offer our support and resources.
If you are coming from an allied field or from another state and believe that you need…
An interactive exercise, that addresses the issue of sexual harassment in the school and workplace. While intended for students 14-18, the materials are relevant for adults as well!
