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.
Sometimes, a court or an attorney will try to get an advocate to testify about the confidential communications between a victim and an advocate. When this…
Washington State law includes sex offenses and other related crimes, as well as benefits and protections for victims. The following list is adapted from the Sexual Violence Law Center:
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…
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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),…
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.
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!
Every year WCSAP hosts a conference to increase the skills and capacity of sexual assault programs and the systems that respond to victims of sexual assault. Each year a committee of Washington advocates help create a theme and select workshops that reflect best practices, current trends, and cutting edge topics around sexual assault.
WCSAP acknowledges the unique considerations and complexities of advocacy with child and youth…
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…
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…
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…
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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.
