Culturally Specific

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.

Cheryl Ann Graf has devoted her professional career to many aspects of Emergency Patient Care over the past 25 years. This has included Director of Emergency Services at Mason General Hospital in Shelton, WA and Clinical Coordinator of the SANE program at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, WA where she developed and coordinated the SANE program and performed acute and chronic care examinations on sexual assault victims of all ages. Cheryl also had the privilege of directing the Mary…

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…

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When thinking about sexual assault advocacy and prevention work with youth, it is often helpful to consider your programming based on two different age groups, children (up to age 12) and teens (13-18). This age distinction is significant not only in terms of advocacy issues, but also with regard to confidentiality and consent to service issues.

Although Washington State law does not specifically address the age of consent for sexual assault advocacy services, there are other state…

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:

• emotional abuse,
• jealousy,
• victim blaming,
• isolation,
• sexual assault,
• sexual coercion, and
• stalking.

Posters represent diversity of racial/ethnic backgrounds and both…

Theresa Fears MSW is a graduate of Eastern Washington University with over 25 years in social services. She has educated or trained disability professionals, college students, families and caregivers, and presented at local, state and national conferences. For the last 11 years, Theresa has been providing a sexual abuse prevention groups to Spokane area special education students. She is a 2015 recipient of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s Visionary Voice Award and the 2017…

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.

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:

Sex Offenses

• Sex Offenses - RCW 9A.44
• Communications with a Minor for Immoral Purposes -…

There is no denying that sexual assault (SA) and domestic violence (DV) are two social issues that are interconnected. At places of intersection, the movements working together can further support, create, and promote positive social change. While there are distinct differences between DV and SA , at the foundation they share many of the same root causes, such as cultural gender constructs , gender bias, and oppression. The anti-domestic violence and anti-sexual violence movements share the…

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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:

• etymology and circles of sexuality,
• sensuality,
• gender,
• childhood messages,
• body image, and
• media awareness.

Additional material addresses how to have difficult…

Kristen Pritchard (she/her) is the Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion Manager at the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. Kristen has worn several hats during her time at the Action Alliance, but in her current role, Kristen provides project management and coordination of statewide primary prevention projects, in addition to training and technical assistance on various issues, including joyful sexuality, comprehensive sex education, the connection between sexual and…

110 pages plus CD

1. Bullying
2. Prevention

• Author: Limber, Susan P.
• Call Number: 155.LIM
• Publisher: Hazelden, 2009.

Supporting parents and nonoffending caregivers (NOCs) of children and teens that have experienced sexual abuse is an important piece of our advocacy efforts. Parents and NOCs have unique needs therefore this page is dedicated to the varied resources that are designed for this audience.

Below you will find WCSAP resources geared toward advocates working with parents, as well as other resources designed for parents themselves. While some of these resources are very specific to…

Sexual assault advocates must complete 30 hours of initial sexual assault training plus 12 hours of ongoing sexual assault training annually. WCSAP strives to support sexual assault advocates and local programs by providing Advocate Core Training across Washington state regions three times per year, and ongoing training open for continuing education hours. Ongoing training is provided in-person across the state, as well as online via webinar or through WCSAP's e-learning center. All Advocate…

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.

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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!

1. Sexual Harassment: Adolescents/Teens

• Author: PCAR, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape

Raising awareness of sexual assault has been a key part of our work since the beginnings of the rape crisis movement in the 1970s. For decades, even centuries, survivors often kept their experiences of sexual assault secret, often out of shame or fear. When women began to gather together and share their experiences, and as researchers later validated, it became clear that sexual violence was pervasive and far more common than anyone imagined.

Today we can speak about sexual violence…

Advocate Core es un entrenamiento para nuevos intercesores de 30 horas, que cumple con los requisitos descritos por OCVA. Está diseñado para nuevos intercesores que estarán trabajando con sobrevivientes de abuso sexual, para aumentar el conocimiento y dar las herramientas necesarias como intercesor.

Este entrenamiento será facilitado en español, y tendrá un enfoque de las necesidades y múltiples barreras que enfrentan sobrevivientes de abuso sexual en la comunidad inmigrante,…

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…