Resources

Vicarious trauma is a consequence of working within the field of sexual assault and domestic violence. Research shows that it impacts most practitioners at some point in their careers, yet few organizations have policies in place to prevent or mitigate its negative effects. In this training you will learn about factors that contribute to vicarious trauma, how it can impact staff members, and how to create supportive practices to address the vicarious trauma needs within your organization…

Sibling sexual abuse impacts families in multiple ways, and working with parents to manage the impact of this is challenging. This webinar offers education on sibling sexual abuse, the typical systemic response to it, and ideas for how to increase the safety of the victim, who often must remain living with the perpetrator.

In Washington State, sexual assault crime victims have certain rights. These are enumerated in the handout which has been translated to Spanish can be downloaded and provided to survivors.

Go to English version.

As advocates we help survivors navigate responses to trauma on a daily basis. We are used to working with survivors one-on-one to deal with responses like anger, disassociation, anxiety, fear, guilt, difficulty concentrating, and low self-esteem. However, when these same responses show up in the midst of a support group it can feel challenging.

This 90-minute training will address ways to not only support survivors experiencing trauma responses during group sessions, but to plan for…

Washington State law enforcement officers who regularly conduct adult sexual assault investigations are mandated (by RCW 101.43.272) to attend a 3-day trauma-informed, victim-centered interview training offered by the Criminal Justice Training Commission (https://cjtc.wa.gov/training-education/special-investigations/). In this course, Sexual Assault Investigations — Victim-Centered Engagement and Resiliency Tactics…

In Washington State, sexual assault crime victims have certain rights. These are enumerated in the handout which can be downloaded and provided to survivors. 

Go to Spanish version.

As we continue working during this global pandemic, employees and supervisors are adjusting to working from home — some of us for the first time in our careers. We’re accustomed to walking down the hall to speak with our co-workers, but now we must rely on Zoom, Slack, Google Drive, and a host of other virtual tools and resources that help us stay connected but force us to learn new ways to do our jobs.

Despite all of these challenges, our critical services and the relationships we’…

In this webinar, presenters Claire Tierney and Wesley Jones of the ARC of King County will teach about:

• IDD and Autism
• How trauma presents for autistic people and people with IDD,
• How to support autistic people and people with IDD with trauma histories, and
• Community resources that exist to support these populations and providers

These worksheets support your efforts in planning to conduct evaluation of community-level primary prevention. In addition, this packet contains additional resources, examples, and Tips & Considerations.

Part 2: Evaluating Community-Level Prevention: Key Ideas and Concerns

As we continue to increase our focus on community-level prevention work, many prevention workers find themselves struggling to apply what they know about program evaluation to those efforts. While the same general principles apply to evaluating all kinds of prevention efforts, there are also specific considerations for evaluating community-level interventions. In this workshop we will consider concerns specific…