Sexual Assault Advocate/Counselor Training
| Date: | October 15-16, 2008 |
| Duration: | 2.0 days |
| Cost: | $200.00 |
| City/State: | Portland, ME |
| Training Location: |
Eastland Park Hotel 157 High Street Portland, ME 04101 Phone: 207.775.5411 Fax: 207.775.2872 |
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This training is intended primarily for sexual assault advocates, counselors, volunteers, or staff at rape crisis centers. However, nurses, including sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs), physicians, law enforcement officers, and mental health practitioners who assist sexual assault victims may also benefit from this training. With a focus on crisis intervention rather than long-term counseling, this training helps you deepen your understanding of the problem of sexual assault and the major roles of an advocate/counselor. Through case studies, role-playing, and other interactive exercises, participants will gain real-world skills to assist sexual assault victims effectively and sensitively. Participants will:
- Examine the physical and emotional impact of sexual assault.
- Learn how to respond to a crisis call reporting recent sexual assault.
- Develop a "toolkit" of crisis intervention techniques to support recovery from sexual assault.
- Learn to identify possible cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault.
- Formulate a personalized self-care plan to prevent burnout.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify which skills will be learned during the training and which will not; and
- Determine when to use the terms rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, victim and survivor during the training.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Describe the composition of a SART;
- Identify the major roles of an advocate;
- Make appropriate decisions based on state confidentiality laws; and
- Describe personal issues that might impact their ability to be effective advocates.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Correctly answer at least two questions about the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in the United States;
- Identify at least one factor contributing to under-reporting of rape; and
- List at least two myths and two facts about rape.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Assess the physical and psychological impact of sexual assault; and
- Describe the potential impact of rape on people with a range of particular characteristics.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Respond appropriately to a caller on a crisis line who is reporting a recent sexual assault;
- Identify correct procedures during a medical-evidentiary exam;
- Create a list of “dos and taboos” for law enforcement statement accompaniment and courtroom accompaniment;
- Differentiate between the roles of advocates, SANEs and other SART members; and
- Identify special procedures and “red flags” for dealing with drug-facilitated sexual assault.
By the end of this module, you will be able to use crisis intervention, education and supportive counseling skills to assist two hypothetical sexual assault victims during role plays.
Module 7: Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify actions and behaviors that violate healthy boundaries; and
- Develop a personalized self-care plan to prevent compassion fatigue.
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Design a personalized checklist to assist them during their advocacy work; and
- Provide feedback about the training.