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Cultural Competence

Suggestions for Upgrading the Cultural Competency Skills of Sexual Assault Response Teams

This article from Arte Sana lists issues Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) members should consider in their work and underscores the relationship between culture and trauma response. The article also addresses the importance of bilingual advocates or at minimum, appropriate language interpretation.
Suggestions for Upgrading the Cultural Competency Skills of Sexual Assault Response Teams

The Anti-Rape Movement without Latinas?

This resource is a collective product of many years of experience and observation by Latina victim advocates in the anti-rape movement and addresses the importance of the role that Latina victim advocates have in this movement.
The Anti-Rape Movement without Latinas?

National Response to the Call from WOCN: Collective Voices on the Endangered Woman of Color Advocate

This Special Edition of the WOCN Update (Issue #95) features the collective voices of women of color and of allies in response to "A Call to Response: Rally to Support the Endangered Woman of  Color Advocate" that was issued on April 13, 2007 by the Women of Color Network.
 
National Response to the Call from WOCN: Collective Voices on the Endangered Woman of Color Advocate

Eliminating Barriers to Services for Latina survivors of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence

This position statement by the Alianza Latina en Contra la Agresión Sexual (ALAS), (Latina Alliance Against Sexual Aggression) defines the challenges faced by Latina survivors and advocates and presents recommendations for eliminating barriers.
 
Eliminating Barriers to Services for Latina survivors of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence

Suggestions for Upgrading the Cultural Competency Skills of Sexual Assault Response Teams

This article from Arte Sana lists issues Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) members should consider in their work and underscores the relationship between culture and trauma response. The article also addresses the importance of bilingual advocates or at minimum, appropriate language interpretation.
Suggestions for Upgrading the Cultural Competency Skills of Sexual Assault Response Teams