Date/Time: 
06/15/2010 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
URL: 
http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001e4MTcRpscGo3ZKePdp7e54lDwTNGpAHw...
Sponsoring Agency: 
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
Description: 

This webinar will incorporate the positive aspects of sexuality education into a sexual violence prevention framework. If we're working to prevent rape and other forms of sexual violence, we must simultaneously promote healthy sexual interactions. This webinar will address a sex-positive approach to violence prevention, provide a model workshop outline, and explore the challenges of this approach.

Participants will be taught:

  • The importance of sex positive approaches to sexual violence education
  • How to incorporate a sex positive approach to sexual violence prevention education
  • Skills for balancing discussions about healthy sex and unhealthy sexual violence, including how to guide audience members through these discussions
  • Information to create a model program outline appropriate to use with their target audience

Presenters:

Ross Wantland
Currently the Associate Director in the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations at the University of Illinois where he coordinates social justice and diversity programs. Ross has created several violence prevention programs focused on community-building and engagement.

Kim Rice
Currently serves as the Sexual Health Educator for the University of Illinois Urban-Champaign, where she has worked full-time for the past eight years. Kim has worked in the field of sexuality for the past thirteen years and is certified as both a sex counselor and sex educator by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).

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Date/Time: 
07/16/2009 (All day)
URL: 
http://www.stopitnow.org/sites/stopitnow.rivervalleywebhosting.com/files/Stop%20...
Sponsoring Agency: 
Stop It Now!
Description: 

Join in a global dialogue to share strategies for the prevention of the sexual abuse of children.

This session is 1.5 hours.
Cost: Free

Participate in Stop It Now!'s free webinar about their experience in child sexual abuse prevention. Learn how Stop It Now!'s Online Help Center can be a resource for you. The Online Help Center is an interactive tool where adults can get private, 24/7 access to customized information and resources for preventing child sexual abuse.

Together we can learn from each other. Stop It Now's goal is to create a dialogue between international violence prevention advocates and Stop It Now! for developing innovative tools and strategies for prevention.

Objectives include:

  • Increase knowledge of specialized information on the prevention of sexual abuse of children
  • Increase participants’ ease of use of the Stop It Now! Online Help Center and customized content and resources
  • Open up communication between international and US professionals for ongoing exchange of information
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Date/Time: 
04/28/2010 (All day)
URL: 
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=yjxmuhjruet0
Sponsoring Agency: 
Stop It Now!
Description: 

Need to know how you can respond to behaviors that raise concerns about child sexual abuse?

This session is 1 hour.
Cost: Free

Join Stop It Now's free webinar that shows you how Stop It Now!'s Online Help Center can give you the help you need. The Online Help Center is an interactive tool where adults can get private, 24/7 access to customized information and resources for preventing child sexual abuse.

The webinar takes an hour and has a limited number of participants so that you can get the answers you need for your family, work or community.

In this session, you’ll learn how the new features of the Stop It Now! Online Help Center can help you with your work with children and families. This unique online tool offers the following resources for adults concerned about preventing child sexual abuse:

* Specialized information on child sexual abuse
* Customized guidance on how to respond to concerns
* Practical resources to turn to for help
 

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Date/Time: 
06/15/2010 (All day)
URL: 
http://www.inpea.net/weaad.html
Sponsoring Agency: 
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Event Contact
Contact Name: 
International Network for the Prevention of Elder ABuse
Contact Phone: 
http://www.inpea.net/contacts.html
Contact Email: 
weaad@inpea.net
Contact Website: 
http://www.inpea.net/weaad.html
Description: 

June 15, 2010 is Elder Abuse Prevention Awareness Day. The key objective of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is to raise awareness of elder abuse (which encompasses neglect and mal- or mistreatment) throughout the world.

Read more about events happening around the world.

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Date/Time: 
04/14/2010 (All day)
Sponsoring Agency: 
Stop it Now
Description: 

An introductory webinar for adults to prevent the sexual abuse of children.

Join a free web conference that will introduce you to the tools and approach that Stop It Now!  has developed in the US since 1992 to help adults prevent the sexual abuse of children.
Learn how to use our interactive Online Help Center that gives adults private access to free information and resources for preventing abuse.

Register now - Space is limited.

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Date/Time: 
04/22/2010 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Sponsoring Agency: 
Department of Defense’s Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
Description: 

While reports of sexual assault within the military have been on the rise, the majority of victims remain silent due to a variety of reasons to include stigma and shame. This is not unique to the military, but is a national problem. This webinar will explore the reasons that service members may not report; spotlight national and local support and counseling resources; and provide best practices for preventing sexual assault and sexual trauma.

Speakers:
Dr. Susan McCutcheon
Director, Family Services
Women’s Mental Health and Military Sexual Trauma
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Kaye Whitley
Director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Department of Defense

To register, to be added to the distribution list or for more information, email DCoE.MonthlyWebinar@tma.osd.mil. 
 

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Date/Time: 
04/08/2010 (All day)
URL: 
http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/training/events/701A0000000LavJIAS
Sponsoring Agency: 
FaithTrust Institute
Description: 

The purpose of this webinar is to introduce the topic of child sexual abuse and to explore the four top theological concepts that survivors struggle with and how the answers to these can help, heal, and strengthen survivors. Participants will also be challenged to think about how to support survivors.

Theological Struggles for Survivors of Child Sexual Assault:

  • Where was God? (God’s Love)
  • Why did He allow this to happen? (God’s Power)
  • Is my sinfulness the cause? (Sin)
  • Do I have to forgive my perpetrator? (Forgiveness)
  • How to support survivors
  • What to avoid with survivors

Register now!

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Date/Time: 
04/26/2010 (All day)
Sponsoring Agency: 
Sexual Violence Justice Institute
Description: 

This is the last in a series of four webinars focusing on stages of the 8-Step Protocol Development Cycle. Participation in the earlier three webinars is not a prerequisite for participation. However, familiarity with the Cycle is useful. To view previous webinars, please contact the Sexual Violence Justice Institute at the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault at svji@mncasa.org.

This presentation will provide a brief introduction to the evaluation process and some key considerations for developing your evaluation plan.

We will also examine:

  • Strategies for honing in on your key questions
  • Data collection tools and methods
  • Some examples of effective evaluation efforts
  • Considerations for hearing from survivors and responders
  • Strategies for engaging your team in the evaluation process

Register online now!

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Date/Time: 
03/30/2010 (All day)
Sponsoring Agency: 
OVW and IAFN
Description: 

Don't miss your opportunity to participate in this webinar on Victim Centered Care to be presented at 2:00 p.m., Eastern, Tuesday, March 30, 2010. This fourth webinar in the SAFE-ta series is presented as part of the SAFE Technical Assistance Project. The project is a cooperative agreement between the Office on Violence Against Women and the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN).

Presented by Laura Williams, MPA, and Kim Day, RN, SANE-A, this webinar will offer education and practical solutions to clinicians, advocates, and law enforcement professionals on the sometimes clashing ideas of what victim centered care looks like. At the end of the event, attendees will:

  • Have an increased understanding of what "victim centered" care is;
  • Understand the impact that victim centered care can have on design, implementation and evaluation of local protocol responses to sexual assault.
  • Be able to maximize ways to ensure that your team is victim centered

Register online now!

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Date/Time: 
03/02/2010 (All day)
URL: 
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbID=DB_UpcomingDNAWebinars452
Sponsoring Agency: 
National Center for Victims of Crime
Description: 

On March 2, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. (ET), the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) will present the second in a series of Webinars on DNA evidence for victim service providers. This training, supported by a grant from OVC under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, will increase understanding about the role sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) play in the proper collection of forensic evidence and in providing a supportive and empowering response to survivors. Participants will learn about how SANEs increase the probability of obtaining probative DNA evidence while minimizing trauma for survivors and how the involvement of SANEs increase prosecution rates.

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