Pennsylvania

In observation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, The Victim Services Program of Family Services Incorporated is hosting our annual Lunch and Learn training opportunity. Titled Abuse in Plain Sight, the Lunch and Learn will feature national consultant, researcher, trainer and author, Jimmy Hinton along with clergy abuse survivor and advocate, Shaun Dougherty.

The son of a pastor and now a pastor himself, Jimmy Hinton began his work in uncovering the deception of abuse when his sister disclosed her own abuse at the hands of their father. Jimmy reported his father to authorities, which led to his confession of 23 more victims and a conviction of 30-60 years. Since then, Jimmy has collaborated and researched with neuroscientists Dr. Stephen Macknik and Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde, focusing his research on deception techniques of skilled abusers who molest children in plain sight. Jimmy has also worked with acclaimed magicians in understanding and recognizing sleight of hand and focus of attention psychology.

Shaun Dougherty is a survivor of child clergy abuse and since disclosing as an adult, has advocated for other survivors and continues to fight to end statute of limitation laws in Pa and in other states. Shaun is nationally and internationally recognized for his work in advocating for survivors’ voices to be heard and justice to be found. In his spare time, he also owns Crescent Grill in Long Island, NY, a Farm-to-Table restaurant and art gallery.

Register for this free training event at https://www.familyservicesinc.net/events-2-2/.

Survivor Symposium 2018 - Engaging Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation in the Search for Justice

 April 5-6, 2018

The Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation leads cross-disciplinary workshops and discussions aimed at engaging the survivor community in the search for justice on April 5 - 6. Workshops will be led by survivors and will encourage participants to engage in problem-solving scenarios on a variety of relevant topics and current issues in legislation, law enforcement and education.

In Depth Look At Sexual Violence

February 26, 2018 – Full Day Training

At the conclusion of the training participants will be able to:

• Identify acts on the sexual violence continuum and their incidence
• Demonstrate proper disclosure procedures related to sexual assault
• Identify common child and adult reactions of sexual assault survivors
• Identify effects of sexual violence on survivors’ sexual expression
• Relate the criminal justice process to treatment of sexual violence survivors
• List Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder assessment and evaluation criteria
• Recognize the role of art, music, sand tray, and body movement therapies in healing
• Describe the phase-oriented model of treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Describe the role of adjunctive therapies in the treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder and identify common boundary issues and transference and countertransference traps in Dissociative Identity Disorder treatment

Zeke Thomas - #SupportSurvivors

Wednesday, October 11 7pm

Zeke Thomas will be coming to Penn State University. Thomas is a DJ, producer, and LGBTQ and sexual assault victims’ rights advocate.. The LGBTQA Student Resource Center is celebrating National Coming Out Week with programs and events focused on gender identity and expression from Oct. 9-13. National Coming Out Day takes place every year on Oct. 11 to celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) or as an ally.