Join JWI and CHANA for a FREE Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) webinar for Hillel professionals on responding to campus sexual violence.
Goals:
Introduce language and information to educate Hillel professionals on sexual violence and dating abuse.
Teach Hillel Professionals ways to respond to disclosures of abuse, trauma, and violation.
Equip Hillel Professionals with training and tools to support survivors after disclosures and direct survivors to appropriate resources.
Foster an environment of safety and support at campus Hillels.
Objectives:
Define terms associated with sexual violence and dating abuse
Identify the personal and communal impacts of trauma
Understand your role when a student discloses
Learn ways to handle disclosures and support survivors
Discuss response options and resources for survivors and perpetrators
Speakers:
Lauren Shaivitz, LGSW, J.D., is the executive director at CHANA, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore that provides crisis intervention, education and consultation for victims of abuse and advocates for community awareness, safety and healing.
Shmuel Fischler, LCSW-C, is the Director of Outreach and Advocacy at CHANA, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore that provides crisis intervention, education and consultation for victims of abuse and advocates for community awareness, safety and healing.
About CHANA (Counseling Helpline and Aid Network for Abused Women):
CHANA offers a Jewish community response to the needs of persons who experience abuse and other forms of interpersonal trauma. In providing crisis intervention, education and consultation, CHANA advocates for community awareness, safety and healing. http://chanabaltimore.org/
This project was supported by Grant No. 2016-CY-AX-0006 “Engaging Men and Boys” grant awarded by the US Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.