The Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family
Violence (GCASAFV) presents the “kNOwing MORE: Responding to Sexual Assault and
Domestic Violence Survivor Needs” Training conducted in partnership with the
National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) and Prevention Education and
Community Empowerment (PEACE) office - Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness
Center (GBHWC).
The training will occur from Thursday, June 25, 2015 to
Saturday, June 27, 2015, at the Holiday Resort & Spa, Tumon with different
topics each day.
Registration is free.
Seats are limited so please register early.
Check-in begins at 8:00 AM.
Who should attend?
Victim service providers and advocates in programs designed
to address sexual assault, domestic violence, and other forms of gender-based
violence; social workers, and systems advocates; and community leaders engaged
in efforts to ending the violence. Through funding from the NSVRC/NFL, GCASAFV
is conducting this training for all those who provide hotline services and we
recognize and hope that victims of sexual violence may reach out to one of the
many hotline services on Guam.
Day 1: Thursday, June 25, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the training
will feature:
Morning Session:
• Safety
Planning/Legal Basics
• Sexual
Violence/Friends and Family
Afternoon Session (conducted by PEACE Office, GBHWC):
• safeTALK
(limited to the first 25 people who register)
Three-hour
training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with
thoughts of suicide, and to address them with the TALK steps (Tell, Ask,
Listen, Keep-Safe), connecting callers to suicide first aid, and intervention
caregivers.
Day 2: Friday, June 26, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the training
will feature sessions on:
• Connections
between Power, Control and Violence in our Society
• Crisis
Intervention/Guiding Principles
• Active
Listening/Compassion Fatigue & Fostering Resilience
• Pregnancy,
Children, Custody
Day 3: Saturday, June 27, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the training
will feature sessions on:
• Crisis
Intervention/Guiding Principles
• Active
Listening/Compassion Fatigue & Fostering Resilience
• Safety
Planning/Legal Basics
• Sexual
Violence/Friends and Family
• Our
featured NDVH presenters include:
Our featured NDVH presenters:
Norma Vicenta Amezcua
NDVH Director of Quality Assurance – Contract Compliance
Norma has worked in the field of domestic violence and
social services for more than 19 years as a passionate and active advocate for
families affected by abuse and families that are at-risk, Norma is deeply
committed to this work. She has been the director of several dynamic domestic
violence programs, leading both services and staff. Her expertise includes
management of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence
shelters, transitional housing programs, domestic violence hotlines, counseling
programs, and working with domestic violence in the military. She is bilingual
in English and Spanish as well as bicultural and holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Sociology from the University of California, San Diego.
Rosemary Rade
Manager of Digital Services
Rosemary Rade has worked in the social services field for
over eight years, as both an advocate providing direct services, and in her
current role in management. As one of the first advocates on the National Teen
Dating Abuse Helpline in 2007 (now known as Loveisrespect), Rosemary refined
her skills in crisis intervention, and providing education and information
about dating abuse. After a transition to working as a phone advocate on the
NDVH, she became a member of the Wellness and Training Team. Members of the
team are responsible for facilitating the NDVH 40-hour training, and developing
and facilitating wellness sessions for advocates on the Hotline. During her
years as a Hotline advocate and Training Team member, Rosemary trained,
mentored, and supported numerous advocates in their roles at the Hotline. She
holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Spanish from Saint
Edward’s University in Austin, TX.
Please register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/kNOwingMORE,
deadline to register is June 19.
For more information, call: 479-2277 or email:
info@guamcoalition.org
Visit GuamCoalition.org for details and updates to the
training agenda.
