Who
You! Survivors, friends, family members, colleagues, partners, activists, volunteers, staff, interns, community members, and even your four-legged friends (on leashes) are welcome to join us.
What
Walk alongside us, in solidarity with survivors. Choose to walk in-person or walk “from anywhere.” No matter where you walk, you are showing survivors that they are not alone, and we are all in this together!
When
Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 8:30 a.m.– 12 p.m.
Where
DCR’s Constitution Beach in East Boston
Why
Help raise awareness and funds to support survivors of sexual violence. Your support helps BARCC continue to provide free, trauma-informed care to survivors. It also enables BARCC to advocate for policies and strategies that help prevent sexual violence from happening in the first place.
How
Secure your spot at the 2024 Walk for Change now by registering! You can participate as an individual or as part of a team.
Talking about sexual violence is challenging for everyone. Trying to do so during a crisis can make it even more challenging to respond to disclosures and support people seeking help. Many survivors are afraid of how others will react, so they choose not to share about what they’ve experienced. Many mental health and medical professionals never ask their clients about experiences of sexual violence—or if they do, they may never talk about it again. We’ve heard this repeatedly from survivors we’ve supported at BARCC.
In this 90-minute training, you will gain the understanding and skills you need to appropriately respond to disclosures, particularly when building a therapeutic relationship. Participants will learn concrete skills to work with survivors starting with the initial disclosure through ongoing treatment.
For clinicians, mental health professionals, and medical professionals in private practice or at agencies—anyone who works professionally in a clinical setting with survivors in ongoing relationships.
Goals
- Understand the dynamics of sexual violence, its lifelong impacts, and the effects of the current crisis on survivors
- Understand the importance of and increase confidence with handling initial disclosures of sexual violence by addressing safety, empathy, empowerment, connection, and knowledge (SEECK)
- Build intervention skills, using a crisis intervention framework and BARCC’s SEECK model, to begin treatment with survivors of sexual violence during the current crises and beyond
Presenter
- Sharon Imperato, Projector Director of Clinical Training and Technical Assistance
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