“It’s so wonderful to have BARCC as such a robust, welcoming community resource.” —Ashleigh Hala, Babson College
Sexual violence can be stopped. Hundreds of schools, organizations, and institutions work with BARCC to bring sexual violence prevention training to their communities. You can be a part of this movement to end sexual violence and make your community a safer space.
BARCC’s education and prevention team provides workshops and trainings to schools, college campuses, police, businesses, community-based organizations, and other groups. Some trainings that cover counseling and BARCC services are led by BARCC’s clinical staff. Our staff-facilitated trainings cover how to respond appropriately to survivors of sexual assault and how to create school and workplace cultures that reduce the occurrence of sexual assault in the first place. Speakers from BARCC’s Survivor Speakers Bureau also are available to go into the community to share their personal experiences with sexual violence—including reflections on the incident, the aftermath, and the road to recovery.
We offer trainings in several areas:
- Responding to disclosures of rape and sexual assault
- Beginning and advanced clinical training for clinical professionals
- Organizational policy development and review on responding to and preventing sexual violence
- Understanding the dynamics of sexual assault
Our staff have particular expertise in working with youth and adults who work with them; immigrant communities; college students, faculty and staff; and professional staff such as police, health-care providers, and social service agencies.
We can also work with you to develop a custom workshop, training, seminar, or presentation on any topic relating to sexual violence. You can reach us at 617-492-8306 or engagements@barcc.org to discuss your needs. We seek to serve and empower all members of our communities. If you have concerns or questions about accommodations, feel free to contact us.
All Trainings and Workshops
BARCC Services
This training is open to anyone and gives an overview of all services available at BARCC. Training can be provided in English or Spanish.
Sexual Violence 101: Basics, Dynamics, and Barriers
Develop an understanding of the context of sexual violence. Explore the impacts and dynamics of sexual violence while challenging your conditional learning to create change.
Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence and Supporting Survivors
Learn an effective model for responding when someone tells you they’ve experienced sexual violence. It stresses the importance of a supportive response to reduce trauma and encourage the survivor to seek further care.
Bystander Intervention
Prevent sexual violence before it happens. Discussion and activities use an evidence-based approach to address why some people do or do not feel comfortable intervening. Participants will leave with concrete tools and interventions they can use every day. This training is specifically addressing intervention in sexual violence situations.
Working with Men Survivors of Sexual Violence
Research shows that one in six boys and men will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. This training explores the contexts in which male sexual victimization occurs and explores clinical considerations in working with this population.
Clinical Skills Training
This training geared toward clinical professionals explores the dynamics of sexual violence so attendees can learn to respond appropriately. This training also helps to build clinical skills to aid clients through the healing process by reducing the impacts of trauma on their lives.
Survivor Speakers
Dialogue with survivors and learn how sexual assault impacts their lives and how they are healing. Opportunity for Q&A to learn how to support survivors.
Consent and Healthy Relationships/Communication
Help young people develop a fuller understanding of sexual consent within a relationship. Young people will learn and discuss factors that might influence someone’s ability to make an informed and healthy decision to engage in sexual activity.
Access to Forensic Information
Trainees learn basic information about sexual assault forensics in Massachusetts and the process by which evidence is collected and used in the criminal justice system after a sexual assault. It also includes how survivors can access their critical forensic information.
Technical Assistance
Organizational policy development and review on responding and preventing sexual violence.
