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Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS)
May 19, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Due to ongoing restrictions in response to COVID-19, WCASA will be offering its Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS) online. The training will last Monday through Thursday, May 3-6, Monday through Thursday, May 10-13 and Monday through Friday, May 17-21. On Friday, May 21st, we welcome WI Office of Crime Victim Services staff, who will provide information on the CVC/SAFE, Crime Victim Rights and Safe at Home programs. These live sessions will last 2.5 hours each day and will not be recorded.
SAVAS addresses the basics of being a victim advocate — answering the crisis line, providing individual and systems advocacy and providing outreach in your community. We are adapting sessions and activities to fit the constraints of web-based learning, while striving to provide a similar experience to in-person events.
The next online SAVAS trainings are tentatively scheduled for the weeks of September 13, 20, & 27 and the weeks of November 29, December 6 and December 13, 2021.
Sessions:
- Monday, May 3: 1:00-3:30pm – Welcome & Introduction to SAVAS / SA Dynamics
- Tuesday, May 4: 1:00-3:30pm – Advocacy / Crisis Intervention
- Wednesday, May 5: 1:00-3:30pm – Child & Adolescent Survivors / Role Plays
- Thursday, May 6: 1:00-3:30pm – SA Outreach
- Monday, May 10: 1:00-3:30pm – Sexual Assault Laws
- Tuesday, May 11: 1:00-3:30pm – System Advocacy / Support Groups
- Wednesday, May 12: 1:00-3:30pm – Self-Care / Medical Advocacy
- Thursday, May 13: 1:00-3:30pm – Legal Advocacy
- Monday, May 17: 1:00-3:30pm – Intersection of SV & Racism
- Tuesday, May 18: 1:00-3:30pm – Anti-Racism and Advocacy
- Wednesday, May 19: 1:00-3:30pm – Working with Diverse Communities & Survivors
- Thursday, May 20: 1:00-3:30pm – Aspiring Allyship / Advocates of Color Caucus / SAVAS Wrap-up
- Friday, May 21: 1:00-3:30pm – Crime Victim Compensation; Victim Rights & Marsy’s Law; Q&A on Pre-Work Sessions