20 Apr Understanding Dissociation and Sexual Violence: Triggers
Join the Resource Sharing Project for their upcoming Rural Webinar Series on Dissociation.
From 3:00 PM until 4:30 PM ET
At Online via Zoom
Free
Presented by the Resource Sharing Project, Rural Training & Technical Assistance Program / Leah Green, leah@iowacasa.org
Understanding Dissociation and Sexual Violence: Dissociation Part 1 (webinar)
May 25th, 2022 at 3pm eastern/2pm central/1pm mountain/12pm pacific
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Dissociation is a common tool the brain uses to cope from traumas such as sexual violence. Every sexual assault advocate has supported a survivor who dissociates, whether they know it or not. Join part one of this four part panel discussion to learn more about what dissociation is, how it impacts the lives of survivors, and what advocates can do to help survivors navigating dissociation. Panelists joining for these conversations include Olga Trujillo, a survivor and expert on dissociative identity disorder, Nicole Matthews, an expert on sexual violence and advocacy in Native communities, and Kris Bein, an expert on advocacy skills. Closed captions in English and Spanish language interpretation will be provided during the webinar.
Understanding Dissociation and Sexual Violence: Dissociation Part 2 (webinar)
June 8th, 2022 at 3pm eastern/2pm central/1pm mountain/12pm pacific
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Dissociation is a common tool the brain uses to cope from traumas such as sexual violence. Every sexual assault advocate has supported a survivor who dissociates, whether they know it or not. Join part one of this four part panel discussion to learn more about what dissociation is, how it impacts the lives of survivors, and what advocates can do to help survivors navigating dissociation. Panelists joining for these conversations include Olga Trujillo, a survivor and expert on dissociative identity disorder, Nicole Matthews, an expert on sexual violence and advocacy in Native communities, and Kris Bein, an expert on advocacy skills. Closed captions in English and Spanish language interpretation will be provided during the webinar.
Understanding Dissociation and Sexual Violence: Triggers (webinar)
June 22nd, 2022 at 3pm eastern/2pm central/1pm mountain/12pm pacific
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Triggers are situations, feelings, or sensations that remind a survivor of the trauma they experienced and cause them to re-experience symptoms of trauma. For survivors who dissociate, triggers can cause overwhelming feelings and memories leading to dissociation. Join part three of a four part panel discussion to learn more about triggers, how they impacts the lives of survivors, and what advocates can do to help survivors who experience triggers. Panelists joining for these conversations include Olga Trujillo, a survivor and expert on dissociative identity disorder, Nicole Matthews, an expert on sexual violence and advocacy in Native communities, and Kris Bein, an expert on advocacy skills. Closed captions in English and Spanish language interpretation will be provided during the webinar.
Understanding Dissociation and Sexual Violence: Grounding (webinar)
July 13th, 2022 at 3pm eastern/2pm central/1pm mountain/12pm pacific
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Grounding is a coping strategy that helps survivors who dissociate stay connected to the present moment. Grounding often involves connecting with the five senses to stay in the here and now. Join part four of a four part panel discussion to learn more about grounding, a variety of techniques to ground, and what advocates can do to help survivors stay grounding. Panelists joining for these conversations include Olga Trujillo, a survivor and expert on dissociative identity disorder, Nicole Matthews, an expert on sexual violence and advocacy in Native communities, and Kris Bein, an expert on advocacy skills. Closed captions in English and Spanish language interpretation will be provided during the webinar.
Topical Office Hours: Continued conversations on grounding
July 19th at 3pm eastern/2pm central/1pm mountain/12pm pacific
July Office Hours will be topical and Olga Trujillo will join to have further conversations about grounding and dissociation. There is no registration link, you will be automatically send a link to join office hours the day of.
*General Office Hours will resume August 16th at 3pm eastern/2pm central/1pm mountain/12pm pacific*
About the Rural Training and Technical Assistance Program from the Resource Sharing Project
The Rural Training and Technical Assistance team here at the Resource Sharing Project is always available for assistance on a range of issues in sexual assault services that rural dual/multi-services sites frequently face, such as:
- Developing an outreach plan for sexual assault survivors in your community
- Performing a sexual assault needs assessment
- Providing culturally and linguistically specific/accessible services to sexual assault survivors
- Advocacy for the unique needs of sexual violence survivors
- ...And many more topics!
We are happy to chat with you about any particular challenges, send you resources, or even come visit your state to provide training and technical assistance. You can also access publications, e-learning tools, and past webinars HERE. Please email leah@iowacasa.org with any questions or call us at 515-244-7424. We look forward to talking about rural advocacy with you soon!
This project was supported by Grant No. 2020-TA-AX-K030 awarded by the Office on Violence
Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
the view of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.