Saturday, March 31, 2012: 9:50 AM-11:10 AM
Yerba Buena Salon 10-12 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key components of an advocacy program.
- Identify important training issues to cover.
- Identify the kinds of program components important to intervention with survivors of domestic violence.
This presentation will describe a clinic-based approach to providing advocacy and other services to Native American survivors of domestic violence. We will describe training requirements for all staff who may play a role in working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. We will also discuss the clinical screening as a means to identify survivors who may want to see an advocate; and the kinds of advocacy and counseling services offered.