Family Justice Institute Brochure

SPECIAL OFFERINGS Expert Knowledge Family Justice The Family Justice Center is committed to InstituteI. Interpersonal Violence 101 bringing you local experts who can speak 4 hours to the intricacies of helping communities Contact us today for more Ideal for anyone in the 11th grade and above, move beyond family violence. information on trainings including adults. Anyone who is interested in Community-Focused achieving a basic knowledge of interpersonal The Institute strives to help educate our offered through the violence is welcome to attend. community about issues related to family Institute! This half-day training provides participants with a violence. While some trainings are comprehensive look at domestic violence, sexual tailored for professionals, many serve as Phone: assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and human opportunities for community members to trafficking. Through a mix of presentations, come together to understand and work to 510-965-4949 activities, and discussions, participants learn the prevent family violence. general characteristics of various types of Email: interpersonal violence. The training focuses on how Brought to you in partnership with: to identify abusive and unhealthy relationships, the  STAND! for Families Free of Violence [email protected] ways in which types of violence intersect, and how  Community Violence Solutions to help friends and family who may be experiencing  Contra Costa District Attorney Web: interpersonal violence. Updated December 2014 www.wccfjc.orgII. Law Enforcement Training 2.5 hours Designed for law enforcement personnel, including officers, detectives, and sergeants. Any size group can be accommodated. The Family Justice Center leads the Law Enforcement Training Project (LETP), a multi- disciplinary team of trainers from community- based victim-advocacy organizations, prosecutors, civil attorneys, and law enforcement personnel. This project focuses on best and promising practices for the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence and human trafficking cases. The LETP concentrates on skill building; elevating topical knowledge; improving investigations; improving survivor experiences with the criminal justice system; and increasing victim and officer safety.

ATTITUDES AND CULTURE CHANGES V. Pyramid of Violence III. Victim Resources 30 minutes 15-60 minutes, depending on time availableI. Teen Dating Violence Ideal for 8th grade through adult. Any size group and audience size 45-60 minutes can be accommodated. Ideal for service providers who want to be Ideal for high school and college ages, but can also be Participants are presented with the Pyramid of able to refer clients to appropriate resources. done with adults. This activity works best with groups Violence, a visual depiction of how widely-prevalent, Any size group can be accommodated. of 10-30 people. seemingly-innocuous behaviors contribute to Participants will be presented with a wide Participants do an interactive activity, after which they creating a culture that is accepting of sexual and range of resources that they can use to have a facilitated discussion about how to prevent teen gender-based violence. connect their clients with assistance and dating violence and intervene when it occurs. When support related to domestic violence, sexual done with adults, the discussion will focus on what VI. How Can Adults Stop Bullying? assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and/or adults can do to help teens navigate dating 30-45 minutes human trafficking. relationships. Adults, including parents, teachers and others working with children and teens. Any size group can IV. Confidentiality/PrivilegeII. Victim Blaming and Being an Active Bystander be accommodated. 60 minutes 45-60 minutes Participants are given facts and information about Ideal for service providers who are faced with Ideal for middle, high school, or college-aged students. bullying. They are then led in a facilitated discussion confidentiality concerns. Any size group can Any size group can be accommodated. about bullying prevention and intervention. be accommodated. Participants are led through an interactive activity to What is the difference between the privilege explore ways to prevent and react to victim blaming TOOLS AND INFORMATION held between an attorney and a client and the and sexual assault. confidentiality in place with other service I. Information and Data Sharing providers? Susun Kim, Esq, answers theseIII. Interpersonal Violence and LGBTQ Survivors 60 minutes questions and more. 45-60 minutes Ideal for service providers and program managers. Ideal for participants in or above the 10th grade, Participants will learn how to determine what client- V. Safety Planning including adults. Any size group can be accommodated. related data they could and should collect. The 60 minutes Participants are guided through an activity to promote workshop will also focus on what data can be legally Ideal for adults who are interested in empathy and understanding of the coming out process shared and under what circumstances. learning how to help a victim of LGBTQ-identifying individuals experience. They then interpersonal violence stay safe. discuss how this informs how someone might II. Victim Advocacy Domestic violence and sexual assault experience interpersonal violence. 2 hours advocates will discuss the importance of Ideal for adults who both work in the field of safety planning and the various ways inIV. Gender Boxes interpersonal violence and who are simply which it can be done. 30-45 minutes interested in learning more about victim advocacy. Ideal for 8th grade through college. This activity works Participants will hear from domestic violence and best with 15-45 people. sexual assault advocates about the opportunities and Participants do an interactive activity, Gender Boxes, to challenges of working with victims of interpersonal explore how gender stereotypes play a role in sexual violence. and gender-based violence.