global women's crisis advocacy: course outline

The modules below are the 'self-paced' portion of the training. Once you've completed these modules, you will join the live online sessions with our professional trainers and your new advocacy colleagues.

    1. About this Course and the Training Process

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    1. Shamsaha

    2. Disclaimer; Agreement

    3. Meet Shamsaha's team of incredible women working toward a world free from domestic violence

    4. A warm welcome from M-J Todd, our Founder and CEO

    5. Expectations

    6. Your "Why"

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. 1.1 Self Care

    3. 1.2 Domestic Violence Overview and Key Terms

    4. 1.3 Reading Assignment: Routledge Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse

    5. 1.4 Quiz: Routledge Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse

    6. 1.5 Video: Abused in Silence

    7. 1.6 Quiz: "Abused in Silence"

    8. 1.7 Physical and Emotional Abuse

    9. 1.8 Video: 7 Signs of Emotional Abuse

    10. 1.9 Video: Mark'd

    11. 1.10 Discussion Post: Emotional Abuse

    12. 1.11 Other Types of Abuse

    13. 1.12 Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence

    14. 1.13.1 Intro to Reading Assignment: Why Battered Women Stay

    15. 1.13.2 Reading Assignment: Why Battered Women Stay

    16. 1.14 Writing Assignment

    17. 1.15 Domestic Violence Worldwide

    18. 1.16 Understanding Trauma

    19. 1.17 Video: Trauma and the Brain

    20. 1.18 Video: The Impact of Trauma on Victims of Domestic Violence

    21. 1.19 Conclusion and Discussion Post

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. 2.1 Definitions

    3. 2.2 What is Women's Crisis Advocacy?

    4. Quiz: What is Women's Crisis Advocacy?

    5. 2.3 Requirements & Policies

    6. Quiz: Requirements & Policies

    7. 2.4 Techniques of Crisis Intervention - By Prins and Ruzek

    8. 2.5 Advocate Qualities

    9. 2.6 Shamsaha's Language

    10. 2.7 Volunteer Tools

    11. Quiz: Volunteer Support Tools

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. 3.1 Test Your Bias

    3. 3.1.1 Implicit bias test results

    4. 3.2 What is Implicit Bias?

    5. 3.3 Optional Reading

    6. Video: Understanding Bias (By Royal Society)

    7. Quiz: Implicit Bias

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. 4.1 Video: All of Us (By FranklinCovey MiddleEast)

    3. 4.2 Adolescents

    4. 4.3 Male Clients

    5. 4.4 Elderly

    6. 4.5 Video: Destigmatizing Mental Illness and Chemical Dependence (By McMaster University)

    7. 4.6 LGBT+

    8. 4.7 People with Disabilities

    9. 4.8 Video: Trafficking (By IOM)

    10. 4.9 Homeless and/or Poor Populations

    11. 4.11 Migrant Workers

    12. Quiz: Special Populations

What to Expect

  • $29.99
  • Four live sessions to learn and connect with the Shamsaha's staff, volunteers and partners.
  • No prior experience is necessary. All you need is to be kind and resourceful.
  • Free access to Shamsaha's supportive Community page.