Welcome, Introductions and Curriculum Overview
PART 1- Violence Against Native Women- Root Causes, Dynamics & Trauma-informed Advocacy
Session 1: History, Root Causes and Dynamics of Violence & Social Change
1. Today’s Reality: Violence Against Native Women & Children
2. Root Causes of Violence: Colonization & Culture
3. Connections Between Oppression, Internalized Oppression, Violence and Culturally-based Solutions
4. Reflections of Social Change: Brief Herstory of the Movement to End Violence against Native Women
Session 1 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation
Part 1 Session 1
November 2, 2021 • Brenda Hill
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Session 2 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation
November 4, 2021 • Brenda Hill
Session 2: Dynamics and Tactics of Battering/Intimate Partner Violence 1. Necessary Distinctions: Conflict, Abuse, Violence, DV, Intimate Partner Violence and Battering 2. Dynamics of Battering: Power and Control and Tactics 3. Why Do They Go Back? Session 3: Overview of Advocates Role 1. Medical Model vs. Grassroots / Social Change Model 2. Roles of Advocates
Session 4 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation
November 12, 2021 • Brenda Hill
Session 5: Trauma-Informed Approaches & Advocacy 1. Trauma & Domestic Violence: Framing the Issues 2. What is a Trauma-informed Approach? 3. Responding to Trauma – What Helps 4. Self-healing & Secondary Trauma PART 2 - Violence Against Native Women- Advocacy: Skills, Shelter, Systems and Community Session 1. Basic Advocacy Skills 1. Relationship Building & Boundaries