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Session 5 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation

Part 2 Sessions 1 and 2

November 16, 2021 • Brenda Hill

Session 1. Basic Advocacy Skills continued
1. Active Listening Skills & Crisis Line Response
2. Safety Planning
3. Protection Orders

Session 2. Special Populations & Advocacy
1. Self-reflection: Identifying & Unlearning Internalized Oppression
2. Advocacy with LGBTQ & Two Spirit Community Members
3. Advocacy with Male Victims
4. Advocacy with those with Different Abilities

Session 1 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation

November 2, 2021 • Brenda Hill

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 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 3 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation

November 9, 2021 • Brenda Hill

Session 4: Trauma: Impact & Effects 1. What is Trauma? 2. Ongoing Impact of Trauma/Violence 3. Connections: Domestic Violence, Mental Health & Substance Abuse 4. Impact of Witnessing Domestic Violence on Children