Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center Training - Jan 25, 2013

BRCC Volunteer Training – Winter 2013

The Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center will be holding their January training session starting January 25, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in their Lexington office. BRCC volunteers serve as coverage for our 24 hour crisis hotline, directly providing crisis counseling to survivors, their friends and family members via phone. Volunteers also serve as medical advocates, responding to calls from our local emergency rooms to act as a support and a source of information for recent survivors who seek medical treatment. This volunteer opportunity offers direct client service experience to students, but working with the BRCC also affords individuals a chance to make truly meaningful change within their communities. Below is the training schedule for your reference. For more information, contact Caitlin Bentley, Caitlin.Bentley@bluegrassrapecrisis.org

 

Read each section indicated in your Volunteer Manual prior to the next training session.

 

Friday, January 25, 2013                                                                                                                Read Section 1

 

Client-Centered Empathy - 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM 

Presenters: Jennifer Johnson & Charlotte Easley

The presentation will include an agency overview and will lay the groundwork for understanding the complexities of sexual violence. Further, volunteers will explore stereotypes and examine biases that volunteers may have as well as how to cope with these biases while providing quality advocacy to victims of sexual violence.

 

Saturday, January 26, 2013                                                                                          Read Sections 2, 3, 4

 

Rape Culture - 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Presenters: Kristen Parks & Devin Harris

Rape myths and stereotypes will be discussed as well as stages of trauma, victim and offender profile, gender roles, media, and how rape culture affects daily decision-making.

Lunch Break 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Crisis Counseling Techniques - 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Presenters: Kathy Doyle & Theresa Fitzpatrick

In this presentation, you will learn the basic tools essential in crisis line work including reflective listening, validating, clarifying, paraphrasing and decision making. Group role-plays will give volunteers a chance to practice crisis intervention techniques. Practice skills assignment will be given at session’s end.

 

Saturday, February 2, 2013                                                                                          Read Sections 5, 6, 7, 9

 

Child Sexual Abuse& Adult Survivors - 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Presenters: Angela Gibbs

This discussion on child sexual abuse issues includes myths, indicators, and duty to report, among other topics. Discussion will then move into working with adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Volunteers will participate in group role-plays.

 

Legal Advocacy - 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM

Presenters: Stephanie Humes

This presentation will provide a broad overview of legal information with special emphasis on judicial procedures and other information likely to be used by the volunteer.

 

Lunch Break, 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

 

Medical Advocacy - 12:45 PM to 5:00 PM

Presenters: Cari Calico & Karen Sheppard

Volunteers will reconvene at the University of Kentucky Hospital Emergency Room. Here Anita Capillo, Fayette County SANE Program Coordinator will demonstrate the medical evidentiary exam, or “rape kit.” We will then meet back at the training site, where staff will review the role of the BRCC advocate and hospital advocacy procedures required for volunteers. Practice skills assignment will be given at session’s end.

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Saturday, February 9, 2013                                                                                          Read Sections 8, 10

                                                      

Special Populations- 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Presenters: Dani Rodgers

This presentation will provide tools for dealing with special circumstances while providing crisis counseling and/or medical advocacy to individuals from various populations.

 

Crisis Counseling Follow-Up - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Presenters: Kathy Doyle & Theresa Fitzpatrick

During this session, we will review tools essential to crisis counseling and answer questions from the group pertaining to this piece. Facilitator will also review BRCC protocol for dealing with suicidal and homicidal clients.

 

Lunch Break 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

 

Lexington Vol. Policy & Procedure - 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Presenters: Caitlin Bentley

Lexington volunteers will meet to review the volunteer policies and procedures that each person must know before being scheduled to work on the crisis line and provide medical advocacy. Facilitator will also discuss how to handle a wide array of calls that may come through the crisis line.

 

Outreach Vol. Policy & Procedure - 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Presenters: Leeann Hayslett

Outreach volunteers will meet to review the volunteer policies and procedures that each person must know before being scheduled to provide medical advocacy.

 

Outreach Vol. Role-Plays - 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM

BRCC staff will observe outreach trainees as they break into groups to do an afternoon of role-plays.

 

Lexington Vol. Role-Plays - 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM

BRCC staff will observe Lexington trainees as they break into groups to do an afternoon of role-plays.

 

Training Wrap-Up - 5:00 PM to 5:15 PM

Staff will review topics discussed throughout training session and answer any remaining questions. Exit interviews will be scheduled during this time with Lexington volunteers and photographs for ID Badges will be taken of all trainees.