Entrenamiento de Asesoria/Advocacy Training in Spanish Launched this Week
The Rape Recovery Center celebrates a big milestone this week with the launch of our first ever Entrenamiento de Asesoria. This 40 hour advocacy training will certify new sexual assault counselors in the Spanish speaking community.
The Rape Recovery Center celebrates a big milestone this week with the launch of our first ever Entrenamiento de Asesoria. This 40 hour advocacy training will certify new sexual assault counselors in the Spanish speaking community. A group of 20 advocates began their training this past Tuesday evening, and will meet for 2 weeks to complete the 40 hours of instruction required by the state of Utah to be certified as a sexual assault survivor advocate.
This training was made possible through a partnership between the Rape Recovery Center, the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and University Neighborhood Partners. Many experts from the Spanish speaking community have contributed to this unique curriculum to ensure that it is not only translated into the Spanish language, but also culturally relevant. After over a year of planning, we are thrilled to launch this program and to increase our support to Spanish speaking survivors. We are so grateful for the 20 individuals who are volunteering their time to become certified and join our team!
“Es la primera vez que este curso de entrenamiento es disponible en español en el Condado de Salt Lake. Esta capacitación es esencial para apoyar a las víctimas de la violencia sexual. También es un paso crítico para apoderar a nuestra comunidad para que tenga la mejor información disponible sobre cómo combatir la violencia sexual y detener el abuso sexual. (This is the first time this training is available in Spanish in Salt Lake County. This training is essential to support victims of sexual violence. It is also a critical step in empowering our community with the best information available on how to combat sexual violence and stop sexual abuse.)”
Meet Our Newest Volunteer Class
Three times a year the Rape Recovery Center hosts a volunteer training to prepare new advocates as they join our team. This past Saturday we had a dynamic group of individuals, pictured below, complete this training.
Three times a year the Rape Recovery Center hosts a volunteer training to prepare new advocates as they join our team. This past Saturday we had a dynamic group of individuals, pictured below, complete this training. Over two weeks these folks spent 40 hours learning about crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and the resources/systems survivors will interact with throughout their recovery. Now that they are certified Rape Crisis Counselors, we are thrilled to add these compassionate individuals to our volunteer ranks!
“The training was an incredible opportunity and I learned so much. My main takeaway is to really understand the complexity and nuance of every survivors situation, and to just be their person for that moment. The facilitation was excellent and I feel as though I’ve learned so much about excellent facilitation and teaching.” - Training Participant
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer? Learn more on our volunteer page.
New Volunteers Complete Advocacy Training
Each January, the Rape Recovery Center hosts our first volunteer training of the year. This year, we had a dynamic group of nearly 30 individuals complete this training. Over two weeks these folks spent 40 hours learning about crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and the resources/systems survivors will interact with throughout their recovery. Now that they are certified Rape Crisis Counselors, we are thrilled to add these compassionate individuals to our volunteer ranks!
Each January, the Rape Recovery Center hosts our first volunteer training of the year. This year, we had a dynamic group of nearly 30 individuals complete this training. Over two weeks these folks spent 40 hours learning about crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and the resources/systems survivors will interact with throughout their recovery. Now that they are certified Rape Crisis Counselors, we are thrilled to add these compassionate individuals to our volunteer ranks!
January 2018 Rape Crisis Counselor Training Class at the Rape Recovery Center.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service with HRC Utah
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, volunteers from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) of Utah spent nearly 10 hours reorganizing and cleaning the Rape Recovery Center offices. The Rape Recovery Center was thrilled to partner with HRC Utah for this inspiring project. These incredible individuals reflect the spirit of service that Dr. King lived his life by.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, volunteers from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) of Utah spent nearly 10 hours reorganizing and cleaning the Rape Recovery Center offices. The Rape Recovery Center was thrilled to partner with HRC Utah for this inspiring project. These incredible individuals reflect the spirit of service that Dr. King lived his life by.
We recognize that Dr. King's fight for racial justice is inherently connected to our mission to end sexual violence; in order to address sexual violence we must root out all forms of injustice and oppression. The intersection of sexual violence and racism is clear when we examine the statistics and recognize the increased risk that communities of color face for experiencing sexual violence. For more about the dangerous intersections of racism and sexual violence, check out this article from the organization INCITE!.
On behalf of all of us at the Rape Recovery Center, we wish to thank HRC Utah and the incredible volunteers that dedicated their time and efforts to help advance our mission of empowering survivors and ending sexual violence. In partcular, thank you to:
- Dustin Williams
- Nick Kiahtipes
- Juanita Giles
- Lucas Horns
- Alli Martin
- Ben Martin
- Josh Shutkind
- Claire Martinez
- Riley Richter
- Shayla Peterson
- Tracy Giles
Check out the before and after pictures below to see the stellar organizing these folks did!
Here are just a few of the disorganized storage spaces that needed a little (or a lot) of TLC.
A few of the beautiful reorganized and redesigned spaces.