The ABC & D’s of Receiving Disclosures of Sexual Violence on Campus

This self-paced online program, hosted within the Sexual Violence New Brunswick (SVNB) Learning Portal is designed to equip faculty and staff of post-secondary institutions with the comprehensive skills and knowledge necessary to handle disclosures of sexual violence using a trauma-informed approach sensitively and empathetically.

Participants will:

• Learn to assess: Understand the roots of sexual violence and the ways it is facilitated in our communities.
• Believe: Believe stories of sexual violence through learning the ways trauma impacts the brain and body.
• Connect: Connect with the person and then connect them with resources.
• Debrief: Maintain personal wellbeing in trauma-affected work.

Participants will practice these skills though case scenarios and activities. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate acknowledging their commitment to enhancing support mechanisms.

Training details:

• Course duration: Self-paced, online (approximately three hours).
• Cost: FREE. Use code PostSecondary2025.

Sexual violence prevention and response is a campus-wide responsibility. This training will equip you with the skills and tools to be able to help survivors reach their goals. It provides valuable insights into referring survivors to on-campus experts for continued support and outlines effective ways to facilitate the transfer of care.

Use code PostSecondary2025 to access this training at no cost.

Link: https://svnb.ca/en/courses/campus-abcs-of-receiving-disclosures-of-sexual-violence/