Education and Outreach
Raising public awareness about sexual violence is essential to creating change. CCASA’s education and outreach workshops facilitate meaningful conversation on sexual violence, raise awareness, and influence the culture surrounding sexual violence. Education is an important first step towards ending it together.
These workshops are designed for the general public, including children, youth, and their parents and educators. We can also customize facilitated discussions and are always happy to participate in community events, conferences, and panels.
Public Education and Outreach
These workshops cover a broad range of topics related to sexual violence — from supporting children to workplace harassment to truly effective prevention measures.
Child Sexual Abuse and Responding to Disclosures
Learn about child sexual abuse, ways to respond, and an overall understanding of why positive and supportive responses are so vital in disclosures of child sexual abuse.
Topics include:
- Facts about child sexual abuse
- Reporting obligations
- Indicators and impacts
- How children disclose
- Key messages of support
Length: 3 hours (multi-session training available upon request)
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
Examine the impacts and complexities of sexual violence in intimate partner relationships and learn how to provide support to people who are impacted.
Topics include:
- Tools for providing a supportive and empathetic response
- Identifying barriers in supporting someone’s decisions
- The history, perceptions, and complexities of intimate partner sexual violence
Length: 3 hours
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Men and Sexual Violence
This workshop is for anyone interested in being a part of the ever-growing conversation about men and masculinity. You’ll explore societal expectations of men and masculinity and the intersection with sexual violence and rape/sexual assault culture.
Topics include:
- The role men can play in ending sexual violence
- An examination of societal standards and expectations of masculinity
- How to identify, critique, and intervene in the harmful messages about gender that contribute to sexual violence
Length: 3 hours
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Rethinking Prevention
It’s time to talk about true prevention. You’ll learn the harmful history of “safety tips” and focus on effective strategies for sexual violence prevention.
Topics include:
- The impact of “safety tips” and a new prevention lens
- The difference between sexual assault prevention and sexual assault avoidance
- Reflection on true prevention
Length: 3 hours
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Sexual Assault and Responding to Disclosures
Explore the realities and complexities of sexual violence and learn skills to provide positive and supportive messaging to people impacted by sexual violence.
Topics include:
- Facts about sexual violence
- The root causes of sexual violence and its impacts
- Consent
- Tools for supporting others
- Language for talking about sexual violence
- CCASA services
Length: 3 hours (multi-session training available upon request)
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Sexual Violence and Anti-Oppressive Practice
Examine the root causes of sexual violence and what it means to apply an anti-oppressive lens to understanding sexual violence. This workshop includes discussion, conversation, and an exploration of the intersection of sexual violence and oppression. You will gain new tools to apply to your life and enhance your learning and unlearning process.
Topics include:
- Examining your lived experience in this world
- The root causes of sexual violence
- Reflecting on your own perspectives
Length: 3 hours (multi-session training available upon request)
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Reading With Children
With the help of books carefully selected by CCASA, you’ll discover how to talk to children about sexual violence and bodily autonomy. You will also learn about child sexual abuse and how to respond to disclosures in a supportive manner.
Topics include:
- An introduction to dialogic reading, meaning how to speak with children about the material they are reading
- How to do a dialogic reading (book choice varies depending on age bracket)
- Defining child sexual abuse and impacts/indicators
- How children disclose, supporting a disclosure, and duty to report
- Caring for yourself and community supports
Length: 3 hours
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
Workplace and Sexual Harassment
Learn about sexual violence and how to respond to it in a supportive and positive manner. This comprehensive training educates participants on recognizing and addressing sexual harassment in the workplace and equips them with practical tools to create a safe and respectful environment for all employees.
Topics include:
- Defining sexual harassment
- Sexual harassment vs. flirting
- Impacts of sexual harassment
- How to respond to disclosures of sexual harassment
Length: 3 hours (multi-session training available upon request)
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
CCASA Services
Learn about CCASA’s impact in the community, our services, the values that drive our work, and the meaningful outcomes supporting those affected by sexual violence.
Length: 1 hour
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Free
Community Engagement
CCASA often attends schools, universities, and community events to raise awareness of sexual violence and our services. Our Public Education team offers opportunities to engage and learn through booths, panels, university activities, conferences, and more.
If you’d like to invite CCASA to attend or speak at an event, contact us.
Youth aged 14 to 21 years are encouraged to join the Youth Advisory Committee. The committee provides advice to CCASA on our programs and services and works to ensure that CCASA effectively supports youth.
Facilitated Discussions
If there’s a specific topic related to sexual violence you’d like CCASA to present to your community or organization, our Education and Training team can develop and lead a facilitated conversation tailored to your needs. Past discussions have included topics on allyship, gender representation in the media, sexual violence in the media, and activism.
Length: Typically 2 hours
Format: Online or in-person
Prerequisite: No prior knowledge required
Cost: Contact us for pricing
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