kNOwing MORE: Responding to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivor Needs Training
Training conducted in partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) and
Prevention Education and Community Empowerment (PEACE) Office –
Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (GBHWC)
June 25, 2015, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Holiday Resort & Spa
Training Day 1
Morning Session:
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration/Check-In
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Safety Planning/Legal Basics (NDVH)
 Safety assessment (lethality and suicide)
 Strategies for safety when staying, leaving, or after an abusive
relationship has ended
 Basic process for filing a report and obtaining help from law
enforcement
 Basic process on how to obtain a protective order, how it is
enforced and provisions that can be made for the victim
 Safety planning with a protective order
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Community Action Teams Listening Session/Lunch
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Sexual Violence/Friends and Family (NDVH)
 Sexual pressure and coercion
 Reproductive coercion
 Rape and sexual assault
 Help a friend or family member learn how to offer nonjudgmental, empowering support to their loved one
 Assess the possible consequences of any interventions
friends and family may try
Afternoon Session:
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
safeTALK (PEACE Office, GBHWC)
**Limited to the first 25 people who registered
 Three-hour training that prepares anyone over the age of 15
to identify persons with thoughts of suicide, and to address
them with the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen, Keep-Safe),
connecting callers to suicide first aid, and intervention
caregivers.
This event is presented by the Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence (GCASAFV), in collaboration with its member
agencies and community partners. This event is supported in part by Grant #2012-MU-AX-0001 awarded by the Office on Violence Against
Women, US Department of Justice (OVW–DOJ); G-1501GUSDVC by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, Family and
Youth Services Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services (FYSB–DHHS); and
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)/National Football League (NFL). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s) and GCASAFV staff and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding
agencies: OVW–DOJ, FYSB–DHHS, or NSVRC/NFL.
**AS OF 6/4/2015 - Subject to change
kNOwing MORE: Responding to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivor Needs Training
Training conducted in partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)
June 26, 2015, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Holiday Resort & Spa
Training Day 2
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration/Check-In
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome

Connections between Power, Control, and Violence in Our
Society
o Identify how societal factors result in violence against
women and other populations
o Identify how various forms of societal oppression impact
our callers
o How to respond with empathy when they hear those
experiences expressed by callers

Crisis Intervention/Guiding Principles
o Physiology and neurobiology of the brain in crisis
o Intersection of domestic violence and mental health
o Introduction to the crisis intervention model
o Guiding principles (trauma informed services)
o Process of change
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Community Action Teams Listening Session/Lunch

Active Listening/Compassion Fatigue & Fostering Resilience
o Elements of active listening
o Asking strategic questions
o Promoting self-determination and strengths based
advocacy
o Understanding compassion fatigue
o Keys to resilience

Pregnancy, Children, Custody
o Unique risks for pregnant women in abusive relationships
o Impact of domestic violence on children and their
development
o Common custody challenges faced by callers
o Custody and safety planning
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
This event is presented by the Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence (GCASAFV), in collaboration with its member
agencies and community partners. This event is supported in part by Grant #2012-MU-AX-0001 awarded by the Office on Violence Against
Women, US Department of Justice (OVW–DOJ); G-1501GUSDVC by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, Family and
Youth Services Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services (FYSB–DHHS); and
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)/National Football League (NFL). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s) and GCASAFV staff and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding
agencies: OVW–DOJ, FYSB–DHHS, or NSVRC/NFL.
**AS OF 6/4/2015 - Subject to change
kNOwing MORE: Responding to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivor Needs Training
Training conducted in partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)
June 27, 2015, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Holiday Resort & Spa
Training Day 3
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration/Check-In
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome

Crisis Intervention/Guiding Principles
o Physiology and neurobiology of the brain in crisis
o Intersection of domestic violence and mental health
o Introduction to the crisis intervention model
o Guiding principles (trauma informed services)
o Process of change
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Active Listening/Compassion Fatigue & Fostering Resilience
o Elements of active listening
o Asking strategic questions
o Promoting self-determination and strengths based
advocacy
o Understanding compassion fatigue
o Keys to resilience
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Community Action Teams Listening Session/Lunch

Safety Planning/Legal Basics
o Safety assessment (lethality and suicide)
o Strategies for safety when staying, leaving, or after an
abusive relationship has ended
o Basic process for filing a report and obtaining help from
law enforcement
o Basic process on how to obtain a protective order, how it
is enforced and provisions that can be made for the victim
o Safety planning with a protective order

Sexual Violence/Friends and Family
o Sexual pressure and coercion
o Reproductive coercion
o Rape and sexual assault
o Help a friend or family member learn how to offer nonjudgmental, empowering support to their loved one
o Assess the possible consequences of any interventions
friends and family may try
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
This event is presented by the Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence (GCASAFV), in collaboration with its member
agencies and community partners. This event is supported in part by Grant #2012-MU-AX-0001 awarded by the Office on Violence Against
Women, US Department of Justice (OVW–DOJ); G-1501GUSDVC by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, Family and
Youth Services Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services (FYSB–DHHS); and
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)/National Football League (NFL). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s) and GCASAFV staff and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding
agencies: OVW–DOJ, FYSB–DHHS, or NSVRC/NFL.
**AS OF 6/4/2015 - Subject to change