The Hush Hush World of Sexual Assault: Daring to Speak Its Name
Presented by
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Jack PerkinsSpeaker Bio
The goal of this workshop is to take a comprehensive look at the big picture and understand a counseling perspective for working with victims of sexual assault. The first part of this presentation focuses on the societal issue, gaining an understanding of the problem and the principles necessary for appreciating the collective voice of victims. The second part of this presentation focuses on the counselor’s role for working with victims of sexual assault.
- Counselors
- Addiction Counselors
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Develop a working definition of sexual assault that is applicable on a spectrum of sexual assault
- Identify at least 2 social norms that normalize sexual assault (myths, cultural shifts, role/connection to substance abuse, etc.)
- Describe the role of drugs in sexual assaults
- Define sexual assault through the lens of trauma and principles of the collective voice for victims/survivors of sexual assault
- Provide at least 2 principles for supporting victims of sexual assault who are propelled to go public
This program has been approved for 3.0 continuing education clock hours by the Louisiana Counseling Association as authorized by the Louisiana Professional Counselor Licensing Board of Examiners.
Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.
This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. Counselor Skill Group: Counseling Services.
3.0 Credits – Click here to review Accreditation
Learner Notification (including New York approvals)
TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 General continuing education credits.
ASWB ACE credit is not available in NY and NJ.
Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.
Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.
