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Sexual Assault Advocate/Counselor Training

Training Modules

Module 1: Introductions and Overview

During this module, introduce yourself and ask participants to do the same. Describe what participants can expect during the training and discuss the terms that will be used.

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30 minutes
Lessons
bullet Introductions and Expectations (10 minutes)
bullet Training Overview (15 minutes)
bullet Creating a Common Language (5 minutes)

Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, participants will be able to
bullet Identify which skills will be learned during the training and which will not.
bullet Determine when to use the terms "rape," "sexual assault," "sexual abuse," "victim," and "survivor" during the training.

Exclamation point punctuation symbolImportant! Read the trainer's materials available at right well before presenting the course to your audience. These materials contain preparation instructions essential to an effective training. (All other module-specific materials and tools also are available at right.)

Tip icon Create a folder for SAACT on your computer and download all the files you'll need in that folder rather than using the SAACT Web site during the training.

Module-Specific Downloads
To download files, right click on the file and select "save target as."

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Training Manuals
bulletTrainer's materials (PDF) 162 kb
bulletParticipant's materials (PDF) 140 kb
*PDFs of the full curriculum are in the Presenter's Toolbox.

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Tools
bulletPowerPoint slides (PPT) 109 kb
*The full curriculum's slides are in the Presenter's Toolbox.

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