Use this module to help your participants understand their roles and responsibilities as advocates and the roles of others with whom they will work. The module also will help participants determine if the advocate role is appropriate for them.
Time Required: 45 minutes
Lessons
Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Assault (20 minutes)
Myths and Facts About Rape (25 minutes)
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, participants will be able to
Correctly answer at least two questions about the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in the United States.
Identify at least one factor that contributes to the underreporting of rape.
List at least two myths and two facts about rape.
Important! 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.)
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.
To download files, right click on the file and select "save target as."
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