OCASI’s E-learning training “Responding to Sexual Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities”(link is external) is a free course for service providers who directly support immigrant and refugee communities. The focus of the course is “to better understand issues of sexual violence and develop a supportive response for survivors.”
At the end of the course, participants will be able to
- Analyze the issue of sexual violence from a gendered and anti-oppression framework
- Critically analyze the realities of immigrant and refugee women who have experienced sexual violence in the context of structural and systemic barriers
- Understand the broad range of supports available to survivors of sexual violence
- Understand the legislative responses to sexual violence in Canada
- Identify information and tools on how to support survivors of sexual violence including: effectively responding to disclosures, safety planning with women and making effective referrals
- Identify ways of promoting community and social change by engaging survivors of sexual violence in organizational change, bridging sectors, promoting inter-agency information sharing and referrals, case coordination and public education