• To review the skills that will enable advocates and other service providers work more effectively with  male survivors
• To highlight social and cultural pressures that impact male survivors
• To review the effects of sexual victimization on male survivors
• To provide participants an opportunity to identify personal challenges and confront misconceptions that might impact their ability to work effectively with male survivors

Objectives

By the end of this training, participants  will be able to:

• Name at least 3 new resources for male survivors and describe what is available through that resource
• Name at least 5 possible long-term effects of sexual abuse on men
• Name at least 3 social norms that may inhibit male survivors from reaching out for help
• Describe possible 3 positive and negative influences of race, class, nationality, immigration status, sexual orientation, ability and age on men’s ability to reach out for help or access services
• Describe at least 3 skills which are particularly relevant to working with male survivors
• Name at least 3 ways that working with male survivors MAY differ significantly from working with female survivors
• Describe at least 3 ways that a friend or family member of a male survivor might be impacted by the survivors experience
• Describe  at least 3 resources that might be useful to a friend or family member of a male survivor

Anyone who works with men including: crisis intervention hotline staff and volunteer/staffs; victim advocates; mental health workers; child protection workers; law enforcement personnel, and other professionals with some knowledge about the dynamics of sexual abuse.

90 minutes

For additional information please contact:

Steve LePore at Steve(at)1in6.org

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