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SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS TO SURVIVOR EMPOWERMENT
Tricia B. Bent-Goodley, Ph.D., MSW, LICSWProfessor & Chair, Community, Administration & Policy Practice SequenceProject Director, Campus Safety First Project (CSFP)Howard University School of Social Work
Presented at Campus Sexual Assault Policy: Problems and ProgressOctober 25, 201211:00 am - 1:00 pmUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
Realities of the Contemporary College Campus2
Understand the culture of the campus Conduct a SWOT analysis of the campus and
community environment – look at accessibility Identify who is your student and the diversity
within that student population Acknowledge that students bring a variety of
issues to the campus community Recognize what you don’t bring so you can
acquire what is missing Distinguish communication patterns on your
campus
Acknowledge the Barriers and Opportunities
Not all relationships are heterosexual Recognize the developmental stages on your
campus Understand the diversity on your campus –
remember cultural competence is a reflection of concrete skills on the individual, organizational and policy level
Examine beliefs about law enforcement Understand the nature of racial loyalty Be honest about myths and stereotypes Recognize the stigma associated with getting help Identify help-seeking challenges
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Acknowledge the Barriers and Opportunities
Explore how technology and social media are impacting the culture of the campus
Identify language barriers – all types of language barriers
Understand the impact of diverse religious and faith-based backgrounds
Recognize the role of historical trauma Understand the nature of reporting and
what that means
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So what am I supposed to dowith all of this information?
Selected Steps
Know the pertinent laws (i.e., Title IX, Clery)
Know the pertinent laws (this is not a typo )
Document what you are doing and its connection to what you should be doing
Ask students – different types of students – including males
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More Selected Steps
Build relationships on and off campus
Frame the issue in a way that makes sense for the campus – they need to understand why they should be invested
All of this must happen before you even get to the barriers
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Supports to Survivor Empowerment Create a campus
community that is invested in the issue
Create off-campus opportunities for students to get help
Have a protocol in place and making sure that students know it
Institute prevention efforts
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Supports to Survivor Empowerment
Provide a culturally competent response – if you don’t students will know it and they will not seek your help
Support the student where they are at
Conduct bystander prevention education
Create opportunities for healing
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We Are the Change……
