Webinars
Upholding Your Principles: Strategies for Protecting Confidentiality for Incarcerated Survivors
Confidentiality is critical to providing effective services to survivors — and no less so when that person is in custody. In fact, confidentiality takes on a heightened importance behind bars, given the high risk of retaliation facing inmates who report abuse. This webinar will take a close look at corrections staff members’ and advocates’ different perspectives on the issue of confidentiality, and help prepare advocates to negotiate with corrections departments to ensure it. You will learn about the differences between the PREA standards on confidential support services, outside reporting entities, and third-party reporting — and will discuss some of the challenges around having rape crisis centers serve as a reporting mechanism for corrections agencies. Interactive exercises and discussions will help participants to craft their own strategies for negotiating and maintaining confidentiality in their programs for incarcerated survivors.
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Dear Abby, inmate no. 3255101: Building a Correspondence Program
Do you want to start a prisoner correspondence program, but not know where to begin? Or have you already started a program, but want tips on how to help survivors when the only way you can communicate is by letter? Then this webinar is for you.
In this webinar, Dear Abby, inmate no. 3325101: How to Build a Correspondence Program, you’ll learn about developing and running a prisoner correspondence program.
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Learn the Basics: The Prison Rape Elimination Act for Victim Service Providers
Have you heard about the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) but have no idea what the law does or why it matters? Or maybe you have a vague idea, but want more on what it means for victim services providers?
In this webinar, “Learn the Basics: The Prison Rape Elimination Act for Victim Services Providers,” participants will learn about PREA and the PREA national standards, which seek to end sexual abuse and sexual harassment in detention facilities.