TIP and survivor-centricity
Use approaches that are trauma informed and survivor-centred.
We know that university-based sexual assault educators and service-providers are generally well-versed in trauma informed practice and survivor-centricity. We are happy to report that this is an approach our participants and research assistants saw as valuable.
Delving Deeper Resources
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Guidelines and recommendations for Nova Scotia Universities and the Nova Scotia Community College: Development of Survivor-Centric Sexual Violence Policies and Responses (May 2018)2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Trauma-Informed Care Webinar (Western University Learning Network): http://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/webinars/recorded-webinars/2021/webinar-2021-2.html
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Critical Components of a Survivor-Centred Response to Campus Sexual Violence (Rossiter, Porteous, and Dhillon, 2020)This 2020 book chapter is part of the edited volume Violence Interrupted: Confronting Sexual Violence on University Campuses, edited by Crocker, Minaker, and Neland, and published by McGill-Queen's University Press.
Self-serve Resources
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Learning NetworkWestern University's VAW Learning Network offers several recorded webinars about Trauma Informed Practice, many of which focus on this framework in relation to a specific marginalized population or populations.