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Interpersonal Violence

Training Programs

The university offers training for students and employees. Learn more, and choose the one that's right for you or your class, group or organization.

Student Programs

This online sexual assault prevention education course presents realistic and interactive skill-building scenarios. New undergraduate (freshman, transfer and change-of-campus) students at the Columbia campus under the age of 23 are required to complete the SAPU and Alcohol Edu courses.

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Designed for University 101 classes, this presentation covers consent and healthy relationship characteristics, warning signs of unhealthy relationships, definitions of the three types of interpersonal violence (sexual assault, relationship/intimate partner violence and stalking), the relationship between alcohol and sexual assault, and resources on campus for interpersonal violence survivors.

Length: 50 or 75 minutes 
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This presentation teaches participants about the impact of interpersonal violence (sexual assault, relationship/intimate partner violence and stalking), how to implement strategies to support and assist survivors, and resources for survivors.

Length: one hour
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This training describes the impact of interpersonal violence within the LGBTQ+ community. It's particularly relevant for students who plan to work in “helping professions” such as social work, education, counseling and medical fields; however, the content is important for anyone who is interested.

Length: two hours
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This training presents participants an array of intervention strategies to use in their everyday lives and engages them in a group discussion about overcoming personal and societal barriers to bystander intervention. Information about on- and off-campus resources is provided.

Length: 50-75 minutes
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this presentation.  

This three-session workshop series aims to provide a different and more comprehensive way to think about trauma as the process of becoming flooded with overwhelming stress from a variety of causes. The modules focus on the effects of trauma, why it's hard to talk about and how to cope with it or help others who have experienced it.

Length: 90-120 minutes each
Email Shannon Nix, title, for information about this presentation.

 

Faculty and Staff Programs

This training session covers multiple facets of intimate partner violence, also known as relationship or domestic violence, to include types of abuse, warning signs for abusive relationships, risk factors and how to support survivors.

Request this presentation or check the university's Human Resources Training and Professional Development calendar for upcoming sessions.

This two-hour training describes the impact of interpersonal violence within the LGBTQ+ community. It's designed for students and faculty and staff members in “helping professions” such as social work, education, counseling and medical fields; however, the content is important for anyone who is interested.

Request this presentation.

Facilitated by the university's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, this training is  required for all supervisors of university staff members. For more information, call 803-777-3854.

Check the university's Human Resources Training and Professional Development calendar for upcoming sessions.

This training presents participants an array of intervention strategies to use in their everyday lives and engages them in a group discussion about overcoming personal and societal barriers to bystander intervention. Information about on- and off-campus resources is provided.

Request this presentation.

This three-session workshop series aims to provide a different and more comprehensive way to think about trauma as the process of becoming flooded with overwhelming stress from a variety of causes. The modules focus on the effects of trauma, why it's hard to talk about and how to cope with it or help others who have experienced it.

Email Shannon Nix, title, for information about this presentation.

Facilitated by the univerity's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, this training provides participants with information, resources and tools to help identify and address allegations of illegal discrimination at the university. For more information, call 803-777-3854.

Check the university's Human Resources Training and Professional Development calendar for upcoming sessions.

This presentation includes an introduction to SAVIP services, coverage of reporting obligations for responsible employees and a review of trauma-informed survivor support skills.

Request this presentation or check the univerity's Human Resources Training and Professional Development calendar for upcoming sessions.

 

Interpersonal Violence


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