SCESA’s Enhancing Capacity Seminar: Culturally Specific Services Addressing Sexual Assault

Monday, May 16th – Friday, May 20th, 2016 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

The purpose of the Enhancing Capacity Seminar on “Culturally Specific Services Addressing Sexual Assault” is to enhance the capacity of Communities of Color organizations to provide culturally specific services addressing sexual assault.

The Capacity Seminar will provide intensive skills based training and information on how to engage in culturally specific program planning and implementation strategies (particularly services and outreach) that reflect the occurrence and complexity of sexual assault in Communities of Color.

The Seminar will include such topics as: Defining Sexual Assault with a Cultural Lens; Assessing “core services” for Communities of Color; Spirituality and Healing; Women of Color and Trauma; Implementing Culturally Specific Healing Modalities and Supporting Youth Survivors.