Times: Training is 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, except for Saturday trainings, which are 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Session content is subject to change.

Absences: Attendance at all sessions is highly encouraged. However, make up sessions are available by participating in future training classes. No more than 10 classroom hours may be missed. Additionally, sessions 5 and 8 are required to be eligible to receive full credit for the CAT. If session 8 is missed, it is required to attend session 5 and 8 in subsequent trainings, to be considered complete.

Note: *SAFE’s 40 Hour CAT curriculum is certified by the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Session 1
5:30 – 6:15 Welcome & Training Overview
Presenters: Volunteer Services Staff
6:15 – 7:00 Herstory (A Historical Perspective on Sexual & Domestic Violence) and Social Context
Presenter: Community Education Staff
7:00 – 7:15 Break
7:15 – 9:00 Herstory & Social Context

Session 2
6:00 – 6:15 Check In + Activity
6:15 – 7:15 Sexual Violence Part 1: Definitions, Consent & Rape Culture
Presenter: SARRT Staff
7:15 – 7:25 Break
7:25 – 7:30 Grounding Activity
7:30 – 8:30 Sexual Violence Part 2: Community Response & Medicolegal Options for Victims
Presenter: Forensic Nursing & Advocacy Staff
8:30 – 9:00 Volunteer Program Spotlight: Forensic Nursing & Advocacy Program
Presenter: Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Coordinator

Session 3
9:00 –10:35 Barriers to Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Presenter: SAFE Futures Staff
10:35 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:30 Trauma, the Brain and Healing
12:30 – 12:40 Break
12:40 — 1:40 Using Our Voices: Survivor Speaker Panel & Discussion
Presenter: Survivor Speakers
1:40 – 2:00 Discussion & Debriefing

Session 4
6:00 – 7:20 Supporting Children & Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma
Presenter: SAFE Volunteer Coordinator
7:20 – 7:30 Break
7:30 – 7:50 Volunteer Program Spotlight: Children’s & Youth Programs at SAFE
Presenter: SAFE Volunteer Coordinator
7:50 – 9:00 Becoming a Youth Allied Adult
Presenter: Expect Respect Staff

Session 5
6:00 – 6:30 Empathetic Communication Triad Activity
6:30 – 6:45 Volunteer Program Spotlight: Life Skills
Presenters: Life Skills Coordinator
6:45 – 7:00 Volunteer Program Spotlights: Peer Support & Survivor Voices Project
Presenters: Community Education Staff
7:00 – 7:40 Power, Privilege and Oppression
Presenter: Community Education Staff
7:40 – 7:50 Break
7:40 – 9:00 Power, Privilege and Oppression

Session 6
6:00 – 7:30 Margins to Center Approaches: Supporting Immigrant Survivors of Gender Based Violence
Presenter: Asian Family Support Services of Austin (AFSSA) Staff
7:30 — 7:40 Break
7:40 – 9:00 Accessible Services to Survivors with Disabilities + Adults in Later Life
Presenters: SAFE Disability Services Staff
Home

Session 7
6:00 – 6:10 Check In
6:10 – 6:30 Volunteer Program Spotlight: Legal Advocacy
Presenters: Legal Advocate Volunteer
6:30 – 7:30 Criminal Justice System and Legal Remedies for Survivors
Presenter: Legal Services Staff
7:30 – 7:40 Break
7:40 – 9:00 Criminal Justice System and Legal Remedies for Survivors

Session 8
9:00 – 10:30 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Survivors + People of Color Realities: Addressing Gender Violence and Oppression
Presenter: National Latin@ Network –Casa Esperanza Staff
10:30 – 10:40 Break
10:40 – 11:30 LGBTQ Survivors + People of Color Realities
11:30 – 12:50 You Might Work with a Transgender Survivor and You Want to Help
12:50 – 1:00 Break
1:0 – 1:40 DeafSHARE: Deaf Survivors Healing through Advocacy, Responsiveness
+ Empowerment
Presenter: DeafSHARE Staff
1:40 – 2:00 Grove Campus Shelter Volunteer Program Spotlights: Shelter Support + Food Services

Session 9
6:00 – 7:35 Empathetic Communication & Active Listening: Essential Tools for Advocacy
Presenters: Counseling Services Staff
7:35 – 7:45 Break
7:45 – 9:00 Boundaries, Self-Care and Secondary Trauma
Presenters: Human Resources Staff

Session 10
6:00 – 6:10 Activity
6:10 – 7:30 Effective Advocacy Skills for Working with Survivors
Presenter: Supportive Housing Staff
7:30 – 7:40 Break
7:40 – 9:00 Advocacy Skills & Safety Planning:
Economic Options & Safety Concerns for Survivors
Presenter: Legal Advocate

Session 11
9:00 – 10:20 Advocacy & Social Change
Presenter: Community Education Staff
10:20 – 10:35 Volunteer Program Spotlight: Community Education
Presenter: Community Education Volunteer Supervisor
10:35 – 10:45 Break
10:45 –11:00 Development & Communications: Supporting & Sustaining Social Change
Presenters: Development & Communications Staff
11:05 – 12:30 Wrap Up, Community Art Project & Graduation
12:30 – 2:00 Test (open-book, multiple choice)