This lesson plan takes an in-depth look at leadership and asks participants to reflect on their own leadership styles. A research-based approach is used to focus on four key leadership functions and help students identify the building blocks of a strong team.
This lesson plan looks at the role of advocates and emphasizes communication skills such as listening, building rapport, reflecting, setting boundaries, and engaging. Role plays are utilized to practice skills and demonstrate personality types.
This lesson plan gives an overview of common funding sources and reporting requirements in California. Alternative sources of funding are also discussed and participants are asked to develop a plan to supplement their existing resources.
This lesson plan looks at burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma in advocates. Self-assessment and resilience techniques are introduced to combat the negative impacts. The lesson slides for this module have been translated into Spanish and are titled “Autoayuda para desarrollar resiliencias (part 3 of 3)”.
This lesson plan guides participants in gaining a foundational communication skills for interacting with victims in a respectful, compassionate, and professional manner. The impact of culture and non-verbal behavior on communication is also discussed. The lesson slides for this module have been translated into Spanish and are titled “Comunicación receptiva”.
This lesson plan acts as an action plan for returning to the workplace. Participants identify a self care strategy and 3 priority actions to implementwithin their first weeks back at work. The lesson slides for this module have been translated into Spanish and are titled “Runir todo…y llevario a casa”.
This lesson plan concentrates on the tools that advocates will need in order to comply with the laws regulating victim services. The World Café model is utilized to facilitate discussion among participants as they share challenges in implementing legal requirements.
This lesson plan asks participants to define advocacy and discuss the impacts of crime on victims, families, social services, the justice system, etc. Students are also asked to identify barriers, expectations, challenges, and underserved populations in victim services.
This lesson plan focuses on how advocates can help victims understand the justice system and assert their rights. Students practice explaining the system in layman’s terms and learn skills to assist in writing victim impact statements. The lesson slides for this module have been translated into Spanish and are titled “Exploración del sistema judicial penal […]
This lesson plan seeks to help participants identify their own unique sources and symptoms of stress while also developing healthy coping strategies.