Education and Prevention
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Anonymous feedback on education and prevention activities
Do you have concerns, feedback or ideas about education and prevention activities on campus?
Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response (SVPR) will be piloting an anonymous feedback service regarding education and prevention activities this fall. Staff from SVPR and the Director of Student Affairs will use this information to inform education and prevention content and activities.
Please note, this form is not an avenue to disclose experiences of violence.
Reminder: this form is anonymous, so staff will not be able to contact you regarding your feedback. If you would like support or to speak directly to staff about your feedback, please contact them at svpr@tru.ca or contact their director, Cassie Greenough, at cgreenough@tru.ca.
Please use the following link to share your feedback.
In Person Training
Responding to Disclosures (for Faculty/Staff)
As per policy BRD 25-0, all TRU employees are required to engage in Responding to Disclosures training. Over the course of this 90-minute session participants will be given an overview of TRU’s policy, define sexualized violence and its various forms, and explore the importance of social responses, the barriers to disclosing and challenges in receiving disclosures. Lastly, participants will learn the three steps to receiving disclosures and resources available on and off campus.
This session is 90 minutes long. To request this training, please contact svpr@tru.ca. Please note, SVPR also offers self-paced online training in responding to disclosures, see below.
Tools For Change (for students)
Over the course of this six-hour training, students will:
- be given an overview of TRU’s policy and SVPR services
- define sexualized violence and its various forms,
- explore the concept of consent and learn the basic skills to navigate conversations and interactions that require it
- explore the barriers to bystander intervening,
- identify and practice the key strategies of active bystander intervention
This training can be delivered in a single day, in 2 three-hour sessions or 3 two-hour sessions.
This training is currently mandatory for all Residence Advisors, Student Wellness Ambassadors, first year Adventure students and first-year Engineering students. Students in leadership and Ambassador roles are also given the opportunity to take this training in late August of every year.
*SVPR staff can also deliver portions of this training according to topic. For example, in 90 minutes, staff may be able to review TRU’s policy and supports as well as the topic of consent.
To request this training or explore different options for the use of this content, please contact svpr@tru.ca.
Online Training
Responding to Disclosures (for Faculty/Staff)
As per policy BRD 25-0, all TRU employees are required to engage in Responding to Disclosures training. A 60 minute online, self-paced training for all TRU employees is available through Deltek. “Responding to Disclosures at TRU: Mandatory Training” is accessed via the Learning tab. Search “Responding to Disclosures” to pull up and launch the training.
Safer Campuses for Everyone
In this Moodle-based training, you’ll learn about the meaning and impact of sexual violence as well as examine some of the reasons why sexual violence happens. You will learn about the importance of consent in all relationships and how to intervene to prevent sexual violence. You’ll also learn about how to find support for yourself or how to support someone else who has experienced sexual violence. Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end.
Students can self-enroll in the class via Moodle.
Enrollment key: SVPR
*SVPR staff are also available to provide a one hour debrief of this training for any student teams, clubs or classes who take Safer Campuses for Everyone.
Technology-Facilitated Sexualized Violence
In this Moodle-based training, you’ll learn about the meaning and impact of technology-facilitated sexualized violence, as well as examining some of the reasons why it happens. You’ll also learn how to respond if you experience, witness, or receive a disclosure about technology-facilitated sexualized violence. Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end.
Students can self-enroll in the class via Moodle.
Enrollment key: TFSV
Communication, Healthy Relationships, and Consent
In this Moodle-based course, you’ll explore some of the foundational learnings associated with healthy communication, relationships and consent.
Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end.
Students can self-enroll in the class via Moodle.
Enrollment key: COMM
Events, Campaigns and Collaborative Projects
SVPR has collaborated with campus and community stakeholders on a variety of campaigns, events and grants over the 6 years, some of which include Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Center, Y Women’s Emergency Shelter, Kamloops Immigrant Services, TRU Volleyball, the TRUFA Gender Equity Committee, TRU Trades and Technology, the Wellness Center and the TRU Student Union. Previous years’ work have focused on opportunities to tailor educational and supportive programming to specific communities, and raising awareness about the issue of sexualized violence and intimate partner violence. Yearly campaigns include The Red Zone, 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness month.
If you would like to collaborate on an event, campaign or project, please contact spvr@tru.ca
