The Counselling Survivors of Sexual Violence training was developed in response to a growing
recognition of the need for specialized training for counsellors working with those impacted by
sexual violence. Coming from an intersectional feminist, trauma and violence-informed lens, this five-day training offers a unique opportunity for counsellors, social workers, and other service providers who work with survivors to discuss their experiences with the other participants, and share experiences working in the field of sexual violence trauma. This training program provides knowledge, skills, and tools participants would need to create a safe, supportive, and trauma-informed counselling experience for those who have been impacted sexual violence.

Dates and Location:
November 17th-21st in person
Wu Centre, UNB Campus

Here is a brief agenda of the topics that will be covered in the training:

Day 1
• Foundations of Sexual Violence
• Secondary Wounding

Day 2
• Sexual Violence as Trauma
• Neurobiology of Trauma
• Processing Traumatic Memory
• Complex Trauma

Day 3
• Phase One: Stabilization & Safety
• Interpersonal Safety
• Inner Safety
• The Experience of Sexual Trauma through the Body

Day 4
• Vicarious Resiliency
• Adapting to Trauma
• Phase Two: Remembering the Past to rebuild the Future
• Interventions for Processing
• Traumatic Experiences

Day 5
• Counsellor Well-Being
• Phase Three: Surpassing Survival and Journeying Towards Empowerment
• Intimacy and Sexuality
• Closing with clients