Resilience / Healing Content Topic Results
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January 2011
WCSAP Manager’s Viewpoint: Disaster Resilience: Emergency Planning and Recovery for Sexual Assault Programs
Publisher(s):This document offers information to assist sexual assault programs with emergency preparedness and recovery planning. It includes the perspectives of experienced program managers and an expert on gender-based violence in disasters, as well as planning tools and resources.
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August 2010
Early Childhood Trauma
Publisher(s): This resource provides information about symptoms and protective factors for young children who have been exposed to trauma.
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June 2010
Positive Changes Following Adversity
Publisher(s):This issue focuses on positive change following adversity or the concept of posttraumatic growth. It provides a summary and analysis of research in this burgeoning area that brings together research from the trauma and positive psychology fields, offering another way to look at traumatic experiences focusing on the positive changes and growth that can ensue.
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March 2010
2009 National Sermon Contest Winners
Publisher(s):All three sermons extend the message beyond naming the abuse of women to a discussion of what are we doing about it in our own faith communities.
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March 2010
The Sanctuary Model: A Restorative Approach for Human Service Organizations
Publisher(s):This article describes Dr. Sandra Bloom’s Sanctuary Model as an operating system that helps human services organizations function in a humane, democratic, and socially responsible manner.
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January 2010
¡Sí Podemos! Yes We Can/Beyond Domestic Violence: Achieving Financial Independence Video
Publisher(s):This video (English and Spanish version) accompanies the Achieving Financial Independence Curriculum. It features the lives and struggles of 5 Latina survivors of domestic violence who were able to start their own business and become financially independent.
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January 2010
Making Justice: Sources of Healing for Incest Survivors
Publisher(s): Rev. Dr. Fortune outlines the need for justice in order to allow victims of incest to heal from the trauma of childhood abuse. Truth-telling is central to finding and creating justice.
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January 2010
Supporting the Mother/Child Bond to Build Strength & Resiliency: Strategies for Domestic Violence Advocates
Publisher(s):This document offers 13 key elements of a strong mother/child relationship for families who have lived with domestic violence and offers concrete suggestions for advocacy and support.
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January 2010
Enhancing Services to Children and Youth in Virginia Exposed to Violence: A Report on a Demonstration Project Funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, 2006-2008
Publisher(s):This report offers a project description, detailed project activities and outcomes, and resource development information.
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January 2010
Building Resilience: The Power to Cope With Adversity
Publisher(s):This resource provides a synopsis of resiliency capabilities within the individual child, family, care-giving, and community levels. It states children who have grown up in challenging environments are still capable of engaging in age-appropriate activities, relating to others, and understanding their family life.
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January 2010
Boys and Men Healing Film Excerpts
Publisher(s):Excerpts from the film "Boys and Men Healing" presents the perspectives and stories of men as they discuss their experiences of child sexual abuse. Their comments include challenges in disclosing their abuse, barriers in seeking help, and misconceptions about male survivors of child sexual abuse.
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January 2010
A Commentary on Religion and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This document features a discussion of the basic understanding of the place of religion in addressing domestic violence, illustrated through three western religious traditions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.