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Social Service & Mental Health

Training for Social Service and Mental Health Professionals

For more information, contact Kirsti Mouncey at 216-619-6194 or kirstim@clevelandrcc.org.

Click here for a current schedule of upcoming community trainings.

Nearly every social service and mental health agency interacts with survivors of sexual trauma.  Cleveland Rape Crisis Center offers its deep expertise to help you, as a professional, better understand and respond to the needs of survivors.  In addition to clinical consultation and support, the following trainings are available:

  • Personal Safety for Social Workers
  • Gaining Skills and Competence in your Work with Adult Survivors of Sexual and other Traumas
  • Gaining Skills and Competence in your Group Work with Clients who have been Traumatized
  • Exploring Intimacy and Sexuality with Survivors of Sexual Trauma
  • Talking to Adult Caregivers about Child Trauma: Making sense of what you see, hear and feel
  • Gaining Insight and Skills to Work with Survivors on Choices about Forgiving or Not
  • Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Assault and other Traumas
  • Responding to Child Sexualized Behavior in K-12 Classroom
  • Ethics for Practitioners who Work with Traumatized Client
  • Gaining Skills and Competence in Your Work with Child and Adolescent Survivors of Sexual and Other Trauma
  • Preventing Vicarious Trauma for Providers that Work with Traumatized Clients and/or High-Stress Situations
  • Stewards of Children: Adults’ Responsibility in Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

Clinical Consultation and Support

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center offers clinical consultation and supervision to agencies that need support in their work with survivors of sexual assault within their own organization. Consultation services can be designed to meet the needs of each organization and may consist of a one-time educational workshop, assistance with vicarious trauma issues for clinical staff, or monthly case/issue supervision. Let our clinical experts share their knowledge, and support your staff in providing the best possible care for survivors of sexual assault. Fee: $75 per hour.