A Safe Passage
Advanced Practitioner Training

Agenda Day 1 - 9:00am - 4:30pm

9:00 - 9:30am Registration and check-in
9:30 - 10:30am Childhood sexual abuse and the impact on the child victim/adult survivor
10:30 - 11:00am Impact on five key areas of functioning
11:00 - 11:15am Break
11:15am - 12:15pm Impact of childhood sexual abuse on the childbearing year
12:15 - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:00pm Understanding Woman Abuse and the impact of power and control in pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Video 30 minutes
2:00 - 2:30pm Survivor issues in postpartum
2:30 - 2:45pm Break
2:45 - 3:15pm Small Group Exercise - Triggers for the childbearing year
3:15 - 3:30pm Large group Discussion. Small group role play - woman in the middle exercise
3:30 - 4:00pm De-briefing and wrap-up
4:00 - 4:30pm Self Care

Agenda Day 2 - 9:00 - 4:30pm

9:00 - 9:30am Check-in
9:30 - 10:30am Screening Practices - large group. Counselling a disclosure and support strategies. Benefits/Barriers/ Strategy exercise
10:30 - 11:00am Safety planning and risk factors
11:00 - 11:15am Break
11:15am - 12:00pm Safety planning for the support person (group)
12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:00pm Introducing "trigger" counselling techniques. Birth plan as an empowerment and communication tool. "Avoidable, Unavoidable, Negotiable" and other counselling tools.
2:00 - 3:00pm Partner Work "Putting it all together" - Universal Screening, responding, strategizing
3:00 - 3:15pm Break
3:15 - 3:45pm Large Group Discussion
3:45 - 4:15pm Potential for healing, resources and caring for the caregiver
4:15 - 4:30pm De-briefing and wrap-up