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2019 Vision for Change Conference
Workshops
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Browse our conference workshops.

All events will be facilitated by at least one survivor leader.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE

Morning Workshops

  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation: International Policy
  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation: International Policy

    CEU Credit

    Speakers:

    Ane Mathieson
    Lead Program Specialist,
    Sanctuary for Families

    Survivor Leader

     

    Around the world, three primary legislative responses to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) are in operation: legalization/decriminalization, criminalization, and the Equality Model. This presentation 1. Examines each model and provides case studies that illustrate the relative successes or failures of each legislative approach according to its stated goals; 2. Examines the underpinning social and economic theories used to develop each model; and 3. Applies lessons learned from policy models implemented globally to potential policy changes in New York State.

  • Why Don’t They Just Leave?: The Power of Psychological
    Coercion
  • Why Don’t They Just Leave?: The Power of Psychological Coercion

    CEU Credit

    Speakers:

    Cristian Eduardo
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families
    Shobana Powell
    Survivor Leadership Coordinator,
    Sanctuary for Families

     

    This training explores the power of psychological coercion. It compares the 8 methods of coercion used to elicit false testimonies from prisoners of war to the methods of coercion used by traffickers against survivors of human trafficking.

  • The Bounce Back: Survivor Resiliency
  • The Bounce Back: Survivor Resiliency

    An Interactive Theater Workshop

    CEU Credit

    Speaker:

    Doraina Rochford
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families

    Doraina invites you to join her in a “live tour” and interactive play of aspects of her life to learn firsthand about her journey from victim to survivor. Her hope is to share how despite tragedies, survivors have the power and resiliency to bounce back and how you can make a difference.  

  • “She is an angel,” but “She got what she deserved!“: The Role of Ambivalent Sexism in Intimate Partner Violence
  • “She is an angel,” but “She got what she deserved!“: The Role of Ambivalent Sexism in Intimate Partner Violence

    CEU Credit

    Speaker:

    Renata
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families

    This workshop explores the direct and indirect relationship between ambivalent sexism (i.e., benevolent and hostile sexism) and intimate partner violence. Benevolent sexism refers to positive attitudes toward women, including protection and idealization of women as well as desire for intimate relations. Hostile sexism refers to the negative attitudes, including domination of and derogatory beliefs about women, and heterosexual hostility (Glick and Fiske, 1996). Framing our discussion around research-based findings, we explore the link between ambivalent sexism and intimate partner violence by focusing on perception, acceptability, attitudes, perpetration, and norms that are often used to minimize and justify violence and abuse, blame the victim, and exonerate the perpetrator. Participants also have the opportunity to assess and reflect on their own beliefs and values through various activities.

  • Lo Que Debemos Saber Sobre Carga Pública (What We Should Know about Public Charge)
  • Lo Que Debemos Saber Sobre Carga Pública

    What We Should Know about Public Charge
    NOTE: Workshop will be held in Spanish

    CEU Credit

    Speaker:

    Maria Meneses
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families

    Este taller se enfoca en quién puede afectar la Carga Pública y porqué sus clientes deben seguir aplicando.  Aprendere sobre todo a nosotros como sobrevivientes de violencia domestica si podre ser afectados o no, ademas de cuáles son las circunstancias a las que se consideran como Carga Pública.

    This workshop focuses on who is affected by public charge and why your clients should continue applying.  You will learn whether survivors of domestic violence can be affected or not, and additionally, what are the circumstances that are considered for public charge.

  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation: International Policy
  • Why Don’t They Just Leave?: The Power of Psychological
    Coercion
  • The Bounce Back: Survivor Resiliency
  • “She is an angel,” but “She got what she deserved!“: The Role of Ambivalent Sexism in Intimate Partner Violence
  • Lo Que Debemos Saber Sobre Carga Pública (What We Should Know about Public Charge)

Commercial Sexual Exploitation: International Policy

CEU Credit

Speakers:

Ane Mathieson
Lead Program Specialist,
Sanctuary for Families

Survivor Leader

 

Around the world, three primary legislative responses to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) are in operation: legalization/decriminalization, criminalization, and the Equality Model. This presentation 1. Examines each model and provides case studies that illustrate the relative successes or failures of each legislative approach according to its stated goals; 2. Examines the underpinning social and economic theories used to develop each model; and 3. Applies lessons learned from policy models implemented globally to potential policy changes in New York State.

Why Don’t They Just Leave?: The Power of Psychological Coercion

CEU Credit

Speakers:

Cristian Eduardo
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families
Shobana Powell
Survivor Leadership Coordinator,
Sanctuary for Families

 

This training explores the power of psychological coercion. It compares the 8 methods of coercion used to elicit false testimonies from prisoners of war to the methods of coercion used by traffickers against survivors of human trafficking.

The Bounce Back: Survivor Resiliency

An Interactive Theater Workshop

CEU Credit

Speaker:

Doraina Rochford
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families

Doraina invites you to join her in a “live tour” and interactive play of aspects of her life to learn firsthand about her journey from victim to survivor. Her hope is to share how despite tragedies, survivors have the power and resiliency to bounce back and how you can make a difference.  

“She is an angel,” but “She got what she deserved!“: The Role of Ambivalent Sexism in Intimate Partner Violence

CEU Credit

Speaker:

Renata
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families

This workshop explores the direct and indirect relationship between ambivalent sexism (i.e., benevolent and hostile sexism) and intimate partner violence. Benevolent sexism refers to positive attitudes toward women, including protection and idealization of women as well as desire for intimate relations. Hostile sexism refers to the negative attitudes, including domination of and derogatory beliefs about women, and heterosexual hostility (Glick and Fiske, 1996). Framing our discussion around research-based findings, we explore the link between ambivalent sexism and intimate partner violence by focusing on perception, acceptability, attitudes, perpetration, and norms that are often used to minimize and justify violence and abuse, blame the victim, and exonerate the perpetrator. Participants also have the opportunity to assess and reflect on their own beliefs and values through various activities.

Lo Que Debemos Saber Sobre Carga Pública

What We Should Know about Public Charge
NOTE: Workshop will be held in Spanish

CEU Credit

Speaker:

Maria Meneses
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families

Este taller se enfoca en quién puede afectar la Carga Pública y porqué sus clientes deben seguir aplicando.  Aprendere sobre todo a nosotros como sobrevivientes de violencia domestica si podre ser afectados o no, ademas de cuáles son las circunstancias a las que se consideran como Carga Pública.

This workshop focuses on who is affected by public charge and why your clients should continue applying.  You will learn whether survivors of domestic violence can be affected or not, and additionally, what are the circumstances that are considered for public charge.

Afternoon Workshops

  • Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence: Perspectives
  • Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence: Perspectives

    CEU Credit

    Speakers:

    Monica Harris
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families
    Yolanda Ortiz-Rodríguez, Ph.D.
    John Jay College – CUNY

     

     

    This workshop will feature a panel including two law enforcement officers, a professor of sociology with a background in criminal justice, and a survivor of domestic violence and police brutality.  In this workshop, panelists will discuss the importance of bridging the gap between law enforcement and survivors of domestic violence.  

  • Building Trust & Acknowledging Power: Dynamics Between Survivors and Organizations
  • Building Trust & Sharing Power: Dynamics Between Survivors, Professionals & Organizations

    CEU Credit

    Speakers:

    Brittany Pearson
    Trafficking Consultant
    Shobana Powell
    Survivor Leadership Coordinator,
    Sanctuary for Families

     

    In this training, a Survivor Leader who experienced sex trafficking and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker will discuss internal power and control dynamics within organizations and how to build trust through acknowledging and addressing privilege and power in a professional relationship.  They will use real life examples as colleagues who have worked together for the past several years.

  • Beyond Checking the Box: Opportunities to Connect, Communicate and Care for
    Victims Of Gender Violence
  • Beyond Checking the Box: Opportunities to Connect, Communicate and Care for Victims Of Gender Violence

    CEU Credit

    Speakers:

    Jill Markowitz
    Nonprofit Consultant,
    Survivor & Board Member,
    Sanctuary for Families

    Doraina Rochford
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families

    Cristian Eduardo
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families

    Renata
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families

    Victims of gender violence often interact with health and social service providers, but are they really seen and heard? A panel of survivors will share their experiences when opportunities for help have been lost and offer concrete suggestions so that others get the help and support they need. 

  • 'Move to Move Beyond': A Workshop on Movement
  • ‘Move to Move Beyond’: A Workshop on Movement

    CEU Credit

    Speakers:

    Ava Wilson
    Survivor Leader,
    Sanctuary for Families
    Amy Miller
    Senior Director,
    Gibney Dance Company

     

    If trauma is disconnection, then recovery is connection: reconnecting with ourselves, with each other and the world around us.  In addressing loss of power and the isolation so often associated with traumatic experiences, we utilize movement experiences to reveal our inherent power of choice, to push against isolation through collaboration and bring ourselves back to center where we can find space to grow – together.  This workshop offers opportunities to learn how movement can impact healing for survivors of trauma while learning practical tools to incorporate movement in clinical work.  No dance experience necessary.

  • A Room of One's Own: Galvanizing Communities to Create Pathways for Housing for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
  • A Room of One’s Own: Galvanizing Communities to Create Pathways for Housing for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

    CEU Credit

    Speakers:

    Carmen Guzman Lombert
    Steering Committee Member,
    West Side Neighborhood Alliance
    Hazell Imbert
    Mental Health Counselor,
    Sanctuary for Families

     

    One of the many challenges survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) face after leaving an abusive environment is gaining economic independence. To create pathways for survivors to remove themselves and their families from unsafe environments, we will explore barriers and potential solutions through the lens of housing justice. We will address the history of the housing market in New York, how the housing market has changed, barriers that survivors encounter in the search for adequate affordable housing, and solutions to address these issues.

  • Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence: Perspectives
  • Building Trust & Acknowledging Power: Dynamics Between Survivors and Organizations
  • Beyond Checking the Box: Opportunities to Connect, Communicate and Care for
    Victims Of Gender Violence
  • 'Move to Move Beyond': A Workshop on Movement
  • A Room of One's Own: Galvanizing Communities to Create Pathways for Housing for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence: Perspectives

CEU Credit

Speakers:

Monica Harris
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families
Yolanda Ortiz-Rodríguez, Ph.D.
John Jay College – CUNY

 

 

This workshop will feature a panel including two law enforcement officers, a professor of sociology with a background in criminal justice, and a survivor of domestic violence and police brutality.  In this workshop, panelists will discuss the importance of bridging the gap between law enforcement and survivors of domestic violence.  

Building Trust & Sharing Power: Dynamics Between Survivors, Professionals & Organizations

CEU Credit

Speakers:

Brittany Pearson
Trafficking Consultant
Shobana Powell
Survivor Leadership Coordinator,
Sanctuary for Families

 

In this training, a Survivor Leader who experienced sex trafficking and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker will discuss internal power and control dynamics within organizations and how to build trust through acknowledging and addressing privilege and power in a professional relationship.  They will use real life examples as colleagues who have worked together for the past several years.

Beyond Checking the Box: Opportunities to Connect, Communicate and Care for Victims Of Gender Violence

CEU Credit

Speakers:

Jill Markowitz
Nonprofit Consultant,
Survivor & Board Member,
Sanctuary for Families

Doraina Rochford
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families

Cristian Eduardo
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families

Renata
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families

Victims of gender violence often interact with health and social service providers, but are they really seen and heard? A panel of survivors will share their experiences when opportunities for help have been lost and offer concrete suggestions so that others get the help and support they need. 

‘Move to Move Beyond’: A Workshop on Movement

CEU Credit

Speakers:

Ava Wilson
Survivor Leader,
Sanctuary for Families
Amy Miller
Senior Director,
Gibney Dance Company

 

If trauma is disconnection, then recovery is connection: reconnecting with ourselves, with each other and the world around us.  In addressing loss of power and the isolation so often associated with traumatic experiences, we utilize movement experiences to reveal our inherent power of choice, to push against isolation through collaboration and bring ourselves back to center where we can find space to grow – together.  This workshop offers opportunities to learn how movement can impact healing for survivors of trauma while learning practical tools to incorporate movement in clinical work.  No dance experience necessary.

A Room of One’s Own: Galvanizing Communities to Create Pathways for Housing for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

CEU Credit

Speakers:

Carmen Guzman Lombert
Steering Committee Member,
West Side Neighborhood Alliance
Hazell Imbert
Mental Health Counselor,
Sanctuary for Families

 

One of the many challenges survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) face after leaving an abusive environment is gaining economic independence. To create pathways for survivors to remove themselves and their families from unsafe environments, we will explore barriers and potential solutions through the lens of housing justice. We will address the history of the housing market in New York, how the housing market has changed, barriers that survivors encounter in the search for adequate affordable housing, and solutions to address these issues.

Sanctuary for Families is New York's
leading service provider and
advocate for survivors of domestic
violence, sex trafficking, and related
forms of gender violence.

PO Box 1406
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10268

(212) 349–6009
info@sffny.org

EIN: 13-3193119

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