ResEd Training

ANTI-VIOLENCE INITIATIVES

FORCINA HALL 308

609-771-2272
OAVI.TCNJ.EDU

What Does AVI do?

Counseling
Advocacy

Free and confidential

Individual and group (Survivors & Healthy Relationships)
Advisor in the Student Conduct & Dispute Resolution Services process
Logistical support

Prevention & Education

Bystander Intervention
Green Dot
Student Anti-Violence Educators or SAVE PEs
Awareness and education events
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April)
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October)

Consultation &
Debriefing

Provided to those working with victims/survivors

Follow-up to prevent secondary traumas

Power-Based Personal Violence

A form of violence characterized by a person asserting power, using

control and/or intimidation in order to harm another

This includes:

Sexual Assault
Domestic/Dating Violence
Stalking

Other uses of force, threats, intimidation, or harassment

Also includes the use of alcohol or drugs to commit any of these acts

Includes acts committed by strangers, friends, acquaintances, intimates,

or other persons.

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault includes the following:

Any form of unwanted or involuntary touching or penetration of
intimate body parts, by the same or opposite sex
Being forced to touch someone else

Unwanted or involuntary sexual contact means:

Without consent, including the use of threats, intimidation, coercion,
or physical force.

With those who are unable to give consent, because of their age or
because they are physically helpless, mentally incapacitated, or
intoxicated.

What is consent?

Based on choice

Active, not passive

Verbal. Legal consent is verbal, when no forms of trickery, manipulation

or intimidation are in place.

Possible only when there is equal power; if you cannot say no

comfortably, then the yes has no meaning.

Given freely, not given because of fear

The influence of drugs and / or alcohol pre-empt a person from having

the ability to give consent.

Domestic/Dating Violence

The actual or threatened physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse of

an individual by someone with whom they have a current or prior
intimate relationship or shared residence.

Intimate relationship:
Current or past partner or spouse
Family member
Someone with whom a child is shared
Household member or roommate (former or present)
Caretaker

Stalking

Purposefully or knowingly engaging in a course of conduct directed at a

specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for her/his
safety or the safety of a third person or suffer other emotional distress.

Course of conduct is two or more acts of maintaining a visual or

physical proximity to a person, directly or indirectly by any action,
method, device, or means.

Monitoring

Surveilling

Repeated harassment

Communicating to or about a person

Interfering with a persons property

Observing

Threatening

So what about PBPV at TCNJ?

American College Health

Association-National College
Health Assessment (ACHANCHA) survey distributed in
February 2009 and February
2014.
Assessed victimization rates in
the past 12 months.

2009

2014

Women

1 in 5

1 in 6

Men

1 in 10

1 in 9

Lets take a closer look at the 2014 data.

Of those who reported victimization experiences on the 2014 survey
Freshman

Sophomor
e

Junior

Senior

Fifth Year

A large number of
victims/survivors are
upperclassmen.

Female

18.75%

15.63%

28.13%

32.81%

4.69%

Male

18.18%

0%

36.36%

45.45%

0%

Campus
Residence
Hall

Fraternity
or Sorority
House

Other
College
Housing

Parent/Gu
ardians
Home

Other OffCampus
Housing

57.81%

0%

1.56%

17.19%

23.44%

50%

4.55%

4.55%

4.55%

36.36%

About half of the

victims/survivors
Female
live in campus
residence halls.
Male

Put the
power and
control back
in their court.

Upon Disclosure

CAs are not a confidential resource.

Validate and refer.

Thank you for sharing
your story with me. Before
we go any further, I want
you to know that Im not a
confidential resource, and I
want you to be able to
share your story freely.
Can I help get you connected
to someone on campus?

File a report in Simplicity and notify

your supervisor immediately.
I need to notify my
supervisor. He or she may
reach out to you to check in.

Avoid WHY
questions.

Follow their
lead.

Believe!
Dont feel
that you have
to have the
answers.

Know your
resources.

Let them
know there
are people
who can help.

Impact of Power-Based Personal Violence on

Survivors

Minimization

Helplessness

Guilt or self-blame

Feeling suicidal

Shame or embarrassment

Decreased ability to perform duties

Frustration, irritability, anger

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Shock, disbelief, and confusion

Sleep disturbances or nightmares

Fear and anxiety

Sexual dysfunction

Depression

Fatigue

Moodiness

Aches and pains in the body

Emotional numbness

Appetite changes

Flashbacks

Fluctuations in weight

Isolation or disconnection from other people

Self-medication with alcohol/drugs

Difficulty concentrating

Feeling on guard most of the time-hypervigilance

ResEd Student Staff Response

1.

Identify whether the students health or safety is currently compromised

Do they wish to seek medical attention?

1.

2.

2.

Campus Police can escort a student who has been sexually assaulted to the hospital if the student
prefers no ambulance. They will not ask the student for any reasons for going to the hospital. The
student can also be accompanied by professional staff or a friend if they wish.

Do they fear for personal safety (eg: does the perpetrator know where they live?) if so, a
room change and no contact letter are available immediately.

Let them know that while Conduct and AVI will reach out to them with resources, the
student will be able decide whether to use those resources or participate in a
conduct hearing, if there is one.

ResEd Student Staff Response

1.

2.

Ask them if they would like to be connected to confidential resources CAPS, AVI,
WomanSpace, Health Services. If so, share contact information. WomanSpace serve
as advocates to help students understand their options and make informed decisions.
1.

If it is during business hours, ask the student if he/she would like to speak with Michelle
Gervasi in Anti-Violence Initiatives you can call x2272 to make an appointment

2.

Ask the student if they would like you or someone else (a friend, professional staff, etc.) to
walk over to AVI with them.

Does the student want to report this to the police? If so, contact Campus Police.
Police will bring an advocate from WomanSpace to their office to help the student
understand the process and make decisions.

ResEd Student Staff Response

1.

Report via Symplicity regardless of any of the students responses remember that
you are not a confidential resource, but you will keep the information private.

2.

Contact Professional Staff immediately if any of the following are true:

Student needs medical attention

Student wants to be connected to resources

Student fears for their personal safety

Campus Police is involved

ResEd Student Staff Response

Remember Sexual assault removes control from the victim/survivor.

They have the right to not participate in the conduct process, not pursue
medical help, and deny legal/police intervention. They do not have the
ability to determine it wont be reported once theyve shared the
information with a non-confidential sources.

Additionally recognize your personal limitations and the need to

balance your position with your academic/personal life. You should
attempt to remove yourself from the situations as the survivor is
connected with the appropriate resources and short term follow up has
been made.

Whats happening with AVI this year?

Every Choice

Working to identify ways to engage men

in violence prevention work

Applied for a VAWA grant and waiting on

approval

Awareness Projects

Enhancing social media

Launching a new internship program for
students looking to be involved in
supporting victims and survivors and
prevention work

Continuing to grow the peer education

program

Exploring options for a risk-resistance

program for women

Green Dot promotion

AVI promotion

PSA

Awareness months

Partnership opportunities

Training for student staff

Education and prevention for residents

CA programmingI want to help! X2272

Bystander Intervention

Every Choice

Bulletin boards and promotional materials

Design of canned programs

What else?

Questions?