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Training and Collaboration Toolkit -
Serving Sexual Violence Victims with Disabilities
A project of the West Virginia Sexual Assault Free Environment (WV S.A.F.E.) Partnership
WV S.A.F.E. Partners:
West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living
About the Toolkit
This toolkit offers guidance for service providers on working collaboratively to integrate accessible services for sexual violence victims with disabilities into the existing social service delivery system. The purpose is to provide the information and resources needed to begin the process of collaboration and cross-training among relevant agencies. The toolkit's focus is on adult and adolescent victims with disabilities.
The toolkit's main feature is a collection of educational modules intended to:
- Facilitate dialogue and collaboration among partnering agencies to improve the accessibility and appropriateness of services across systems for sexual violence victims with disabilities (see A. Collaboration 101);
- Build individual providers' knowledge related to fundamental issues in providing accessible and responsive services to sexual violence victims with disabilities (see B. Sexual Violence 101 and C. Disabilities 101); and
- Provide tools to facilitate assessment and planning by individual agencies to improve the accessibility and appropriateness of their services for sexual violence victims with disabilities (see D. Tools to Increase Access).
The concept for and contents of this toolkit evolved over a four-year period from the work of a project coordinated by several West Virginia statewide/regional agencies and piloted by local agencies from three counties. Although the toolkit is written for a West Virginia audience, other states and communities are welcome to adapt the materials to meet their needs.
Please credit any material used and/or adapted from this toolkit to the West Virginia Sexual Assault Free Environment (WV S.A.F.E.) project, a partnership of the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services, the Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (2010).
Downloads
Toolkit materials can be accessed several ways. You can download the toolkit in its entirety below.
Training and Collaboration Toolkit - Serving Sexual Violence Victims with Disabilities (PDF)
You can download each section of the toolkit, A through D, in their entirety. Or you can download individual modules as listed. Clicking on a Module Title in the tables below will open an Adobe PDF of the selected module. Many modules are also available as Microsoft Word (.doc) files
| Section | Module Title | Alternate Format |
|---|---|---|
| A. | Collaboration 101 (entire section) | Not Applicable |
| A. | Table of Contents and Forward | Word .doc |
| A1. | Forming a Collaboration Among Service Providers: An Initial Meeting | Word .doc |
| A2. | Examining Your Collaboration | Word .doc |
| A3. | Changing Social Systems | Word .doc |
| A4. | Creating a Community Resource List | Word .doc |
| A5. | Formalizing a Collaboration | Word .doc |
| Section | Module Title | Alternate Format |
|---|---|---|
| B. | Sexual Violence 101 (entire section) | Not Applicable |
| B. | Table of Contents and Forward | Word .doc |
| B1. | Sexual Victimization of Persons with Disabilities: Prevalence and Risk Factors | Word .doc |
| B1a | Attachment Power Control Wheel Abuse by Caregiver | PDF only |
| B2. | Indicators of Sexual Violence | Word .doc |
| B3. | West Virginia Laws on Sexual Assault and Abuse | Word .doc |
| B4. | Sexual Harassment | Word .doc |
| B5. | Mandatory Reporting | Word .doc |
| B6. | Confidentiality | Word .doc |
| B7. | West Virginia Crime Victims Compensation Fund | Word .doc |
| B8. | Understanding and Addressing Emotional Trauma | Word .doc |
| B9. | Crisis Intervention | Word .doc |
| B10. | Safety Planning | Word .doc |
| B11. | Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examination | Word .doc |
| Section | Module Title | Alternate Format |
|---|---|---|
| C. | Disabilities 101 (entire section) | Not Applicable |
| C. | Table of Contents and Forward | Word .doc |
| C1. | Disability Laws | Word .doc |
| C2. | Person First Language | Word .doc |
| C3. | Tips for Communicating with Persons with Disabilities | Word .doc |
| C4. | Accommodating Persons with Disabilities | Word .doc |
| C5. | Working with Victims with Mental Illnesses | Word .doc |
| C6. | Self-Advocacy and Victims with Disabilities | Word .doc |
| C6a | Attachment Self-Advocacy Empowerment Wheel | PDF only |
| C7. | Guardianship and Conservatorship | Word .doc |
| Section | Module Title | Alternate Format |
|---|---|---|
| D. | Tools to Increase Access (entire section) | Not Applicable |
| D. | Table of Contents and Forward | Word .doc |
| D1. | Programmatic and Policy Accessibility Checklist | Word .doc |
| D2. | Physical Accessibility Checklist for Existing Facilities | Word .doc |
| D3. | Readiness to Serve Victims with Disabilities: A Review of Intake Practices | Word .doc |
| D4. | Developing a Transition Plan | Word .doc |