Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Juliette Grimmett" <>]

Hello all -

Most of us know that the response a survivor receives by the person
they first disclose sexual abuse to is vital in the path to their future
healing.  In fact, I know there have been various studies that conclude
this.  I am wondering if anyone out there has a source to any study like
this, particularly regarding the response of a trained counselor.  

I am training a group of counseling graduate students and the
counseling center staff on campus on how to work with survivors and I
would like to bring an article that addresses how important their
response is (beyond the obvious).

Thank you so much and sorry for cross-postings.

Juliette

"It's so liberating and important for men to understand that they can
actually be friendly to women instead of playing some gender-specific
role, and that women are in most ways the same as they are. I think that
lots of women already know that, but not so many guys do."  -my dad
8/3/07
 
Juliette Grimmett, MPH
Rape Prevention Education Coordinator
NC State University
Women's Center
3120 Talley Student Center
Campus BOX 7306
Raleigh, NC 27695-7306
Office: (919) 513-3232
24 Hour Sexual Violence Hotline: (919)618-RAPE (7273)
Fax: (919) 515-1066
email: 

website: http://www.ncsu.edu/womens_center