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["Angela Seguin" <>]

Amy,

I have been trying for a few years to be able to do a training with our 
Judicial Hearing Officers & Appellate Board members on "Understanding Trauma 
& Victimization", as well as having other experts come in to do training 
about Alcohol Blackouts & how Date Rape Drugs impact the body.  It isn't 
meant to bias the group against the accused, but rather to prevent them from 
making judgements about the victim's truthfulness or credibility based on 
certains emotions or behaviors they may or may not display during hearings, 
or details that may seem confused and not clarified during questioning.  I 
had been verbally told this past spring that I might be able to come this 
fall, but I am aware that the training is starting up very soon, and I 
haven't received an invite to speak.   So...maybe next year?

Similar question for the list - in the spring I attended Clery Act Training 
and am still making adjustments to how I do things in my role as a victim 
advocate.  One thing I learned is that those who serve as advocates to 
victims for judicial hearings must be afforded the same priviledges or held 
to the same restrictions that are applied to judicial advisors for accused 
persons.  Anyone have experiences with NOT being given the same 
priviledges/restrictions on your own campus?  I know there was some debate 
about victim advocates attending judicial training over the summer on this 
list, and I would never serve as hearing officer, on appellate board, or as 
a judicial advisor in other kinds of cases.  But I am trying to attend the 
advisor training just so that I can learn what rights & restrictions apply 
to me when I attend a hearing with a victim.  (I haven't been invited to 
that either, despite having requested to attend.)

Angela

Angela DiNunzio Seguin
Program Coordinator
S.O.S. (Sexual Offense Support)
Wellspring: Student Wellness Program
University of Delaware
(302) 831-3457
http://www.udel.edu/wellspring

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Culp, Amy" <>
To: 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:20 AM
Subject: RE: "sensitivity training" for Judicial boards


> Along the same vein as Pat's question. I am wondering how often other
> campuses are asked/allowed to train its school's Hearing Board? We've
> received some feedback that if our office (which is solely a
> rape/relationship abuse crisis center on campus) comes in to provide
> sensitivity training, then the office will need to balance for "the
> other side."
>
> This has changed over my 6 years here because I used to be able to
> provide an annual training (with some prompting from our end). I am just
> wondering if other campuses are receiving similar feedback?
>
> Thank you,
> Amy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>  On Behalf Of Bradway, Pat
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:02 PM
> To: 
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> Subject: "sensitivity training" for Judicial boards
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I  have been asked to do a one hour training on "sexual assault
> sensitivity" for the human rights board on our campus.  This board hears
> the sexual assault misconduct cases on our campus.  I conducted a
> similar training a few years ago and focused on situational factors of a
> small college campus that contribute a victim's reluctance to report,
> aspects of college campuses that contribute to the vulnerability of
> student on student sexual assault, alcohol and consent, etc. This was
> well received.  I hope to put together a binder of resources for the
> board as well.  Any suggestions about topics to cover in the training or
> articles, etc. to include as resources would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Pat A. Bradway
>
> Pat A. Bradway, PsyD, Associate Director
> Siena College
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