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

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Online education is a great supplement to live education but should
not be the only option. Live presentations about sexual assault
allow presenters to create an environment that feels safe and
fosters discourse. Presenters are also able to read their audience
to assess if there is a need to debunk myths, provide some
additional supportive information, support a survivor, notice
audience reaction, etc. These things are not possible with an online
system. However, there should be easily accessible information
online. Our department has a informative web page about sexual
assault that was designed to be both educational and as a resource
for survivors and friends of survivors of sexual assault. We have
heard good things about how comprehensive, helpful, and inclusive
this page is. I do not believe it is capable of replacing the live
presentations we do. For those interested our informational web page
is http://www.wmich.edu/shc/hpae/sap/sapinfo.htm ;
 
 
FIRE! Sexual Assault Peer Education and FIRE Place Support Center
Sindecuse Office of Health Promotion and Education
Western Michigan University
(269) 387-2990
 
FIRE! Sexual Assault Peer Educators are dedicated to educating the
Western Michigan University campus community about Sexual Assault.
We are not counselors and can not provide counseling services. We do
offer education, support services, and resource information
regarding Sexual Assault.