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[Brett Sokolow <>]

This seems like a pretty common formula for smaller colleges. Because of
the changes to VAWA (Section 304), outside advocates who support the
victim/survivor initially are much more likely to also function as process
advocates now, too. I¹m certainly interacting with outside advocates more
often, and they seem to occasionally have gaps in their Title IX know-how,
and don¹t understand the campus process as well as a process advocate
should. I¹ve been asking my campus clients to do a short orientation class
and produce some materials on Title IX for the advocates from their local
agencies, and it seems to make a huge difference in the quality of how the
outside advocate is able to advocate for the internal rights of the
victim/survivor. It also can help to build trust, which can be lacking in
some campus/community agency relations.


Regards, 
Brett A. Sokolow

Brett A. Sokolow, Esq.
Attorney-at-Law


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On 11/24/15, 8:05 AM, "Greco, Donna" 
<>
 wrote:

>Hi Katherine, 
>
>At Dickinson College (approximately 2,300 students), we partner with the
>local rape crisis center to provide confidential, 24/7 advocacy and
>counseling services. This is a wonderful partnership because their
>advocates have extensive training in sexual assault dynamics and
>prevention and in PA, rape crisis counselors have strong privilege and
>confidentiality per statute.
>
>We provide their hotline number in the information we distribute to the
>campus and we also established an "advocacy hotline" on campus that is
>directly routed to them. We also have a wellness center on campus and
>counselors who work there have confidentiality as well. I hope this helps!
>
>Donna Greco, MSW
>Title IX Coordinator
>
>Dickinson College
>Student Life
>28 North College St.
>Carlisle, PA 17013-2727
>(717) 254-8316
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Katherine Desiere 
>[mailto:]
>Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 4:34 PM
>To: 
>
>Subject: Advocate's Role at a small college
>
>Are there any small colleges out there that can provide examples of who
>they use for advocates?  Do they all have formal training?
>As a staff member of a small college that has a relatively smaller number
>of Title IX issues, I'm trying to put together at team of advocates.
>Obviously I need members who can remain confidential.  Can anyone provide
>guidance as to
>(a) who their advocates are and (b) assuming there is no extra pay
>involved, how you "voluntold" them they were going to be an advocate.