Professional Training
Professional Development & Training
About Professional Development
At Dragonfly Centre Sexual Violence Services, we believe that it is important to educate front-line service providers on the most current knowledge of sexual violence to ensure survivors are receiving the best supports from all service providers. All of Dragonfly Centre’s professional development curriculum are trauma and culture informed. Providing knowledge, best practices, and strategies to supporting survivors, responding to disclosures etc.
Recognizing, Responding, and Reporting Abuse
(2 hours)
Ideal for teachers, school administrators, front line staff of child serving organizations
- What grooming is
- What child sexual abuse is
- Indicators of a child experiencing abuse
- How to respond to a disclosure of abuse
- Your role in helping to prevent it
- Reporting Mandates
- The critical roles that policies and procedures play in helping to create safe environments for children
Rural Response to Sexual Abuse (RRSA)
(Full Day)
The Rural Response to Sexual Abuse (RRSA) Training equips participants with knowledge and skills to effectively respond to and support survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and sex trafficking within rural and remote communities. The training emphasizes trauma-informed approaches, community-based strategies, and cultural responsiveness.
What You’ll Learn:
- The impact of trauma and how to respond effectively.
- Recognizing and addressing child sexual abuse and its unique challenges in rural settings.
- Understanding sexual assault dynamics and survivor-centered support strategies.
- Identifying and responding to sex trafficking in rural communities.
- Developing community-based prevention and response plans.
Training Modules:
- Understanding Trauma – Learn the foundations of trauma-informed care.
- Child Sexual Abuse – Explore indicators, impacts, and reporting obligations.
- Sexual Assault – Gain tools to support survivors and dismantle myths.
- Sex Trafficking – Increase awareness and identify exploitation.
- Community Strategies – Collaborate to create actionable prevention plans.
First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse (FRT)
(2 Full Days)
Ideal for professionals and paraprofessionals who are working with individuals who may be impacted by sexual violence and to other community members who are interested in increasing their skills and confidence to address sexual abuse and sexual assault.
- Define sexual violence and describe its various forms
- Understand the short and long term impacts of sexual violence across the lifespan
- Articulate why sexual violence is never the fault of the person who has been harmed
- Explain the attitudes and beliefs that perpetuate sexual violence and other root causes
- Provide a positive and supportive first response to a disclosure of sexual violence
- Identify resources and referrals to support those who have experienced sexual violence
This is a beginner yet comprehensive ‘Identify, Respond and Refer’ training. This training will teach participants about sexual violence and the first responding skills for disclosures of sexual assault and abuse. This is NOT a course on counselling interventions.
“Safe Bar” Training
(3 hours)
Ideals for bartenders, waitresses/waiters, frontline staff or managers of alcohol serving venues
- Strategies to cultivate a safe and inclusive bar culture
- Recognize inappropriate behaviour along the continuum of sexual and relationship violence
- Importance of bystander intervention
- How to intervene either proactively or responsively
- Common responses to trauma
- How to respond to a disclosure of sexual assault
- Available resources to give to survivors
- Actively promote establishments that adopt safety standards
For an alcohol-serving venue to be considered a “Safe Bar” at least 50% of staff must participate in Dragonfly’s Safe Bar training. Following the training, Dragonfly will provide Safe Bar promotional and resource materials, including drug-detecting coasters, posters for bathrooms with information for patrons, window clings and digital images with “Safe Bar” to display at your restaurant/bar and website, and hotline/resource information packages to provide when someone is in need of help. Additionally, your venue will be advertised as a Safe Bar on our social media throughout the year.
Professional Training Booking Request Form