IMPACT Presentations

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IMPACT Presentations & Materials (click title to view):

Safety & Empowerment for Women of Color, Part 2
Online class on 8/27/20

Support Resources & Services
For the online class on 8/27/20

Safety & Empowerment for Women of Color, Part 1
Online class on 8/20/20

Assertiveness & Boundary Setting Workshop for Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation
Online class on 8/3/20

Relationship Bill of Rights Worksheet
Supplemental worksheet for 8/3/20 online class

Empowering Indigenous Women and Communities Through Self-Defense
Webinar with Meg Stone of IMPACT Boston and Shanda Poitra of Turtle Mountain on 7/30/20

LGBTQ+ Bystander Safety Strategies
Online class on 6/30/20

LGBTQ+ Pride Series: Negotiating in Relationships
Online class on 6/24/20

LGBTQ+ Pride Series: Navigating Challenging Conversations
Online class on 6/18/20

LGBTQ+ Pride Series: Assertiveness & Boundary Setting
Online class on 6/11/20

Supporting Survivors with Disabilities
Online training for domestic and sexual violence program advocates, social workers, case managers, and others working in a direct services/advocacy role with survivors of intimate partner and/or sexual violence.

Negotiation Presentation
Online class on 4/23/20

De-escalation Presentation
Online class on 4/16/20

Assertiveness + Boundary Setting Presentation
Online class on 4/2/20

Boundaries
Presented at Cambridge School of Weston

Boundaries: Creating safe, ethical environments for students and sanity for yourself 
Presented at The Association of Independent Schools of New England conference

Bystander Skills to Interrupt and Prevent Sexual Harassment Abuse
Presented at The Nonprofit Center

The Strength of your Body and the Power of your Voice: Self-Defense for Safety Healing and Wellness
Presented at Brookline Mental Health Lecture Series

IMPACT Trauma-Informed Verbal and Physical Self-Defense
Presented at Trauma Center Association of America Conference

The Neurobiology of Bravery: How Teaching People to Manage Their Stress Response Can Create More Effective Bystanders
Presented at The National Sexual Assault Conference

Collaborating with the Disability Service System to Prevent Sexual Assault and Support Survivors with Disabilities
Presented at The National Sexual Assault Conference

Working with Survivors with Disabilities
Presented to local rape crisis centers through funding from The Massachusetts Office of Victim’s Assistance.