Description & Objectives

Continuing Education Hours: 2 CEs for LPC, SW, LMFT, and Psychologists - NBCC Approved

Description: This training is designed to assist campus professionals supporting students who identify as victims/survivors of sexual and/or relationship violence. Knowing how to make Title IX reports in a victim-centered, trauma-informed can make a critical impact on a survivor’s healing journey. After the completion of the workshop, Survivor Allies will be able to integrate this knowledge and how to be an active bystander and ally to victims and survivors.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how trauma impacts students who identify as victims and/or survivors.
  • Analyze systemic and institutional barriers that increase victims’ and survivors’ barriers to seeking support services.
  • Identify and apply specific action items to improve trauma-informed practices when making Title IX reports.

Instructors

Kendra Eggleston

Kendra Eggleston (she/her) has a longstanding passion for advocacy in higher education. Currently, she is the Training & Campus Specialist for the Stalking, Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC). In her role, Kendra specializes in working with colleges and universities to develop effective campus stalking resources. Kendra designs and delivers dynamic trainings to equip students, staff, and faculty with tools to recognize and respond to the unique dynamics of campus stalking and advocate for victims and survivors on campuses. Prior to joining the SPARC team, Kendra served as Assistant Director of Student Advocacy Services at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), overseeing the Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention (RVSP) Program. In this position, Kendra developed educational trainings and programmed campus outreach events around sexual and relationship violence prevention and victim/survivor support for the UTA campus and Tarrant County community. She also had the privilege of mentoring a team of Peer Educators, college students who were leading the movement to end campus gender-based violence and advocating for their peers who identify as victims and/or survivors. Additionally, she supported other programs under Student Advocacy Services, including the LGBTQ+ program, the Maverick Food Pantry, and the Emergency Assistance Program, as well as served on the Behavior Intervention Team. Kendra received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from St. Edward’s University. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Learning and Organizational Change from Baylor University, with a goal of enhancing her knowledge and skills to create significant and lasting change in the movement to end gender-based violence. Kendra utilizes an intersectional, trauma-informed framework for gender-based violence prevention and victim/survivor support.

Dr. Jessica Sánchez

Jessica Sánchez, a proud & passionate Chingona, embodies her intersectional identities as a sex therapist, pleasure advocate, & professor, with over 8 years of experience working in the fields of human sexuality, higher education, sexual violence prevention, & advocacy. Dr. Sánchez is a practicing licensed sex therapist where she advocates, empowers, & assists with restoring women's sexual autonomy & agency. Her specializations include the healing of sexual trauma, sexual pain, prenatal, pregnancy, & postpartum changes, eldest & only born daughters, life transitions, sexual exploration, & imposter syndrome, while decolonizing mental health through holistic & ancestorial healing practices. She is committed to rewriting the pleasure narrative of women of color within the field of academia & is dedicated to serving historically oppressed & underserved communities. Her doctoral research, Chingonas & Sex: A qualitative study examining how Mexican American women experience sexual subjectivity, is her forever passion project as she is currently converting her research into a sexual wellness book for Chingonas.