Community Education
We are available to train and educate healthcare professionals, law enforcement officials, members of the clergy and other faith-based leaders, community organizations, corporations, and professional associations on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual violence. If you are interested in scheduling a training for your group or workplace, please contact us!
Prevention in Communities and Schools
At CADA, we are focused on our partnerships with area schools and strive to help schools create and maintain safe, respectful, and healthy learning environments. We are trained to deliver several youth-specific domestic violence and sexual violence programs. Our educators work to raise awareness and provide information on how gender roles and expectations, as well as our culture, influence dating violence and sexual assault. Students also learn about resources, risk reduction strategies and bystander intervention. Staff trainings and parent information sessions are also available.
We provide education about the following topics:
CADA’s services and advocacy
Healthy relationships
Healing from sexual violence
Rape culture
Gender-based violence
Consent and coercion
Intimate partner violence
Bystander Intervention
Teen dating violence
Healthy LGBTQ relationships
Safe online communication
Safer sex
Sex trafficking
Gender, sexual orientation, sex, and gender expression
How to help a friend
If you are seeking training for a topic not listed here, please check in with us to see if we can accommodate your request!
40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Certification Training
CADA offers a 40-Hour Sexual Assault Advocacy Certification Training for advocacy professionals, volunteers, interns, and community partners. This training is for those interested in becoming a victim advocate, volunteer, or those who want to learn more about the complexities of sexual violence and advocacy. Individuals completing this training will become certified in the state of Minnesota as sexual assault victim advocates if working or volunteering for a Minnesota victim-service agency.
The 40-hour training is a mix of theory and skills training. Interactive sessions and guest speakers cover a range of topics, including:
The basics of advocacy
Medical advocacy and the medical forensic exam
Legal advocacy
Rape culture
Law enforcement’s response to sexual assault
Vicarious trauma
Neurobiology of sexual assault
Intersectional advocacy
And more
This training is offered at CADA two or three times a year. Registration is required to attend the training and all sessions are mandatory. Click here to contact CADA about registering for the training.
Portions of the training are done off-site and participants must complete recorded webinars at home.