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Prevention Against Sexual Exploitation (PASE), free staff training offered by Yvonne Loomis, Community Outreach Counselor, Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention. This training is free to all staff providing services to people with developmental disabilities within Butte and Glenn Counties. Topics covered will include statistics, culture of abuse, laws defining abuse, signs and symptoms of abuse, perpetrator identification, abuse reporting, work environments, how to respond to disclosure, the long term effects of abuse, and more. Two Title 17 CEUs are available. To set up a training call Yvonne at 891-1331 or email: yloomis.loomis@rapecrisis.org For more information call Robin at 895-4027 or robin.keehn@scdd.ca.gov or click here for a printable flyer.

Consumer Advocacy Awareness Team (CAAT), Also known as the "radical arm" of the Abuse Prevention Team, this group's mission is to educate professionals and support staff who work both inside and outside of the regional center service system. The group focuses on the culture of abuse by identifying  1) the severity of the problem  2) why people with disabilities are more vulnerable to abuse, and 3) ways the community can help prevent abuse in this population. For more information and to schedule a presentation at your agency or facility call Cindy Freshour at the Regional Self-Advocacy Project, 530-223-7771 or email cfreshour@wecarealot.org

Updated Monday October 24, 2011