Self Care / Vicarious Trauma Content Topic Results
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November 2009
Conflict Resolution Tools for Domestic Violence Shelter Staff
This collection includes selected materials and resources intended to equip advocates with a contextual framework and practical skills to better resolve conflicts that often arise within a shelter environment.
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Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
September 2025
TA Bundle: Embracing change and forging new paths
This Technical Assistance (TA) Bundle includes TA Questions (TAQs) and webinars designed to support anti-violence organizations that are tending to multiple and interconnected crises – present and future – with intention, wisdom, and deep care for advocates and survivors.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
May 2025
How can we build our collective capacity to weather turbulence?
Publisher(s):In the midst of a storm, when things feel out of control, it can be especially hard to see the choices we have. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores strategies for cultivating equanimity in the face of collective challenges, emphasizing how collaboration will sustain us in the work to end domestic violence.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
Trauma Impacts All of Us: Introducing the #TriumphOverTrauma Campaign
Publisher(s):This resource offers an overview of the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign, which aims to normalize and destigmatize experiences of trauma and adversity and explore the ways we grow from these experiences towards resilience and healing.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
WEBINAR: #TriumphOverTrauma Launch Party
Publisher(s):NRCDV’s Youth Advisory Board is excited to introduce the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month 2025.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
March 2025
How does moral injury show up in the domestic and sexual violence field and what can advocates do about it?
Publisher(s):In this TAQ, Dr. Johnanna Ganz discusses the concept of moral injury in domestic and sexual violence advocacy, its impact on career sustainability, and strategies for managing harm.
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- General Material
January 2024
Weekend of Recovery
Publisher(s): Offers therapeutic retreats specifically for male survivors of sexual abuse, creating space for healing and peer connection.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
August 2023
Why is it important for advocates and social change makers to practice radical self-love?
Publisher(s): Why is it important for us – advocates, healers, and social change makers – to practice radical self-love? In this Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), NRCDV's Patty Branco explores radical self-love as a pathway toward individual and collective transformation.
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- General Material
April 2023
Trauma-Informed Workplaces: Concepts, Strategies, and Tactics to Build Workplaces that Support Well-Being
Publisher(s):This toolkit provides educational concepts and practical strategies to support team members (I.E., defined in this toolkit as employees, staff, workers, interns, fellows, C-suite leadership, human resources and administrative professionals, volunteers, committee and board members, etc.) in advocating for more trauma-informed workplaces.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
October 2022
How can writing and journaling support survivors’ and advocates’ healing and wellness?
Publisher(s): For people currently experiencing intimate partner violence, journaling about events at home can help create a record of what has been happening which can later be used to help support claims of abuse. The October 2022 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) outlines some of the needs identified in the workgroup.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
October 2022
DVAM Webinar Series: #1Thing to #Care4Advocates Mind, Body, and Soul
Publisher(s): This free 3-part webinar series will feature tools and strategies for supporting advocates’ health and wellness, including ways to prioritize self-care and avoid burnout. Presenters explore how creating the conditions where advocates can thrive aligns with our values.
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- General Material
September 2022
A Guide to Managing Stress for Disaster Responders and First Responders
Publisher(s):This guide offers information and tips to disaster responders and first responders to help them manage stress during crisis response. It describes how stress affects the body and suggests ways for individuals and organizations to promote and engage in stress management.