February Program Agenda

The Council meets on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00am at the
Alpert Jewish Community Center unless otherwise noted

Program:

"Working with Survivors of Sexual Violence: Issues of Mental Illness"

Speaker:

Tiombe Preston, MS, MFT

Tiombe Preston is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 13 years experience as a feminist therapist, educator, and activist working to empower clients and communities. As the owner of a private practice and consulting business, she provides individual and group therapy for survivors, consultation on curriculum and program development, clinical supervision, oppression/diversity training, law enforcement training, and speaking engagements for social services, universities, youth programs, crisis services, and counselor/mentor certification courses.

Keynote

This presentation will be the abbreviated version of a workshop designed to explore intervention strategies for working with people with mental illness who are survivors of sexual violence. This presentation will prepare participants to work more effectively with this population by discussing the barriers to service delivery and presenting strategies for adapting programs and services to accommodate survivors with chronic mental health issues. The exercises will encourage exploration of the language and stigma associated with mental illness and promote understanding of the ways in which this intersects with trauma. The workshop will include examples of the presenter’s experiences in creating and facilitating direct services for survivors of sexual violence with mental illness. This information will help bridge the gap between the mental health professional with limited expertise or information on sexual violence and the crisis counselor or first responder with no formal training in psychiatric illness. The presenter will discuss the causes of the high numbers of sex crimes against people with mental illness.

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Opinions expressed are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of the Council and its membership.
For information about End Abuse Long Beach, please visit www.EndAbuseLB.org or contact the Program Chair:
Paul Sharpe (562) 434-1345 or email Paul@EndAbuseLB.org