Building Survivor Leaders into Warriors
Alicia Tappan | September 19 | 9:45-10:45 am
Topic: Experience, Direct Service | Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Survivor-Led Solutions (a nonprofit that focuses on leadership, professional development, and LeadHer Retreats for survivor leaders) is an opportunity to observe the lifespan of a survivor and find a safe space to continue leadership, professional development, and ongoing mental health services. Sharing the story from victim to survivor, from advocate to influencer, this presentation will help law enforcement agencies, mental health, and medical providers empower survivors to become the subject matter experts that they are. Understanding how to rally survivors holistically and stabilize and promote them in different areas within this work, survivor leaders are entrepreneurs in this field in a new way. The change is necessary, and the information is essential. This training will provide an advanced level of understanding of the psyche of the survivor from victim to warrior.
Presentation Objectives:
• Explain the lifespan of a survivor from victim to warrior
• Describe basic principles of the psyche and how to empower survivors
• Provide critical key terms and points of transition that every survivor makes
• Offer law enforcement, mental health, and medical teams tools for best practices