Learning Opportunities
August 2021
The Shepherd Project Speaker Series: Exploring the Truth about Pornography and its Grip on Society
PORN:• Changes brain pathways • Generates shame and isolation • Normalizes sexual violence and degradation • Destroys trust and relationships • Is linked to human trafficking Research has shown a significant connection between pornography and sex trafficking. To engage in sex trafficking prevention, we need to understand porn’s contribution to exploitation and raise awareness on its harmful effects. We need to invite people out of shame and into a supportive community. Join The Samaritan Women for a 3-part training to…
Find out more »TSW Webinar Series – Establishing a Faith-based Residential Program for Victims of Domestic Sex Trafficking
TSW Webinar Series If you are feeling called to engage in the Anti-Human Trafficking Movement by providing therapeutic residential care for survivors, we invite you to attend this informational webinar. Establishing a Faith-based Residential Program for Victims of Domestic Sex Trafficking Tuesday, August 3, 2021 10:00am EDT OR 1:00pm EDT This webinar is 1 hour in length There is no cost for this webinar This webinar will provide: An overview of the Shelter Mentorship Program An understanding of the…
Find out more »The T.A.M.A.R. Method – Ministering to Victims of Sexual Trauma
How do you respond when someone discloses that they’ve been sexually abused? Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted (RAINN, 2019). These are deep and lasting wounds that many people carry around in suffocating silence. The Samaritan Women is leveraging its expertise in trauma and abuse to equip the faithful to respond to the sexually wounded with compassion and wisdom. This is an abbreviated version of our 6 hour course. You are invited to a Zoom webinar August 26…
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