The MODELSS project aims to adapt, • What is a trauma- and violence-informed approach? deliver, and evaluate digital media literacy resources for practitioners in the violence against • Promising practices for trauma- and violence-informed facilitation women (VAW) sector and survivors of family violence – specifically those who have experienced • Navigating between in-person and remote facilitatio. [...] We will also share and exchange a series of six workshops to educate and evidence-based promising practices for designing empower survivors to confidently participate and delivering digital media literacy interventions in online communities (for example, through to address and prevent technology-facilitated safe and secure job searching, social media violence and to support the health of survivors. [...] By definition, a trauma- and violence-informed approach “realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery; recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, families, staff, and others involved with the system; and responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices, and seeks to actively resist re-traumatization”. [...] Trust is built primarily through transparency about decisions and operations and in the context of workshops, this includes both the design of the workshops and the facilitation of them. [...] Resources for Further Information • SAMHSA on Trauma and Violence and Trauma- and Violence-Informed Principles • Tech Safety Canada • Implementing Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care: A Handbook • Trauma-Informed Self-Assessment for Facilitators TRAUMA- AND VIOLENCE-INFORMED DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION: A HANDBOOK FOR FACILITATORS 26 .
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Table of Contents
- Contents 4
- Message from MediaSmarts 5
- About This Handbook 6
- Background Information 7
- Digital Media Literacy 7
- Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse 7
- Resilience through DigitalSmarts Program 9
- Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches 10
- Definitions 10
- Key Principles 11
- Safety 11
- Peer 11
- Support 11
- Empowerment 11
- Voice and 11
- Choice 11
- Trustworthiness 11
- Transparency 11
- Collaboration and Mutuality 11
- Cultural 11
- Historical and Gender Issues 11
- Creating Safer Spaces 12
- Participant Safety Promising Practices 13
- Facilitator Safety 15
- Maintaining Trust and Transparency 16
- Promising Practices 17
- Encouraging Peer Support Collaboration 18
- Promising Practices 19
- Empowering Participants 20
- Promising Practices 20
- Considering Intersectionality Cultural Humility 21
- Promising Practices 22
- Navigating Remote Facilitation 23
- Promising Practices 23
- Tip Sheet Summary of Promising Practices 25
- Key Definitions 25
- Safety 25
- Peer 25
- Support 25
- Empowerment 25
- Voice and 25
- Choice 25
- Trustworthiness 25
- Transparency 25
- Collaboration and Mutuality 25
- Cultural 25
- Historical and Gender Issues 25
- Recommended Practices 26
- Resources for Further Information 26
- References 27
