Important advisory at school
The advisory lesson I wrote about sexual assault prevention and setting personal boundaries went very well. When I presented the lesson I'd written to the faculty last Friday it went very well and something like a dozen faculty members (or more!) told me that they thought it was really good, really important, and they were glad I'd put it together
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The counsellors we had were not certified for these situations. Meanwhile, Loyola and UIC have counselling >departments< dedicated to sexually assaulted students.
The two students collected several first-person testimonies from DePaul students that indicated victims were not given the emotional support and legal advising they needed after a very traumatic situation.
I participated in their protest, which consisted of a sit-in in front of the Student Center in Lincoln Park. They used signs, chants, and loudspeakers. We also passed out sheets with the issue presented on it to passersby.
I believe we convinced some of the Powers that Be to fund sexual assault training for the current counsellors at DePaul. No split-off counselling department, which is what the protestors were pushing for, but it's more than the school had.
I've included the school newspaper's report on the sit-in, as well as the resources DePaul offers on these issues at the bottom of the post.
I was personally shocked that my school didn't have certified counsellors for this type of situation. I am very aware sexual assault happens on college campuses. For my university not to have counsellors who could >do their jobs< was outrageous.
Also, I would have liked that discussion when I was in high school! We don't have anything like it at DePaul.
http://www.thedepaulia.com/story.asp?artid=2570§id=1
http://condor.depaul.edu/~wms/RISE/index.html
~Laura N.
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