SOC 3610 - Seminar in Advocacy

3 cr

This is a course where students will be trained to be peer advocates for the CHANGE Initiative (Creating, Honoring, Advocating and Nurturing Gender Equity). Students will go through a minimum of 30 hours of training to learn how to advocate for survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and harassment. They will be taught extensively about the issues and they will be taught important skills such as empathic listening. Students will also serve as educators who will do programming to change campus culture and decrease problems mentioned above.
Prerequisite: Application and permission of the instructor.
Fall