Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Video (5 min)

    2. About the learning platform (5 min)

    3. A Note About Language (5 min)

    4. Tips for this course (5 min)

    5. Survey (10 min)

    1. About The Embodied Advocate (5 min)

    2. Transcript for Previous Video

    3. The Challenge of Our Work (5 min)

    4. Perception as a primer for embodiment (15 min)

    1. The Reciprocal Relationship (5 min)

    2. Listen to a podcast with Dr. Stan Steindl (50 min)

    3. Body Signals (10 min)

    4. Handout to Review: About the Righting Reflex (10 min)

    5. Handout to Review: Righting Reflex Questions (10 min)

    6. Time to Reflect

    1. Tips for Building Trust (5 min)

    2. Handout to Review: Empathy (15 min)

    3. Handout to Review: Reframing Trust (15 min)

    1. About Distorted Cognitions (5 min)

    2. Handout and Exercise: Distorted Thinking, Part 1 (12 min)

    3. Handout and Exercise, Distorted Thinking, Part 2 (12 min)

    1. Bias Overview (8 minutes)

    2. Bias Examples

    3. Handout: Implicit Bias (8 min)

    4. Handout: Healing Biases (8 min)

    5. Microaggressions (5 min)

    6. Handout: Microaggressions (8 min)

    7. Bias and Righting Reflex

About this course

  • $79.00
  • 43 lessons

Rediscover your joy for advocacy today.

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What to expect

  • Understand how your values influence your work

  • Identify your triggers, biases, and other red flags in your work

  • Develop your own personal "advocate identity" and mission statement.

About the Book and Program

To embody something means to represent it in human form. The Embodied Advocate is a program designed to help advocates give human form to their compassion for clients. Because we know the advocate is inseparable from the intervention or program, the advocate must be healthy and whole in order to do this work. But this is not your average run-of-the-mill self-care book. In fact, we know a great deal about the traits a professional must posses to provide quality services to clients: empathy, compassion, and genuineness. The aim of the book is to help you embody those traits. Most training programs focus on the mastery of a model, program, theory, or skill, but not enough training programs focus on the development of the advocate, themselves. And that’s why this program is designed as a restoration process for advocates.

Sometimes advocates have some lessons to unlearn to become the effective advocate they want to be. Sometimes, we have some wounds to heal, some of those wounds are from way back in childhood. We have biases to heal and assumptions to correct. The Embodied Advocate is a program designed to help victim and survivor advocates bring a healthier version of themselves to their work so that they may better serve their clients. We don't just help people develop skills, we develop advocates.

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FAQ

  • What can I expect from a "LIVE" course?

    Upon purchase, you will have access to a learning platform with a welcome message, a Zoom link, and some resources to review. On the date of the live course, you will log in to your Thinkific account and click the link to the Zoom meeting. There is no pre-work required, but some resources (articles, videos, etc.) might be available for you to enjoy ahead of time. Learners will have access to the platform and it's resources for 1 month after the live event.

  • What can I expect from an "on demand" course?

    Upon purchase, you will have access to a learning platform with videos, exercises, quizzes, and articles. Complete the course materials at your own place. Some learners will finish in one sitting, while others may take several days or weeks. Learners will have access for 90 days (3 months) from the time of purchase, unless they have purchased a subscription package, which allows ongoing access beyond 3 months.

  • I'm curious about the "custom" options. What are they?

    The Advocacy Academy can build a course tailored to the needs of your organization/ team. The course can be designed in many different ways: (1) In Thinkific (like an on demand course), (2) Live on Zoom, or (3) Live onsite at your company/ organization. Email [email protected] to set up a meeting to discuss.

  • Will I receive CEUs if I participate in a course?

    If you are looking for CEUs for credentialed advocates, NACP or D-SAACP are the accrediting bodies for that certification. On their websites, they indicate that you do not need pre-approval for CEU courses that you may take. Anything related to victim advocacy should count. The staff at The Advocacy Academy can help with any documentation that you need. If you are looking for social work, nursing, or any other kind of CEUs, please contact your accrediting body to find out the requirements. Typically, we able to provide the proper documentation needed for professionals across many disciplines to receive CEUs. It might just require a little leg work!

  • Can I enroll my entire team?

    Yes. If you have a large group of people to enroll, email [email protected] for assistance. You can just send a list with each person's name and email address. We can upload it to the system, rather than entering them one at a time.

  • How do I enroll in all of the courses at once?

    From our homepage, find the option titled "Ultimate Advocate Bundle." You can enroll in all of the on demand courses at a discounted rate, and you will receive a year of access, rather than the standard 30 days that usually comes with an on demand course.

  • I still have a question. What should I do?

    Email [email protected]