Safer Talk is an ongoing series of webinars, conversations, and podcasts devoted to preventive and restorative responses to sexual and social violence. We provide this service to help professionals stay current in the face of ever-changing, challenging circumstances.
- Psychotherapy and Sexuality – Where Do Addiction, Pornography, and Moral Incongruity Begin and End? A Conversation with David Ley
Everyone has their opinions, and this can be especially true when it comes to controversial topics such as pornography and addiction. Moving beyond our moral beliefs to what research shows can be challenging, particularly when the science in these areas is imperfect. As is often the case, scientific inquiry can often produce surprising results that challenge us to re-think our practice. - Campus Dilemma: Unique Challenges of Addressing Problematic Sexual Behavior in Students
Hosted by: David PrescottGuest Speakers: Joan Tabachnick and Jay Wilgus Over the past decade, increased advocacy and outrage have focused … - A Look Inside Adolescent Drug Courts: Motivation and Beyond
his webinar will explore the evolution of juvenile drug treatment courts. Where the legal system has too failed many who enter it, practices that focus on client engagement and behavior change (such as Motivational Interviewing) have improved outcomes. Jennifer Wyatt and Margaret Soukup are the authors of Motivational Interviewing Skills in Action for Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Teams and will share highlights from that publication that are specific to youth and applicable to other settings. Attendees will receive a download of this document. - The Compassion Prison Project: A Conversation with Fritzi Horstman
childhood trauma helped shape its conception. Over the course of several months in 2019-2020, Fritzi and a dedicated team of facilitators and volunteers partnered with incarcerated men at a Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP), a maximum-security prison in Central California. Together, they created powerful tools to address and heal from childhood trauma. The project is often known for its documentaries, “Step Inside the Circle” and “Honor Yard.” This webinar conversation explores the evolution of this project and its core values of compassion, humanity, accountability, nonviolence, generosity, and equity. - Manhood, Masculinity, and Treatment for Sexual Offending
Guest Speaker: Alejandro Leguízamo Hosted by: David Prescott In treatment geared towards men who have committed sexual offenses, we often … - Webinar – Raising Resilient Kids: A Conversation with Aliza Pressman
This webinar focuses on trauma and resilience—topics of importance to all professionals. Whether we work with children, teens, or adults, fostering resilience in the wake of trauma is vital to understanding clients and providing effective interventions. - “Whatever Happened to the Smoke Break?” Strategies for Secondary Trauma
Kristin Dempsey and Ali Hall will show that the same qualities that make us effective with others in our work—such as empathy, compassion, and caring—may over time leave us more vulnerable to secondary trauma. Fortunately, these same qualities can provide us with significant protective factors as well. While secondary trauma is always present for helping professionals, pandemic circumstances have amplified and accelerated these experiences and impacts. Join us for this interactive event! - The Gifts of Compassion: Understanding and Overcoming Suffering
Dr Stan Steindl explains how compassion evolved as a vital part of our nature and thought, and the way we look after one another, and even ourselves. He then shows how to use our compassion as a key to a healthier mental life through a clear series of steps and practices. - Webinar – The Right Relationship in Corrections Can Reduce Risk: Here’s How
A Conversation with Michael Clark Webinar hosted by David S. Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press The jury is back in … - Webinar – The Feminist War on Crime
Join host David Prescott and guest speaker Aya Gruber for the next Safer Talk webinar. The Feminist War on Crime explains how feminists, in their quest to secure women’s protection from domestic violence and rape, became soldiers in the war on crime and contributors to mass incarceration by emphasizing white female victimhood, expanding the power of police and prosecutors, touting the problem-solving power of incarceration, and diverting resources toward law enforcement and away from marginalized communities. Today, many feminists grapple with the problem of hyper-incarceration in the United States, and yet commentators on gender crime continue to assert that criminal law is not tough enough. This punitive impulse is dangerous and counterproductive. In order to reverse this troubling course, Gruber contends that we must abandon the conventional feminist wisdom, fight violence against women without reinforcing the American prison state, and use criminalization as a technique of last—not first—resort. - Webinar – What You Should Know About Ending Violence in the Deaf Community
A Conversation with Mary Pat Luetke-Stahlman Webinar hosted by David S. Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press Deaf people are significantly … - Webinar: What Are the Skills That Help People Change? A Conversation with Theresa Moyers
This webinar conversation is of interest to any professional who wants to be more effective with more people. It is not limited to clinicians; the same characteristics apply across disciplines. This is a rare opportunity for a discussion with one of the world’s leading experts. - Why We Must Embrace Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Criminal Justice System
Webinar hosted by David S. Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press Guest Speakers: Heather Ellis Cucolo & Michael L. Perlin Recording now … - Acceptance, Understanding, Compassion, and Personal Responsibility – A Path to Healing: A Conversation with Stephan Jones
Stephan Jones is the son of Rev. Jim Jones, whose actions with the Peoples Temple ended in the deaths of over 900 people in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Away playing at a Temple-promoted basketball game at the time, Stephan and his teammates lost most of their families, loved ones, and community that night. This conversation will explore Stephan’s journey through the traumatic events into a deep acceptance and understanding of them. His is a story of interest to all who have found themselves at a crossroads in the wake of trauma. - On Being Female: How We Can Use Our Gender to Help Our Clients and Take Care of Ourselves at the Same Time
Professionals often don’t have the chance to discuss the experiences of women working with men who have abused. This hour-long webinar conversation will address these and related topics. - Attachment, Development, and How We Become the Persons We Are: A Conversation with Alan Sroufe
The recording of this webinar is now available. Click here to learn more! - Through the Glass: One Woman’s Pursuit of Justice, Healing, and Forgiveness
The recording of this webinar is now available. - Good Lives, Self-Regulation, and Explanatory Depth: A Conversation with Tony Ward
The recording of this webinar is now available. - The Lucifer Effect – How Good People Become Bad: Implications in the Mental Health/Forensic Setting
The recording of this webinar is now available. - Native American Youth and Cultural Adversity: A Conversation with Tatewin Means and Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky
Native American youth are disproportionately experiencing mental health challenges in tribal communities where there is often a lack of prevention and treatment resources. Teen suicide, substance abuse, interpersonal violence, and other trauma are common within this underserved population. This conversation will look at the historical antecedents and current climate, and discuss the challenges for service provision to Native American youth, including federal, state, and local efforts and limitations to serving this population. - The Ethics of Labeling: A conversation with Gwenda Willis, PhD, PGDipClinPsyc
The recording of this webinar is now available. - Surviving Sexual Violence in the Current Era
The recording of this webinar is now available. - Ending Racialized Violence: A Webinar Conversation with Dr. Apryl Alexander
The recording of this webinar is now available. - Webinar: Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and Embodied Therapy
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and Embodied TherapyWhat It Is and How It Can Help Free webinar hosted by David Prescott,Editor of Safer … - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Using Workbooks In Work with Young People in Treatment Webinar
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Using Workbooks In Work with Young People in Treatment Free webinar hosted by … - Solution-Focused Strategies: Police Work, Suicide Prevention, and Beyond – Webinar
Solution-Focused Strategies: Police Work, Suicide Prevention, and Beyond Free webinar hosted by David Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press Guest Speaker: Emma … - Trauma-Informed Resilience Skills in the COVID Crisis – Webinar
Trauma-Informed Resilience Skills in the COVID Crisis Free webinar hosted by David Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press Guest Speaker: Jill S. … - An Evolution of Practice: From the Dodo Bird to Deliberate Practice – A Conversation with Scott Miller – Webinar
An Evolution of Practice: From the Dodo Bird to Deliberate PracticeA Conversation with Scott Miller Webinar hosted by David Prescott,Editor … - Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in the COVID Era – Webinar
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in the COVID Era Free webinar hosted by David Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press Guest Speaker: … - Reintegrating People Who Have Sexually Abused Into the Community – Webinar
Reintegrating People Who HaveSexually Abused Into the Community Free webinar hosted by David Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press Guest Speakers: Kelly … - Considering Culture in the Time of COVID-19
Considering Culture in the Time of COVID-19 Free webinar hosted by David Prescott,Editor of Safer Society Press Guest Speaker: Dr. … - Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era: Reports from the Front Lines – Webinar
Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era:Reports from the front lines Hosted by David Prescott, Editor of Safer Society PressGuest Speakers: Katherine … - A Conversation About How Helping Professionals are Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Webinar
Recorded version of this live webinar is now available through our website. Click here to learn more. Welcome to this interactive …