Professional Training

What professionals are saying about their training experience with the Women's Center:

"Your presentation is arresting and your insight exceptional. I salute your honesty and unapologetic candor as an effective advocate. Wish we had more of it."

"Great information and format was simple and organized. Ideas given will lead us to be pro-active for change!"

"I thought that The Houston Area Women's Shelter was one of the most emotional and educational site visits that we had this past semester. Although initially a little put off by having to discuss such an uncomfortable topic in a room full of my peers, I thought that the facilitators there did an excellent job of forcing us out of our comfort zones so that we could talk about physical and emotional abuse - an issue that all of us will see at some point during our medical careers."

About our Professional Training Services

We work closely with medical, law enforcement agencies, mental health professionals, legal professionals, university students and administrators, educators, faith-based leaders, advocates and activists to design a training program that fits your organization’s needs and works within your schedule. Our training modules are designed to build specific skills. Upon completion of one of our training modules, participants should not only gain a deeper understanding of domestic and sexual violence, but they should be able to capably assist someone suffering from these type of violence.    

Our Training Department offers training modules on a wide variety of topics, including:

General Trainings

• Domestic Violence (3-4 hours)
• Sexual Violence (3-4 hours) 
• Teen Dating Violence
• Crisis Intervention I 
• Medical Advocacy
• General Advocacy Certification (Certification through Office of Attorney General -OAG)

Specialized Trainings   

• *Reproductive Health and Advocacy (2 hours)
• *Crisis Intervention II
• *Safety Planning  

* All Specialized Trainings require completion of at least one General Training before registering.

If you are interested in a speaker for your event, please complete and submit a Training Request Form and someone from the Community Affairs Department will work with you to schedule a training.     

Call (713) 528-6798 ext. 2263, or email proftrainer@hawc.org for information on available training opportunities.

The Training Department also conducts the agency’s Volunteer Training. Please see the 2012 Volunteer Training Schedule to sign up for the time/dates that are most convenient for you. * Please note: Crisis Intervention Training for Volunteers are limited to the first 25 registrants. Please make sure to register early!

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