Participant Quotes

Teacher feedback:

"Very good presentation, clear, easy to understand, appropriate for age group."

"I'm confident ALL students left class much more aware of how to prevent sexual violence."

"[Presenter] was fantastic! ...The kids loved her and felt immediately comfortable discussing and asking questions about the topic... Presentations are interactive and will hold the attention of ALL students."

"Students were engaged throughout the 90 minute class... The information is relevant and [the presenter] related all situations to current issues"

"Interactive delivery style engages kids. Over my 28 years of teaching health, I've hosted many speakers and presentations. This was EXCELLENT!"

"The presentation is an excellent service for high school kids"

"My students really enjoyed your activities and appreciate the valuable information you taught them"

Student feedback:

"I learned how to keep yourself safe and what to look for in a violent relationship." - high school student

"I learned a lot today... about the agency and volunteering and how important it is to talk to someone." - f, grade 12

"If I ever need help I know who I can talk to" - high school student

"If I get in a bad relationship or know someone who is there are people who can help" - high school student

"This was a fun and exciting way to learn something new" -high school student

"I learned that people can talk to you and they are really nice," - f, grade 6

"Many statistics and facts were clearly spelled out that I didn't know." - m, grade 12

"WRCC can really help in many ways" - m, grade 10-12

"The entire presentation was amazing to me. I felt everything was useful and needed... I thought it was perfect." - 10-12th grader

"I thought it was excellent" - m, grade 12

"I thought the information and presentation were both relevant and necessary...thank you for taking the time to come and talk to us," - high school student.

Professional feedback:

"This was one of the best trainings I have ever been to"

"Powerful"

"Very informative and thought provoking"

"This was such an effective and different approach to training. Incredible and insightful"

"This really gave me an understanding of what might be going on for some of my clients"

"The information was presented in a very concise and orderly manner. This was great! Thank you for providing this training"

"This will be very helpful in my work. Should be part of everyone's training who works with the public (not just victims)"

"I learned new strategies for working with my clients"

"I realized that I have to remain open and receptive in a lot of different things with regards to victims and BELIEVE!"

"Increased awareness of services, service provider roles, ideas, sensitivities of clients. I became more aware that change takes time, caring and patience (for starters) and we need to start with the way we teach our children to respect others"

"I was glad to see awareness in making the batterer accountable and also to see sensitivity to not blame victims"

"The definitions of sexual assault were informative and beneficial to hear. Thank you for debunking a lot of myths."

"I had a lot of opportunity to look deeply within myself and do some real soul searching. I think in our jobs we can get jaded or calloused to what is really happening. Thank you. I don't want to see the people I work with as clients, but as people."