1. Working With Special Populations
Kelly Becker
Legal Advocate

2. Describe a Survivor Gender? Age? Race? Clothing Style?
Any other descriptors?

3. Describe a Survivor
Survivors that meet our assumptions of what they “Should be” often have easier access to services and support.
Survivors who do not meet these assumptions often face barriers.
Please keep these question in mind as we proceed
What are some examples of barriers survivors face?
What can we do to help survivors overcome them?

4. Male Survivors

5. Male Survivors Sexual Orientation Arousal During Assault
Misnomer that abuse in males causes shift in orientation
Sexual Orientation of offender is often incorrectly assumed based on the selection of victim
Arousal During Assault
Physical arousal and even orgasm can happen even during a tramatic assault
Causes confusion, fear, and self blame for survivors
Often confuses law enforcement

6. Male Survivors Traumatic Response Becoming abusers
Misnomer that trauma is not as sever for male survivors
Female on Male abuse
Becoming abusers
Misnomer that males who are abused become abusers

7. Elderly Survivors

8. Elderly Survivors Myth: Rape is about sex/sexual desire
Fact: Rape is about power and control
This myth often prevents us form recognizing the abuse that the elderly are vulnerable to
Offenders often target the elderly for their vulnerabilities
Physically cant fight as hard
Cognitive disabilities can hinder reporting
Cognitive disabilities often make victims seem unbelievable

9. Elderly Survivors
Offenders often target the elderly for their vulnerabilities
Physically cant fight as hard
Cognitive impairment can hinder reporting
Cognitive impairment often make victims seem unbelievable
Survivors are often disempowered in their recovery by well- meaning family or caretakers

10. Incarcerated Survivors

11. Incarcerated Survivors
Sexual abuse is common in the corrections system
Jails
Juvenile Facilities
Adult Prisons
Often A form of dominance or method of establishing hierarchy
Offenders can be other inmates
Offenders can be corrections staff

12. Incarcerated Survivors
Survivors are often reluctant to report
Why???

13. Impact of silence exercise
LGBTQ Survivors
Impact of silence exercise

14. LGBTQ Survivors
Anyone who is interested in learning more about SafeZone can contact: BRAVO Kayla Cardenas, Program Assistant phone: (614)

15. LGBTQ Survivors
Victimized by sexual violence at the same rate or according to some sources at an even higher rate than their heterosexual counterparts.
Often victims of hate crimes with a sexual component

16. LGBTQ Survivors Unique barrier for LGBTQ survivors Being “outed”
Discrimination from first responders and others
Additional harassment
Lack of culturally competent services