So, You’ve Been Asked to be an Expert Witness
By Jamie R. Bogner, MS, LPC, CCASA Guest Blogger A person may testify as an expert witness if they have experience, knowledge, training and education …
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The Principles Behind Humor: Quick Tips for Advocacy Presentations
By Medha Gudavalli, CCASA Guest Blogger My palms are profusely sweating…armpits too…just realized my ear lobes are sweating which I didn’t even know was a …
Am I Ready to Interview? Questions to Ask Yourself
By Michelle Schaunaman, CCASA Blogger I read a thought provoking piece called, Not Every Rape Victim Needs to Be Emma Sulkowicz. It struck a chord …
“Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind:” What Happens Next?
The struggle of a woman who sought retribution after a man blinded her with acid. By Samantha Wickramasinghe, CCASA Blogger Imagine how you would feel …
CCASA Travel Log: Insights from Central Colorado
By Brie Franklin Akins, Executive Director & CCASA Blogger I recently traveled to Central Colorado to visit several CCASA member programs. Since I am new to …
The Woman Behind the Badge
By Doris Rivera-Black, CCASA Guest Blogger When people think of a sexual assault victim, most people think of someone else, not themselves. I thought that …
An Advocate’s Guide to Media Interviews
By Michelle Schaunaman, CCASA Blogger If you come from an Advocacy, Counseling, or Social Work background, you likely don’t have a Communications Degree or media …
A Call to Action: Why sexual and domestic violence organizations are crucial to the anti-trafficking movement
By Becky Owens Bullard, CCASA Blogger Over the past 6 years working in the anti-trafficking field, I’ve seen an enormous amount of positive growth in …
Advocacy vs. Therapy – What’s the difference?
By Kathryn Woods, CCASA Guest Blogger Many people ask why survivors need advocates if they can go to therapists for the same thing. In fact, …
CO’s Attorney General Speaks Out for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Cynthia Coffman, Colorado Attorney General & CCASA Guest Blogger As Colorado’s 38th attorney general, and second woman attorney general, I appreciate having this forum to …