Introduction
• Mission Statement
• Acknowledgements
• Sexual Assault Legal Education Project Introduction
• Definitions
• Glossary of Terms

1 Avalon Sexual Assault Centre
• Who We Are, What We Do, What We Don’t Do
• Direct Services Provided

2 What is Sexual Violence?
• Linking Pornography & Violence
• Sexual Violence in Dating & Acquaintance Relationship
• Sexual Assault: Consent & Age of Consent.
• Dating Violence & Sexual Assault
• Characteristics of Healthy & Unhealthy Relationships
• Sexual Harassment.
• Stalking
• Sexual Assault & Sexual Assault Drugs

3 Understanding Sexual Violence
• Sexual Violence as a Social Issue
• Sexual Assault: Common Myths & the Real Facts
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• Stats & Facts

4 Understanding Victims/Survivors of Sexual Violence
• Sexual Assault Against Women with Disabilities
• Sexual Violence & Women in the Sex Trade
• Male Sexual Assault Abuse
• When the Survivor is a Lesbian
• Sexual Violence Between People of the Same Sex
• Gay Youth & Sexual Violence
• Factors Involved in Sexual Assault During Orient. Weeks of First Year University
• Taking a Critical Look at Youth Relationships
• Obstacles Facing New Canadians
• What Would You Do If... Special Considerations
• Sexual Abuse Survivors & Childbirth

5 Understanding Sexual Assault Trauma
• Sexual Assault Trauma
• Stages of Healing: Sexual Assault
• Stages of Healing: Adult Survivors
• Reactions to Sexual Violence
• Understanding Sexual Trauma

6 Secondary Wounding
• Secondary Wounding
• Sexually Assaulted Women’s Experiences of the Criminal Justice System
• Minimizing/Preventing Secondary Wounding
• Service Learning & Action Research
• Challenging the Legal System for Adults
• Supporting Adult Witnesses
•Do Current Criminal Justice Practices Lead to Unjust Outcomes for Adult Victims of Sexual Assault
• What would Women Change in how the Criminal Justice. System Handles Sexual Assault Cases

7 Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Assault
• Role of Initial Contact Person
• Supportive Communication Skills
• Approaches & Techniques
• Response Focus Sheet
• Disclosure

8 Support Guide to the Medical and Legal System after Sexual Assault
A The Medical Process
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
• What Happens at a Hospital Outside of the Metro Area
• Emerg. Responses to Sexual Assault & Supp. Services
• “The Forensic Kit” Physical Evidence Exam
B The Reporting Process
• What Happens When I Report to the Police?
• Non Reporting, Delayed Reporting, Withdrawal of Complaint & False Reporting
C Mandatory Reporting
• Child Sexual Abuse& the Law
• Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Assault: Consent & Age of Consent
D The Legal Process
• Sexual Assault & The Legal System
• Subpoena to a Witness
• Criminal Code Provisions for Record Disclosure
• Possible Defenses in Cases of Sexual Assault
• Victim’s Rights
• The Role of the Victim in Sexual Assault Cases

9 Confidentiality and Record Keeping
• Professional Issues
• Documentation Information for Medical Personnel
• Working with Children
• Six Rules of Support & Advocacy
• Sexual Violence as a Social Issue
• Supporter's/Advocate’s Role

10 LINKS & RESOURCES
• How Can Service Provider Help?
• Supporting a woman in your life who has been sexually assaulted