Toolbox: Cultural Competency and Adult/Professional Trainings

The Toolbox curriculum is geared for adults and professionals. It offers workable solutions and tools on how one can understand and respond to Intimate partner violence within Immigrant/Asian communities and other communities of color. Additionally it supports our cultural competency trainings for service providers and law enforcement. It also addresses gender-based violence as a whole particularly concentrating on primary and secondary prevention. It is not designed to offer “cookie cutter” solutions; it offers a better understanding of the various nuances and factors unique to intimate partner violence in communities of color as well as other forms of oppression the community faces. The curriculum was developed through a variety of means including interviews with clients and direct services staff of ATASK, comprehensive feedback from community leaders in the field, and extensive research. The curriculum consists of a booklet, PowerPoint presentation and, most importantly, facilitator sheets.