Podcast Series: Facilitating Complex Topics with Complex Audiences

Anyone who has led or even attended a training has likely witnessed challenging moments between facilitators and participants. When facilitating conversations around intimate partner violence, these challenges can range from hostile audiences, victim-blaming language, stereotyping, and more. Preparing yourself and your co-facilitators beforehand is key to maintaining a safe and productive space for learning.

Hosted by the Center for Justice Innovation and Futures Without Violence, this podcast series examines common facilitation challenges when engaging participants on intimate partner violence. You’ll hear strategies to collaborate with judges and court staff, prepare yourself for complex topics, and safely approach intimate partner violence in adult education.

Check out our three-part podcast series on Facilitating Complex Topics with Complex Audiences through the links below.

Guests

• Loretta Frederick, JD, the former Senior Legal and Policy Advisor of the Battered Women’s Justice Project
• Associate Justice Anne K. McKeig, Minnesota Supreme Court
• Ret. Judge Jeffrey Kremers, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
• Gretta Gardner, JD, the Deputy Director of Ujima Inc.: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community

 

 

Podcast 1: Engaging Judges & Court Staff

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Podcast 2: Preparing for Challenging Conversations 

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Podcast 3: Facilitation Challenges in Intimate Partner Violence Education 

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This project was supported by Grant No. 2017-TA-AX-K021 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.