If you’re in the business of preventing harm, you know the stakes are high. Every conversation you lead, every workshop you deliver, and every moment you spend educating others has the power to shift culture and save lives. But in a field that’s constantly evolving, staying informed - and inspired -is not optional. It’s essential. Whether you work in higher education, HR, a non-profit, the military, or another government office, consider joining the thousands of professionals who trust Catharsis Productions to keep their skills sharp, their message relevant, and their impact real. Because when we prepare better, we prevent better.
While remaining current with industry standards and best practices is important, fostering critical thinking and cultural change is what makes you a leader and trusted resource. Catharsis Productions is currently offering three different types of continuing education opportunities. These can be conducted virtually or in-person for your institution or you can join us for an online event we host internally. Each program is accepted by the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP)® as continuing education (CE) hours toward their CE renewal requirement. Additionally, we offer customized programs and consulting to meet more unique and specific needs.
Transfer of Capacity – Our Force of Awesome Institute is a "Train- the-Trainer" that helps violence prevention professionals create and deliver impactful programs fit for their target audiences. Involving classroom instruction, peer support, and expert coaching we take participants from good to great! We offer multi-day and abridged, one-day versions. The latter version qualifies for six CE hours.
Combatting Victim Blaming – In this session we acknowledge the complexity in responding to interpersonal violence and misconduct, understanding how and why people blame victims of crime, and establishing what we can do about it in our lives today and as leaders in our community. This qualifies for two CE hours.
Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence – Technology is moving at the speed of light, serving as an extension of traditional abuse, allowing perpetrators to harass, exploit, and control others on a much larger and more permanent scale. Learn how to identify and address it as digital spaces are now central to how people connect, and failing to do so leaves major gaps in safety, education, and survivor support. This qualifies for two CE hours.
Trusted by organizations and institutions across the country
Whether you're a university prevention educator, a SHARP or SAPR rep, a healthcare educator, an HR rep, or a community advocate, our trainings are designed to meet you at your level and take you further. You can always expect:
Proven Curriculum
Rooted in the latest research and decades of on-the-ground experience.
Dynamic Facilitation Skills
Learn how to foster real dialogue and create buy-in from even the toughest rooms.
Cultural Competence
Stay current on inclusive, trauma-informed practices that resonate across identities and levels of influence
Peer-Powered Insight
Gain fresh perspectives from fellow professionals facing similar challenges.
Testimonials
The facilitator skills modeled from Day 1 were remarkable and inspiring.
I was anxious going into the training, as I felt like I was going to be told that I should act a particular way "on stage." In the first hour of the program I was relaxed and feeling comfortable because the instruction was very clear; the Force of Awesome Institute is meant to build upon your skills and style. The presenters built a very comfortable environment which made the entire room feel like a group of equals.
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We were all really amazed and admired how well the facilitators gave feedback and were able to give real feedback so quickly.
They did a great job of practicing what they teach, as all of them gave great presentations. We were able to feel comfortable really quickly, we were able to see them work together as a team and be flexible, and we were able to learn a lot.
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As a one-woman department, I feel a great responsibility to carry out the mission and spread our message in a positive, effective way.
FOAI has grown my confidence and helped me accomplish this.
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I feel like before I was doing decent work, but by not being grounded in a deeper understanding of how people learn
and make decisions about change, I wasn't able to do great work. I am so hopeful moving forward this semester b/c I feel like now I am better prepared to handle the difficult comments that pop up and am able to adjust my presentations to actually make change at a deeper level.
