The curriculum in this gender-based violence (GBV) manual on communication skills represents collaboration between Family Health International (FHI), the Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The manual includes a training outline, a list of materials needed, an in-depth training curriculum, and all transparencies, handouts, and activity sheets necessary to conduct a training. The training is designed so that all the materials used can be shared with participants at the end of the workshop, which will allow for subsequent trainings on topics relevant to their context. The training is designed to be completed in 5 days, beginning with an overview of GBV and then covering areas focusing on engagement strategies for work with GBV survivors, methods to support the service provider, and service provider responsibilities and community referrals facilitation skills overview, training review, and evaluation.

The manual, which may be downloaded in PDF format in its entirety or by chapters, contains the following:

• Introduction
• Curriculum
• Day 1: Overview of Gender-based Violence
• Day 2: Engagement Strategies in Working with Survivors
• Day 3: Engagement Strategies (con’t)
• Day 4: Supporting the Service Provider
• Day 5: Service Provider Responsibilities and Community Referrals
• Facilitation Skills Overview, Training Review and Evaluation
• Binder Documents

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The RHRC website, accessed on October 19 2009.