What we doCapacity building
Eleison conducts training and capacity building for agencies serving survivors of human trafficking and gender-based violence. We train and mentor service providers in evidence-based, survivor-centered, and culturally-adapted interventions to make programs more effective.
OUR Training PROGRAMS
Suicide Prevention Training Program
Survivors are at greater risk for suicide compared to the general population. Although suicidal thoughts and behaviors are common for survivors, many service providers lack skills to support survivors who are suicidal or in crisis, leaving survivors vulnerable and staff feeling stressed and ill-equipped. Eleison trains and mentors service providers in how to conduct effective suicide prevention and intervention.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training Program
MI is a humanistic, evidence-based counseling approach to strengthening a person’s motivation for and commitment to change. MI represents a “way of being” with clients based upon four vital components: partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation. The person-centered nature of MI makes it particularly appropriate for survivors. Eleison trains service providers in how to integrate MI in all of their work with survivors.
Why it matters
Most anti-trafficking staff in low-resource contexts have not received training in evidence-based mental health interventions.
Without sufficient staff training, services for survivors do not follow best practices and in worst cases may at times be harmful.
Connecting practitioners with trainings, mentorship, and support is necessary to improve staff wellbeing and the quality of care for survivors.
How it helps
Providing crisis intervention training and mentorship to anti-trafficking staff has been shown to lower suicide risk for survivors.
When staff receive training in culturally-adapted, evidence-based interventions, they report decreases in anxiety, higher confidence, and lower work-related stress.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) provides staff with concrete tools for implementing a trauma-informed approach and respecting survivor autonomy and voice.
Published research
- Reflections on Adapting Motivational Interviewing to the Filipino Cultural Context
Laura Cordisco Tsai & Ivy F. Seballos-Llena
Laura Cordisco Tsai, Catherine Carlson, Rhea Baylosis, Terriann Nicholson, Chilou L. Benitez, & Milton Wainberg
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