On Thursday, May 20, Community Services will be hosting a virtual training offered by the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC), a federally funded project that provides education and resources about stalking. All U support professionals, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

RSVP here.

The training will be held in two sessions:

Session #1 Know More, Do More: Recognizing and Responding to Stalking on Campus

12 - 1:30 p.m.

This webinar explores the dynamics of stalking, focusing on the highly contextual nature of the crime by discussing common tactics used by perpetrators, stalking’s co-occurrence with domestic and sexual violence, as well as tools to plan for victim safety and hold offenders accountable.

Session #2 SHARP Risk Assessment Training

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

SHARP is a tool designed specifically to examine and assess stalking. The tool includes a 43-item, web-based assessment which provides a big picture of the stalking situation and a situational risk profile that consists of 12 factors associated with a wide variety of harms, including physical or sexual attack, harm to others, ongoing and escalating stalking and harassment, and life sabotage.

For more information about the provider, click here. For questions about the training, contact Community Services Director Jamie Justice, at jamie.justice@utah.edu