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The Awareness Center is a non-profit, certified 501 (c) (3) organization.  Our goals include reaching out to Jewish survivors of sexual violence, parents of sexually abused children, family members of alleged and convicted sex offenders, rabbis, cantors and other community leaders. We also serve as a clearinghouse of information, and offer advocacy for those in need and educational seminars. 

Table of Contents:

1. The Awareness Center Information

   1.   The Awareness Center's Brochure - by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   2.  The Awareness Center's Certification Program for Jewish Leaders- by The Awareness Center, Inc
   3.   The Awareness Center's Mission Statement - by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   4.  Make A Difference! - by The Awareness Center, Inc.

2. Community Issues

   1.  Throw Away Children of God? - by Vicki Polin
   2.  How It's Been Done - Emergency Wake Up Call to Our Community Leaders - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   3.   "I Don't Believe You" - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   4.   It can even happen to the daughters of Kings... - bby The Awareness Center, Inc.
   5.  The Mikvah - Suggested Protocols to Protect Minors- by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   6.  Sexual Abuse:  Getting Your Community to Talk - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda
   7.  Spirituality, Sexuality, and How Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Experience God - by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda

3. Clergy Abuse

   •   Clergy as Mandated Reporters - by Vicki Polin

   •   Traditions That Must Be Broken - by Vicki Polin

4. Clinical

   •   Help I'm Burnt Out! Vicarious Victimization, Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Compassion Fatigue . . . - by Vicki Polin

   •  How to Make a Hot-line Report

5. Cults and Missionaries

   •  Soul Searching:  Sexual Abuse, Cults and Missionaries - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda

6. General

   •   Anti-Semitism, Sexual Abuse, and The Jewish Community - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda

   •   Bullying, Intimidation, Extortion Attempts: Advocating for Survivors of Sexual Violence - by Vicki Polin

   •   Confronting Abuse In The Orthodox Community - by Rabbi Yosef Blau
   •   Finding A Rabbi: Tips for Survivors of Sexual Violence - by Vicki Polin and Michael Salamon
   •  Shoshie s Story (PTSD) - by Vicki Polin
   •  Growing up Paddled, Belted, Switched or Swatted - Spanking is Never OK! - by Vicki Polin, MA, LCPC, Michael J. Salamon, PhD, FICP; and Na'ama Yehuda, MSC, SLP, TSHH

7. Family Members of Sex Offenders

   •  When A Family Member Molests: Reality, Conflict, and The Need For Support - by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda 

8. Holidays

   •   Mother's Day - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda

   •  Surviving Hanukkah: Jewish Survivors of Childhood Abuse - by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   •  Surviving The High Holidays - by The Awareness Center, Inc.
   •  Surviving Passover: Jewish Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Incest - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda 
   • Thanksgiving and Survivors of Incest and Child Sexual Abuse of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - by The Awareness Center, Inc.

9. Legal

   •  Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Testifying at Legislative Hearings - by Bob Russell - Coordinator, SNAP of Maryland and Vicki Polin - Executive Director, The Awareness Center, Inc.
   • Reforming the legal system - Marci Hamilton (internet radio broadcast on ethicalife)
   •  When You're An Incest Survivor and the Windows Legislation - by Vicki Polin

10. Offenders

    •  Child Molesters: Myths - Most Common Beliefs By Public
    •  Listing Alleged and Convicted Sex Offenders- by Vicki Polin
    •   Traditions That Must Be Broken - by Vicki Polin
    •   When Melodies, Torah Scholars, and Abuse Collide - by Vicki Polin and Na'ama Yehuda

11. Parenting Issues

    •  Age Appropriate Stages of Sex Play

    •   Common Behavioral Problems - Sexually Abused Children - by Vicki Polin  

    •   Glossary of Intials and Jargon - by Vicki Polin

    •   Guidelines For Disciplining Children Who Have Been Abuse - Edited by Vicki Polin

12. Rabbis

    •  How to Find A Rabbi - by The Awareness Center, Inc.

    •   How to Make a Hot-line Report

    •  Rabbis, Confidentiality and Other Ethical Issues - by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon

    •   Rabbis Investigating Sexual Offenses - by Vicki Polin

13. Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

    •   Basic Principals of Assertive Philosophy by The Awareness Center, Inc.

    •   Common Coping Mechanisms Used by Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse - by Vicki Polin and Gail Roy  
    •  Common Symptoms of Survivors of Childhood Abuse - by Vicki Polin and Gail Roy
    •  How Do You Spell Relief? - by Vicki Polin
    •   I'm Rubber, You're Glue - Self Protection from Projection - by Vicki Polin
    •  Nobody's Child: Surviving Without A Family - by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda
    •   Male Survivors of Sexual Violence
    •  Questions to Ask Yourself Before Disclosing, Confronting or Going Public About Surviving Sexual Violence - by  Vicki Polin
    •  Self Protection From Projection: I'm Rubber, You're Glue...- by Vicki Polin
    •  Signs of UnHealthy Boundaries - Edited by Vicki Polin
    •  When You're An Incest Survivor - by Vicki Polin

14. Survivors of Sexual Assault

    •  Incest, Pregnancy, Abortion and Halacha (Jewish law) - by Vicki Polin, Michael J. Salamon and Na'ama Yehuda  
    •  Lost in the Shuffle: Survivors of Sexual Violence -by Vicki Polin
    •  Rape Trauma Syndrome: Reading Blogs and Newspaper Articles about Your Case - by Vicki Polin
    •  Remembering To Exhale - by Vicki Polin  
    •  Questions to Ask Yourself Before Disclosing, Confronting or Going Public About Surviving Sexual Violence - by  Vicki Polin 

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Last Updated:  04/10/2008

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