Peer Counseling Training: Sexual Assault and Rape Anonymous Helpline

3 units

SARAH (The Sexual Assault and Rape Anonymous Helpline) is a confidential student-run helpline serving the Washington University in St. Louis community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. An institutional resource of the university, SARAH offers peer counseling and resource referral on topics including (but not limited to) sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner and sexual violence, relationships, and mental and sexual health. The training and dialogue course will provide students with skill development and preparation to become peer counselors who will take over-the-phone calls, which may entail crisis counseling. Prerequisite: Must be selected as a member to enroll in this course. The curriculum includes 100 hours of training instruction and additional hours of evaluation and preparation. For further information, contact the RSVP Center at 314-935-3445.