Circle of Faith

About Circle of Faith

• Purpose: Educates and equips faith leaders to provide trauma-informed, faith-based counsel to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
• Personal Growth: Enhances leaders’ personal and professional abilities to respond to survivors practically.
• Program Structure: A 5-month training program for faith leaders from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds.
• Monthly Sessions: Two-hour meetings combining instruction, discussions, and interactive activities on domestic and sexual violence.
• Focus Areas: Open dialogue on the impact of violence, trauma-informed skills, and community support strategies.
• Outcomes: Graduates become InterAct spiritual advocates and ambassadors of “safe faith communities.”
• Referral List: Successful participants are added to InterAct’s spiritual advocate referral network.

Vision Statement

To educate and prepare faith leaders to support survivors of domestic and sexual assault by providing trauma-informed, faith-based counsel.

Our Mission

To foster a cohort of faith leaders who will partner with InterAct by serving as spiritual advocates to survivors.

Our Goals

To provide faith leaders with a foundational understanding of the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence and spiritual abuse. Develop a cohort of faith leaders who serve as InterAct’s spiritual advocates to survivors. Establish more “safe faith communities” within Wake County.

A safe faith community is a faith community that is openly supportive of survivors, actively engages in preventive measures, and is responsive to acts of domestic and sexual violence.

Topics covered

Circle of Faith, InterAct Overview – What We Do

Scope of the Problem

Confidentiality and Expectations

Domestic Violence 101

Why do victims stay?

Signs of Domestic Abuse

Types of Domestic Violence

Cycle of Violence

Effects of Domestic Violence on Children

Spiritual abuse in the context of Intimate Partner Violence

Therapeutic Separation

Supporting Survivors: How can I help?

Resources: Now What?

For additional information and to learn how to schedule your group for the training, please get in touch with Cindy Faison at cindyf@interactofwake.org or complete the form below.

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