Sexual Assault Response Presentations for Security Overseas Seminar

The Foreign Service Institute is actively seeking a qualified contractor to provide presenter(s) to deliver the session ‘Sexual Assault Response' for the Security Overseas Seminar (SOS). The overall aim of the SOS is to motivate individuals to identify the security threats overseas and to develop a plan for managing/mitigating the risks in both their personal and professional life. The two-day SOS program is offered approximately twenty (20) times a year, and utilizes a variety of presentation formats in order to maximize the efficiency of the seminar. This program requires the services of a qualified and experienced contractor to present on sexual assault in the overseas environment.

The Sexual Assault Response segment occurs on the first day of the seminar, typically Mondays. The session is 55 minutes long plus an additional 10 minutes for questions from the students afterwards. The presentation titled ‘Sexual Assault Response' will contain, but is not limited to the following topics: identifying psychological motivations of the rapist, tactics used by rapists, mitigating tactics for preventing rape and, identify ways to support a victim of rape or a violent crime along with reporting procedures. The segment will also share various victim resources that are currently available to support participants.