What You'll Find in the Resource Library

These documents support the full spectrum of victim services. You will find materials for sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking programs. Our goal is to help you build sustainable and high-quality services for survivors.

Most items are available for immediate download. We work hard to keep this library current with state requirements and community best practices.

Resources include:
  • Operational Standards & Policy Guides
  • Budget & Invoice Templates
  • Direct Service & Prevention Tools
  • Multilingual Forms & Client Resources
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What You'll Find in the Resource Library

These documents support the full spectrum of victim services. You will find materials for sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking programs. Our goal is to help you build sustainable and high-quality services for survivors.

Most items are available for immediate download. We work hard to keep this library current with state requirements and community best practices.

Resources include:
  • Operational Standards & Policy Guides
  • Budget & Invoice Templates
  • Direct Service & Prevention Tools
  • Multilingual Forms & Client Resources
We're Here to Help!

WA-SAST is a statewide learning and resource platform built to support survivors, advocates, families, and the systems that serve them. The documents and tools shared here reflect WA-SAST’s commitment to trauma-informed, survivor-centered learning that strengthens communities across Washington.

The resources in this library are developed and shared by advocates, service providers, and partner organizations who bring frontline experience and lived understanding to their work. Contributors help ensure every tool is practical, relevant, and grounded in real-world needs whether the audience is professionals, caregivers, or community members.

We also want to thank the various departments and hard-working individuals within the Washington State government who make all of this possible. Many of the resources posted here are supported by grants from the State.

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A Victims View Diagram

A Victim's View is a complex visual mind map illustrating the overwhelming and repetitive nature of the systems a survivor must navigate following domestic violence. The diagram highlights "entry points" such as 911, ERs, and Crisis Lines, which often lead to a cycle of "repeating the story" to various authorities. It categorizes survival into several high-pressure sectors including Basic Needs (housing, finances, childcare), First Responders (law enforcement, medical follow-ups), and Civil/Criminal Court (custody, protection orders, immigration). Central to the diagram are significant Barriers such as cultural traditions, language, and lack of phone access, all set against a backdrop of ongoing Danger, Polyvictimization, and the modern influence of Social Media.

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Budget-Staff Update Worksheet

The Budget-Staff Update Worksheet (Personnel) is an administrative tool used by grant recipients to manage and document changes to personnel funded by Office of Crime Victim Advocacy (OCVA) grants. It allows agencies to add new staff or subcontractors to a grant by capturing details such as name, grant type (e.g., Core, Prevention, CSS), service role, start date, salary, and FTE (Full-Time Equivalent). The form also includes a section for releasing staff from a grant. Additionally, it serves as a compliance check, requiring the user to certify that new staff meet specific grant training requirements and providing space to record the dates that initial training hours were met. For specialized roles like Therapists, Supervisors, or CSAP Directors, the form prompts for additional documentation such as resumes, licensure verification, or specific supplemental forms.

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Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) Service Standards

The Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) Service Standards is a regulatory document published in April 2024 by the Washington State Department of Commerce's Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA). It defines the mandatory service components and operational goals for CACs receiving VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) initiative funding. The standards outline a multidisciplinary approach to supporting child victims of abuse, neglect, and sexual assault, as well as children who have witnessed violence. Key pillars of the framework include Care Coordination, Forensic Interviews, Medical Social Work, and specialized Therapy. These standards emphasize improving access to resources, providing emotional support, and ensuring that all practitioners meet rigorous initial and ongoing training requirements approved by the OCVA.

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CSAP Accreditation Standards

The Accreditation Standards for Community Sexual Assault Programs is a comprehensive regulatory document updated in May 2024 by the Washington State Department of Commerce's Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA). It establishes the mandatory criteria and evaluation process for agencies providing specialized services to victims of sexual assault. The standards cover essential organizational areas, including Board of Directors governance, personnel and volunteer management, and agency administration. Furthermore, it details requirements for Core Services, the necessity of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) plan, and physical facility accessibility and safety. These standards serve as a roadmap for the accreditation process, which includes file reviews, personnel interviews, and facility tours to ensure high-quality, private, and trauma-informed care.

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Data Collection – Responding to Client Concerns

Plain-language scripts for common questions about demographic data

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Demographic Data Collection – Best Practices

When collected thoughtfully, demographic data can help ensure that services are inclusive and accessible to those who need them most. This information also plays a critical role in understanding and measuring program impact and addressing disparities in victim support.

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Determination of Suitability for Interacting with Minors

This compliance document from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), published in February 2024, establishes mandatory background check and suitability requirements for recipients and subrecipients of Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awards. It strictly prohibits any "covered individual" from interacting with a participating minor under the award unless a written determination of suitability has been made in advance. The process involves comprehensive background searches—including the Fingerprint-based FBI criminal history record check and the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW)—which must be re-examined at least every five years. The document explicitly lists disqualifying offenses such as sexual exploitation, child pornography, and kidnapping.

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Diverse Spend Reporting and Exemptions

This administrative guide from the Washington State Department of Commerce outlines the requirements for tracking and reporting "pass-through" funds paid to diverse businesses. The policy is designed to encourage the inclusion of OMWBE-certified (Minority and Women's Business Enterprises) and Veteran-owned businesses in community investments. It specifies that contractors must report payments of $1,000 or more to subcontractors for staff-related goods and services, while providing a detailed list of exempt categories such as client-specific costs, utilities, and small purchases.

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Gender Identity & Sexuality Definitions

Gender identity is deeply personal, and every individual has the right to define their identity on their own terms. Here are some of the terms you may encounter working with clients.

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Health, Harmony, Hope: Child Sexual Assault Parent & Child Workbook

The Health, Harmony, Hope: Child Sexual Assault Parent & Child Workbook is a culturally grounded healing resource published in 2025 by the WomenSpirit Coalition. It is designed to support American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) families in the aftermath of sexual assault by integrating traditional storytelling with practical safety education. The workbook uses a "Storytelling Strategy," featuring narratives like "The Sacred Journey of Jumping Mouse," to help children understand bodily autonomy and sacredness in a non-threatening, culturally resonant way. It includes interactive worksheets for naming body parts and distinguishing between "private vs. public" spaces, alongside dedicated "Parent Self-Care Wisdom" guides to support the caregiver's own healing journey as they navigate the recovery process with their child.

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Health, Harmony, Hope: Child Sexual Assault Practitioner’s Resource Workbook

The Health, Harmony, Hope: Child Sexual Assault Practitioner's Resource Workbook is a specialized professional resource published in 2025 by the WomenSpirit Coalition. It is designed to guide practitioners in addressing child sexual assault within American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through a "Social Health Approach" that re-roots practice in communal well-being. The workbook moves beyond standard Western clinical definitions to ground professional practice in Indigenous social health, healing, and justice. It covers nuanced topics such as cultural sensitivity, "Cultural Storying," and the specific impacts of the boarding school experience on contemporary generations. By incorporating Indigenous perspectives on child development and resilience, the resource provides a framework for practitioners to conduct trauma-informed interactions that respect tribal sovereignty and traditional best practices.

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Initial Sexual Assault Training Summary for Directors and Supervisors

The Initial Sexual Assault Training Summary is a mandatory certification form used by the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA). It is specifically for newly hired or appointed Directors and Supervisors of Accredited Community Sexual Assault Programs (CSAPs) funded by the Core Sexual Assault Services grant. The form's primary purpose is to verify that leadership personnel possess core knowledge of sexual violence dynamics, adhere to an empowerment model for survivor services, and meet the specific experience and training benchmarks required by state accreditation and service standards.

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OCVA Line Item Adjustment Form

The Line Item Adjustment Form is a formal administrative document used by the Office of Crime Victim Advocacy (OCVA) for managing grant budgets. It allows subrecipients to request the movement of specific dollar amounts between different line items within a budget category (e.g., shifting funds from "Salaries" to "Benefits" or "Goods and Services"). The form requires a clear rationale explaining why funds have become available in one area—such as a staff vacancy—and why they are now needed in another—such as covering increased benefit rates or providing Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) to clients.

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OCVA Sexual Assault Services: Allowable and Unallowable Costs

The Allowable Costs for SA Grantees is a reference guide updated in August 2020 by the Washington State Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA). It provides a non-exhaustive list of services, activities, and organizational expenses that are eligible or ineligible for reimbursement under OCVA Sexual Assault (SA) grants. The document outlines specific conditions for allowable expenses, such as the requirement that single audits be billed to "Goods and Services" while other audit costs go to "Indirect". It also details victim-centered expenses like Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA), legal assistance for immigration relief (e.g., T- and U-Visas), and compensation for culturally specific organizations. Grantees are reminded that they may only bill for costs specifically included in their approved grant budget.

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Peace Joy Wisdom: Intervention Workbook

The Peace Joy Wisdom Domestic Violence Intervention Workbook is a liberatory, healing-focused advocacy resource published in 2024 by the WomenSpirit Coalition (Washington State Native American Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault). Designed specifically for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) survivors, the document integrates contemporary Western psychological models—such as the Duluth Model's Power and Control Wheel and the Cycle of Violence—with Indigenous frameworks for restoring balance and healing trauma. It addresses the historical context of violence against Native women as a result of colonization, provides alarming statistics on contemporary victimization rates, and offers practical tools such as safety planning for strangulation, reflective journaling, and mindfulness activities to help survivors "re-story" and reclaim their lives.

Languages: EN
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Sayu’ X Wey: The Sacred Way of Life & Journaling

The Sacred Way of Life & Journaling is a foundational healing guide and personal reflection tool written by Dee Rhodes-Koester, M.S., and published by the WomenSpirit Coalition. Originally printed in 2008 and updated in 2025, this journal serves as a "benchmark of healing" for survivors of trauma, particularly those from the Lower Elwha Klallam, Quileute, and Makah tribes. The text emphasizes the historical role of Native women as revered and respected leaders in traditionally matrilineal societies—a status that conflicted with the introduction of domestic and sexual violence. It provides a liberatory framework for recovery by encouraging survivors to "relearn and model" leadership, engage in self-examination, and navigate the complex "system interventions" that impact daily life. The journal concludes with creative prompts for visioning and "Choices of Being," empowering survivors to reconnect with their intuition and authentic purpose.

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SFY25 Invoice Backup Documentation Form

A multi-tabbed administrative tool designed for subrecipients of Sexual Assault (SA) Services grants through the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA). It serves as the required backup documentation for online invoices, ensuring expenditures are accurately tracked across specific grant categories such as Core, Prevention, Specialized (SPEC), and Culturally-Specific (CSS)

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SFY25 Sexual Assault Services Program Invoice Instructions

This technical manual, updated for State Fiscal Year 2025 (SFY25) by the Washington State Department of Commerce, provides mandatory procedures for subrecipients to submit online invoices through the contract management system (CMS). It defines critical grant categories—such as Core, Specialized, and Culturally-Specific Communities—and details the step-by-step process for completing the A-19 invoice form. The document includes comprehensive instructions for the Invoice Backup Documentation Form, which tracks expenditures across salaries, benefits, subcontracted services, and goods and services. It also enforces strict data privacy rules, such as the prohibition of personally identifying client information on any submitted forms.

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The Peace Joy Wisdom: Domestic Violence Resource Workbook

The Peace Joy Wisdom: Domestic Violence Resource Workbook is a foundational educational tool published in 2024 by the WomenSpirit Coalition. It is designed to be used by survivors in partnership with advocates or support group leaders to foster healing through an understanding of historical context and Indigenous identity. The workbook provides an in-depth exploration of settler colonialism, the Doctrine of Discovery, and Westernization, framing these as structural invasions that continue to impact the safety and sovereignty of Native people. By combining historical analysis with contemporary victimization statistics and cultural tools—such as reflective journaling on "Myths to Live By"—the resource aims to help survivors discover their unique individual purpose while navigating the "life-world victimization" caused by historical and intergenerational trauma.

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The Peace Joy Wisdom: Our Lived Way Workbook

The Peace Joy Wisdom: Our Lived Way Workbook is a liberatory, healing-focused educational resource designed for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) survivors of domestic violence and their peers. Published by the WomenSpirit Coalition, this workbook utilizes an Indigenous framework to address historical and intergenerational trauma stemming from colonialism. It guides survivors through a journey of recovery using analogies, metaphors, and traditional teachings centered on four key elements—fire, air, water, and earth—and five core virtues: gratitude, honesty, humility, compassion, and wisdom. The document emphasizes the importance of living in harmony with Mother Earth and provides practical spiritual tools, such as intentional prayer, "bowl of light" mental exercises, water transfer for releasing trauma, and medicine walks to foster personal growth, liberation, and hope.

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Washington State Sexual Assault Services Standards (SFY25)

The Washington State Sexual Assault Services Standards (SFY25) is a regulatory appendix published by the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA). It defines the mandatory service categories and specific training requirements for Accredited Community Sexual Assault Programs, as well as Specialized and Culturally-Specific service providers. The document outlines the definitions, goals, and required activities for "Core Services"—including 24-hour Crisis Intervention, Legal Advocacy, and Medical Advocacy—alongside optional services like Primary Prevention. Crucially, it provides a comprehensive training matrix that mandates specific initial and ongoing training hours for different roles, such as the 30-hour Advocate Core Training and specialized orientations for prevention and therapy.

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