bodily autonomy, safety, and justice for all
Hello! I’m Tess!
Tess Benser (they/them) is a Trainer, Educator & Consultant. They specialize in Trauma-Informed Training, Gender-Based Violence Prevention, and LGBTQIA+ Inclusion. Tess has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Women’s & Gender Studies, and fifteen years of experience developing, designing, and implementing trauma informed education programs, events, and digital communications.
They recently relocated to the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago from Philadelphia.
Subject Matter Expertise
01
Trauma Informed Care
Customized trainings, workshops, speaker events, and digital advocacy content on trauma informed care, secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. Skill-building workshops on motivational interviewing techniques working with diverse populations.
See example here.
02
Gender-Based Violence Prevention
Customized trainings, workshops, speaker events, and digital education microlearning content on understanding gender-based violence, rape culture, and their connection to state violence.
See example here.
03
LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
Customized workshops, trainings, and events on topics of trauma informed approaches for working with LGBTQIA+ populations. Specialized content on intimate partner violence and sexual violence in trans and queer communities.
See example here.
04
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Customizable workshops, speaker events, and social media microlearning on sexual health and sexuality, including consent, sexual negotiation and refusal, and pleasure. Other topics include sexual and reproductive anatomy, STI prevention, and unpacking stigma.
View social media content here.
05
Identity & Intersectionality
Customizable workshops and speaker on topics of gender justice, gender as a social construct, understanding hegemonic gender roles, and gender identity. Customizable workshops on topics of social identity, intersectionality, and unconscious bias. Specialized content on White accountability for supervisors in social services roles.
See example here.
06
Harm Reduction Education
Customizable workshops on topics of opioid use, harm reduction principles, social determinants of health, and HIV and HCV prevention.
See example here.
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