Trainer & Educator
Jim McEvilly, LMSW, serves as the Assistant Director of Survivor Support & Advocacy with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) and as Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Social Work, both at the University of Michigan. Jim has worked within the field of gender-based violence for 13 years, primarily within the university environment. In addition to his current roles Jim has served as a campus advocate for survivors of trauma, Title IX case manager, a STARRSA facilitator, and a private practice therapist who specialized in serving university students who were navigating the impacts of trauma and common co-occurring needs. Within his practice Jim has primarily utilized strength-based interventions, trauma-informed theory, acceptance & commitment therapy, psychoeducation, socio-ecological approaches, and other related techniques. based-off of their intersectional social identities.