Joan Tabachnick
Practice Group Leader
Joan has over 30 years of experience developing educational materials and innovative sexual violence prevention programs for national, state and local organizations.
About Joan Tabachnick,MBA
Joan Tabachnick serves as Project Leader for STARRSA Programs and Services and brings over 30 years of experience developing educational materials and innovative sexual violence prevention programs for national, state and local organizations. She serves on a number of national and statewide task forces including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Stop It Now!.
Her written work includes a National Sexual Violence Resource Center publication titled “Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention,” and another titled “Family Reunification after Child Sexual Abuse,” and a publication through ATSA called “A Reasoned Approach: The Reshaping of Sex Offender Policy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse” as well as numerous articles and book chapters. Her primary focus is on preventing the perpetration of sexually harmful behaviors, particularly in adolescents and young adults.
Joan is a fellow of ATSA (Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse), of PIRC (Prevention Innovations Research Center) and just completed a fellowship with the US Department of Justice, SMART Office with a focus on preventing the perpetration of campus sexual misconduct.
Joan now co-leads the STARRSA training initiative at Klancy Street and maintains an active consulting practice, as well as her commitment to opening the door for healing and prevention for those at risk to cause harm.