Resident Courses

The SOP describes the processes Army Command (ACOM), Army Service Component Command (ASCC), Army National Guard (ARNG), and United States Army Reserve (USAR) SHARP Program Managers (PM) and Lead Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC) follow to enroll students into an ASA Resident Course (Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced). 

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Resident Course Enrollment SOP.

The purpose of this document is to provide a checklist for the SHARP Program Manager to screen students for attendance at SHARP Academy. 

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The Army Publishing Directorate.

The SHARP Advanced Course is a three-week course designed to develop SHARP Program Managers and Lead Sexual Assault Response Coordinators to efficiently conduct senior command program management support, strategic planning and policy development, providing assistance to Army units, and conduct analysis of policy and program effectiveness for the SHARP Program.

The SHARP Intermediate Course is for individuals who are filling full-time Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC), Lead SARC, Supervisory SARC, and Program Manager positions. The SARC has the responsibility of providing SHARP services to their commands in accordance with National Defense Authorization Act 2012, Department of Defense (DOD) and Army Guidance. The SHARP Intermediate Course is a three-week course designed to meet DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office's core competencies and prepare individuals to effectively respond to sexual harassment complaints and victims of sexual assault.

 

The Encounter Skills Course, developed by the DoD, improves the training and skills of the SHARP workforce in partial fulfillment of the requirements for D-SAACP certification. Completion of the Encounter Skills Course is a prerequisite to attendance in the SHARP Basic Course. Completion of both the Encounter Skills Course and the SHARP Basic Course completes eligibility for D-SAACP certification.

 

The SHARP Basic Course is for individuals who are filling full-time SHARP positions in support of the SHARP program. The SHARP Basic Course is a three-week course that is designed to meet DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response core competencies and to prepare individuals to effectively serve in a capacity to provide SHARP professional support to units.