How To Talk To Youth About That Thing You Don’t Want To Talk About

Let’s Hear From You! Why should we be talking to teens about sexual violence?

Safe Settings  Confidentiality/Mandated Reporting  No Put Downs  Respect/Listening  Right To Pass  Right To Let It Stand  Take Care of Yourself  Trying On The Process  Feelings  “I” Statements  No Alcohol Or Other Drugs

Prevention Work with

Teens EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION

PREVENTION -Abuse Prevention Training -Bringing In The Bystander -Self-Protection & Empowerment Program -RAAP 101 -Together Keeping Children Safe -Tabling/Outreach

PREVENTION Abuse Prevention Training -The Abuse Prevention Training (APT) program presents age-appropriate

sexual violence prevention education to middle and high school youth. The primary goal is to reduce sexual violence by changing attitudes, behaviors, and social norms. The primary concepts explored in this five-hour program include: understanding active consent, explore rape myths and facts, deconstructing gender stereotypes, looking at who has the most power and control in the US and who does not, the sexual violence continuum. The program ends with a discussion and activities to arm participants with the skills needed to be an active bystander. -Time: 5 hours.

PREVENTION Bringing In The Bystander -This training uses a bystander approach to arm college students with the skills needed to help make their campus less sexually violent. Bystander research is explored and applied to sexual violence prevention. Rape myths and facts are explored. Giving and receiving consent, exploring the sexual violence continuum, debunking some common myths about sexual assault are all included. Participants also get an opportunity to work on decision making skills around being an active bystander by exploring several scenarios that often happen on college campuses. A strong value is placed on helping participants build empathy for sexual assault survivors. At the end of the training, participants are asked to sign a pledge to work against sexual violence on their campus. Time: 5 hours.

PREVENTION Self-Protection & Empowerment - RAAP welcomes all women and girls (ages 9+) to learn, in a safe environment, information and skills to strengthen their awareness and confidence through verbal, mental, and physical self-protection techniques specifically useful for women. The SET program provides options for how to deal with a spectrum of circumstances, from harassment to potentially lifethreatening situations. SET classes are based on the fundamental principle that empowered, active resistance is effective. Our classes are taught by welltrained female instructors with a background in self-defense and a dedication to the elimination of sexual violence and oppression. We offer 3hour, 6-hour, and 12-hour classes. All classes (regardless of length) spend about 20% of class time on mental, 30% on verbal, and 50% on physical techniques. - Time: 3hrs, 6 hrs and 12 hrs

PREVENTION RAAP 101 -

This presentation is designed for teens and adults who want to gain a better of understanding of the services provided through the Rape Assistance & Awareness Program (RAAP) and introduce the idea of sexual violence prevention. Participants gain information about the myths and facts of rape and sexual assault, what it means to give and understand active consent and how to actively intervene if you feel someone is at risk of experiencing sexual violence. - Time: about an hour.

PREVENTION Together Keeping Children Safe The presentation is appropriate for parents, teachers, and other adult caregivers who interact with children. Participants gain information about the myths and facts of child sexual abuse, warning signs of child sexual abuse, tips for keeping children safe, how to talk with children about safety, and resources available in the community. - Time: an hour to an hour an a half. -

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PREVENTION BITB- High School Edition

Why use a bystander approach?

PREVENTION BITB- High School Edition  Participants will gain an understanding of what bystander

responsibility is through presentation of concepts and examples.  Participants will have the opportunity to apply concept of bystander responsibility to their own past experiences.  Participants will gain an understanding of situational factors that facilitate appropriate bystander intervention.  Participants will gain an understanding of individual factors that facilitate appropriate bystander intervention.

PREVENTION BITB- High School Edition  Participants will be able to identify the range of unacceptable

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sexual behaviors and become aware of the prevalence and context of sexual violence. Participants will understand the variety of negative consequences of sexual violence for victims and communities. Participants will increase their empathy for victims. Participants will understand the role community members can play in reducing sexual violence and reducing its negative consequences. Participants will cultivate skills in identifying situations where bystander intervention may be appropriate.

PREVENTION BITB- High School Edition  Participants will be able to describe the range of potential

bystander behaviors and situations where action might be appropriate.  Participants will gain experience in working through the decision process with regard to bystander behaviors including the costs and benefits of intervention.  Participants will gain knowledge of resources that are available to support bystanders and victim/survivors.  Participants will express motivation and commitment to be an active bystander.

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PREVENTION Lessons Learned  Create a safe space.  Use medically correct terms.  Use examples of popular media/current events.  Appeal to different learning styles.  Check for understanding.  Develop an authentic facilitation style.

PREVENTION Lessons Learned  Provide support for youth-serving adults.  Model healthy interpersonal dynamics.  Start with evidence based curriculum before creating

something new.  Build healthy youth-adult partnerships.  Provide opportunities to practice skills.

PREVENTION Lessons Learned  Hire staff who have strong public speaking skills and

exhibit a comfort level with the subject matter.  Use language that is inclusive of your audience.  Be sex positive.  Know that every room you present in has people who have been impacted by sexual violence.

Being A Bystander

At a party you see a male friend trying to get an obviously drunk female to have sex with him. She’s not just buzzed; she’s wasted, stumbling over her own feet. You know her and she seems reluctant. What do you do?

Questions or Comments? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!

John Nelson, Director Of Prevention Rape Assistance And Awareness Program [email protected] 303-321-9922 ext. 317