Approaches to Violence Prevention
(1 – 1.5 hours)
This seminar is great for educators and advocates! We present information to help you gain new perspective on violence prevention strategies, and discuss how these strategies inform Resolve’s work. The Approaches to Violence Prevention curriculum focuses on:
- ANALYSIS of violence prevention strategies and comprehensive violence prevention programs
- IDENTIFICATION of manipulation techniques and why they are effective
- RECOGNITION of threat assessment and threat management
Class size: up to 50
Speak Up, Speak Out: Bystander Intervention
(3 hours)
So many of us want to stand up to injustice when we see it but don’t know how. This training gives participants the skills to stand up for themselves & others and intervene effectively as a bystander. Teens and adults will practice verbal and physical techniques to speak up against violence & oppression, have difficult conversations with people in our lives, and de-escalate potentially violent situations. Participants will practice different strategies for intervening through role-plays — whether it is someone we know telling an offensive joke or making a concerning comment, or an instance of harassment or violence we witness in public.
Class size: up to 30
Rethinking Violence: Prevention 101
(1 – 1.5 hours)
This activity-driven class addresses the issues with how our society addresses sexual violence and how we can better prevent sexual assault. Students begin by deconstructing common “safety tips” in order to understand how common advice actually contain factors that are known to contribute to sexual violence, namely: victim-blaming and rape myths and reinforcement of biases. Students examine other factors that can lead to violence in our communities. The class then looks at ways to act to prevent violence – both as acting as a bystander, as well as by challenging gender roles and acceptance of norms that are supportive of violence.
- CRITICAL THINKING around socialization and gender norms and how they can affect sexual violence
- MEDIA ANALYSIS of the violence we see portrayed most often and how that relates to biases
- UNDERSTANDING of the role bystanders and community members can play in preventing and interrupting violence
Class size: up to 75