Circles:
Social Boundaries for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Leslie Walker-Hirsch, M.Ed., FAAMR (click
for bio)
This workshop will compare and contrast social and sexual development
between typically developing youth and those with a developmental
disability. It will discuss the role that social boundaries
play in recognizing, preventing and reporting sexual abuse by
using the Circles curriculum.
Engaging
the Latina Community to Promote Sexual Health
& Prevent Sexual Violence
Patricia Teffenhart-Maikos, National Latina Health Network
(bio)
The National Latina Health Network is committed to improving
the health of Latinas and their families nationwide by developing
innovative programs and strengthening community partnerships.
In this workshop, participants will learn strategies on community
engagement and promotion of sexual health, including prevention
of sexual violence.
Prevention
Education Evaluation: From Start to Finish and Back Again
Sean Black, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (click
for bio)
Participants will discuss the evolution of the Illinois Coalition
Against Sexual Assault's Prevention Education Evaluation Program
from its beginning in 2001 to its current status. The discussion
will include the importance of evaluation, the findings of two
evaluations and the creation of ICASA's curriculum kit, Inside
the Classroom.
Social
Change, Gender Roles and Prevention
Andrea Spencer-Linzie, New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual
Assault
(click
for bio)
Our values, thoughts, and behaviors are informed through multiple
layers of personal, community, and societal/institutional influences.
This workshop will focus on tools and methods to help social
change agents recognize these multiple layers and ways to align
values, thinking, and doing. Gender roles and primary prevention
will set the context for this discussion on social change.
STAND
& SERVE:
School, Family & Community Primary Prevention Initiative
Jennifer Rauhouse, Peer Solutions Inc
(click
for bio)
Peer Solutions presented STAND & SERVE, a School, Family
and Community Primary Prevention initiative designed to end
sexual violence. Highlights include peer leadership, community
development, integrating evidence into practice, how to start
a club and linking primary prevention to the CDC Ecological
Model and 9 Principles of Effective Prevention.
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Addressing
Male Entitlement in the Prevention of Sexual Violence
Scott Hampton, Psy.D., Ending the Violence
(click
for bio)
To end sexual violence, we need to understand the social and
cultural support of male entitlement and privilege that enables
men to objectify women. This workshop will review key elements
of male entitlement as they relate to sexual violence. Several
recommendations will be offered for systemic and individual
change.
Considering
Privilege:
An Important Concept When Developing Primary Prevention Initiatives
Erin O'Hanlon, Atlantic County Women's Center
Patricia Barahona, NJCASA (click
for bios)
How often do we talk about cultural competency and not discuss
the issue of privilege - the unspoken and invisible advantages
of culture that many carry with them? This active and engaging
workshop will give participants an opportunity to become aware
of privilege, dialogue about how privilege and cultural competency
impact primary prevention interventions and strategies in New
Jersey.
Expect
Respect:
A Comprehensive Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program
Barbara Ball, SafePlace at Austin, TX (click
for bio)
Learn how to build a comprehensive, school-based dating and
sexual violence prevention program in your community. The Expect
Respect Program is presented as an example for a comprehensive
program including school policy and staff training, support
groups for at-risk youth, youth leadership training, youth theatre
and a school-wide awareness campaign.
How
Does Sex Offender Management Prevent Future Sexual Violence?
Heather Burnett and Jennifer Schneider, Ann Klein Forensic
Center (click
for bio)
This workshop will provide information about sex offender management
and treatment in the State of New Jersey. The management of
sex offenders is a collaborative process between the Department
of Corrections, State Parole Board, and Department of Human
Services. Effective management and supervision of sex offenders
is a form of sexual violence prevention.
The
PREVENT Approach: Applying the Socio-Ecological Framework to
Prevent Sexual Violence
Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, University of North Carolina
(click
for bio)
This interactive session builds on principles of public health
to set a foundation for initiatives intended to prevent first
occurences of sexual violence (primary prevention) and will
use a social-ecological framework as a way for participants
to consider violence issues in their communities.
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Attitudes
about Sports Culture, Violence Against Women,
& Leadership Roles among Student Athletes
Meghan Price, MSW, Rutgers University (click
for bio)
SREAM Athletes uses student athletes as peer educators to explore
attitudes, beliefs, community standards, and aspects of the
athletic culture to support the occurrence of interpersonal
violence, as well as the strengths of the community that can
be used to create social change. As athletes, the students understand
the pressures, relationships, and stresses that other student-athletes
experience.
Consent:
Giving Permission to End Sexual Violence
Scott Hampton, Psy.D., Ending the Violence (click
for bio)
The Consexuality Project is a sexual violence prevention and
intervention initiative. This workshop provides the principles
and elements of the approach used by that project including
specific tools for promoting sexual safety as a community-wide
standard.
Engaging
Communities in Sexual Violence Prevention
Lydia Guy, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
(click
for bio)
Over the past three decades individuals, communities and professionals
have worked to develop successful interventions for sexual violence.
Some of the best outcomes have occurred when communities have
mobilized to address the specific manifestations of sexual violence
in their own communities. This workshop will focus on exploring
the community mobilization strategies currently implemented
within Washington State.
New
Jersey's Prevention Efforts: Add Your Voice
Panel led by Vicki Lunde Rodriguez, State Rape Care and Prevention
Program, NJ Dept of Community Affairs (click
for bio)
Hear about the voices of various groups (researchers, therapists,
parents, teens, advocates, educators, and offenders) from around
the state on the prevention of sexual violence. Learn about
our potential readiness to prevent the problem and the steps
that have been taken so far to address this issue; and be a
part of the continuing conversation about the primary prevention
of sexual violence in New Jersey.
Training
the Trainer:
Interactive Education Tools for Sexual Violence Prevention
Geeta Cowlagi, Interactive Peer Programs (click
for bio)
This interactive workshop challenges participants through "embodied"
work to explore empowering options for intervention and prevention
of sexual violence. You will take away concrete tools you can
use with audiences of any age to explore the roles of survivors,
offenders, family, friends, and service providers with regard
to sexual violence.
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