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Get SMART • Get HELP • Get SAFE. Welcome to Preventing, Assessing, and Intervening in Teen Dating Abuse A Training for Specialized Instructional Support Personnel. Facilitators and Sponsors. Facilitators: This training is brought to you by: (to be completed by trainer).
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Get SMART•Get HELP •Get SAFE Welcome toPreventing, Assessing, and Intervening in Teen Dating AbuseA Training for Specialized Instructional Support Personnel
Facilitators and Sponsors Facilitators: This training is brought to you by: (to be completed by trainer) Slide 2
Participant Objectives As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to: • Identify healthy relationships. • Identify teenage dating abuse. • Assess, intervene, and prevent. • Provide appropriate policies. • Extend positive norms. • Identify and use resources. • Identify and address special groups. Slide 3
What Is Teenage Dating Abuse? Adapted from New Choices, Inc.: Breaking the Cycle www.newchoicesinc.org …a pattern of actual or threatened acts of physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, perpetrated by an adolescent (between the ages of 13 and 18) against a current or former dating partner. Types of abuse: Verbal Psychological/emotional Physical Sexual Slide 4
Why You Are Needed You have unique skills, training, and experience in these areas: • Communicating, showing respect, and using your knowledge • Being aware of cultural biases • Recognizing early signs of trouble • Handling emergencies • Working with administrators, staff, students, families, and community resources • Helping students work through conflicts Slide 5
Levels of Providing Service in School Communities Assessment Intervention Prevention Slide 6
Assessment In your groups, create two lists: • Healthy attitudes and behaviors • Abusive attitudes and behaviors Slide 7
Up to the Challenges What are the challenges? What strategies might help? What attitudes might help? What resources might help? Slide 8
Criteria for Community Resources Knowledge about teenage dating abuse Experience with youth Accessibility Health- and safety-based approach Professional certification Cost-effectiveness Slide 9
What’s Next? Administrative level: • School policies, resources, communication School level: • Peer leaders, awareness • Assessment, intervention, prevention Student level: • Availability, respect, connection Slide 10