This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
At the root of all abuse is the fact that someone else knows. One out of every three adolescents in the United States is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner. That means that everyone knows someone who has or will be abused in some way. This workshop introduces participants to the topics of teen dating and sexual violence. Participants will explore their awareness of abusive behaviors and warning signs common to teen dating relationships, with an emphasis on healthy relationships as well. Learn about power and control, the cycle of violence, characteristics of healthy relationships, and facts about technology abuse.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Samantha Collier founded and created TeamTeal365, a small grassroots organization established in 2009 that is dedicated to empowering, educating, advocating, and supporting ALL survivors of sexual assault.
In 2012, TeamTeal365 became an LLC. Abused as a child and raped as an adult, Samantha feels a
personal obligation to serve and be a visible witness to her community about what a sexually abused person looks like. The goal of the organization is to wrap each survivor in compassion and trust starting with the simple words, “I believe you”—words Samantha knows firsthand can help victims move from surviving to thriving. Samantha is a voice of powerful visible change. Because violence and sexual assault leaves victims living in fear, some never get the chance to realize their full potential because their pain outweighs their strengths. Samantha’s goal is to reach out to survivors of sexual violence, as well as their families, partners, and siblings, to move them from merely surviving to thriving.
These PowerPoint presentations are intended for use by crime prevention practitioners who bring their experience and expertise to each topic. The presentations are not intended for public use or by individuals with no training or expertise in crime prevention. Each presentation is intended to educate, increase awareness, and teach prevention strategies. Presenters must discern whether their audiences require a more basic or advanced level of information.
NCPC welcomes your input and would like your assistance in tracking the use of these topical presentations. Please email NCPC at trainings@ncpc.org with information about when and how the presentations were used. If you like, we will also place you in a database to receive updates of the PowerPoint presentations and additional training information. We encourage you to visit www.ncpc.org to find additional information on these topics. We also invite you to send in your own trainer notes, handouts, pictures, and anecdotes to share with others on www.ncpc.org.
School Bullying: toward Better Mitigation and ResponseJason Atherton
Presentation on school bullying as part of the Strategies to Mitigate and Respond to Bullying seminar at Intertel Academy on November 11 2016. https://www.intertel.co.za
A presentation on Bullying. The victim. The bully . Types of bullying. How to help the victim. Are you a bully? Discussion questions and a writing exercise. Vocabulary section .
I’m a young Pakistani Blogger, Academic Writer, Freelancer, Quaidian & MPhil Scholar, Quote Lover, Co-Founder at Essar Student Fund & Blueprism Academia, belonging from Mehdiabad, Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.
I am an academic writer & freelancer! I can work on Research Paper, Thesis Writing, Academic Research, Research Project, Proposals, Assignments, Business Plans, and Case study research.
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Management Sciences, Business Management, Marketing, HRM, Banking, Business Marketing, Corporate Finance, International Business Management
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An overview of Positive Parenting
Strategies for raising children through positive approaches. Contains strategies for preventing and treating challenging behavior
The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse- April 2012Dawn Farm
"The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse" was presented on April 17, 2012, by Barbara Niess May, MPH, MSW; Executive Director, SafeHouse Center; and David J.H. Garvin, LMSW; Director, Alternatives to Domestic Aggression, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County. Domestic violence offender and survivor alcohol and other drug use/abuse is central to this discussion. The audience is provided with a primmer regarding batterer tactics, strategies, and core beliefs which hold the batterer accountable for his abusive behaviors while maintaining and promoting survivor safety. The program will help participants to recognize the critical importance of understanding domestic violence and alcohol/other drug use/abuse in order to safely and effectively intervene and/or interrupt the batterer's abusive behaviors and support the survivor. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
This is a presentation for the topic 'Teenage Suicide'. Topics covered in this presentation are :
i. What is Suicide?
ii. How is Self Injury different from Suicide
iii. Causes of Suicide (short clip)
iv. Protection against Suicide
v. Suicide Risk Factors
vi. Suicide Warning Signs
vii. Involvement/Role of School
viii. Postvention after suicide
ix. Steps Parents and Teens can take
This presentation was created to explain what bullying is and how it is used. You might realize that you are the victim of bulling or that you are actually being a bully!
These PowerPoint presentations are intended for use by crime prevention practitioners who bring their experience and expertise to each topic. The presentations are not intended for public use or by individuals with no training or expertise in crime prevention. Each presentation is intended to educate, increase awareness, and teach prevention strategies. Presenters must discern whether their audiences require a more basic or advanced level of information.
NCPC welcomes your input and would like your assistance in tracking the use of these topical presentations. Please email NCPC at trainings@ncpc.org with information about when and how the presentations were used. If you like, we will also place you in a database to receive updates of the PowerPoint presentations and additional training information. We encourage you to visit www.ncpc.org to find additional information on these topics. We also invite you to send in your own trainer notes, handouts, pictures, and anecdotes to share with others on www.ncpc.org.
School Bullying: toward Better Mitigation and ResponseJason Atherton
Presentation on school bullying as part of the Strategies to Mitigate and Respond to Bullying seminar at Intertel Academy on November 11 2016. https://www.intertel.co.za
A presentation on Bullying. The victim. The bully . Types of bullying. How to help the victim. Are you a bully? Discussion questions and a writing exercise. Vocabulary section .
I’m a young Pakistani Blogger, Academic Writer, Freelancer, Quaidian & MPhil Scholar, Quote Lover, Co-Founder at Essar Student Fund & Blueprism Academia, belonging from Mehdiabad, Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.
I am an academic writer & freelancer! I can work on Research Paper, Thesis Writing, Academic Research, Research Project, Proposals, Assignments, Business Plans, and Case study research.
Expertise:
Management Sciences, Business Management, Marketing, HRM, Banking, Business Marketing, Corporate Finance, International Business Management
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An overview of Positive Parenting
Strategies for raising children through positive approaches. Contains strategies for preventing and treating challenging behavior
The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse- April 2012Dawn Farm
"The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse" was presented on April 17, 2012, by Barbara Niess May, MPH, MSW; Executive Director, SafeHouse Center; and David J.H. Garvin, LMSW; Director, Alternatives to Domestic Aggression, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County. Domestic violence offender and survivor alcohol and other drug use/abuse is central to this discussion. The audience is provided with a primmer regarding batterer tactics, strategies, and core beliefs which hold the batterer accountable for his abusive behaviors while maintaining and promoting survivor safety. The program will help participants to recognize the critical importance of understanding domestic violence and alcohol/other drug use/abuse in order to safely and effectively intervene and/or interrupt the batterer's abusive behaviors and support the survivor. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
This is a presentation for the topic 'Teenage Suicide'. Topics covered in this presentation are :
i. What is Suicide?
ii. How is Self Injury different from Suicide
iii. Causes of Suicide (short clip)
iv. Protection against Suicide
v. Suicide Risk Factors
vi. Suicide Warning Signs
vii. Involvement/Role of School
viii. Postvention after suicide
ix. Steps Parents and Teens can take
This presentation was created to explain what bullying is and how it is used. You might realize that you are the victim of bulling or that you are actually being a bully!
Escalating rates of teen dating violence nationwide is reason for concern and intervention. When Love Hurts is a campaign created by four NC State Graduate students with the intent of empowering teens to become educated so they can end the epidemic.
This phenomenon has little content in professional literature and on the internet, especially bullying by the female spouse. Domestic bullying occurs when a spouse engages in frequent criticism, threats, insults, emotional manipulation, demeaning language or bouts of anger, and is a major problem resulting in family and marriage breakdown, depression, homicide, suicide, addiction, homelessness, criminality and mental distress leading to cycles of abuse for the adult children of family bullying.
Facilitating an open discussion about abuse with 7th grade students. All too often abuse remains in shameful shadows. Information is power when informing students about abuse in a positive, sensitive way.
Dating abuse or dating violence is defined as the perpetration or threat of an act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other member within the context of dating. It is also when one partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through abuse/violence.
Sexual assault and Rape information for parents! Learn about the statistics and tips for helping you respond if your child tells you they have been a victim of rape.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Did you know that LBGT youth can be at a higher risk for pregnancy involvement than their straight
counterparts? LGBT youth are frequently excluded from pregnancy prevention messages, even though they are in need of these messages. In this workshop, we will briefly examine the statistics and research to understand why LGBT youth are excluded. We will review and discuss what safer sex methods LGBT youth need to know to prevent pregnancy. Through activities, participants will explore and practice more inclusive language and then use the inclusive language to reframe pregnancy prevention messages. Participants will leave this workshop with the tools and skills needed to help make LGBT youth feel included in pregnancy prevention programs.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Jessica Marquart is a Certified Sexuality Educator with Partners in Health Education and has 13 years of experience in the field, including presenting at two national sexuality education conferences. She focuses her education and training programs on inclusive safer sex, romantic orientation, healthy relationships, gender identity, and sexual health.
Leslie Montgomery is the Regional Education and Outreach Manager for Partners in Health Education. In this position, she oversees and delivers sexuality education and training services provided in the central and southern regions of Indiana. Leslie is a trained Youth Development Professional, and has used the Advancing Youth Development curriculum to train professionals in the field of youth work. She is a certified Our Whole Lives (OWL) trainer, and enjoys any opportunity to train and inform people about holistic sexuality. Leslie has over 16 years of experience in sexuality education and her particular areas of interest include providing programs for parents and professionals.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Attendees will learn about the impact of trauma on the emotional brain and how it in turn impacts adolescent sexual behavior and decision making. Attendees will learn how to interview, intervene, and be pro-active with these youth during annual health exams, sex education in schools, and general conversations/interventions around sexual behavior. Specific examples of proactive provision of safety strategies for vulnerable youth will be provided by a trainer with extensive experience.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Lora Schroeder, MSW, LCSW-Clinical Case Manager, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has over 20 years of clinical experience with chronically mentally ill adults, children and families. Lora worked for Transitional Living Services in Milwaukee, working intensely with adult mental health clientele and helped develop and facilitate this program in Ozaukee County as well. Lora spent over three years at Washington County Department of Social Services, placing children into treatment foster care and conducting family court appointed custody studies. During her 15 years at Community Care Resources, Lora has provided on-going clinical case management services for youth in treatment foster homes, and group and individual therapy with children in the specialized group care homes, providing STOP (Adolescent Sexual Offender Program) therapy as well as attachment work. Lora currently provides Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy to clients who have severe trauma histories.
Jamie Heinen, MSSW, has been employed with Community Care Resources for seven years. She received her Master’s degree in Social Work from UW-Madison in 2006 and is currently licensed as an Advanced Practice Social Worker. Jamie has spent her entire social work career working within the Child Welfare System, specifically working with foster parents and youth in out-of-home care placements in a variety of settings and has a wealth of knowledge in this area. Her six years working for Milwaukee County gave her ample experience advocating for and restoring youth and families. In addition to pursuing her LCSW, Jamie recently earned her Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning Horsemanship Certification.
Joy Nyhuis-Wing, LCSW, earned her MSSW at Loyola University of Chicago and has worked with children, adolescents, and their families in a professional capacity since 1994, including case management, individual and family therapy, in-home therapy, and group counseling. As a Clinical Case Manager over the past 17 years, she has provided numerous trainings to foster parents.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
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This workshop will outline the basics of Hepatitis C virus including a brief history, symptoms, and treatment.
The majority of the presentation will focus on the ways that HCV can be sexually transmitted. We will also talk about the increased risk of HCV for men who have sex with men (MSM) who are HIV positive, the lack of research around women who have sex with women’s (WSW) risk for HCV transmission, and the general controversy of calling HCV an STI.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Rachael Cooper currently works as a Prevention Specialist at the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and has worked in HIV/AIDS prevention and education both in Wisconsin and abroad. One of her current projects focuses heavily on educating at-risk populations about Hepatitis C transmission, symptoms, and care.
Veronica Shaheen is an Opiate Overdose Prevention Specialist, providing harm reduction services to
injection drug users at the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) LifePoint program by helping active users remove their personal risk for HIV, HCV, and other STIs. She also dedicates her time to overdose
prevention education and Naloxone training to any members of the community willing to help stop overdose deaths.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Institutional and social barriers place Latino families in the U.S. at greater risk for adverse health outcomes, often facing unique challenges to healthy sexuality and access to reproductive health care; the services available are often not linguistically or culturally appropriate. To help Latinos navigate the health care system and address their need for culturally relevant health information, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) utilizes specially trained lay community members as frontline public health advisors. Promotores de Salud have firsthand knowledge of the issues affecting the communities in which they live and serve, and through direct education and training in homes and other familiar venues, become trusted resources. The workshop described the Promotores model and explored how community health advisors can model and teach health literacy skills in underserved communities.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Maria Barker, Multicultural Programs Manager at PPWI, is a bilingual (Spanish/English) community educator of Mexican origin. She has facilitated reproductive health education programming including hundreds of home health parties for the Latino community since 2003. She is well recognized for training and using lay community workers known as Promotores de Salud to reach the Latino community. Maria is a graduate of the Latino Nonprofit Leadership Program through UW-Milwaukee and Cardinal Stritch University, and is a Certified Sexuality Educator by Planned Parenthood of Western Washington and Centralia College.
Al Castro, MS BSSW, Program Director at the United Community Center of Milwaukee, manages the UCC Health Research Department, which collaborates with universities to conduct community-engaged research to develop programs and services that address health issues and inequities in the Latino community. Castro holds a BS in Social Work from Carroll University and an MS in Business Management from Cardinal Stritch University. Castro is a licensed social worker in Wisconsin and is fluent in Spanish.
Angeles Soria Rodriguez, a Mexican immigrant, started her community service by helping co-workers and neighbors access health care, hospitals, courts, DMVs, and other resources. When Angeles moved to Milwaukee, she volunteered at community organizations and attended comprehensive trainings about cardiovascular and mental health, financial management, and nutrition. Angeles now concentrates her volunteer efforts on creating leadership among Latina women and reducing Latino obesity. As a health promoter at PPWI, she uses the Cuidandonos Creceremos mas Sanos curriculum she helped develop to facilitate home health parties that help Latino families get comfortable talking about healthy
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Each of us has a powerful story to tell that has the ability to move others to action. Do you know yours? With an effective narrative, we can inspire others to join us in creating the change we want to see in the world. Whether you're motivating a donor to support a particular program, asking a volunteer to take action, educating your CEO on the need for change in your organization, or encouraging a client on the need for change in their life, crafting out your story is of great value. In this session, you’ll learn the basics of storytelling including the elements of values and emotions, work on developing your own story, and practice coaching others on improving their storytelling while also practicing your own.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Victoria Boucher is the South-Central Regional Field Coordinator with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. She works to grow and strengthen the network of support for women’s health in her community through volunteer and supporter engagement. Her passion for reproductive health is based in a desire to see women in leadership positions and develop the skills and paths for them to reach leadership in all capacities.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Reproductive life planning (RLP) is a client-based assessment of personal life goals to determine if and where childbearing fits in with education, family, relationships, work, and more. This assessment then informs the development of a flexible strategy to prevent or plan future pregnancies in order to successfully meet these goals.
However, getting patients to modify their health or sexual habits isn’t always easy. The practice of motivational interviewing (MI) is an effective catalyst for behavior change. MI is a quick, effective, client-centered counseling technique that allows clients to define their own goals and make their own choices by helping them identify what is personally meaningful and valuable in their own lives, and to act in ways that will help them meet their goals. Best of all, it works.
This full-day pre-conference workshop introduced participants to the core concepts of motivational interviewing, placed within the context of reproductive life planning, a process which allows individuals to make appropriate decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health, desire to have children, and birth spacing.
Participants learned the basic techniques of motivational interviewing and discovered how to help clients assess their own goals, make a plan that will help them meet those goals, and find ways to overcome obstacles that may occur along the way.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Meghan Benson, MPH, CHES, has worked in the field of sexuality education since she was a teen peer HIV educator in high school. Throughout her education and professional experience, she remained dedicated to advocacy and education around women’s sexual health. She completed her MPH in Community Health Sciences with a focus on adolescent health and development at the University of Illinois-Chicago and will be pursuing her PhD at the UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health in Fall 2015. As the director of Embody, Meghan develops programming and coordinates educational opportunities throughout the state. Meghan is a board member for the Association of Planned Parenthood Leaders in Education, a Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health board member, and a member of the Dane County Youth Commission.
Anne Brosowsky-Roth has been with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin for over 20 years. During that time, she has held various positions within the patient services and community education departments. In her current role, she provides direct education for Planned Parenthood staff and other health professionals on reproductive and sexual health. Anne also provides research and support for staff as the manager of the Maurice Ritz Resource Center, the Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin community library.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Sex education programs face many limitations and public or political opposition that forces key elements of healthy sexual development, such as pleasure, out of curricula. This workshop hopes to change how we typically think about pleasure so that it can be better utilized in the classroom. It will also analyze two dominant sex education curricula in Wisconsin to demonstrate four easy ways the conversation about pleasure can begin even within the many constraints educators face.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Erica Koepsel recently completed a Master's degree in Gender and Women's Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focus is on better incorporating pleasure in sex education. She intends to continue her work in curriculum development and teaching sexual health education.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Implicit bias refers to the unconscious associations we make about others based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age, and gender based on the direct and indirect messages we get from family, community, culture, and media throughout our lives. Implicit bias is an involuntary and unintentional process that influences our beliefs about and actions toward others. Several studies document implicit bias among health care providers correlated with clinical decision-making. Even though implicit bias is unconscious, it is malleable and can be unlearned. Debiasing is a long-term, intentional, and deliberate undertaking that involves countering harmful or negative biases with new associations. This workshop explores evidence-based and emerging methods for debiasing.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Meghan Benson, MPH, CHES, has worked in the field of sexuality education since she was a teen peer HIV educator in high school. Throughout her education and professional experience, she remained dedicated to advocacy and education around women’s sexual health. She completed her MPH in Community Health Sciences with a focus on adolescent health and development at the University of Illinois at Chicago and will be pursuing her PhD at the UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health in Fall 2015. As the director of Embody, Meghan develops programming and coordinates educational opportunities throughout the state. Meghan is a board member for the Association of Planned Parenthood Leaders in Education (APPLE), a Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health board member, and a member of the Dane County Youth Commission.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Acceptance Journeys is a storytelling project focused on heterosexual people’s journeys to acceptance/love with an LGBT individual in their life. The stories are told in 250 words or less and accompanied with an image. The goal is to end anti-gay discrimination and improve public health outcomes for LGBT people in Milwaukee.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Dyon Bryant graduated from Marquette University in May 2013 with degrees in psychology and English. Her passion for social justice issues- especially race, education disparity, and implicit/explicit discrimination- flourishes along with her desire to start a dialogue to help eradicate inequities.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
The issue of consent is often not addressed enough when providing sexuality education, even though it is a critical part of healthy sexual development and relationships. This workshop will explore why it’s important to address consent as part of comprehensive sexuality education. This will include developing a shared language to talk about consent in various situations. Participants will have the opportunity to practice talking about the topic of consent in sex-positive ways that include taking pleasure and various common scenarios into account. Participants will also gain knowledge and tools to make their own lessons, curricula, and workshops with clients more sex-positive.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Margo DeNuccio is the Appleton-based Community Outreach Coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. A graduate of Marquette University, she began working with PPWI through the AmeriCorps program Public Allies, where she helped to create and manage a teen health promoter program that placed trained teen educators in two Milwaukee health centers to provide adolescent patients with one-on-one sexuality and reproductive health education. Currently, Margo provides programming and direct education in the Green Bay and Fox Valley regions. Most recently, she was a contributing author to the Center for Sex Education’s Sex Ed in the Digital Age, a two-volume set that includes structured lesson plans designed to equip educators and parents with skills that are necessary for meeting the challenges of the digital age.
Molly Lancelot is thrilled to be back working for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) in the role of Community Education Manger. She previously filled the roles of Community-based Educator and School-based Programs Coordinator with PPWI from 2004-2008. In those roles, she grew her knowledge base and formed lasting community relationships as an advocate and educator around the topic of sexuality education and reproductive health. During her previous tenure with PPWI, she served on the community committee to revise the K-12 Human Growth and Development curriculum of Milwaukee Public Schools. For 2008-2015, Molly worked at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s Department of Community Health as a Program Development Specialist creating online health curricula for teachers to use in classrooms, from kindergarten through 8th grades. Additionally, Molly has volunteered as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault for 15 years. She has been an active volunteer with the Sexual Assault Treatment Center (SATC) program at the Milwaukee Aurora Sanai Hospital since 2004.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2014 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Young people with disabilities are often left out when teaching sexual health. Perhaps we believe they are incapable of comprehending the messaging or we assume they are asexual or uninterested in sexual intimacy. As a community, we believe we are underestimating both their capacity to understand their critical need to receive sexual health resources. Participants will leave this session with increased knowledge on the importance of teaching sexual health to young people with disabilities and tips on how to adapt existing curricula to work with this population.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Julie Rothwell, MSW, provides technical assistance and program evaluation to programs and strategies that fall within the Health impact area at United Way of Greater Milwaukee. In addition, she manages all activities associated with the Healthy Girls Initiative which is United Way of Greater Milwaukee’s targeted approach to prevent teen pregnancy and sexual violence. Julie has several years’ experience training youth workers and sexuality health educators on how to effectively implement evidence-based sexual health curricula.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2014 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Given higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy among African-American and Latino teens in the United States, we have found that there is a need for better sexual and reproductive health education in these communities. this audience is clearly in need of sexual/reproductive health education. Since technology is already a significant part of the lives of adolescents, youth-serving professionals must determine the best ways to use it to advance the aim of improving the sexual health. A digital intervention created by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America is among the first to attempt using both theory and research to inform its development on reaching African-American and Latin@ youth. This workshop will describe the development of the tools, explain likely outcomes for youth, and facilitate a conversation with participants about how they can make use of the tools in their own work.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
S. Levine, MSW, MAT is the Director of Online Health Education at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Deborah earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Simmons College located in Boston.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2014 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Sexuality education programs often face funding limitations and public or political opposition that forces key elements of healthy sexual development, such as sexual pleasure, out of curricula. While the process of curriculum evaluation and development can be overwhelming within inconsistent restrictions, there must be ways to incorporate controversial, necessary topics within the limitations. This workshop utilizes two dominant sex education curricula within Wisconsin to demonstrate five easy ways the conversation about sexual pleasure can begin, even within policy, funding, and time constraints.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Erica Koepsel is a Master's student in Gender and Women's Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison researching the relationship between government policy and topics of pleasure in sex education. She has worked two years as a sex educator in Kansas and continues to work with local curriculum evaluation and development.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2014 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Improve clinical assessment of and increase referrals for IPV- including reproductive coercion – through increased understanding of the prevalence and impact of IPV, acknowledging the role that reproductive coercion plays in IPV, utilizing clinical best practices for IPV assessment and referral, and considering use of a brief, evidence-based, brochure-based intervention to enhance IPV and reproductive coercion assessment and referral in clinical settings.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Meghan Benson, MPH, CHES has worked in the field of sexuality education since she was a teen peer HIV educator in high school. She completed her MPH in Community Health Sciences with a focus on adolescent health and development at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). As the Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Director of Community Education, Meghan develops programming and coordinates educational opportunities throughout the state. Meghan is a board member for the Association of Planned Parenthood Leaders in Education (APPLE), a co-chair of the Policy and Action Subcommittee of the Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health Advisory Committee, and a member of the Dane County Youth Commission.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2014 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
Reproductive Life Planning is client-based assessment of personal life goals to first determine if and where childbearing fits in with education, family, relationships, work, and more. This assessment then allows individuals to develop a flexible strategy to prevent or plan future pregnancies, in order to successfully meet their life goals. Participants who attend this session will be able to help their clients develop their own Reproductive Life Plans. They will also learn about and practice using basic motivational interviewing techniques that help clients help themselves. Motivational interviewing is a non-judgmental, non-confrontational, and non-adversarial counseling technique which can be especially effective when helping clients explores their own goals and motivations, and helping them create reproductive life plans that help them succeed in meeting their goals.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Meghan Benson, MPH, CHES has worked in the field of sexuality education since she was a teen peer HIV educator in high school. She completed her MPH in Community Health Sciences with a focus on adolescent health and development at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). As the Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Director of Community Education, Meghan develops programming and coordinates educational opportunities throughout the state. Meghan is a board member for the Association of Planned Parenthood Leaders in Education (APPLE), a co-chair of the Policy and Action Subcommittee of the Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health Advisory Committee, and a member of the Dane County Youth Commission.
Anne Brosowsky-Roth has been with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin for over 20 years.. In her current role, she provides direct education to youth and adults on reproductive and sexual health, and provides research and support for staff as the manager of the Maurice Ritz Resource Center, the Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Community Library. Anne has written articles on sexual health communication for families and professionals, and most recently was a contributing author to the third edition of the Center For Family Life Education’s Teaching Safer Sex!, a two-volume set of activities that provide skill-building lessons and activities for teaching comprehensive sexuality.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2014 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
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The issue of consent is often overlooked or not talked about enough when providing sexuality education, even though is a critical part of healthy sexual development and relationships. This workshop will explore why it’s important to address consent as part of comprehensive sexuality education. This will include developing a shared language to talk about consent in various situations. Participants will have the opportunity, through discussion and completing activities with small groups, to practice talking about the topic of consent in sex-positive ways that include taking pleasure and various common scenarios into account. Participants will also gain knowledge and tools to make their own lessons, curricula and workshops with clients more sex positive.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Margo DeNuccio is the Appleton-based community outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood of WI (PPWI). A graduate of Marquette University, she began working with PPWI through an AmeriCorps program called Public Allies where she helped to create and manage a teen health promoter program that placed trained teen educators in a two Milwaukee health centers to provide adolescent patients with one-on-one sexuality and reproductive health education. Currently Margo provides programming in the Green Bay and Fox Valley regions and works to build awareness of the services PPWI provides.
Mia Noel graduated from Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT, where she received her BA in Political Science and Film. As a student, she founded and led the Diversity Committee, identifying the needs of marginalized students and engaging new students on campus. She has more than 10 years of experience working with youth ages 4 to 18, formerly as a Substitute Teacher for Milwaukee Public Schools. Her background includes experience in social media/outreach, film, and volunteer work with area nonprofits, including ExFabula, Diverse & Resilient and Milwaukee Film. Mia is currently the Youth Program Coordinator with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
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2. What is Dating Abuse?
Dating abuse (or Relationship
Abuse): A pattern of controlling
behavior that someone uses against
a girlfriend or a boyfriend. The
core of dating abuse is Power and
Control
2
3. Game of
Stats1. A comparison of Intimate Partner Violence rates between
teens and adults reveals that ________are at higher risk of
intimate partner abuse.
2.“_______of female and _________of male high school students
endorse some form of sexual coercion, including unwanted
kissing, hugging, genital contact, and sexual intercourse.
3. Teen dating abuse most often takes place in the _________of
one of the partners.
4. About ___________teens report verbal, physical, emotional or
sexual abuse each year
5. Only ___________ of teens who have been in or known about an
abusive dating relationship report having told anyone about
it.
3Teen1 in 4 33% 67%77%Home
Answer Choices
4. • Race
• Gender
• Age
• Sexual Orientation
• Social economic status
• Level of education
• Religion
4
IT CAN HAPPEN TO
ANYONE…
Patterns of dating
violence behavior
often start early
and carry through
into adult
relationships.
In a study of gay, lesbian,
and bisexual adolescents,
youths involved in same-sex
dating are just
as likely to experience dating
violence as youths involved in
opposite sex dating.
15.8% of Rural
teens report ever
being hit, pushed,
or threatened by a
dating partner
Among students
experiencing
physical dating
violence, 14.0%
were black
females,7.5% of
whites and 9.2%
for Hispanics.
These rates are
similar for males
Studies found
higher rates
of dating
violence in
low SES
groups
5. What do you know about dating abuse; Is
this Abuse or Not?
5
We have been
dating for 6 months
and we haven't
had sex, is there
something wrong
with me? Our other
friends say they
usually have sex
after a few weeks.
Do you have to
go to your
friends b-day
party, I wanted to
spend time with
you this
weekend, I
should be more
important than
your friends
I love you so
much that I
don’t want to
live without
you. I’ll kill
myself if you
leave.
I didn’t mean to hurt you,;
You made me upset;
You deserved it
You are such an
idiot, that’s why I
have to make all the
decisions!
6. POWER & CONTROLPhysical Abuse
is…
• Hitting
•Kicking
•Punching
•Slapping
•Scratching
•Pinching
•Physically hurt
you, like bruise
from a punch
•Make you fear for
your safety
Isolation &
Exclusion
Sexual
Coercion
Peer
Pressure
Anger/
Emotional
Abuse
In
Using Social
Status
Intimidation
Minimize/
Deny/Blame
Threats
7. Facts About Technology Abuse
Technology is a
means of
constant control
1 in 3 teens
say they are
texted 10, 20,
30 times an hour
by a partner
keeping tabs on
them
68% of teens say
boyfriends/girlfriends
sharing private or
embarrassing
pictures/videos on cell
phones and computers
is a serious problem.
1 in 4 teens in a
relationship say
they have been
called names,
harassed, or put
down by their
partner through cell
phones & texting.
19% of teens in
relationships say their
partner has used a
cellular device or the
internet to spread rumors
about
Nearly 1 in 4 teens
in a relationship
communicated with
their partner via
cell phone or texting
HOURLY between
12 am & 5 am
71% of teens regard
boyfriends/girlfriends
spreading rumors about
them on cell phones and
social networking sites as
a serious problem.
9. Why is Dating Abuse
Prevalent?
• Gender hierarchies
• Views of “romantic” relationships
• Inexperience
• Independence
• Peer pressure
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10. Myth vs. Fact
• Drugs/Alcohol cause someone to be violent?
MYTH: These chemicals just aggravate the situation but they don’t cause it
• Women are victims of violence more often than men
FACT: The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 95% of the
reported incidents of assaults in relationships are committed by males.
• Most of the time abusers will never get better because it is a learned
behavior and cannot be unlearned.
MYTH: Although it is uncommon for an abusive person to change and
unlearn their behavior, if they acknowledge their behavior and want to
change for themselves it can happen. However, no one can make them change,
they have to make the decision for themselves.
• Jealousy and possessiveness are a sign of true love.
MYTH: Jealousy and possessiveness are a sign that the person sees you as a
possession. It is the most common early warning sign of abuse.
• If a person stays in an abusive relationship, it must not really be that bad.
MYTH: People stay in abusive relationships for a number of reasons: fear,
economic dependence, confusion, loss of self-confidence, not recognizing that
what’s happening is abusive, belief that the abuser needs their help or will
change.
10
11. 11
Acts JEALOUS and frequently accuses you
of things
Constantly CHECKS UP on you by calling
or texting
Calls you names or PUTS YOU DOWN
Tells you WHAT TO DO, what to wear or
how to act
THREATENS to harm themselves if you
ever break up with them
12. The Impact
• Depression
• Feelings of Suicide
• Using drugs and alcohol
• Developing poor eating habits
• Losing self-esteem
• Self blaming
• Feelings of confusion
• Losing focus
• Feelings of shame and embarrassment
• Feelings of isolation
• Giving up all social and school activities
• Needing constant validation and reassurance
12
Effects of Dating
Abuse on Teens
15. 15
To always
be treated
with respect
To not be hurt
Physically or
emotionally
To have friends and
activities apart from my
girlfriend or boyfriend
To be in a healthy
relationship
To refuse sex or
affection anytime
To end a relationship
Love is respect is a national teen dating abuse helpline dedicated to ensuring not only the safety of teens in dating relationships but also making sure that teens are educated on the issue surrounding dating abuse/violence. This presentation intends to give a brief summarization on the epidemic of teen dating abuse. Often times because teens are unaware of what constitute being abused it is hidden or ignored, but there is power in knowing; the best way to avoid is to know.
Although once narrowly conceptualized as involving only physical force, dating violence is now more broadly recognized; Abuse can be physical and can result in death or a severe injury however; dating abuse also comes in different forms, such as verbal ,sexual, and emotional abuse. Dating abuse isn’t an argument every once in a while, or a bad mood after a bad day, it is a cycle of control; a continuum of behaviors that a person elicits to gain power over another.
In attempts to form an understating of the severity of teen dating abuse, numerous studies and research efforts have been conducted; this game of stats pulls from those efforts providing statistics on teen dating violence. The object of the game is to fill in the blanks by guessing which answer (provide in the answer key) goes with which stat. There are 6 answer choices for the 5 questions; all of the answer choices must be used.
Proceed with the game/ Student questions and reflections about the game and the stats (this can also be discussed after each stat is revealed)
Studies show that certain populations may be more at risk of being affected by dating abuse, for example (read stats from slide bubbles) however, it is important to understand that although specific populations maintain a higher likelihood, no one it exempt, Dating abuse can happen to anyone of any (read slide bullets)
Ample times some of the “normal” things expected for a boyfriend or girlfriend to say can be abusive in nature. This in terms makes it more difficult to detect an abusive situation. With this in mind, this activity will attempt to provide some common scenarios and statements that may be elicited in teen dating relationships, these statements can be addressed by a male or female in a heterosexual or same-sex dating relationship. The goal is to be able to detect whether the statement is Abusive or not abusive. Once the statement is read, don’t think too much just say if you think the scenario is abusive or not. If the majority identifies the statement as abusive, identify what type of abuse it could be considered.
Proceed with game / Questions and game reflection; this can also be done after each type of abuse is revealed
In many instances Physical abuse is the most easily detectable, which makes it easier to discern if abuse is occurring but, there are other forms of abuse that may not involve any physical contact.
Emotional, verbal and sexual are other forms of abuse that can occur in dating relationships. These three forms of abuse are most common in teen dating relationships however, because there is not direct evident that can define these acts as abuse, they are commonly ignored, which is one of the reasons why teen dating abuse is hidden.
As currently addressed in the game, sexual coercion, isolation/exclusion, threats, etc.. are all forms of abuse.
With an increased usage of technology, it has become an easy gateway for control. Here are some of the statistics on technology abuse. Read stats.
Digital Disrespect
Bad mouthing through social networking sites, text messages, IMs, or other forms of technology
2. Constant messaging / threatening text messages
Obsessively texting to keep track of whereabouts, asking things like “what are you doing?”, “Who are you with?”, “When are you going home?” etc. Holding you on the phone when you are ready to stop talking. Requesting calls/texts when leaving or going places.
Threatening is used as a way to manipulate and control situations.
3. Online Stalking
Spying and keeping track through social networking pages
4. Threatening to share pictures
Sexting (sending sexually suggestive or nude photos through technology) may seem harmless but it can be used as a form of control when someone threatens to share or expose the images.
5. Impersonating through social networking
Using someone’s username and password to get into their account, Creating a fake pages, etc.
Adolescents are often pressured to conform to masculine or feminine gender roles that reinforce unequal power and control between dating partners. This is one of the primary factors that enforce the prevalence of dating abuse.
Along with the views of gender roles that are instilled in our heads from birth (hence, pink is for girls and blue is for boys), ideals of romance and love is also depicted. At a young age it is idealized that the girl is the damsel in distress (i.e. Cinderella, snow white, sleeping beauty) and the boy is the prince/hero that must save her. These images not only promote the gender hierarchy but establish the notion that the boy/man possesses the control in the (heterosexual) relationship.
Many times teens are just beginning to date (have their first boyfriend/girlfriend) therefore, besides the issues of gender that avidly affect dating, there is the lack of experience / familiarity teens have with dating and the peer pressure that acts as a mold for the ways in which teens maintain relationships.
Above all the need for independence tends to influence teens decision not to express abusive situation with anyone (friends, family, etc).
Unfortunately there are quite a few myths surrounding the issue of teen dating abuse, this in terms makes it hard for teens to tell the differences between a healthy relationship and an abusive/unhealthy relationship. Through this game we will try to dispel some of those rumors. The object of the game is to identify if the statement is a myth or fact. Try to answer within a few seconds of reading the statement.
Proceed with game / questions and game reflection
Recognizing the early warning signs of an abusive personality gives you the key to avoiding the whole problem. THE RED FLAGS are there, you just have to KNOW them. These are some of the red flags of an abusive personality but there are many, many more.
Evidence suggests that dating violence among adolescents is even more widespread than previously believed, and may have serious developmental consequences on victims/survivors. Some common outcomes of dating abuse include depression , suicide, use of abuses substances such as alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs, etc. ,eating disorders & low self-esteem; it is also common for an abused person to take responsibility ,accept blame for abuse and feel like a failure for not being able to keep the relationship happy. Victims may also seem generally numb or without affect. In many instances the victims begin to identify as being confused, crazy, shamed, or embarrassed. Also they have the tendency not to focus on or even recognize their own needs; feelings of failure for not being able to keep the relationship happy and feelings of disconnection from others is common; May teen who have been victims of unhealthy/ abusive relationship give up all social and school activities that did not involve the abuser; they need constant validation and reassurance.
All in all, Teen victims of physical dating violence are more likely than their non-abused peers to engage in risky behaviors and attempt or consider suicide.
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Everyone has a right to a safe and healthy relationship and everyone plays a role in ensuring dating abuse is limited, take the pledge to end relationship abuse….
Play the video
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