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Welcome to Preventing, Assessing, and Intervening in Teen Dating Abuse A Training for Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Get SMART Get HELP Get.

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1 Welcome to Preventing, Assessing, and Intervening in Teen Dating Abuse A Training for Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Get SMART Get HELP Get SAFE

2 Facilitators and Sponsors  Facilitators:  This training is brought to you by: (to be completed by trainer) Slide 2

3 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

4 What Is Teenage Dating Abuse? …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 Adapted from New Choices, Inc.: Breaking the Cycle www.newchoicesinc.org

5 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

6 Levels of Providing Service in School Communities Assessment Intervention Prevention Slide 6

7 Assessment In your groups, create two lists:  Healthy attitudes and behaviors  Abusive attitudes and behaviors Slide 7

8 Up to the Challenges  What are the challenges?  What strategies might help?  What attitudes might help?  What resources might help? Slide 8

9 Criteria for Community Resources  Knowledge about teenage dating abuse  Experience with youth  Accessibility  Health- and safety-based approach  Professional certification  Cost-effectiveness Slide 9

10 What’s Next? Administrative level:  School policies, resources, communication School level:  Peer leaders, awareness  Assessment, intervention, prevention Student level:  Availability, respect, connection Slide 10


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