Workshops and Trainings

 

Each quarter, CARE offers workshops on sexual assault, consent, abusive relationships, and healthy communication. Workshops can be requested and designed for a specific group's needs.

 

CARE Presenters

 

Robert Buelow, Violence Prevention Coordinator

Rob can provide workshops and trainings on the    awareness and prevention of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, consent, bystander intervention, risk reduction, alcohol and rape drugs, gender socialization, women's self-defense, and campus/community  resources.

 

Mandy Mount, Ph.D., CARE Director

Dr. Mount specializes in staff/RA trainings regarding sexual assault and intimate partner violence, crisis    intervention, gender, sexuality, and multicultural issues, resources and referrals, and academic/career  development.

 

Right to KNOW

Right to KNOW is a female peer-education group that presents interactive workshops on dating and consent, sexual assault awareness and survivor support, interpersonal assertiveness and building positive   relationships.

 

CHAMPS (Challenging All Men to Prevent Sexism)

CHAMPS is a male peer-education group that focuses on the awareness and prevention of sexual assault and relationship violence. CHAMPS can provide  workshops about gender, healthy communication  between intimate partners, and ways to stand up against sexual assault.

  

CARE Speakers Bureau

The CARE Speakers Bureau consists of individuals who are willing to discuss personal experiences for the purpose of increasing awareness of these issues and to help community members in developing a sense of personal power in identifying and safely intervening in situations that may lead to sexual assault

 

    

To request a workshop, please visit the Workshop Request Page.

 

 CARE PROGRAMMING TOPICS

 

CARE will work with groups to tailor a workshop to specific needs or groups may select one of the following workshops:

 

Definitions and Statistics-

An in-depth discussion of the following terms, including legal definitions, campus policies, and realistic scenarios that fall into each of these categories:

• Rape
• Sexual Assault
• Intimate Partner Violence
• Prevalence of sexual/relationship violence

 

Consent -

• What constitutes consent and what does not?
• The importance of consent in intimate relationships
• Ways to get consent
• Consent and alcohol

 

Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships -

• Aspects of healthy relationships
• Aspects of unhealthy relationships
• Signs of abuse
• Setting boundaries
• Positive communication with dating partners

 

Alcohol and Rape Drugs -

• Characteristics of rape drugs
  • Effects
  • Dangers
• Effects of alcohol
  • Role of alcohol on "hooking up"
  • Expectations
  • Effects on communication
• Alcohol and sexual violence
• Responsible drinking

 

Supporting victims -

Communicating with survivors of rape, sexual assault, or relationship violence

• Effects of abuse on victims
• What to say, what not to say
• How to best support victims
• Victim's rights

 

Resources -

• Campus and community resources for survivors or their friends/family
  • Counseling/support
  • Medical
  • Legal/Administrative
• Discussion of the services provided by these resources

 

"Rape Culture" -

Discussion of the factors that contribute to sexual violence and abuse

• Media
• Gender roles
• Rape myths and victim blaming
• Language

 

Stopping Sexual Violence -

Suggestions for helping to reduce the incidence of sexual violence and abuse

• Bystander intervention
• Proactive solutions
• Consent and communication

 

Staff/Faculty Trainings (RA, CA, HA, Student Staff, Professional Staff, Faculty, etc.) -

• Campus Policy
• Response protocol/procedures
• Mandated reporters
• Campus/community referrals

           

 

 

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