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["Carey Nason" <>]

 on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 12:02 PM -0500 wrote:
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>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:25:54 -0500
>From: "CASA" 
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>Subject: sexual assault prevention
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>Does anybody have information on programs, or implementation of programs
>for prevention work with male athletes?
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>Thanks!
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>~Rebecca Schiltz
>CASA Victim Services Coordinator
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>715.836.4357


Hi, 

There are 2 resources that come to mind.   

Dr. Sandy Caron at the University of Maine developed a program in 1990 called 
Athletes for Sexual Responsibility.   It is offered as a for credit course 
for athletes.   In the course, they learn about a wide variety of topics 
including safer and
healthy sexual practices, as well as sexual assault awareness.  From there, 
they do presentations, workshops and awareness events for a variety of 
groups, including other athletes.  They have a series of videos and posters 
too that have been viewed
as "models" by the NCAA, and can be ordered from their site.   FMI:   
http://www.umaine.edu/athletesforsexualresponsibility/

Another related group at the University of Maine is MAAV, Male Athletes 
Against Violence.  It was started a couple of years ago by a football player, 
Marcus Walton, who worked in conjunction with Dr. Caron.   Their link is: 
http://www.umaine.edu/maav/.  ;

Dr. Caron's contact information is:    
Dr. Sandra Caron
220 Merrill Hall 
Orono, ME   04469
Phone:  (207) 581-3138
Email:  

  

Another group I highly recommend is the University of Texas Austin's peer 
theatre program "Voices Against Violence."   It is an  interactive program 
that would work very well with athletes and teams.   Their website is
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~vav/.  They performed here last year and the ;
feedback we received was outstanding.  Geeta Cowlagi is the current 
coordinator of the peer theatre program.   

Geeta's contact information is:
Geeta Cowlagi 
Education Specialist
100 A W. Dean Keeton St.
1 University Station A3500
Austin, TX   78712
Phone:  (512) 475-6989
Email:  

 



Carey 


Carey Nason
Safe Campus Project
201 East Annex
Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-2515