Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Kaplan, Claire (cnk2r)" <>]

Judy, there are a number of exemplary programs out there.  I would suggest 
you check out Mentors in Violence Prevention.  They offer an excellent 
training, and also approach it from a coed perspective (allowing for both 
single-sex and coed sections for the training). It is cutting-edge in that 
they take a bystander intervention approach that is pro-feminist and very 
empowering for both men and women.

Also, if you have the funds, think about sending a few of the groups' leaders 
to one of the national conferences where student groups gather to learn from 
each other.  We have 3 different peer groups, including One in Four, which 
has been discussed on this list (which focuses on men only). One group of 
peer educators has put together a training that uses different techniques 
from a range of sources.  Two graduate students who have done a good deal of 
anti-violence work both on and off campus guided them in structuring their 
training, and it is quite good.  I'm sure there are others on this list who 
also could advise you.

Claire



-----Original Message-----
From: Judy L. Pehrson 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:40 PM
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Subject: Peer Educator Training Suggestions?

We have a 15-year-old student group called SAVE (Sexual Assault and Violence 
Education) that operates out of our women's center. They run several events a 
year -- Week Without Violence in the fall, Take Back the Night in the spring, 
and also sponsor films and speakers. They operate very informally as a club, 
and get very little training.

I would like to arrange a  training program for SAVE members to enable them 
to be more effective peer educators and also to be able to respond in an 
optimum way to other students who disclose being victims of sexual assault or 
dating violence. 

Do you have recommendations for consultants or programs that can do this kind 
of training? Thanks very much.

Judy 





Judy Pehrson
Director
The Alice Drum Women's Center
Franklin & Marshall College
P.O. Box 3003
Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 717-291-3956
Fax: 717-358-4437