Our Peer Educator Training encompasses comprehensive education on violence prevention and survivor advocacy. Our goal is to empower the next generation of preventionists by providing them with the tools to support survivors and prevent violence in their relationships and communities. The roles of preventionists in the three levels of prevention, as well as Peer Educators in engaging in prevention education, community engagement, peer counseling, and advocacy work are discussed.
Depending on the time provided, more than one topic may be covered in a single presentation. A certificate of completion will be awarded to those who completed ALL modules at the end of the training.
Power and Control: The Culture of Violence
Participants will learn how the culture of violence normalizes relationship and interpersonal violence and will discuss ways to promote nonviolence at the internal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels. The presentation may also include discussions of intersectionality and social justice.Â
The Gender Box: Gender Stereotypes and Gender-based Violence
Participants will analyze how gender stereotypes contribute to gender-based violence, discuss the impacts of the gender binary, and explore gender diversity throughout history and the world.
Teen Dating Violence 101 or Intimate Partner Violence 101 (depending on the age group of attendees)
Participants will identify the warning signs of abuse in intimate relationships and identify the characteristics of healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationships.
Consent and Healthy Boundaries
Participants will have the opportunity to determine their own boundaries, understand the elements of consent, and practice how to embody consent with others.
Building Healthy Relationships
Participants will understand the elements of a healthy relationship and will have the opportunity to reflect on their relationship values and practice healthy relationship skills.
Nonviolent Communication and Conflict Resolution
Participants will learn how to communicate clearly and effectively and how to resolve interpersonal conflict with nonviolence and diplomacy.
Bystander Intervention and Survivor Support
Participants will learn how to safely intervene during moments of relationship harm and how to support survivors experiencing dating violence.
Peer Counseling
Participants will learn how to listen, believe, and support survivors, as well as refer survivors to resources.
Advocacy 101
Participants will learn how to engage in effective and empowering advocacy to create culture change in their communities.
