Fundamentals of Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Strategies
The workshops in Tier I are strongly recommended for new It’s On Us peer-educators or students looking to brush up on their basic sexual assault prevention knowledge. Complete all four to receive an It’s On Us Prevention Educator Certificate.
Tier I workshops support students to:
- Develop baseline knowledge of statistics and definitions of various types of sexual violence.
- Understand the differences between awareness, primary prevention, and survivor support programs.
- Identify the root causes of and risk factors for perpetration.
- Deploy active bystander intervention strategies to reduce sexual violence.
It’s On Us & Prevention 101
This is the foundational workshop of our peer-education programs and should be completed prior to students participating in the additional prevention programs. The remainder of our programs and their content build on the knowledge students gain through participation in this first workshop.
Students who complete this workshop will be able to:
- Recall the It’s On Us organizing structure from the national organization to our local campus chapters.
- Identify differences between awareness, primary prevention, and survivor support activities.
- Interpret basic public health models of primary prevention.
Sexual Assault Prevention 101
This workshop builds students’ understanding of the scope of the problem of campus sexual assault including it’s root causes and how it can be prevented, defines key terms, and provides opportunities for students to practice new prevention skills.
Students who complete this workshop will be able to:
- Recall definitions of different types of sexual violence and their prevalence.
- Describe the root causes and risk factors of sexual violence perpetration.
- Apply primary prevention strategy to incidents of sexual violence.
- Implement activities about healthy sexual communication, rape culture, and motivations for sex.
Intimate Partner Violence Prevention 101
This workshop builds students’ understanding of the scope of intimate partner violence (IPV) including its root causes and how it can be prevented, defines key terms related to dating violence, and provides opportunities for students to practice new prevention skills related to IPV. This program should be completed prior to students participating in the Abuse Is Not Love suites of peer-education programs.
Students who complete this workshop will be able to:
- Recall the definitions and prevalence of dating/intimate partner violence.
- Describe the risk factors of dating violence/IPV perpetration.
- Apply primary prevention strategy to incidents of dating violence/IPV.
- Implement activities on healthy communication, creating healthy connections, and mindfulness.
Bystander Intervention & Social Norms 101
This workshop builds students’ understanding of the concept and practice of “bystander intervention” and social norms that can contribute to students willingness to serve as active bystanders in situations in which sexual assault or dating violence may occur.
Students who complete this workshop will be able to:
- Identify the “4 D’s” of bystander intervention.
- Recognize barriers that prevent individuals from being active bystanders.
- Implement bystander intervention workshops and promote active bystander behaviors on their own campuses.
- Appraise the role of social norms misperceptions on their campuses.