Are these workshops right for you and your organization?

The following is a checklist produced at the 2014 Student Summit on Sexual Assault. If you feel that your organization has not met any of these items on the checklist, then these workshops are appropriate for you. 

The summit found that effective, comprehensive prevention programming need to do the following:

• Include an understanding of the individual trauma and community trauma associated with sexual violence.

• Tailor prevention programs to meet the specific needs of the college and its students, including sub-cultures and languages within the campus community.

• Draw on the experience of a variety of survivors.

• Take into account the range of sexual violence experiences, not just sexual violence occuring at campus or frat parties or stranger rapes, but also how to prevent sexual violence among peers in different circumstances and violence perpetrated by authority figures, family members, and other acquaintances. 

• Include a range of prevention strategies, inlcuding effective campus policies and response, social norms change, bystander, women's empowerment, and promotes gender equity.

• Include strategies that address sexual violence before it happens (known as primary prevention) as well as after it takes place so it will not occur again.

• Occur at various levels of the university from faculty and staff, to all levels of students, including transfer students, non-residential students, and graduate students. 

• Provide prevention efforts in multiple settings, from orientation to curriculum development to clubs and campus-wide campaigns.

• Use various approaches, including educational sessions, social marketing, and leadership development.

• Examine ways to shift norms, attitudes and beliefs that contribute to creating a rape culture on campus and in the larger community setting.

• Coordinate with the local rape crisis center to ensure compatibility with the larger community context. 

The Workshops & the Facilitator

Gray, M. J., Hassija, C. M., & Steinmetz, S. E. (2018). Sexual assault prevention on college campuses. Routledge, Taylor et Francis Group.

Griffin, V. W., Pelletier, D., Griffin, O. H., & Sloan, J. J. (2016). Campus sexual violence elimination act: Saving lives or saving face? American Journal of Criminal Justice, 42(2), 401–425. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-016-9356-4

Hoffman, L. (2014). (publication). 2014 Student Summit on Sexual Assault: Report and Recommendations. Sacramento, CA: California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA).

Katz, J., & Moore, J. (2013). Bystander education training for Campus Sexual Assault Prevention: An initial meta-analysis. Violence and Victims, 28(6), 1054–1067. https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-12-00113

McMahon, S., & Stepleton, K. (2018). Undergraduate exposure to messages about campus sexual assault: Awareness of campus resources. Journal of College Student Development, 59(1), 110–115. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2018.0008

Morean, M. E., Darling, N., Smit, J., DeFeis, J., Wergeles, M., Kurzer-Yashin, D., & Custer, K. (2018). Preventing and responding to sexual misconduct: Preliminary efficacy of a peer-led bystander training program for preventing sexual misconduct and reducing heavy drinking among collegiate athletes. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8), NP3453–NP3479. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518777555

Wong, J. S., Bouchard, J., & Lee, C. (2021). The effectiveness of college dating violence prevention programs: A meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380211036058