Our Prevention Education & Program Manager is dedicated to developing meaningful, topical, and culturally humble education programs for all stakeholders at Oxy. This includes state and federally mandated training, such as that given to first-year students and Greek Life, as well as NCAA-mandated training for athletes.
Project SAFE offers an array of workshops and training sessions to provide a comprehensive prevention approach to sexual and interpersonal violence for the Www重口50度灰 community.
Available Training Sessions, Workshops, and Programs
Please thoroughly review the descriptions of the available training sessions, workshops, and programs listed below before submitting your request.
Sessions marked with a single asterisk (*) are recommended to be facilitated by professional staff only, or co-facilitated with student staff
Sessions marked with two asterisks (**) may be facilitated by student staff without the presence of professional staff.
Introduction to Project SAFE Office and Resources (30 min)**
Provides an opportunity to understand Project SAFE鈥檚 resources, advocacy, and educational programming, and how to utilize these services during your time at Www重口50度灰. Learn more about advocacy and prevention related to issues of sexual assault, dating violence, sexual harassment, and stalking, as well as how to foster a community of Upstanders who will interrupt instances of violence they witness.
Introduction to Restorative Justice & Restorative Practices (60 min)*
Introduces the concept of restorative justice, and provides an overview of tangible methods and practices to apply in community and interpersonal relationships that focus on repairing harm and promoting healing. Proposes a critical awareness of accountability through non-punitive approaches that center healing and reconciliation. Learners will have an opportunity to engage in restorative practices and adopt these approaches into their everyday lives and community interactions.
Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care and Holistic Survivor Support (60 min)*
Introduces the SAMHSA principles of trauma-informed care and a brief overview of the impacts of trauma on individuals. Promotes an understanding of the importance of tailoring support services and education to the unique needs of individuals who have experienced traumatic or harmful events. Learners are presented with useful language and resources to incorporate culturally-competent trauma-informed practices into their lives, while preventing re-traumatization and vicarious trauma among survivors and support persons alike.
How to Practice Consent and Boundaries (60 min)**
Learners are introduced to the concept of affirmative consent, as well as the acronym CLEAR (Communication, Limited, Enthusiastic, Active, and Revocable). Tips and strategies for confidence-building around consent conversations within all types of sexual relationships (casual, long-term, LGBTQ, etc.) aimed at increasing comfort, minimizing harm, and maximizing sexual pleasure and autonomy. Learners will also be provided opportunities to identify needs and how to negotiate various types of boundaries.
Learning Objectives include鈥
(1) Define bodily autonomy, boundaries, and sexual citizenship to better understand and respect the autonomy and boundaries of others and our own.
(2) Demonstrate strategies key for affirmative consent within various types of relationships.
(3) Evaluate how and why power impacts consent and relationships, including how we set and maintain boundaries.
Recognizing the Red Flags: Healthy & Unhealthy Relationships (60 min)*
Learners will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to build and maintain positive, affirming, and supportive relationships. Introduces individuals to the healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationship behaviors that can help them recognize abuse and harm in their own lives. An analysis of the power and control wheel, as well as the cycle of abuse, provides learners with the ability to break these cycles, as well as necessary skills such as conflict resolution, compromise, and respectful closure aid in facilitating personal growth and the possibility of healthier future relationships.
Learning objectives include鈥
(1) Understand the qualities and components of healthy relationships
(2) Identify tactics, behaviors, and dynamics used to reinforce power and control in an abusive relationship
(3) Adopt and apply strategies that promote and respect communication, trust, and autonomy in our relationships.
Being an Oxy Upstander (60 min)**
Tools and resources are provided to identify differences between prosocial upstanding behaviors and the bystander effect to effectively take positive action when witnessing harmful behavior, transitioning from passive bystanders to active participants in creating safer and more inclusive environments. Learners will be equipped with the ability to recognize preventable and/or ongoing harms, including attitudes that reinforce harmful behaviors. Using the four D鈥檚 of intervention, students will develop the skills to de-escalate situations, offer support to those targeted, and disrupt harmful dynamics.
Learning objectives include鈥
(1) Recognize the importance of effectively taking positive action to create safer, more inclusive geographies.
(2) Identify harmful or prejudiced attitudes and behaviors that maintain and reinforce a culture of violence.
(3) Apply de-escalation, harm reduction, and violence prevention and intervention strategies to target and disrupt harmful social/cultural dynamics.
Compassion Fatigue & Self-Care in Care Work (60 min)*
Introduces the concept of 鈥渃ompassion fatigue鈥 and 鈥渧icarious trauma鈥 when participating in various types of care work. Learners will be provided the tools, language, and resources to examine their well-being concerning their work, as well as existing and new strategies for managing compassion fatigue in caregiving. Using methods for promoting self and community care, participants will have an opportunity to practice effective self-care strategies that promote relaxation and mindfulness.
Learning objectives include鈥
(1) Understand and recognize the challenges of care work, including how to identify burnout and secondary trauma.
(2) Develop strategies to reduce and prevent burnout and vicarious trauma to promote resilience, emotional well-being, and compassion satisfaction
(3) Assess methods for enhancing community care to better provide organizational support to team members and allies engaging in care work with you.
Survivor-Centered Language: What it is and How to Use it (60 min)**
Introduces the key principles of a survivor-centered approach, and how language shapes how we understand and treat gender- and power-based harm and sexual violence within our communities. Learners will become familiar with myths and stereotypes commonly associated with the victim-survivor dichotomy, and the impact this can have on survivors, as well as allies and broader communities and spaces.
Learning objectives include鈥
(1) Understand the traumatic effects of gender- and power-based harm to better promote a supportive, violence-free environment.
(2) Recognize harmful myths and misconceptions regarding what it means to be a 鈥渧ictim鈥 or 鈥渟urvivor.鈥
(3) Develop key skills necessary for adopting a survivor-centered approach that respects the autonomy and self-determination of individuals impacted by gender- and power-based harm
Best Practices to Affirm LGBTQIA+ Students (90 min)*
Using a trauma-informed approach, learners will have an opportunity to learn strategies that promote violence prevention, campus inclusivity, and healthier relationships with LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty. Individuals will be provided resources and language necessary to understand the basics of gender and sexuality, and the evolution of systemic homophobia/transphobia primarily within a U.S. context, including that of legislation, healthcare, and education.
Learning objectives include鈥
(1) Explore LGBTQIA+ community language and identities, including the definitions of gender, sex, and sexuality
(2) Examine the impact of the current national climate, gaps in LGBTQ+ research, and campus prevention and intervention efforts on LGBTQ+ student communities.
(3) Identify methods for implementing safe, culturally competent, and affirming environments for LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty inside and outside of the classroom.
The Politics of Pleasure: Access, Power, and Sexual Citizenship (90 min)*
Provides an opportunity to explore how pleasure is shaped by and influences social, political, geographic, and economic structures. Learners will examine how individualistic notions of pleasure and sexuality can lead to violence, oppression, and control that limit other鈥檚 autonomy and sexual identities. Provides opportunities for individuals to brainstorm strategies for creating safer campus environments, and addressing issues of power and inequality to reduce the incidence of violence and promote sexual self-determination.
Learning objectives include鈥
(1) Name and acknowledge the various power structures that may impact our access to pleasure, joy, and fulfilling intimacy.
(2) Discuss how experiencing pleasure and joy are integral components for quality of life and healing
(3) Develop strategies for safety, healing, and reclaiming pleasure for all, including for those who have experienced trauma.
Conflict Resolution: Responding to Harm (90 min)**
Using a survivor-centered approach, participants will learn to respond to harm in ways that create a just and equitable outcome that not only resolves the immediate dispute but also promotes healing, accountability, and the restoration of relationships and communities. Learners will examine how past traumatic experiences can affect how people communicate, make decisions, and engage in conflict, and how wider social and ecological contexts may impact healing.
Learning objectives include:
(1) Recognize the specific social, cultural, and political contexts in which harm occurs to understand the impact of trauma on one鈥檚 conflict resolution skills.
(2) Enhance communication and understanding to better recognize others鈥 unique perspectives, clarify needs and concerns, and amplify empathy.
(3) Adopt collaborative approaches for healing and closure to find solutions to conflict and strengthen relationships.
Project SAFE is happy to create custom workshops and presentations for your student group or department. If you would like to request a workshop or training, please schedule a consultation via the button above. We typically prefer 1-2 weeks' notice, or more, for workshop requests, however, we will do our best to accommodate your needs and schedule. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to email projectsafe@oxy.edu.