| Prevention Education Programs Our education department philosophy is to provide prevention and continuous education to the community, about the impact that domestic violence and sexual assault has on our lives. Our education programs are conducted in a manner that meets the needs of various ages, genders, organizations and professions. For our community members, programs are offered to various organizations, groups and businesses. Topics include but not limited to: domestic violence, sexual assault, Women’s Center Services, intervention strategies, sexual harassment and violence in the workplace. These programs are adaptable to meet every organizations’ needs. Another important part of our education department is our services to children. As educators, we feel that prevention is always a key when dealing with many of the issues, which face our children, in today’s society. We offer our prevention services in a non-offensive way, to help children of all ages understand the impact of violence. We also offer healthy alternatives to violence when these unsafe situations occur. Educational Programming for children and adolescents utilizes role-plays, lecture, workbooks, handouts, group discussion and visual aides. Pre-School Programs (3 programs are available): Stranger Safety, Touch Safety and Anti-Bullying. Program length is 30 minutes. Each program includes a 20-minute puppet show with coloring/activity booklet, teaching basic safety rules. (Recommended for children ages 4-5 years old) Safe Keeping Jr. (2 programs are available): Stranger Safety and Touch Safety. Each program entails a puppet show with supporting coloring/activity book discussing stranger safety and touch safety. Program length is 1 hour. (Recommended for grades K-2) Safe Keeping Sr. (2 programs are available): Safety and Touch Safety. Both programs utilize interactive discussion, supporting activity book and video to help children learn stranger and touch safety. Program length is 1.5 hours. (Recommended for grades 3-5) Anti-Bullying Program: This program includes puppet shows, role-plays and activity booklet. (Recommended for K-2nd grade). Program involves classroom discussion, role-plays, and activity booklet. (Recommended for grades 3 –5). Both programs stress healthy interpersonal relationships among children. Teaches basic safety rules to bullying, teasing and other interpersonal conflicts among students. Complimentary program available for educators. Teens and Bullying: Presents information to students on boundaries, awareness and impact of bullying, teaches safe strategies in response to bullying. Program utilizes classroom discussion, interactive exercises and a video. Program length 45 minutes. (Recommended for grades 6 –12) High School Programming Dating Safety: teaches teens to recognize dating violence, rights in a relationship and safety options. Healthy Relationships: presents information on sexual assault, power and control, healthy relationships and safety measures. Date Rape Drugs: provides awareness of date rape drug issues, safety precautions and resources for obtaining help. Programming utilizes classroom discussion, handouts, interactive exercises and a video. Program length of each program is 45-60 minutes. College Programming All of our programs are available to sororities, clubs, orientation programs and for the classroom. Professional Workshops Anti-Bullying Training for Educators and Parents: Designed to educate teachers and parents about the prevalence of bullying, intervention strategies, and skills that educators can teach children experiencing bullying. Additional workshops on a variety of topics are available. All programming is offered at no cost. For more information contact The Women’s Center at (570) 784-6632. Aside from classroom education programs, the Women’s Center offers a wide variety of community education programs. Our education programming services have recently expanded to include domestic violence awareness training in the workplace. When Domestic Violence Comes to the Workplace Did you know that domestic violence costs United States businesses 3 to 5 billion dollars annually? How? Lost productivity, turnover, stress absenteeism, increased health cost and employee safety just to name a few. Did you know that women are five times as likely as men to be victims of violence at work at the hand of an intimate partner? Often work can become the only place the assailant can locate and harm the victim. Our program entitled “When Domestic Violence Comes to the Workplace” is a four part series designed to assist managers develop skills and strategies for reducing domestic violence in their workplace. Our program is offered to local businesses at no cost. A workplace response can make a difference. Here are some easy ways for your business to get involved:
Community Outreach Activities The Women’s Center, in a constant effort to keep the community aware of the issue of domestic violence and how drastically it impacts society and the families of the victims, are always looking for new ways to express the seriousness of this crime. One of the unique exhibits held this year by The Women’s Center captures this reality and offers a reminder of the lethality of domestic violence. “Domestic Violence Leaves an Empty Place at the Table.” Domestic violence is a deadly crime that creates a painful void---a permanent empty place at the table--- for families who have had loved ones that were killed at the hands of abusers. A table setting is placed on the table for each of the victims. The families of the victims provided a place setting of dinnerware and personal items to be displayed. Our display currently includes nine place settings. Individuals viewing the display quickly realize that domestic violence senselessly ends the lives of many beautiful and caring people. In addition to the “Empty Place at the Table “ display, we also have developed a silhouette display which also represents victims in Columbia and Montour counties who have tragically lost their lives to domestic violence. As you view our web site you will see some of the place settings used in our “Empty Place at the Table” display and our silhouettes. Please join us in raising awareness of this silent killer by hosting one of our displays or a similar display in your community. Call your local domestic violence center. Together we can end domestic violence and sexual assault.
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