School Staff Programs

Prevention Educators provides training to administrators, teachers, and support staff at both individual schools and through district-wide meetings. Contact our office or hit the “Request More Information Now” button to schedule a presentation today!

Sexual Misconduct: Power and Gender in the Classroom

Prevention Educators has worked with schools in the aftermath of educator sexual misconduct and other inappropriate teacher behavior. This workshop explores gender and power dynamics in the classroom. Appropriate and inappropriate boundaries and relationships with students are also discussed. Trainers will identify the warning signs of inappropriate relationships and strategize how to minimize your school’s risk.

Stop It! Bullying

This workshop differentiates bullying from teasing, focuses on characteristics of bullies and their victims, and discusses strategies for implementing anti-bullying practices and policies in the school environment. Students’ own voices are heard through an engaging video about their experiences.

Teaching Tough Topics

Do you have a “tough topic” to talk about in class? Not sure how to engage students in a meaningful discussion about this topic? Not sure how to engage parents? This customized workshop will discuss strategies for communicating with children (and their parents) openly and honestly, while remaining age-appropriate. PE trainers will also examine methods for “containing” classrooms and responding to difficult students who disrupt these important conversations. This is one of our most popular teacher trainings!

Talking About Diversity

Ensuring safe environments must include the celebration of all children’s unique qualities. However, youth often lack the knowledge and permission to discuss issues of diversity around race, culture, gender, religion or sexual orientation, and adults may be uncomfortable discussing these issues with youth. This workshop provides adults with engaging ideas about how to discuss challenging issues such as privilege, oppression, and inclusive attitudes and behaviors with the youth they work with.

Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships

One in five students will experience violence in their dating relationships. Teachers and schools can play an important role in helping students escape this violence. This presentation will differentiate characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships, identify the warning signs of unhealthy relationships, explore risk factors for adolescents who become involved in violent relationships, and discuss resources for supporting students trying to safely leave unhealthy relationships.

Safe Surfing At School

Did you know that one in five children will be sexually solicited online? Sexual predators use the Internet to lure children into abusive relationships. This workshop is one of our most requested programs by middle schools. It deciphers the dangers of sexual predators online, explores the methods they use to disguise their identities and intents, and focuses on how to respond when a child may have unknowingly made contact with a pedophile.

Stop It! Sexual Harassment

This presentation provides both the legal and behavioral definitions of sexual harassment in education. We will discuss strategies for preventing sexual harassment, as well as appropriate responses when harassment allegations are made at your school.

Trauma & Children

Many children in today’s society experience or are exposed to traumatic events, such as domestic violence, child abuse, parental death, community violence, car accidents, or natural disasters. Prevention Educators’ presentation on trauma and children begins with an examination of the definitions of childhood trauma. Then, trainers will explore the effects of trauma on personality development, language and cognition. Coping skills and children’s resiliency to trauma are also explored. Case studies and interactive exercises are used to aid staff in identifying and responding to critical incidents at their school.

Child Abuse & Neglect

This workshop provides an overview of child abuse and neglect by defining the different forms of abuse and maltreatment, examining warning signs (including physical and behavioral indicators,) and exploring your school’s legal obligations to ensuring children’s safety.

Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse

The FBI reports that 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. It is statistically probable that an average classroom will have several child survivors of sexual abuse. This presentation examines the impact of sexual abuse on child and adolescent development and resources for support are provided. Case studies are utilized to explore treatment options.

Supporting Student Survivors

This workshop provides faculty and staff with information about the impact of rape on the young survivor, his/her friends, and family. Through role-playing and interactive discussions, participants learn how to help student survivors as they struggle to cope with the aftermath of assault. The program also engages participants to create action planning related to sexual assault prevention in their schools or communities.

Helping the Acquaintance Rape Survivor

Estimates indicate that up to 80% of teen and college-age survivors of rape knew their attacker before the incident occurred. This presentation provides an overview of the impact of acquaintance rape on early and late adolescent development and engages participants to identify supportive strategies for helping survivors.

Rape Drugs

Drug-facilitated rapes are prevalent among survivors and many of these drugs are available on school campuses and in local communities. This presentation addresses the use of drugs to facilitate sexual assault, focusing on drugs such as Rohypnol (Roofies), Ketamine (Special-K), Ecstasy (X), and GHB (Liquid Gold). Trainers also explore preventive measures and local resources for support.

Gang Violence: Decoding Signs at Your School

Adolescent gangs are not just an inner-city phenomenon. This presentation will explore the three main reasons teens join street gangs and will examine strategies for preventing gang violence at your school.

Safe Schools

This workshop focuses on interpersonal violence and safety issues in schools today. We will focus on basic crisis intervention skills related to minimizing and managing risk elements. Case studies will be presented and participants will be engaged in creating action plans for safety in their classrooms and schools.

Developing An Effective Anti-Violence Program For Your School

This customized workshop will engage your teachers, parents, staff and administrators to partner together in re-examining your school’s current anti-violence programs and related policies. PE trainers will evaluate your policies/programs with “best practice” models and help you identify action steps for improving your school’s response to interpersonal violence.

Together we can end violence in our schools!