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The Youth Relationships Manual
A Group Approach with Adolescents for the Prevention of Woman Abuse and the Promotion of Healthy Relationships



May 1996 | 208 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Designed to combat physical and sexual aggression against women and children, this prevention programme manual is based on the premise that the best opportunity for promoting healthy, non-violent relationships is to intervene during adolescence, when peer relationships and interpersonal style become firmly established. The proactive, competency-enhancing programme is designed to build strengths, resilience and coping skills in young people.

Carefully developed and tested in the field, the 18-session group training programme has three principal sections, covering informational, skill-building and social action learning opportunities. The manual provides a detailed curriculum for the programme, which is designed for eight to 12 male and female adolescent participants, meeting once a week for two hours.

 
PART ONE: HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
 
Philosophy and Goals of the Project
 
A Conceptual Model of Intervention
 
Intended Participants
 
Implementing the Program
 
Co-Facilitator Qualities and Characteristics
 
Safety Awareness concerning Young Women in the Program
 
Male Defensiveness
 
PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUTH RELATIONSHIPS PROJECT
 
Rationale
 
Beginnings
 
Evaluation
 
PART THREE: PROGRAM SESSIONS AND EXERCISES
 
Introduction to the Youth Relationships Project Manual
 
SECTION ONE: VIOLENCE IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS: IT'S ALL ABOUT POWER
 
Session 1: Introduction to Group
Summary

 
 
Session 2: Power In Relationships
Explosions and Assertions

 
 
Session 3: Defining Relationship Violence
Power Abuses

 
 
SECTION TWO: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE: WHAT WE CAN CHOOSE TO DO AND WHAT WE CAN CHOOSE NOT TO DO
 
Session 4: Defining Powerful Relationships
Equality, Empathy and Emotional Expressiveness

 
 
Session 5: Defining Power Relationships
Assertiveness Instead of Aggressiveness

 
 
Session 6: Date Rape
Being Clear, Being Safe

 
 
SECTION THREE: THE CONTEXTS OF RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE
 
Session 7: Date Rape and Learning How to Handle Dating Pressure
 
Session 8: Gender Socialization and Societal Pressure
 
Session 9: Choosing Partners and Sex-Role Stereotypes
 
Session 10: Sexism
 
Session 11: Media and Sexism
 
SECTION FOUR: MAKING A DIFFERENCE: WORKING TOWARD BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
 
Session 12: Confronting Sexism and Violence against Women
 
Session 13: Getting to Know Community Helpers for Relationship Violence
 
Sessions 14 and 15: Getting out and about in the Community
Social Service Agencies

 
 
Sessions 16 and 17: Getting out and about in the Community
Social Action to End Relationship Violence

 
 
Session 18: End of Group `Celebration'

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ISBN: 9780761901945
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