Community Education & Outreach
Community Education and Outreach provides education and training on sexual assault and other issues that affect violence in our communities. We offer presentations and training for youth, professional staff, community groups and others who are interested. All presentations are age-appropriate and can be modified to individual needs.
Strategies
- Create and provide cutting-edge, creative curriculums to educational institutions and professional organizations.
- Provide compassionate education opportunities for those who have been affected by sexual assault.
- Act as an energetic community presence through our participation in community events, information and health fairs.
- Address the root causes of sexual violence through primary prevention education.
- Use cultural strengths when developing initiatives and programs, as well as collaborations with community groups and agencies.
- Ensure that programs and workshops are age-appropriate, comprehensive and engaging.
- Challenge social norms that perpetuate violence and support unhealthy sexual behaviors and attitudes.
Evidence-Based Sexual Assault Primary Prevention Curriculums:
Produced by Human Relations Media; Curriculum age-appropriate for grades 7-12. Topics include the hallmarks of healthy relationships, dangerous/violent relationships, sexual harassment, communication skills, sexuality and how to express anger in relationships. The curriculum includes nine (9) 20-minute videos, teacher’s resource book with reproducible worksheets.
Age appropriate for 12–18-year-old. Child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum comprised of five (5) modules and include videos, activities, pre/post-tests, caregiver consent forms, and team agreements. Modules include Introduction to Child Trafficking and Exploitation, Society & Culture, Red Flags & Relationships, Vulnerability & Resilience, Reducing Risky Behavior and Getting Help.
Produced by Human Relations Media; Curriculum age appropriate for grades 7-12. Topics include the healthy relationships, dangerous/violent relationships, sexual harassment, communication skills, sexuality and how to express anger in relationships.
Produced by Human Relations Media; Curriculum age appropriate for grades 7-12. Offers practical suggestions for how to avoid being victimized by this new, rapidly spreading type of bullying.
Also included in the curriculum is Chosen. It’s designed to teach teens the warning signs and indicators of trafficking through the true stories of teens who were tricked by traffickers.
Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity: Curriculum age appropriate for high school and college students. Program addresses the issues of toxic masculinity perpetrated by societal norms and roles in creating unsafe spaces for relationships and mental health. Created by Jackson Katz, Ph.D.
Youth
The Community Education & Outreach Department offers youth presentations and programs which are all made in house. They are age appropriate, can be modified to individual needs, and are offered at no cost. These programs are evaluated and supported by the Department of Health Office of Injury Prevention. If you would like to request a presentation or program, please submit a request form to imorales@rapecrisiscnm.org Started in 2006, the Anti-Sexual Violence Training Institute (A.S.V.T.I.) is a primary prevention program for high school-aged youth that aims to increase awareness about sexual violence and teach skills to prevent it from happening. Students will explore social identity, healthy relationships, teen dating violence, rape culture and becoming an active bystander through five consecutive sessions.
Community
The Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico offers training and education for community members with tailored presentations, workshops and groups to fit your needs. We will work with you informing anything from a one-time training workshop or an ongoing group. We also provide these trainings and presentations to community groups in Albuquerque and the surrounding counties (Sandoval, Valencia, and Torrance Counties).Training and presentations topics include but are not limited to:
- What is Sexual Violence?
- Rape Culture/Advanced Rape Culture
- It Begins With Consent
- Bystander Intervention
- Healthy Relationships
- Sexual Violence for the 21st Century
- Campus Sexual Assault
- Trauma-Informed Care From a Culturally Relevant Lens
If you would like to request a presentation or information table, please submit a request form to imorales@rapecrisiscnm.org
Professionals
Does your professional group need training on sexual violence or surrounding topics? The Community Education and Outreach Department provides presentations and workshops that are free and always tailored to address the needs of your group or target audience. For more information, questions, or to schedule a presentation, please contact the program director at imorales@rapecrisiscnm.org Due to the pervasiveness of sexual violence, health professionals and practitioners are very likely to be working unknowingly, with victims and survivors. This training examines the effects of trauma and the ways we can restore dignity and safety for those seeking services and care while respecting the many cultures and identities of the people served. One of our philosophies and guiding principles is that we understand sexual violence won’t end until all forms of oppression end. This training looks at the intersections of sexual violence and oppression. Participants are asked to examine their own privileges in order to recognize the barriers oppressed groups experience each and every day and challenge the social norms that normalize violence and make it acceptable. Sexual violence prevention and education has evolved to keep up with our fast paced contemporary lifestyles. This training looks at the ways rape culture perpetuates sexual violence, it explores the ways social media has changed the way we are discussing sexual violence, and provides strategies for combatting sexual violence through bystander intervention. This training explores the many ways parents, guardians, teachers, service providers, and community members can prevent child sexual abuse through consent education. This training also examines New Mexico child sexual abuse statistics and data.
*Trainings are always tailored fit to each group, they include activities, group discussions, visual and videos, and even humor. Many professionals will encounter stories of sexual abuse in the work that they do. Community Education and Outreach can train professionals on sexual violence issues and ways to respond to survivors. Trainings include information on survivor reactions, long term impact of sexual violence, reporting sexual violence, available resources and supporting survivors.