Teen Curriculum

Treating Your Partner with Equality and Respect

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“There are a lot of different ways that I spread the word about preventing men's violence against women. One of them would be to stand up for women when they are in need of help. I can also educate or teach my male friends why it is wrong to violate women's statures or personality and help them to become one of the "good guys." Some of my challenges with the man box is the virgin topic. Since I am still a freshman, I am a virgin like most of the other freshmen at my school. So, with this comment, I would like to add that I think that the virgin topic should be in the "man box" with this age level of class.”
by Male High School Student

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Healthy Relationships Curriculum

Have your middle or high school class, faith-based youth program, or after-school club participate in the Healthy Relationships Curriculum.  As of June 2011, DELTA has engaged over 10,500 teens in Ottawa and Allegan Counties in the “Healthy Relationships: Treating Your Partner with Equality and Respect” dating violence primary prevention curriculum since 2006.  In 2011, over 3,100 middle and high school students participated in the DELTA Healthy Relationships curriculum compared to over 2,600 the year before.  This three-session curriculum enhances student knowledge of dating violence and healthy relationships.  West Michigan Schools that regularly participate in the curriculum include: Coopersville High School, Fennville High School, Hamilton High School, Holland High School (8th grade), Spring Lake High School, West Ottawa High School, and Zeeland High School.

TPDV Door Decorating ActivityHigh School Session One: Students watch “Causing Pain: Real Stories of Dating Abuse & Violence” DVD, review the Teen Power & Control Wheel, and participate in an interactive group activity in which students assess harm and discuss scenarios. (Scenario Examples: telling a guy he throws like a girl, whistling and yelling comments at girls, or using alcohol to loosen up a date.)

High School Session Two: Students work in small groups on defining aspects of healthy relationships through drawing and writing and present their work to the class on our sticky wall.  As a class, we review eight skills for healthy communication and students volunteer to read a role play to see how these skills are used to resolve a conflict in a relationship.  If time allows, students review how to help a friend and how to hold an abusive person accountable. 

High School Session Three: Students learn bystander skills and work in groups to plan a short skit to share with the class.  Each small group has a scenario of a harmful situation that addresses dating violence, sexist jokes, sexting, harassment, etc.  Students work together to plan and perform their bystander skit to show a healthy and positive way to intervene safely.

Middle School Session One: Students work in small groups on defining aspects of healthy relationships through drawing and writing and present their work to the class on our sticky wall.  Students review rights and responsibilities in dating relationships.

Middle School Session Two: Students watch “Causing Pain: Real Stories of Dating Abuse & Violence” DVD and review the different types of abuse on the Teen Power & Control Wheel.

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Dating Matters: Understanding Teen Dating Violence Prevention 

Dating Matters is a free 60 minute online course for teachers, prevention educators, youth leaders or anyone wanting more information on educating about teen dating violence. This course includes interviews, group exercises and storytelling techniques to help teens better understand what dating violence is and how it can be prevented. Dating Matters is sponsored through a partnership between the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Liz Claiborne Inc.

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The Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Project in Michigan is funded by the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV) through Award Number 1US4/CE001529-02 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This website was created in 2009 under award number US/CCU522485. This project uses a grass-roots, replicable, public health approach to strengthening the capacity of our community members to prevent domestic violence. The contents of this website are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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