Violence Prevention Education
PARC's team of Confidential Peer Educators and professional staff work together to engage the campus community in a variety of conversations to help prevent violence and create a culture of safe intervention.
PARC takes a community-based approach to violence prevention, meaning that most of our trainings focus on the roles each of us can play in creating safer communities. This approach centers the role of bystanders in intervening in potentially harmful situations; for bystander intervention to be most successful, we ground our trainings in an understanding of oppression and violence.
PARC is always excited to collaborate with you to create a custom training for your needs, including highlighting relevant topics and tailoring scenarios! Many of our training discuss difficult topics. Please feel free to reach out at any time to ask questions about what training might be best for your group or seek support regarding the content of the training. Our trainings range from 60-75 minutes.
Don't see a training with the focus you or your organization needs/wants? Let us know what you're looking for and/or areas PARC can explore!
Below you can explore the trainings we offer, sign up for an open training, and/or request a training:
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Training for Students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
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How do I intervene in a moment of potential violence?
- This training introduces the roots of violence and teaches ways to intervene using the 5 D's Framework: Direct, Distract, Delay, Delegate, and Document. This training is a great place to start!
- We recommend this training for any student. It might be especially helpful for those who have not received training from PARC yet.
How do I contribute to a campus culture in which forms of discrimination and oppression aren't tolerated? How can I hold myself accountable for causing or witnessing harm being caused?
- This training delves deeper into the forms of harm that we may participate in unknowingly. We will define the differences between covert and overt violence and examine how they both relate to the work PARC does around sexual and relationship violence. Lastly, we will discuss holding ourselves accountable when we cause harm, how to apologize, and moving forward.
We recommend this training for any student looking to build their intervention skills, especially related to covert violence. This presentation builds off of the skills learned in Foundations of Bystander Intervention.
How do we define consent in our relationships? What does a realistic model of consent look like?
- This interactive workshop encourages discussion around the nuances and complexities of consent in order to help attendees develop a clearer understanding of what realistic consent looks like in their relationships. This presentation works to broaden our understanding of consent as something that should be natural, normalized, and integral to romantic and sexual daily life. We discuss societal perceptions of consent and consent education, as well as ways to seek and give consent that feel realistic and respectful.
- This workshop is recommended for any and all students. This is a great workshop for students/groups to do together, but individuals are encouraged to attend.
How do I support a peer who has experienced sexual violence?
- This training focuses on strategies for supporting someone if they tell you they've experienced violence. We will discuss the roots of victim-blaming and barriers to sharing and/or reporting, as well as information and techniques for supporting them and connecting them to appropriate resources.
- We recommend this training for any student, especially those in positions of leadership, responsible reporters, or any person that others come to for help or support.
How can I expand anti-violence work to all facets of my life? How can I be more trauma-informed in my daily interactions?
- This training focuses on bringing trauma-informed practices to our daily lives. We discuss the 5 key trauma-informed practices, vicarious trauma, and self-preservation.
- We recommend this training for any student, especially those in positions of leadership or any person that others come to for help or support.
How do I plan a social event that prioritizes safety?
- This is an interactive workshop designed to provide tools and skills for planning the safest events possible. The toolkit provides examples of what violence can look like in social settings and how to prevent and/or disrupt possible situations of violence that arise. The workshop ends with participants planning their own social event in order to practice the skills learned throughout the workshop.
- This workshop is recommended for student groups/clubs but can also be attended individually.
How can I foster healthy relationships in my own life? What are the warning signs of an unhealthy relationship?
- This interactive workshop revolves around what we each want from our relationships with other people, including but not limited to friendships, romantic relationships, and sexual relationships. Through conversations about communication skills, respecting boundaries and red flags, we grapple with these topics in a practical and applicable way.
- We recommend this workshop for any and all students, especially those interested in healthy relationships.
Training for Faculty and Staff
PARC is happy to offer training on relevant topics for faculty and staff per request. Reach out to parc@brandeis.edu.
Other Training Around Violence Prevention
- What Would Brandeis Do?: An online training related to violence prevention and understanding substance use for all incoming undergraduate students before arriving on campus.
- Navigating Health & Safety: A required module for all first-year and transfer undergraduate students focused on holistic wellness, including consent, healthy relationships, and bystander intervention.
- New Student Orientation: PARC is present during New Student Orientation to help students understand confidential support on campus.
Beyond PARC
- Looking for training on alcohol/drug safety, healthy sleep habits, mindfulness, or other wellness related topics, check out Health and Wellness Promotion presentations!
- Looking for training on mental health, supporting those in distress, or other counseling related topics, check out the BCC’s workshops!
- Looking for training on diversity, equity, and inclusion, check out the Office Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion presentations!
- Looking for information on or an event related to gender or sexuality, check out the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC)!
- Looking for information on or an event related to sexual health and wellness, check out Student Sexuality Information Services (SSIS)!