The trainings and resources on this page are provided and coordinated by partnership agencies of the SC-SIC. To schedule training or obtain resources, individuals should contact directly the appropriate agency’s designee as listed below.
1 - TRAINING SESSION:
Stewards of Children
The Stewards of Children program is a revolutionary sexual abuse prevention program that educates adults to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse, and motivates them to courageous action. This program was named the National Crime Prevention Council's Crime Prevention Program of the Year in 2007.
AGENCY / DEPARTMENT:
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands, Community Education Program
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Parents - Community Members - Teachers - Business Partners - School Administrators - Volunteers
FEE FOR TRAINING:
$20.00 per person. Available in Richland, Lexington, Newberry, and Sumter counties.
DURATION OF TRAINING:
3 hours
MINIMUM / MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ATTENDEES:
7 - 25
CONTACT / TRAINER:
Keisha Hightower, Community Education Director
Phone: 803-790-8208
Email: ced@stsm.org
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING:
DVD Player
2 - TRAINING SESSION:
Good-Touch/Bad-Touch
GT/BT is a body safety program, which teaches elementary school children a comfortable way to talk about a very sensitive problem. Unfortunately, one out of four girls and one out of six boys are sexually abused in our country by the time they turn 18 years old. Informing children of the following concepts helps to lessen their vulnerability to abuse:
1. Touch can be good, bad, or confusing.
2. Children are special and have the right to know all the body safety rules.
3. Children can say NO! to touches they don’t like.
4. Children can tell a trusted adult if they ever have a problem with sexual abuse, bullying or other confusing touches.
5. Abuse is NEVER the child’s fault.
This program also deals with bullying. A carefully trained facilitator from STSM offers three age-appropriate sessions to students that include songs, stories, videos, and role play activities. We also send home materials so that families can continue the lessons at home and reinforce them according to their own family culture and values. This program is offered to schools and organizations in Richland, Lexington, Newberry, and Sumter Counties only.
AGENCY / DEPARTMENT:
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands, Community Education Program
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Students
FEE FOR TRAINING:
None- Donations are accepted
DURATION OF TRAINING:
Depends on age group. Can vary from 30 minutes to an hour.
MINIMUM / MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ATTENDEES:
10 - 30
CONTACT / TRAINER:
Keisha Hightower, Community Education Director
Phone: 803-790-8208
Email: ced@stsm.org
3 - TRAINING SESSION:
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
The MVP Program was founded in 1993 at Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society in Boston, MA. This model works with youth in the middle and high school years to focus on creative "bystander" approaches to preventing gender violence and bullying. The MVP model has been implemented in a variety of academic, community, and other educational settings across the United States and is effective in working with varied and diverse populations. MVP is facilitated in a mixed-gender setting, with the boys and girls separating at various times throughout the sessions to work in boy-only and girl-only groups. The female-only group focuses on young women not as victims or potential targets of abuse, but as empowered bystanders and supportive friends. The male-only group focuses on young men not as perpetrators or potential perpetrators, but as empowered bystanders who can confront abusive peers. This program is offered to schools and organizations in Richland, Lexington, Sumter and Newberry Counties only.
AGENCY / DEPARTMENT:
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands, Community Education Program
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Students
FEE FOR TRAINING:
None - Donations are accepted
DURATION OF TRAINING:
1 to 1-1/2 hours
MINIMUM / MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ATTENDEES:
Under 250 preferred
CONTACT / TRAINER:
Keisha Hightower, Community Education Director
Phone: 803-790-8208
Email: ced@stsm.org