2009 Summer Series Update

Thank you for your participantion in PreventConnect's 2009 Summer Series of web conferences designed specifically for State Sexual Assault Coalitions and State Public Health Departments focused on providing technical assistance to Rape Prevention Education (RPE) grantees. The media from these conferences, and the eLearning units developed for these topics, are now available on our website and are linked below.

eLearning Units

eLearning units are self-guided online activities that can be used by RPE grantees to build their capacity to understand, develop and implement primary prevention efforts. An eLearning unit has been developed for each of the web conferences listed below. These units are available online at any time, at no cost.

Recordings

Register to view recordings for all of our Summer Series web conference at:

http://calcasa.ilinc.com/public/rpe

How Do We Teach Primary Prevention?
July 14, 2009 - Facilitated by David S. Lee, Director of Prevention Services, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Objectives:

• Describe the capacity building role
• Identify how to support building capacity
• Recommend online tools for teaching prevention

eLearning Unit - Sexual Violence Prevention

• http://www.preventconnect.org/presentations/SV-Prevention/player.html

Conference Materials:

• Slide Handout [PDF] and Slides [PDF]

How to Draw Upon Evidence and Lessons Learned to Advance Primary Prevention Practice
August 12, 2009 - Facilitated by Wendi Siebold, Senior Research Associate, EMT Associates

Objectives:

• Develop an expanded vocabulary for “types” of evidence
• Identify how the core elements of prevention strategies in other fields can improve SV prevention strategies
• Learn how to talk about/use the principles of prevention with RPE grantees
• Learn why it is important to encourage RPE grantees to document their own “evidence”

eLearning Unit - How to Draw Upon Evidence and Lessons Learned

• http://www.preventconnect.org/presentations/Drawing_Upon_Evidence/player.html

Conference Materials:

• Slide Handout [PDF] and Slides [PDF]
  
• Text Chat Transcript [PDF]
  

Developing Comprehensive Prevention: Linking Primary Prevention Activities, Strategies and Programs
September 29, 2009 - Facilitated by Lydia Guy Ortiz, Consultant

Objectives:

• Develop an expanded vocabulary for “types” of evidence
• Identify how the core elements of prevention strategies in other fields can improve SV prevention strategies
• Learn how to talk about/use the principles of prevention with RPE grantees
• Learn why it is important to encourage RPE grantees to document their own “evidence”

eLearning Unit - Developing Comprehensive Prevention

• http://www.preventconnect.org/presentations/Comprehensive_Prevention/player.html

Materials:

• Slides [PDF]
  
• Presentation Worksheet [PDF]
  
• Text Chat Transcript [PDF]
  

Please visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's RPE page for more resources to help you provide technical assistance to RPE grantees:

http://www.nsvrc.org/projects/rpe

Please note that full access to the RPE page requires user registration with the NSVRC. For more information or to register, contact Jennifer Grove at jgrove@nsvrc.org.