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Reviewed: August 2nd, 2011
Sexual Violence Prevention Curricula: Culturally Specific
Title: No Name-Calling Week: Middle School Lesson Plans
Description: This component of the no name-calling project focuses on students in middle school through an 11-session curriculum. These lessons focus on bullying, racism, discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender expression, media literacy, self-esteem, and peer pressure. In addition, students are given opportunities to draft school policies to help change acceptance of discrimination and violence.
Target Audience: Middle school students. The Kit includes tips for adapting for younger or older audiences.
Availability: Order the entire Kit which includes all 11 lessons, a video, resource guide, novel, posters, and stickers for $130. Some lessons can be downloaded for free
Topics: Bullying; Technology; Culturally Specific
Title: Be Strong: From the Inside Out
Description: Empowerment Model program created by Peace Over Violence. Structured to encourage positive female development on each level of the social-ecological model. Each lesson provides an opportunity for young women to challenge oppressive social norms, build connections with peers, develop their sense of self-esteem, and work towards preventing sexual and intimate partner violence. This is an evidence-informed curriculum and utilizes the 40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents. Some evaluation has been conducted with promising results for young women.
Target Audience: Females age 13-19. Developed for use with primarily Latina and African American females in LA; can be used with any population.
Availability: Entire curriculum and CD can be purchased for $95.
Topics: Healthy Relationships; Girls & Women; Culturally Specific
Title: Strong Girls, Healthy Relationships
Description: Jewish Women International created a 6-session, 12-hour program to promote a healthy sense of dating, friendship, and self-esteem for young women within a Jewish context. Participants are encouraged to explore these concepts through group discussions and individual writing exercises.
Target Audience: Females age 12 to 15.
Availability: A complete program contains the curriculum, workbooks, films, and brochures for $85.
Topics: Healthy Relationships; Girls & Women; Culturally Specific
Title: Good Guys! Partnership & Positive Masculinity
Description: This program, created by Jewish Women International, explores issues of power and control, gender, self-esteem, masculinity, and relationships within a Jewish context. The sessions teach boys how to create healthy relationships and deal with peer pressure. There are 3 boys-only sessions that examine media messages of masculinity, power and relationships, respect, and responsibility.
Target Audience: Boys and young men in Jewish communities.
Availability: Good Guys curriculum is $50
Topics: Boys & Men; Culturally Specific; Healthy Relationships
Title: Love – All That and More (2009)
Description: The Faith Trust Institute created this healthy relationship and violence prevention curriculum comprised of 6-session curriculum, facilitator’s guide, and DVD clips. Teens are given skills to combat violence and develop healthy relationships.
Target Audience: Middle and high school students. Facilitator’s guide for use with Christian and Jewish youth, or in public schools.
Availability: Complete program can be ordered for $150. Available in the WCSAP Library.
Topics: Healthy Relationships; Culturally Specific
Title: Our Whole Lives, Sexuality & Our Faith
Description: This is the religious education companion series to the curricula Our Whole Lives (OWL). The Sexuality and Our Faith series introduces explicitly UU and UCC material to the sexuality education programs in our congregations. The Sexuality and Our Faith supplementary material includes a companion book for each age-appropriate volume of OWL.
Target Audience: Six different age-appropriate volumes available: K- grade 1, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, Grades 10-12, Young Adults (age 18-35), and Adults.
Availability: Only available to Unitarian Universalist or United Church of Christ congregations. Also requires facilitator training.
Topics: Healthy Sexuality; Culturally Specific
