(WEBINAR) Student Sexual Aggression & Assault: Reality, Intervention, & Prevention

CE Type:APAIACETSW

# of CE's: 3.0

0.3 IACET CEU's

CE Type: SW, IACET, APA                # of CE's: 3.0 CE's      0.3 IACET CE's

 

About This Course

According to recent research, about one-in-four young women reported experiencing sexual assault since enrolling in college, a statistic we are all too familiar with. Lesser known is the number of youth in our elementary and secondary schools that experience sexual assault at the hands of their peers. The Associated Press spent a year investigating student-on-student reported sexual assaults. Over a four-year period, they found over 17,000 student-on-student assaults in our schools, some involving victims and perpetrators as young as five and six. Student-on-student sexual assaults increase significantly during middle school, but five percent of all sexual assaults reported on school property in a recent two-year period happened to 5 and 6 year-olds.

In the two years between 2014 and 2016, federal investigations into schools and their mishandling of sexual harassment and assault cases more than tripled. Few school personnel can identify the individual in their district responsible for the management of reports of sexual harassment and assault, and fewer still have received training addressing student sexual harassment and assault. This workshop will: Look at the current research addressing peer-on-peer sexual aggression and sexual assaults occurring in schools; Examine the role & responsibility of schools and agencies in addressing student sexual aggression and assault; Review education and prevention models that include bystander intervention.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Outline the most recent research addressing peer-on-peer sexual harassment and assault.
  2. Identify the recommended protocols for investigating student sexual harassment and assault.
  3. Describe the roles and requirements of schools and agencies addressing student sexual harassment and sexual assaults.
  4. List at least two (2) specific strategies for educating about, preventing, and intervening with student sexual harassment and assaults.

 

Intended Audience: 

Educators, school staff, & behavioral health provider agency staff.

 

Instructional Level: 

Introductory

 

Completion Requirements: 

Participants must attend the entire session, participate in all activities, and submit an evaluation within the 7 days of training to receive credits and a certificate. All CEU certificates and certificates of attendance will be received through the DBHIDS Learning Hub. Once you have completed your evaluation you will have access to your CEU or Certificate of Attendance through your DBHIDS Learning Hub Account.

 

Credit Statements:

BHTEN is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. 
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BHTEN offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.  BHTEN is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this program.
(0.3 CEU = 3.0 Training Hours)

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3.0 CE credit hours for Psychologists awarded.  BHTEN is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  BHTEN maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network BHTEN, #1779, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/22/22-9/22/25. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 General continuing education credits.

Course Instructors

April 6, 2023

Deborah McCoy

Education Consultant and Trainer

As an Education Consultant and Trainer, Deborah has provided in-depth bullying and sexual harassment, cyber-bullying, and youth & social media workshops and seminars. She has worked for 35 years in the fields of education and training, focusing on bullying, cyberbullying, sexual harassment, threat assessment and school climate and safety. Deborah previously worked for the PA Department of Education, in the Division of Safe & Drug-Free Schools as a Regional Coordinator, providing guidance and assistance to Student Assistance Programs in the eastern part of the state.