Sex Abuse and Dating Violence What you need to know to protect yourself

Activity: Listen to the story I am about to read you Activity: Listen to the story I am about to read you. There will be 5 characters in the story. Your job is to rank the 5 characters from least offensive (1) to most offensive (5) based on their actions in the story. Discuss the story with your group and come to a GROUP consensus. Write your ranked characters on the board. Alligator River

Review Questions: 1. Who did your group choose that acted the most offensive? Least Offensive? 2. Did anyone act appropriately? 3. What values did you hear in this story? 4. Was sex abuse committed? 5. Who committed sex abuse? How and why?

Sexual Abuse: Any sexual contact that is forced on a person against his or her will. -No minimum age -Always Illegal -Always a crime -Never the victim’s fault Examples: Inappropriate or forced talking, touching, kissing, fondling, or penetration.

Incest: Sexual abuse between family members who cannot marry by law Incest: Sexual abuse between family members who cannot marry by law. -Often involves parents, stepparents or aunts/uncles -Abusers use statements to evoke guilt and anxiety in younger victims… -”This will be our special secret” -”You’ll break up the family” -”I’ll go to jail. It will be your fault” -”No one will believe you, and I’ll say you’re lying”

The face of sex abuse… What can you do?

Activity: Get into your groups and create 3 lists: All should have options for help for victims of sex abuse, but one should be for a child, one for a teenager and one for an adult.

Child: -Tell adult, teacher, parent… -Have adult call police Teenager: -Tell adult, teacher, parent, etc. -Call police Adult: Who’s job is it to teach children what sex abuse is? What about teenagers?

What happens if we don’t teach about it… We must stop sex abuse from happening, and especially from continuing! We need to make children aware of what is right and wrong! But how do we do that? Ideas?

Activity: Imagine you are a parent sending your child into this scary world every day with sexual predators. Work with a partner to come up with a way to address sex abuse with a 1st or 2nd grader (6-8 yrs old). Come up with a small “safety” card they can keep in their backpack that would allow a parent to know if sex abuse is happening. Remember, most children wouldn’t know it is happening, so the idea is to have a way you can check as a parent without asking questions they may not understand. Use key phrases, pictures, check boxes, etc.

Activity: Get into groups of 4 Activity: Get into groups of 4. Listen to the story I am about to read you. There will be 5 characters in the story. Your job is to rank the 5 characters from who behaved most honorably, ethically, appropriately (1) to whose behavior was the worst (5). Discuss the story with your group and come to a GROUP consensus. Write your ranked characters on the board.

Review Questions: 1. Who did your group choose that acted most honorably and ethically? What about who acted the worst? 2. Did anyone act honorably in the story? 3. Was sex abuse committed? 4. Was rape committed?

Happy New Year 2017

Acquaintance Rape: Rape by someone the victim knows. Rape: Any form of sexual intercourse that takes place against a person’s will. It is always illegal. Acquaintance Rape: Rape by someone the victim knows. Date Rape: Rape by someone the victim is dating. Fear, anger, grief, shame, and embarrassment keep many victims from reporting rape

A true story of rape… 90% of rape victims are female 44% are under 18 years old

What to do if you or someone you know is a victim of rape -Tell someone you trust immediately. -Notify the police immediately -Do not shower, change clothes, etc. -Get to a hospital emergency room for medical attention. They will try to prevent any STI’s, infections or pregnancy. -Find a counselor, therapist, or support group. Use the internet to find local support.

Jan 3, 2017

3. Weigh the possible outcomes 4. Consider Values What is the best decision? Use the 6-Step Decision Making Process 1. State the Situation 2. List the Options 3. Weigh the possible outcomes 4. Consider Values 5. Make a decision and act on it 6. Evaluate the decision

Sex Abuse Awareness Poster In your groups, you must create a poster raising awareness about sex abuse. The main idea of your poster is to prevent sex abuse from happening. You may want to consider these topics to get your message out: -Signs of Sex abuse -Actions to take to prevent sex abuse -Actions to take if you are a victim -Statistics or pictures This will be worth up to 25 points of extra credit and the posters will be hung around the school if approved by the office.

Grading: 10 points - clear message about preventing sex abuse 10 points - creativity 10 points - effort in creating a good poster

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