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Youth Relationships Manual

NCJ Number
162517
Author(s)
D A Wolfe; C Wekerle; R Gough; D Reitzel-Jaffe; C Grasley; A Pittman; L Lefebvre; J Stumpf
Date Published
1996
Length
208 pages
Annotation
This manual describes a training program for adolescents to promote nonviolent relationships and prevent cycles of violence.
Abstract
The 18-session group training program detailed in the manual guides teens to positive roles in dating, peer interactions, and interpersonal style. The program includes three principal sections: informational, skills building, and social action learning opportunities. Teens learn new communication and conflict resolution skills and practice those skills by going out into the community to solve a hypothetical problem. The book is presented in three sections: (1) How To Use This Manual (includes information on implementing the program in schools and in communities); (2) Development of the Youth Relationships Project; and (3) Program Sessions and Exercises. The last section explores, among other subjects: power and its abuse in relationships; breaking the cycle of violence; date rape; gender socialization; sexism; media and sexism; and planning for social action to end relationship violence. Figures, tables, appendixes, references, resources