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Training for Educators
The Training for Educators is a 1-hour online training intended for teachers, school staff, and other adults who work with youth, such as coaches and mentors. This training provides information about teen dating violence, skills and strategies for preventing violence based on the latest research, and resources to help set up violence prevention activities in schools. All adults working in schools implementing the Healthy Relationships Toolkit (HeaRT) are strongly encouraged to complete the Training for Educators to help create or reinforce a school climate that fosters healthy relationship skills for students. Program Facilitators are also required to complete this training in addition to the Program Facilitator Training.
ACCESS THE TRAINING
HeaRT is a comprehensive model to prevent teen dating violence. It consists of four areas: Community, Community and Relationship, Relationship, and Individual. Components of the HeaRT Toolkit under Community include the Capacity Assessment and Planning Tool, Guide to Using Indicator Data, and Guide to Informing Policy. Under Community Relations components include Training for Educators and i2i What R U Looking 4? - Youth Communications Program. The Relationships area of the model includes Parent Programs-- which consists of Families for Safe Dates - 8th Grade, HeaRT for Parents - 7th Grade, and Parents Matter! for HeaRT - 6th Grade. The Individual area of the model includes Youth Programs-- which consists of HeaRT - 6th Grade, HeaRT - 7th Grade, and Safe Dates - 8th Grade.
Training for Educators At-a-glance
