Talking About Violence
Program Description
Parents have three main roles, those of caretaker, nurturer, and protector. This curriculum focuses on the parental role of being a PROTECTOR. It is designed to help parents see how violence affects the lives of their children, and to help them become aware of strategies to protect children from the adverse effects of exposure to violence. If available, someone who is a parent should do this presentation. Due to the sensitivity of some of these issues, you may prefer to partner a mental health professional to co-present with you.
Program Objectives
- Participants will become familiar with how a child understands the world at different ages.
- Participants will assess how children are exposed to violence.
- Participants will become aware of strategies for talking to their children about violence and minimizing their children's exposure to violence.
- Participants will have a better awareness of risk factors, protective factors, and the importance of attachment in growing resilient children.
- Participants will become aware of the symptoms of trauma so that they will know when to seek professional help for children.
Intended Audience
New parents
Unit
Guide - Talking About Violence
Talking
About Violence presentation
