Welcome to End Child Abuse Long Beach
The Abuse Prevention Program
Key Points before presentation:
- Let the Scheduler (Paul Sharpe) know your preferences for presentation
- Solo or with a partner
- Unavailable Days or hours
- Be confident that we are welcome at the schools
- We have a supportive relationship from the LBUSD
- Be an
ambassador
(develop a positive relationship) with the coordinator and teacher - In our website www.EndChildAbuseLB.org, review the valuable
Presenters
information at the bottom of the TOC. All of the presenter info is available like:- Presenter's Handbook - Info and tips on doing great presentations
- Classroom Curriculum Guide - It could be read from start to finish for your first presentation, then it is useful to follow the guidelines.
- Evaluation Form - for the Teacher to fill out and give to you to give to the Coordinator
- Hotline Role Play - for two students to lead a typical Sexual Abuse situation
- Letter to Teacher - Always have a copy to give to the teacher in case you have a substitute or the teacher didn't get a copy (typical)
- Questions For Students - to be used as a reference or refresher for yourself to ensure you cover the essential quesitons during the two sessions
- Use the
Pose a question
technique rather thangive the answer.
Commingle
- invite yourself to other presenter sessions and invite others to yours- Plan on being at the school 20 minutes before the scheduled presentation time.
Key Points During Presentation:
- Keep your vocabulary simple
- Define a few key words at the beginning it may be helpful to write them on the board
- Alternatives
- Abuse
- Discipline
- Violence
- Reinforce your speaking points by referring to the California State Law on Abuse
- Reinforce the Alternatives to physical discipline
- Timeouts
- Taking away privileges
- Grounding
- Use personal experiences or current events to relate to your audience and answer questions
- Points to drive home:
- It is not their fault
- It is against the California law
- Abusers will use threats to keep their victims quiet
- An abuser typically has abused others and will abuse others in the future
- Their teacher is a very good source to talk to
- Above all, relate to your audience, wear a smile, have enthusiasm, and have fun
Questions From Students
We get questions from our students as a natural progression of our presentations.Here are some exceptional questions.
Harte Students tell Peter what they learned - 2/8/11
Peter Says It makes it all worthwhile
Peter answers questions from his 3/15/11 presentation at Harte Elementary
From one of Diane's classes, here are exemplary questions for discussion