It is an alarming truth that adolescents - including girls - are resorting to violence as a method of resolving disputes. In response to this trend, assault-prevention worker Anita Roberts has developed a powerful workshop called, " SafeTeen: A Life Skills and Violence-Prevention Program." This program, embraced by teens and praised by educators, provides the body language and verbal skills necessary to deal with peer pressure, de-escalate violence and build self-esteem.
SafeTeen: Powerful Alternatives to Violence is the much-anticipated book that offers an in-depth look at the issues and skills taught in the SafeTeen workshops - including anger management and assertiveness training for young women, and awareness of gender stereotypes and violence prevention for young men. Anita Roberts combines personal narrative, psychological theory, role-playing exercises and lively testimony from teens into a potent and visually appealing book that addresses issues relevant to the everyday lives of adolescents, including:
· how to access inner strength, form healthy relationships and respect boundaries
· how to deal with bullying and sexual harassment
· the importance of embracing differences, and understanding racism and sexism
· how to say "no" to drugs and alcohol and stay cool
Here is a timely and powerful book for young women and men - and parents and educators - that offers a lifelong and positive alternative to violence.
Anita
Roberts is the Program Director and guiding force behind the violence-prevention
program SafeTeen. She has been teaching assault prevention for
over 20 years and is an internationally sought-after public speaker. She
is the author of an award winning book of fiction, The Last Chance
Café (Polestar, 1993) and has published stories in magazines and anthologies.
She lives in Vancouver, BC.
SafeTeen 1-896095-99-2 $21.95 CAN/$15.95 USA PAPERBACK 176 PAGES 5.25 x 8 b&w photos & illustrations Publication date: January 2001
TEEN NON-FICTION/TEEN SELF-HELP/GENDER ISSUES
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Also available: Last Chance Café 0-919591-80-9 $14.95 Can / $12.95 USA
A necessary guide to preventing violence and building inner strength for teens.
What people say about SafeTeen, the workshop:
"The consistent positive feedback from all our secondary schools and the outstanding evaluations from the students who participate in the programs continue to reinforce our endorsement of SafeTeen as part of the curriculum." -Rob Inrig, Curriculum Coordinator, Richmond School Board
" As an educator and former police officer I recommend SafeTeen to all teens, educators and parents concerned with issues of violence and personal safety." -Marc Lalonde, Police Academy, Justice Institute of BC.
"Now I know more how girls feel and that other guys have feelings too. It made me think about stuff I'd never thought about." -Grade Nine boy, Slave Lake District, NWT
" We learned how to stand up for ourselves…This is the best thing I have ever learned in school." -Grade Ten girl, Richmond