Risk Reduction Education

The risk reduction education component of the project provides age appropriate curriculum for youth in grades K-12. These sessions ensure students are educated on issues of risk-reduction and general steps they may take to make themselves and their learning environments safer, as well as available community resources. This is achieved by conducting interactive educational seminars and workshops consisting of lecture, group discussion, group exercise, videos, and handouts about sexual violence. At the K-4 level, the RCC uses the Yello Dyno Program, -- an interactive curriculum utilizing hand puppets and videos directed at young children in the areas of safe touch and risk reduction. At the middle/high school and university levels, training sessions include a variety of topics including bullying, battering, rape awareness, violence and risk-reduction, sexual harassment, healthy relationships, date rape/violence, and issues of consent.

Primary Prevention Education

During the upcoming fiscal year, the RCC will begin researching methods to include primary prevention strategies in all education curricula delivered to students in San Antonio; and undertake a strategic planning process to develop a community approach for addressing sexual violence in the neighborhoods within the Edgewood Independent School District attendance zone. The Center for Disease Control & Prevention, as part of a federal grant award, is asking the RCC to expand its focus from a risk-reduction/awareness education strategy to include primary prevention, which includes interventions implemented before sexual violence occurs to help mitigate victimization or perpetration, i.e. stopping rape/sexual assault before it occurs. An internal workgroup has been established that will eventually include community representation, and be tasked with helping to refine and implement selected primary prevention strategies.

For more information about scheduling a prevention education session contact Rick Gipprich, Director of Education & Training at rgipprich@rapecrisis.com or complete a request form and submit it via e-mail or fax to rgipprich@rapecrisis.com or (210) 521-7278.