What about follow-up?

We’ve got you covered! Alongside the assembly presentations, Jenesa Dawn is also providing much needed education for school staff in the form of the Prevent It! Workshop. Ideally between 5-30 staff members at each school will have the opportunity to take the 3-hour course to learn about awareness, prevention and treatment of childhood sexual abuse. The Prevent It! Workshop was developed by researchers in the department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta, utilizing leading scientific evidence. The aim of the workshop is to teach adults about child sexual abuse, with a focus on helping adults develop tools to reduce children's vulnerability to sexual abuse. The workshop educates participants to STOP child sexual abuse by using the following steps: Study, Talk, Observe and Prepare for action.

The results of an extensive study published by the Frontiers of Psychology suggest that at the three-month follow up after completing the workshop, there were highly significant improvements in several aspects of behaviour and knowledge, and attitudes regarding child sexual abuse. This way multiple staff will be equipped to handle any disclosures of abuse that may surface in the days/weeks following the assembly presentation. Each participating staff member will receive an interactive workbook and a certificate of completion. Together we can help the most vulnerable in our communities.