NCJ Number
161967
Date Published
1990
Length
133 pages
Annotation
This second part of a two-part Canadian Child Abuse Prevention Program for Adolescents (CAPPA) includes the program implementation process and the volunteer training guidelines.
Abstract
CAPPA focuses on all types of maltreatment of adolescents, including emotional, physical, and sexual. Since 1976, CAPPA has delivered prevention education to high school students. It is designed to reduce adolescents' sense of isolation by identifying community resources and people motivated to help. It also empowers adolescents, so that they feel capable, safe, and secure. It balances positive and negative information by looking at healthy behaviors and communication in families and in relationships. Further, it addresses the source of the problem by discussing societal and cultural values that underlie adolescent abuse. In 1985, CAPPA developed its secondary mandate to educate parent, community, and professional groups. Part I acts as a resource for Part II's training program; it provides a view of the adolescent world and the hurts that many adolescents experience. Part II contains the program implementation process and the volunteer training guidelines for CAPPA. The first chapter provides a step-by-step process for setting up the program. Each step is described in full, from developing an interdisciplinary task group to hiring a coordinator and selecting volunteers, to developing a professional, accurate presentation. Subsequent chapters comprise the volunteer training program that is vital to the success of the entire program. The training sessions are developed in three phases: target population, information base, and communication skills. All learning and evaluation tools are included as a means of making the program effective as an addition to any secondary school curriculum.