If your daughter or one of the girls in your program were in a relationship where she was being controlled, hit, talked down to or sexually pressured, can you say with 100% certainty that she would tell you about it the first time it happened or would she be too embarrassed thinking she should "know better?" Would she recognize the warning signs early on before she gets in too deep? Would she stay in the relationship hoping he'll change and that things will get better? Does she understand what a healthy relationship looks like, even if she's not dating now so that she can make empowered dating choices in the future?

Here are some important facts about girls and dating violence: 1.) One in five high school girls have been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.  2.) 40% of teenage girls ages 14 to 17 say they know someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend. 3.) Nearly 80% of girls who have been victims of physical abuse in their dating relationships continue to date the abuser. 4.) When female high school students were asked who they would talk to if someone they date is attempting to control them, insults them, or physically harms them, nearly 80% percent said they would confide in a friend, while only 10% said they would talk to their parents, teachers or possibly the police. What does this mean for you as a service provider? For starters, it means that teen dating violence is a serious issue and if you are currently facilitating a group for girls then this is an issue that you must build into your sessions. The purpose of this workshop is to assist service providers who work with girls in starting a dialogue on teen dating violence. Topics covered in this workshop include:

·         What Is Dating Violence and How To Tell If A Relationship Is Abusive;

·         Common Myths That Keep Girls In Abusive Relationships;

·         5 Critical Questions That You Must Ask In Order To Get Girls Thinking and Talking About The Issue of Teen Dating Abuse and How It Impacts Them;  

·         Healthy Relationship Remix: What Qualities Are Present In A Healthy Relationship;

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About Your Seminar Leader, Cassandra Mack

Cassandra Mack, MSW is the founder of Strategies for Empowered Living Inc., a training and development company that offers workshops, keynotes, consultation services and products that empower. Cassandra comes to you with more than a decade of experience as a trainer, manager and curriculum developer. Some of the organizations she has worked with include: The Support Center for Nonprofit Management, TIAA-Cref, CSEA, Kean University, Xerox, JP Morgan Chase, National Resource Center for Youth Services, Urban Leadership Institute, The Day Care Council of New York and the Archdiocese Drug Prevention Program. Cassandra has written eight successful books that are widely used in the health and human sector. She's been on Good Day New York, What Women Want and Teen Talk. Cassandra has been featured in The Network Journal and Black Enterprise. For more information about our company or your seminar leader, please visit our company website: www.strategiesforempoweredliving.com

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Refunds will not be given. Transfer to another workshop/seminar will not be given. Substitutions are accepted provided you give us 3 business days written notice via email at: info@strategiesforempoweredliving.com. Upon receipt of your request for a substitution we will confirm via email within 1 business day to let you know that we received your request and have put the person you are substituting on our list. If the person’s name who you would like to substitute is not on our list we will not accept the substitution. No on site substitutions.

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