CAP Approach To Prevention
Teacher/Staff In-service
- provides staff with current statistics on abuse.
- addresses the questions of who is abusing children and why.
- details the identifying indicators often seen in abused children.
- covers specific state law regarding reporting of abuse and neglect.
- introduces skills of communicating with children who might be abused.
Parent Program
- presents statistics and some common misconceptions about abuse.
- reviews reporting laws and ways to identify abused children.
- provides materials to use at home with children. offers community resources available to those who need help.
Student Workshops
The three empowerment skills taught in each workshop are:
- self-assertiveness
- peer support
- telling a trusted adult
Student workshops address situations in which a child's personal rights are violated. The workshops focus on peer assault, stranger abduction, and assault by a known adult. Through guided group discussions, narratives and role plays, the students learn strategies to protect themselves and stay safe, strong, and free.