Coaching Boys Into Men: Batavia

Join us on March 12th for a Train-the-Trainer Program to learn about Coaching Boys Into Men and to discuss launching a program in your community!

 ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

 NYSCADV is hosting a training and discussion that will support statewide efforts to engage men and boys using the Coaching Boys Into Men Curriculum.

Athletic Coaches play an important and influential role in the lives of their team members and are in a unique position to positively influence how young men think and act with regard to masculinity, dating and the use of violence both on and off the field.

NYSCADV will be convening a series of trainings and discussions that will be offered regionally to explore using Coaching Boys Into Men to engage middle school and high school age athletes.  Prevention Educators with experience engaging students, coaches and school personnel in primary prevention will also be joining us to contribute to the dialogue.

Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) equips coaches to talk with their athletes about respect for women and girls and to promote the notion that violence doesn't equal strength. The CBIM card series instructs coaches on how to incorporate themes associated with teamwork, integrity, fair play, and respect into their daily practice and routine.

Through CBIM, Coaches are supported with the resources they need to promote respectful behavior among their players and help prevent relationship abuse, harassment, and sexual assault.

Together we will explore strategies that:

• Promote healthy relationships
• Create school climates in which violence is unacceptable
• Reduce known risk factors for violence perpetration
• Promote protective factors that contribute to healthy behaviors, safety & well-being
• Empower bystanders to take action

Who should attend?

• Domestic violence and sexual violence prevention educators
• Coaches
• Athletic directors
• School administrators
• School counselors

DINING INFORMATION

Food and drink will NOT be provided during this training. Please tend to your food and drink needs before you arrive. Attendees will be provided a one hour lunch break. There are a number fo easily accessible food options adjacent to the training location.

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TRAINERS

Lórien Castelle has been an activist and advocate for social justice for two decades. She joined the NYSCADV team in 1998 after working at the Violence Intervention Program in Oneonta, NY, first in the residence and later as a Crime Victims Advocate. Specializing in community organizing and community coordination strategies, organizational development, prevention programming and strategic planning, Ms. Castelle has served on numerous national, statewide and regional committees and is a much sought after trainer, meeting facilitator and keynote speaker. As Director of Prevention for NYSCADV for over a decade, she was responsible for New York’s DELTA Project - designing activities that prevent domestic violence and that can be integrated into established coordinated community response efforts.  Ms. Castelle also coordinates the Coalition’s Western Regional Office in Rochester, NY, and provides a wide range of technical assistance, support and training to domestic violence programs and allies throughout NYS State and to statewide domestic violence coalitions and communities throughout the country. 

Pamela Graham brings over twenty years of experience working with survivors of dating and domestic violence; she has been with  Alternatives for Battered Women since 2007. As the Prevention Education and Training Coordinator, Pam is responsible for planning, developing, managing, and facilitating the agency’s primary prevention, community education/awareness, and DV Advocate training programs. She engages with community partners, schools and the community-at-large to educate about the complexities of dating violence, while enhancing personal safety skills, and fostering healthy relationships in order to prevent and reduce domestic violence.