script

The Engage Violence Prevention Training was designed to introduce students to the concept that by contributing to a culture of care within their campus community, they can be a part of creating a safer campus community.

Topic Areas:

Substance Use

Interpersonal Violence

Bias & Discrimination

Suicide/Mental Well-Being

Overall, the focus is on the following take-aways:

  1. Why you should care/intervene (i.e., civic responsibility, bystander effect)
  2. How you can show care/intervene
  3. How to apply a variety of approaches
  4. How your different identities might influence your ability/willingness to show care/intervene
  5. What resources are available

Training Opportunities: (Faculty/Staff/Student Orgs)

Our Bystander Trainings take approximately 60-90minutes. We offer to host trainings for classes, faculty trainings, staff trainings, and even for student organizations who are interested in hosting an event night! You can sign-up to host an overview training, where we will explore scenarios from all topic areas, or a deeper dive sessions. Deeper Dives are presentations that only focus on scenarios revolving around ONE topic area. Click the link to schedule a training session:

Facilitators:

Drury University believes in the importance of community connection and a sense of belonging. We cannot do this alone, therefore, we invite you to take a brief online training to become an Engage Facilitator. To become a facilitator, please complete this form.

Engage is a multi-level violence prevention program, created by Missouri Partners in Prevention in with support from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office on Women’s Health in collaboration with the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. The aim of the work of Missouri Partners in Prevention and our partners, was to create a multi-level violence prevention strategy that is both accessible and adaptable and have fidelity to the model that is created. The strategy that we’ve developed frames bystander behavior within the context of community connection and sense of belonging.

Click here for more information.

Contact

Atonia Bayless
Assistant Director of Prevention
Abayless004@drury.edu 
417-873-7429

Dr. Ethan Sykes
Director of Housing and Residential Programs
esykes@drury.edu
417-873-7654