Raising Awareness & Promoting Respect: A Resource for the Education & Prevention of Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence - Softcover

DiCocco, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475095821 ISBN 13: 9781475095821

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

ABOUT THE “RAISING AWARENESS & PROMOTING RESPECT" RESOURCE MANUAL: Raising Awareness & Promoting Respect is a comprehensive resource manual designed to help raise awareness, promote dialogue, and encourage positive action in response to the issues of Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence. The resource manual is meant to provide educators & coaches with a diverse array of tools to confront these serious social issues and to help inspire campus-wide & community-wide change as a result. Raising Awareness & Promoting Respect offers a series of character-development programs and advocacy materials. The manual is filled with useful information, helpful ideas, valuable & practical advice, various resources, along with a number of practical lesson plans and corresponding curricula. It is designed specifically for use within male-sports teams and organizations; however, its materials can be utilized in a variety of educational, professional, & organizational environments. The Raising Awareness & Promoting Respect resource manual is divided into two main sections: The first section is dedicated entirely to the issue of Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention. The second is dedicated to raising awareness about the issue of Domestic Violence. The manual includes six distinct character-development programs, along with a number of suggestions for social-action campaigns & awareness-raising ideas. The character programs & initiatives include: • “Raising Awareness” – A Series of Lessons for Honoring & Respecting Women • “Be Safe & Be Smart” – Understanding the Basics of Consent • “Respecting & Protecting Women” – Lessons & Curriculum for Being a Gentleman • “Always Do the Right Thing” – Lesson Plans For Making Good Decisions • “Keep Your Cool” – Tips & Techniques for Managing Anger & Maintaining Composure • “A Program for Violence Prevention” – Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Raising Awareness & Promoting Respect is meant to assist coaches & educators—in every way possible—in their efforts to positively impact the lives of their students & athletes, as well as the lives of all those whom those individuals will impact themselves one-day. Hopefully, this resource manual will help leaders & coaches to better educate their students & athletes about the very important issues of Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence. The manual is meant to help raise awareness, to foster and initiate dialogue, to promote campus and community engagement, and ultimately, to help ignite the spark of lasting and meaningful social change. The world is filled with oppression, anguish, & pain. It is wrought with hurt, anger, & hatred. It’s time to put a stop to all the violence. It’s time to take a stand. It’s time to make a difference. There is a great deal of work that needs to be done in order to help solve society’s problem of violence. We must all do our part to help make a difference. With the Raising Awareness & Promoting Respect resource manual, leaders & educators will be better equipped to do their part—and to help others do theirs as well—to help bring an end to violence of all kinds.

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About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Frank DiCocco has worked with young people throughout the country, coaching the sport of football in some of the nation’s most prominent and well-respected high school and college programs. DiCocco most recently worked with the football program at Stillman College, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He has served as an Assistant Coach & Player Development Director for nearly a decade, working at both the high school & collegiate levels. In addition to his coaching career, Frank DiCocco is also a published author, having written several books on the subject of positive youth development. His most well-known work is the ground-breaking book: “Playbook for Manhood: A Game Plan for Being a REAL Man.” DiCocco also is the creator of a unique & comprehensive character-education curriculum, entitled: “The REAL Man Program.” It is designed for middle school, high school, and college-aged males. It has been utilized by athletics programs, schools, and youth-development organizations all across the country, in addition to the NFL’s Youth Impact Program. In addition, Frank DiCocco is the creator and founder of “The HOPE Foundation for a Better Tomorrow,” a non-profit organization which focuses on Helping Other People Excel. Through his charitable work, DiCocco works to reach-out to young people, youth leaders, educators, and coaches to help promote positive development opportunities and initiatives. In addition to the various books, programs, & publications he has authored, DiCocco also contributes his time & talents to several social-awareness and advocacy groups, including: “The Good Man Project,” the “RAINN” organization (Rape, Abuse, & Incest, National Network) “A Call to Men,” BARCC” Rape Crisis Center of Boston, the “Hope for Healing” Survivor Support Programming, the “Feminist.com” website, many other organizations. Additionally, Frank DiCocco has also worked with the Florida chapter of The Women's Breast Health Initiative, an organization that helps to raise awareness and provide healthcare screenings to low-income women and families, in efforts to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat breast cancer. DiCocco is also a passionate advocate for the awareness and prevention of both sexual assault and domestic violence. Finally, DiCocco is an avid and active figure in the fight against cancers of all types.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475095821
• ISBN 13: 9781475095821
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362