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 The Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Project of South Florida, Inc., is a comprehensive, child abuse prevention program which works with school personnel, parents, and children (K-5) on school sites. CAP has prevention trained over 280,000 children, classroom by classroom, and given abuse prevention workshops to their parents, faculty, and school administrators in 280 schools since its inception in Miami-Dade County Public Schools in 1984. Our parent, the National Center for Assault Prevention, conceived in 1978, has over 38 international chapters. Three Project Facilitators who have been extensively trained in workshop methods, abuse issues, crisis intervention, and state law requirements before entering the classroom do the Elementary classroom workshop for children. Each workshop is an hour of role plays and guided discussions in three essential areas involving verbal, physical and sexual abuse as it most often affects kids—from peers/bullies, strangers, and caretakers. Bullying, or being dominated by another child, seriously affects one out of ten children. In the U.S., 180,000 children stay home on a daily basis for fear of being bullied. The bully role play demonstrates everyone’s basic rights to safety and freedom. Children in the workshop have the opportunity to join in a role play and practice positive behavior that elicits peer support, to say “NO” to a bully, deal with name calling, and to avoid becoming a victim. Stranger abduction affects only a small percentage of children, but provokes such fear that good safety practice is routinely required. Children learn a stranger is anyone they don’t know, and get to role play staying a safe distance, taking a description of a person and their vehicle, and in the process hear many tricks cited by experts as being effective in abducting children. Personal self defense is demonstrated, emergency phone numbers are discussed, and children list trusted adults and safe places. One out of four females and one out of five males will be sexually assaulted by the age of 18. The children’s workshop addresses power and control by caretakers in a role play that demonstrates an uncle demanding a kiss from a niece who is clearly uncomfortable with his touch and manner, and offering a bribe to win her compliance. He tells her it’s “our little secret.” Children learn they have the right to say “NO,” get away, and tell a trusted adult. Prior to the classroom trainings for children, two adult presentations are given. Workshops are conducted in English, Spanish, and Creole. Every adult in attendance completes an evaluation of the attended workshop. This past year (06-07), over 98% of those evaluations gave the most positive responses in 10 categories.
The Child Assault Prevention Project of South Florida 3400 SW 22nd Street, Suite # 602 Miami, Florida 33145 305-377-CAPP Fax: 305-446-2003 www.capproject.org For more information about programs and services, please contact our Melissa Martin at 305-377-2277 |
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