Prevention & Education
Learn life skills
The VPA offers education and prevention programs related to healthy relationships, consent, sexual assault, bystander intervention, domestic violence, stalking, sexual harassment, and more topics through workshops, classroom visits, trainings and student events.
Workshops offered:
Bystander Intervention
- Help keep our campus safe by learning about ways to interrupt harm in a safe and deescalating way.
Consent Workshop
- Navigating consent in relationships, sex and everyday lives.
Healthy Relationships
- Definitions of healthy relationships, toxic relationships and the dynamics of abuse. How to detect red flags and seek support. On and off campus resources for survivors and how to support someone experiencing violence.
Student Staff Training
- How to make referrals to the VPA. How to handle disclosures of violence. Resources for supporting survivors on and off campus.
If you’d like to request a special topic or collaborate on an event, email shark9@uw.edu or use the request a workshop below to speak with our Prevention Program Manager. Please note: The VPA does not provide Title IX training. To request a training on Title IX , email titleix@uw.edu.
The VPA offers workshops, trainings, and guided conversations for UWB and Cascadia College. These sessions, facilitated by professional staff, can be tailored for groups of students, faculty, and/or staff.
Prevention workshops focus on fostering culture change, preventing harm before it occurs, and transforming our campus into a community free from violence. Response trainings emphasize skill-building to ensure appropriate, compassionate support for those who have experienced sexual or relationship violence. All workshops and trainings can be customized to meet the specific needs of students, faculty, staff, and student staff.
Prevention workshops
Our prevention workshops include the “Creating a Violence-Free UWB” orientation session, which is provided to all incoming first-year and transfer students. We also offer bystander training for student staff and leaders, along with other sessions. Stay tuned for more workshops and trainings, as we’ll be adding new opportunities soon!
Response trainings
Our team offers response training on topics such as responding to disclosures, developing response protocols, implementing trauma-informed care practices, and more.