DELIVERED TO OVER 40 BRISBANE HIGH SCHOOLS in 14 years
A BOYS teen program and a GIRLS teen program.
Our - RAVES can deliver to the whole of grade.
The RAVES program provides strategies for teens in tackling life threatening situations such as: bullying, rage, sexual assault, domestic violence, and one punch attacks and provides positive programming to achieve emotional resilience, self esteem and social conscience.
Here is what RAVES session timings might look like:
- Rules of self defence and criminal code right to self defence and consent (essential 10 mins).
- Vocalisation and boundary setting habit sentences (essential 10 mins).
- Defence against strangulation (10minutes).
- Defence against rear attack (10 mins).
- Defence against front attack/ being dragged (15 mins).
- Defence when thrown to ground/ sexual assault (20 mins).
- Defence for car abduction and kidnappings (10 mins).
- Defence against weapons (20 mins).
- Minimal contact partner drills with risk management briefing (10 minutes)
A practical session covering all basic strategies is approximately 1.5 hours without breaks or questions.
Communication and brain hacks for aggressive behaviours:
What to say and what not to say when threatened - this communication component in total is a seperate 1 - 1.5 hour session..
If you are under time constraints for a 50 minute session, ask for a quote for a customised personal protection pre or post workbook to support personal protection theory, actual violence statistics as opposed to perceptions of violence, and the ability for students to ask questions to personalise their personal protection journey with diary entries and question tabs.
RAVES embraces gender specific learning styles and social needs.
RAVES recognises that it is hard for teachers to deal with this really sensitive stuff: and that is where we can help.
Our programs also cater for A.S.D. teens. Find out how...
Our - RAVES can deliver to the whole of grade.
The RAVES program provides strategies for teens in tackling life threatening situations such as: bullying, rage, sexual assault, domestic violence, and one punch attacks and provides positive programming to achieve emotional resilience, self esteem and social conscience.
Here is what RAVES session timings might look like:
- Rules of self defence and criminal code right to self defence and consent (essential 10 mins).
- Vocalisation and boundary setting habit sentences (essential 10 mins).
- Defence against strangulation (10minutes).
- Defence against rear attack (10 mins).
- Defence against front attack/ being dragged (15 mins).
- Defence when thrown to ground/ sexual assault (20 mins).
- Defence for car abduction and kidnappings (10 mins).
- Defence against weapons (20 mins).
- Minimal contact partner drills with risk management briefing (10 minutes)
A practical session covering all basic strategies is approximately 1.5 hours without breaks or questions.
Communication and brain hacks for aggressive behaviours:
What to say and what not to say when threatened - this communication component in total is a seperate 1 - 1.5 hour session..
If you are under time constraints for a 50 minute session, ask for a quote for a customised personal protection pre or post workbook to support personal protection theory, actual violence statistics as opposed to perceptions of violence, and the ability for students to ask questions to personalise their personal protection journey with diary entries and question tabs.
RAVES embraces gender specific learning styles and social needs.
RAVES recognises that it is hard for teachers to deal with this really sensitive stuff: and that is where we can help.
Our programs also cater for A.S.D. teens. Find out how...
RAVES for BOYS
Years 7-12
Bringing awareness to our young men on domestic violence and bullying to break cycles of violence at their crucial ‘imprinting’ social development stage. The boys are actively engaged with Mixed Martial Arts programming while being taught basic self defence, value setting and the role of men in society to protect women and children using the RAVES System of self defence:
- Understanding the unique male teen brain and why boys like risk;
- Communication skills for safe negotiations and developing support networks;
- Why weapons are not a self defence option;
- Defence strategies for weapons, being tackled to the ground and strangulation;
- 'One punch' strategies to stop, think, be aware and avoid;
- Identifying cycles of violence and rage;
- Dealing with anger and relaxation techniques;
- Identifying depression and skills to get happy and ask for help;
- Assess danger and basic first aid revision in “at risk” role plays;
- Qld Law in relation to assault, age of consent and the right to reasonable self defence.
We get loud. So choosing our teaching space is important. Erin delivers in both large scale auditoriums and small group classrooms.
RAVES for Girls
Years 7-12
Girls learning outcomes:
In our comprehensive 3 hour workshop our ladies bring their new RAVES knowledge together with an age appropriate role play.
We even have online evaluation tools ready to go!
- Understanding the unique female brain and why girls giggle when under pressure;
- Identify and develop positive support networks;
- Recognise everyday items and attitudes that can be used to protect teen girls;
- Recognise destructive behaviours and relationships (Queen Bee Syndrome/ Bullying/ Domestic Violence);
- Develop an understanding of Qld law in relation age of consent and sexual assault;
- Apply awareness and instincts to high threat situations;
- Apply the RAVES system of personal protection including use of vocalisation alerts, defences against armed and unarmed attacks and vehicle abductions.
In our comprehensive 3 hour workshop our ladies bring their new RAVES knowledge together with an age appropriate role play.
We even have online evaluation tools ready to go!
ASPLEY SHS Grade 8 CAMP TEENS RAVES PROGRAM
It was well paced and tremendously well presented. Some highlights that I particularly enjoyed include;
- The opening relaxation techniques (A couple of the normally over-animated boys in my Year 8 Form class literally fell asleep)
- The interesting philosophy about the needs of young women to respect and support other females
- The encouragement to the students to exercise and volunteer in their community
- The statistics on offences to girls
- The techniques for self-defence.
Erin's good humour, awesome connection with youth culture and sensitivity when needed, truly inspired and educated me. In fact I would say the program felt like a 'gift' that I would recommend as a PD for teachers or for more of our students to enjoy. As a mother and grandmother, I would truly be happy to pay to have had my daughter or grand daughter do this course.
Maria MOJICA-CASEY
Aspley SHS Secondary Ed Teacher
How wonderful we thought RAVE was... It was so powerful, so important, and a real confidence booster for those girls. I would value working with RAVES again... It was the highlight of the Year 8 Sleepover.
Sue Lonsdale
Head of Department –Junior Secondary
Aspley State High School
BRAY PARK SHS GRADE 9 "TRIBAL MEN & TRIBAL PRINCESS" PROGRAM
Teachers and students alike thought the RAVES program was fantastic. One of our teachers thought it was so good that he mentioned it to his wife who is a school-based nurse and her school is going to run it. She also mentioned it to one of her colleagues and now another school is going to run it too! I think that’s testament enough to what a good program it is.
Courtney Shorten
A/Guidance Officer
Bray Park SHS
October 2014
ZONTA PINE RIVERS RECOMMENDATION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION FOR TEENS
Our club first learned about the RAVES Personal Safety System in August 2010 when Ms Erin Cash presented a demonstration of her work at one of our monthly meetings. Upon realizing the impact this RAVES program could have on preventing domestic violence from a young age we knew it would become one of the most important projects we could endeavour to endorse in the local community.
Ms Cash’s former vocation as an ex-riot squad police officer stood her in a perfect position to pass on expert training and knowledge around the topic of self-defence and promoting self-awareness. After watching the program presented to Year 9 students at Pine Rivers State High our belief was confirmed that the project played a pivotal role in meeting one of the key objectives of our club and, indeed, of the local Moreton Bay Regional Council - the prevention of violence against women and girls.
The program teaches personal safety, educates around the topic of bullying and promotes self-awareness and resilience providing young adults with the tools to approach life with strength, compassion and a sense of respect.
The Zonta Club of Pine Rivers thoroughly endorses such an empowering curriculum and strongly recommends any school or organisation with the capacity to bring this program to the fore to do so with the full force of their abilities. The benefits for the future of our young people and the wider community are definitely worth the effort.
Anthea Watson,
Secretary
Zonta Club of Pine Rivers, Inc.
2011
