Teen Dating Violence Education
LOCATION
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Summer
Service hours
MorningAfternoon
Evening
Weekend
Available days/hours
All events & presentations times & days vary throught-out the week/year. Although a schedule can be worked out with regards to other duties that are direct and indirect. For example: Direct - contact various entities to briefly explain our program and schedule a time to meet with them to provide further details about our organization and how we can help their students/clients/patients/etc.
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
A qualified intern/student will possess the following characteristics
- an outgoing and passionate personality
- enjoy speaking to the public one on one or in a group setting
- organization
- goes with the flow
- open minded
- creative
- willingness to share ideas and opinions
- understanding of microsoft programs for data gathering and analysis
- understanding of Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn etc....
- punctuality
- flexibility
CATEGORIES
Crisis InterventionFundraising
Public Relations
Social Services
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
Youth V: 18-22 years (young adult)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Kaitys Way
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
An internship with Kaity's Way will allow for the student to have the opportunity to help create avenues, build relationships and bring awareness to the prevalent issue of Teen Dating Violence and promote Healthy Relationships. There are many options to participate in the mission of Kaity's Way through presentations, event booths, and social media to name a few.
Population served
The targeted audience is teenagers, but all populations are involved, ie. parents, families, schools, etc. Basically anyone that has or will have a teenager in their life. This could be their child, niece/nephew, cousin, sibling, neighbor, student, co worker, patient.
It is important that once a teenager discloses or discusses their relationship with a trusted adult or friend that they are able to determine if the relationship is healthy or not. It is at that critical point that they have the opportunity to help the teenager recognize the unhealthy relationship, consider a safety plan to end the relationship and understand their rights under the law.
Community need/impact
The statistics tell us there is an extreme need to bring awareness to the prevalence of Teen Dating Violence. On a national level...
- nearly 33% of students report knowing someone in an abusive relationship. Yet only 20% actually report it.
- 81% of adults admit they had no idea that teen dating violence was an issue.
In 2011 Kaity's Way surveyed nearly 2000 middle and high school students throughout the state of Arizona. We learned...
- 44% know or had known someone in an abusive relationship
- 96% believe more adults should be educated about teen dating violence
- 98% believe teen dating violence education is needed throughout the community and in our schools
- 99% believe after hearing Kaity's Story they would be able to identify the warning signs of an abusive relationship
Beyond the statistics there is the normalization of the behavior due to up bringing, outside influences and the lack of understanding of what it takes to have a healthy relationship.
The interns impact on the community will come through creating avenues and building relationships to bring awareness to teen dating violence. They will have the opportunity to share our program with leaders in the public school system, youth organizations, domestic violence and advocacy agencies. They will assist with presentations and event booths which allows them the opportunity to share important information with the community and bring awareness. All in all the student will play an intregal part the societal shift to healthy relationships.
