Training & Education
Training & Education
The London Abused Women’s Centre is committed to community action and involvement. We offer speaks and training in workplaces, schools, community centers, service clubs, sports teams, or wherever there is a need for education. We offer training on how to be trauma-informed, the power and control wheel, intimate partner violence, sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment, and Non-StateTorture.
Shine the Light Elementary School Resource
Explore the Shine the Light elementary school resource, aligned with the Ontario curriculum.
This age appropriate resource helps students learn about healthy relationships, respect, personal safety, consent, and gender based violence and violence against women and girls, while building skills for safe and inclusive communities.
Shine the Light Secondary School Resource
The Shine the Light Secondary School Resource gives educators the tools to engage students in meaningful conversations about gender based violence and men’s violence against women and girls and the factors that shape healthy, respectful relationships.
With curriculum connected lessons and activities, students are encouraged to think critically, challenge harmful attitudes and stereotypes, and explore ways they can help create safer and more inclusive schools and communities.
Coaching Boys Into Men & Coaching Leadership, Equity & Respect
Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) and Coaching Leadership, Equity & Respect (CLEAR) are both FREE evidence-based violence-prevention program that use the power of sport and the influence of coaches to create positive cultural change.
Designed for male athletes of secondary and college/ university age, the program gives coaches the tools to lead short discussions which promote leadership, healthy relationships and positive mental.
Coaches facilitate one 15-minute conversation each week, easily incorporated before or after practice. The CBIM and CLEAR card series provides portable, easy-to-use cards that guide interactive discussions throughout the sports season.
What do you receive?
· Ongoing assistance from trained Advocates on an adhoc basis, in addition to weekly check-ins for support
FREE three-hour training for coaches
FREE CBIM or CLEAR card series to support 15-minute weekly team conversations
Weekly topics include:
· Respect & Personal Responsibility
· Mental Health Matters
· Digital Disrespect
· Understanding Consent Part 1 & 2
· Conflict and Communication
· Bragging About Sexual Reputation
· Insulting Language
· When Aggression Crosses the Line
· There’s No Excuse for Relationship Abuse
· Disrespectful Behaviour Towards Women & Girls
· Supplemental cards for college/ university age (Hazing, Alcohol & Drug Use, & Supporting Survivors)
Through regular conversations with trusted coaches, athletes are encouraged to think critically about their relationships, their choices and the influence they have on others — developing the skills to be leaders both in sport and in their communities.
Allies in Action: Leadership Edition
Allies in Action: Leadership Edition is a FREE violence-prevention program that uses the power of sport and the influence of coaches to create positive cultural change.
Designed for student athletes of all genders, the program gives coaches the tools to lead short, meaningful conversations that promote leadership, healthy relationships, positive mental health and safer, more welcoming communities.
Coaches facilitate one 15-minute conversation each week, easily incorporated before or after practice. The Allies in Action: Leadership Edition Playbook provides portable, easy-to-use cards that guide interactive discussions throughout the sports season.
What do you receive?
· Ongoing assistance from London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) staff on an adhoc basis, in addition to weekly check-ins for support
FREE three-hour training for coaches
FREE Allies in Action: Leadership Edition Playbook to support 15-minute weekly team conversations
Weekly topics include:
Respect & Group Agreements
Ideal Teammates
Deal Breakers
Consent
Abusive Behaviour
Trafficking
Online Safety
Focus on Leadership
Positive Mental Health
Aggression & Managing Emotion
Communication Through Conflict
Leadership in the Community
Through regular conversations with trusted coaches, student athletes are encouraged to think critically about their relationships, their choices and the influence they have on others — developing the skills to be leaders both in sport and in their communities.
Looking for More Information?
Call 519-432-2204 or email info@lawc.on.ca.