Program Planning:

Acquaintance Rape, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Relationship Violence, Personal Safety

Organizations Offering Programs

Programs in a wide variety of area pertaining to date/acquaintance rape, other forms of rape and sexual assault, relationship violence and personal safety are offered by:

• Sexual Assault Crisis Service (SACS)
  Suzanne Pauwels or Debbie Melloan-Ruiz
  600 North Jordan Avenue
  855-5711 (administrative line)
  855-8900 (crisis line)
  
  
• Office for Women's Affairs
  Memorial Hall East, Room 123
  855-3849 owa@indiana.edu

Programs in the areas of enhancing personal safety and increasing awareness of self-defense opportunities and issues are offered by:

• Police Department (IUPD)
  801 North Jordan Avenue
  855-4111
  
  
• Don Burns
  I.U. Martial Arts Program
  HPER 296A
  855-4143

Programs pertaining to sexual harassment are offered by:

• Office for Women's Affairs
  Memorial Hall East, Room 123
  855-3849
  owa@indiana.edu
  
  
• Office of Affirmative Action
  Laura Galloway
  Poplars 827
  855-7559

Programs led by students concerning acquaintance rape and sexual assault, safety and gender communications are offered by:

• RAISE - Raising Awareness of Interactions in Sexual Encounters
  Office for Women's Affairs
  Memorial Hall East, Room 123
  855-3849
  raise@indiana.edu

Program topics and focus

Information:

• stranger and acquaintance rape / sexual assault definitions
• myths versus fact in the area of sexual assault / rape
• statistics
• effects of rape / sexual assault on the victim, friends and family
• resources - where to go for help (psychological, medical, legal)

Attitudes and Values:

Workshops may be designed to assist participants to explore feelings and values in helpful, non-threatening ways through videotapes, discussions, and interactive presentations.

Behavior Change:

Workshops focus on creating a supportive, positive, environment to promote and encourage behavior change through the use of:

• assertiveness training / skills
• realistic goal setting
• implementing personal safety strategies
• enhancing good communication in social and dating situations

Do you wish to request a program?

Here are some questions to think about to help you plan a program:

• What are your goals for this program?
• Has there been a crisis situation in your environment
• What do you think the level of factual information is among the individuals who will attend?
• How long do you want the program to be?
• Who will attend? Is it all women, all men, or a mixed group?
• When and where will the program be held?

Note: Scheduling procedures are handled by each individual office. You can receive answers to any questions you might have, learn about procedures, or make specific arrangements by calling that office.

Videotape and Film Inventory

AV = available though the Audio Visual Media Library (855-3396)
SACS = available through the Sexual Assault Crisis Service (855-5711)
OWA = available through the Office for Women's Affairs (855-3849)

• Campus Rape (SACS)(OWA)
  Time: 21 minutes (videotape)
  This film explores rape and its impact through interviews with four college students who were assaulted on campus. The video examines the widespread problem of sexual assault on college campuses and provides information about the prevention of this crime. Features Susan Dey and Corbin Bernsen.
  
  
• Date Rape: "No" Isn't Always Enough (SACS)
  Time: 30 minutes (videotape)
  A series of vignettes performed by teenage actors, this teaching piece is gauged for a teenage audience. The video addresses a wide variety of communication and dating issues. It also depicts the difficulties of a rape victim in the healing process. Advice is given to both men and women on avoiding rape.
  
  
• It Still Hurts (OWA)
  Time 24 minutes (videotape)
  Filmed at Auburn University, this video depicts the excitement of a college woman as she prepares to go out on a date with a man from one of her classes. It seems to her the date is going well, and she is shocked and unprepared when he forces sex upon her. With the help of her supportive roommate, the victim accepts that she has been raped. Following the scenario, there is an interview with an actual victim who describes her rape by two acquaintances and her recovery process.
  
  
• Playing the Game (SACS)(OWA)
  Time: 15 minutes (videotape)
  Excellent film that addresses the difference in male/female perceptions. Particularly good for fraternities as the incident is portrayed as the result of a fraternity party. The views of several fraternity men the morning after are portrayed as are the views of the victim and two other women.
  
  
• Rape is Not Just a Woman's Problem (SACS)(OWA)
  Time: 15 minutes (videotape)
  Addresses the responsibility of men. Designed to remove the stigma that women are to blame for rape and that it is their responsibility to prevent it.
  
  
• Rethinking Rape (AV)
  Time: 25 minutes (16mm)
  Explores the issue of rape by dealing with society's attitudes and practices which contribute to the problem. Uses interviews of victims, counselors, and psychologists and narration of several rape situations. Gives particular attention to the problem of acquaintance rape and touches on the issues of pornography, advertising and beauty contests, sex education, and the lasting after-effects on the victims.
  
  
• Someone You Know (SACS)(AV)(OWA)
  Time: 30 minutes (videotape)
  Shows the effect of acquaintance rape on the victims, looks at the underlying causes, and explains what can be done to help the victims and prevent the crime. Examines the myths about rape and dispels them by interviewing actual rape victims and convicted rapists. Suggests ways that women can take preventative and protective measures and point out to men that the ultimate solution is up to them.
  
  
• Stop Date Rape (SACS)(OWA)
  Time: 20 minutes (videotape)
  This video is a teaching piece and useful for programming. The first scenario depicts a freshman women and a junior man at a fraternity party. The scene ends in the rape of the woman. The second part of the video depicts the same situation with the same actors, however, the behaviors have changed and the communication is much improved. The scenario ends with the two leaving for a cup of coffee, the rape does not occur.
  
  
• Untrue Friends: Acquaintance Rape on Campus (SACS)
  Time: 24 minutes (videotape)
  This video depicts two college women attending a party at a men's residence hall. While at the party one of the women is the victim of an attempted rape. Much of the video deals with how the characters react to the incident and how they see it from their own perspective. Attitudes and values are addressed.
  
  
• Acquaintance Rape - The Broken Trust (SACS)
  Time: 22 minutes (videotape)
  This video shows interviews with women who have been raped. It provides insight into the psychology of rape, the trauma rape has on victims and information about the helpfulness of treatment.
  
  
• The Judicial System at Indiana University - A Victim / Witness Guide (SACS)
  Time: 15 minutes (videotape)
  This video was created by the Office of Student Ethics to provide individuals with a realistic picture of how the campus judicial system operates in cases of rape / sexual assault.
  
  
• Toward an Even Safer Campus (SACS)(OWA)
  Time: 11 minutes (videotape)
  This video is a production of the Indiana University Commission on Personal Safety. Filmed on and around the IU campus, actual students provide personal safety information.
  
  
• No Visible Bruises - The Katie Koestner Story (AV)
  Time: 30 minutes (videotape)
  This is a thirty minute segment portraying the true life story of Katie Koestner who was raped on a college campus by her date.
  
  
• Dating Violence - The Hidden Secret (SACS)
  Time: 25 minutes (videotape)
  This video examines emotional, psychological and physical violence in relationships. It discusses the issues of power and control and the cyclical nature of relationship violence.
  
  
• Stop Sexual Harassment on Campus (OWA)
  Time: 24 minutes (videotape)
  A series of vignettes depicting various facets of sexual harassment in academia. The situations present a clear look at hostile environments. This film would be useful in a workshop, however, additional information and interpretation would be essential.
  
  
• You Are the Game: Sexual Harassment on Campus (OWA)
  Time: 60 minutes (videotape)
  This video is more useful for research or informational purposes rather than in presentations. It dramatizes the situations of two college women who have experienced different forms of sexual harassment. Most of this discussion focuses on the difficulty students have in dealing in isolation with a pattern of harassment and the impact it has on their lives.

This information was compiled by the Education Subcommittee of the Commission on Personal Safety to assist you. We hope that you will find this information valuable in program planning.
If you have any questions about this packet, please contact: Suzanne Pauwels at the Sexual Assault Crisis Service (SACS), 855-5711.
Revised May, 1997

Last Updated: June 2002
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