Violence is Preventable (VIP)

Violence is Preventable (VIP) offers an overview of violence prevention in the context of gender-based violence in Canada, including our society’s thoughts about children and youth’s exposure to violence against their mothers, and how prevention activities can help. Rooted in BCSTH’s belief in feminist principles, this training provides reasons and ways to talk about violence prevention that are child centered and developmentally appropriate.

Pre-requisite:

  • Foundations in Violence Against Women v2.0
  • Introduction to Working with Children and Youth Exposed to Violence (PEACE 1)
  • Supporting Children and Youth Exposed to Violence (PEACE 2)


Full member fee: $60.00 CDN
Associate member fee: $90.00 CDN

 Non-member fee: $125.00 CDN

Instructor(s)

BC Society of Transition Houses

The BC Society of Transition Houses develops and delivers online and in-person training tailored to the needs of anti-violence workers who work directly with women, children and youth experiencing violence.

Course curriculum

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Violence Against Women and Girls - An Overview

    3. Impacts of Experiencing Violence Against Women

    4. Violence Against Women and Girls in the Media

    5. Reflection

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. The Importance of Violence Prevention

    3. Early Prevention

    4. Three Types of Prevention Work

    5. Review

    6. Reflection

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Adopting a Developmental Perspective

    3. Adopting a Child- and Youth-Centered Approach

    4. Review

    5. Reflection

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Prevention and Schools

    3. Effective School-based Practice

    4. Dealing with Resistance

    5. Video: In Every Classroom

    6. Review

    7. Reflection

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Working with Community Partners

    3. Sustaining Your Program

    4. An Integrated Model of Sustainability

    5. Program Evaluation

    6. Common Terms in Evaluation

    7. Data Gathering

    8. VIP Program Orientation

    9. Reflection

About this course

  • $125.00
  • 57 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content