Megan Fallon, interpersonal violence prevention coordinator for Clemson University Healthy Campus, is collaborating with the South Carolina Institute on the Prevention of Sexual Violence (SCIP) and Safe Harbor to bring the Relationship Education Project – University, or REP-U, training to Clemson faculty and staff on April 16 from 10 a.m.-noon in the Cooper Library Learning Lab.
REP-U is a training focused on cultivating a community that supports survivors of interpersonal violence through experiential education, prevention and understanding. Instructional content is followed by interactive experiences with facilitators guiding faculty and staff participants in community dialogue.
The goal of this initiative is to equip faculty and staff with tools to better assist the campus community. By developing a cohort of faculty and staff who understand healthy relationships, boundary setting, climates of violence and support, students are more likely to feel supported and utilize resources.
Safe Harbor, a local domestic violence crisis organization, originally developed REP for middle and high school students in South Carolina. REP-U is an adaption of that program for colleges and universities. Safe Harbor has teamed up with SCIP and Healthy Campus to tailor the content and expand the curriculum to other campuses across the state.
“Our partnership with SCIP and Safe Harbor has been integral to the development and implementation of this training,” said Fallon. “We believe this project will increase well-being on campus and across the state as the curriculum is shared with other campuses ensuring the support of our Clemson family and beyond.”
SCIP aims to help South Carolina colleges and universities be catalysts for transformative change in violence prevention and response supporting research, advocacy and education across the state. SCIP awarded Clemson $3,000 to support training faculty and staff about relationship abuse and how to care for those in the campus community who may experience these issues.
To sign up for the training, complete the REP-U Faculty/Staff Training Interest Form in Tiger Quest.
For more information about REP-U training at Clemson, contact Megan Fallon: mrfallo@clemson.edu