Sign-up available for Jan. 22-23 TREE training workshop

Workshop: A Faith-Based Response to Healthy Relationships. Teen Relationship Education and Empowerment (TREE) will sponsor a workshop for religious communities on Sunday and Monday, Jan. 22 & 23, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Columbia.

The workshop is open to all Boone County faith communities that wish to develop programming, especially for their youth, on teen relationship violence and healthy relationships.

Each participating community needs a team of at least two adults and two youth to help brainstorm, design, and implement programming and curricular ideas. TREE’s facilitating assistance doesn’t stop with the workshop: They can provide additional educational resources, event coordination, supplies, and space to your TREE team.

The workshop will include information on the following topics and resources:

• Definitions of & statistics on teen dating violence
• Health risks of teen dating violence for your youth
• Relevant activities, games, and local speaker resources including the Troubling Violence Performance Project
• TREE lending library resources & additional trainings
• Media & performance demonstrations

Your faith community’s participation in the workshop includes these useful resources:

• Binder with useful information, activity guides, and local contact information for each TREE team member
• Consultation with project coordinator and TREE health service providers you will meet at the workshop
• Networking opportunities with other participating religious groups and previous TREE teams

Meals and training materials are free but advance sign-up is needed. Please contact TREE Director Kim Ryan to register for the event using the contact form below.