CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Issues
2. Understanding Alcohol Abuse
3. Understanding Violence Against Women
4. Alcohol and Domestic Violence
5. Alcohol, Sexual Assault, and Rape
6. Prevention and Early Intervention
7. Screening and Assessment
8. Diagnosis and Treatment
9. Legal and Ethical Issues

Supplements
Fact Sheets
Videos
Resources

Silence Hurts
Alcohol Abuse and Violence Against Women

Prevention Strategies That Value Cultural Diversity

An effective prevention program must address the following:

• Who is the target audience? What are their cultural, ethnic, and generational requirements?
• What are the program goals?
• What will participants know and be able to do? How well will they be able to know/perform? How much time will they need to gain this knowledge before they are ready to apply it? What are the signs that indicate participants are ready to advance?
• How will individuals from different cultural, ethnic, and generational backgrounds respond to a prevention effort? Is the prevention strategy appropriately matched with the needs of this particular population?

Programs that value cultural and generational diversity:

• Emphasize involvement and participation of diverse cultures and generations
• Recognize, value, respect, and build on diversity
• Are committed to intensive outreach
• Recognize the need within racial, ethnic, and generational groups for legitimacy, acceptance, and credibility
• Commit to learning about other groups and communities
• Acquire skills in culturally appropriate communication, etiquette, and problem solving
• Include themes of cooperation and coordination