Bystander Intervention Resources
Background & General information
Online Learning Tools
Campaigns & Programs
Background & General information
Interview with Joan Tabachnick on Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention
Prevent Connect
This interview was recorded by phone on January 29, 2010
(13 min) In this interview, Joan Tabachnick talks about Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention, a booklet she wrote for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center(NSVRC). She also talks about the practice of teaching bystanders to intervene, and about her new role as Editor of the NSVRC's new Bystander Intervention Blog.
Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention
Joan Tabachnick The National Sexual Violence Resource Center
2009
This book presents a compelling orientation to the importance of engaging bystanders in sexual violence prevention. The narrative provides background on the development of an approach that empowers each of us to be involved in prevention. It discusses various reasons why individuals who witness a range of inappropriate behaviors may or may not take action, and presents ways to encourage and develop greater bystander involvement. Finally, this book serves as an excellent training resource; it provides activities and trainer instructions throughout that make it a useful educational guide on bystander engagement in sexual violence prevention. Also available in Spanish.
The Bystander Effect
Carol Hensell, Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Program (SVPEP)
October 2009
This short article talks about the bystander effect and the importance of exploring it because bystander actions and reactions may affect both the risks of violence and consequences of violence for a victim.
Be an Active Bystander
Virginia Tech
Updated 2009
The following page talks about bystanders and the power of bystanders. It also includes a bystander intervention playbook and other bystander intervention strategies.
Get Educated - Community of Trust: Are You a Bystander?
The William and Mary Sexual Assault Services
The William and Mary Sexual Assault Services website includes educational tools that offer interactive opportunities to help strengthen and enhance individuals, relationships, and communities. The website begins by talking about bystanders and bystander intervention. It addresses the question of: I do not want to be a bystander, what can I do? It then includes a list of active bystander strategies to consider using when intervening in the moment or after the fact, along with examples and tips. Finally, the site includes an Intervention Playbook to help you intervene in situations potentially involving sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and/or cyber stalking.
Strategies for Becoming an Active Bystander
Center for Women in Transition
2009
This one page article talks about what an active bystander can do and what steps we can all take to be in active bystander in order to create a safer community.
Rape Prevention through Bystander Education: Bringing a Broader Community
Perspective to Sexual Violence Prevention
Victoria L. Banyard, Elizabethe G. Plante, Mary M. Moynihan
February 2005
The sexual violence prevention program we evaluated uses a community of responsibility model to teach women and men how to intervene safely and effectively in cases of sexual violence before, during, and after incidents with strangers, acquaintances, or friends. The program varies from other prevention programs in that it does not address men as potential perpetrators or women as potential victims. Rather it approaches both women and men as potential bystanders or witnesses to behaviors related to sexual violence. The program is grounded in recent research in social and community psychology on bystander intervention and community-focused solutions. The program draws upon findings from research on community change and prevention as well as more individually-focused studies of rape prevention programs and bystander behavior in emergency and crime situations.
Bystander Training Within Organization
Maureen Scully and Mary Rowe, Journal of the International Ombudsman Association
2009
The authors discuss the significance of the bystander role and review the challenges for bystanders in moving from a passive to an active stance.
Online Learning tools
Making a Difference: Your Role in Preventing Sexual Violence on Campus
National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 2009
This PowerPoint workshop (with Facilitator's Guide), based on bystander intervention theory takes the audience through definitions of sexual violence, how bystanders can be engaged in sexual violence prevention, and includes a scenario for the audience to discuss and practice engaged bystander responses. This PowerPoint is geared towards a college campus audience.
Get Educated - Community of Trust: Test Your Knowledge
William and Mary Sexual Assault Services
Test your knowledge with the following short questions on bystander intervention.
Step up! Train the Trainer Webinar: A Pro-social Behavior/Bystander Intervention Program for Student-Athletes
University of Arizona, C.A.T.S. Life Skills Program in partnership with NCAA
This one hour training familiarized users with the STEP UP! program and provides tips and instructions on facilitating the a STEP UP! training. Please refer to the Facilitator Guide for more information as well as step by step instructions.
Related Blog: http://blog.stepupprogram.org/
Engaging Bystanders in Violence against Women Prevention
HOST: David Lee, Prevention Connection Program, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
August 26, 2008
This web conference highlights two promising and well-evaluated bystander intervention programs, Bringing in the Bystander and Mentors in Violence Prevention. The conference discusses the principles behind these programs, and explored advancing community change to promote pro-social bystander actions.
Bystander Interventions: The Movement NC State peer group
North Carolina State University
2008
Video - The NCSU sexual and relationship violence peer education group created this video to train all incoming first-year students about bystander interventions.
Active Bystanders: Scenario Simulations
The College of William & Mary
These bystander scenarios explore the consequences of various approaches in different situations.
“Response Ability” Educational Program
Mike Dilbeck
An educational video on bystander behavior and intervention.
Follow on Twitter for news articles, blogs and other updates related to bystander intervention: http://twitter.com/ResponseAbility
Campaigns & Programs
Step Up! Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention
STEP UP! is a pro-social behavior and bystander intervention program that educates students to be proactive in helping others. STEP UP! Program will teach you:
* The 5 Decision Making Steps
* Other Factors that Affect Helping, including Perspective Taking
* Strategies for Effective Helping
* The S.E.E. Model: Safe; Early; Effective
* Warning Signs, Action Steps and Resources
To learn more about sexual assault bystander intervention, the site includes: scenarios, questions, definitions and considerations, action steps and resources.
Campaign: As a bystander you can make a difference. Everyone in the community has a role to play in ending relationship and sexual violence. The site includes a checklist for bystander action.
See it and Stop it
The following is a campaign to end teen dating violence. The site is organized into: see it (know the warning signs and ways to see it), stop it (how to help stop it), and get organized (help make a different in your school or community). Includes a tool kit and gallery of posters.
"Green Dot" campaign
The "Green Dot" Campaign is a social norms program that the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga adopted to demonstrate their commitment to making campus safe for all students, faculty and staff. The "Green Dot" campaign raises community awareness about acts of violence against women ("red dots") as well as promotes positive behaviors to foster bystander intervention ("green dots"). For more information view UTC's Power Point on the topic.
