Green Dot College Training - Virginia Department of Health

THIS TRAINING IS ONLY OPEN TO INVITED PARTICIPANTS

The Green Dot Strategy is a new and innovative approach to violence prevention. Green Dot harnesses the power of individual choices to shift social norms, resulting in broad-based culture change. Green Dot is based on a wealth of interdisciplinary research including social change theory, diffusion of innovation, communication, marketing, bystander intervention, and perpetration patterns. Visit our website to learn more about the Green Dot curriculum.   

This 4 day training certifies attendees to implement the Green Dot Violence Prevention Strategy on their college campus. Components of the training include:

- A comprehensive review of the research and theories which inform the Green Dot Strategy.
- Elements of the Green Dot Strategy and curriculum.
- Developing an implementation plan.

Attendees experience an interactive and intriguing 4 days of training which inspire renewed hope and a vision for a safer world.

To maximize the potential for real change on a college campus, a team approach to Green Dot is required. If you are coming from a campus that is already implementing Green Dot, you are welcome to attend the training solo or with other team members. If your campus is new to Green Dot, we require a team of at least 2-3 participants from your campus, with a strong recommendation for teams of 5 to 10. One person cannot single-handedly create the sustained changes that an issue like power-based personal violence requires us to strive for. We recommend that team members include not only designated prevention/intervention staff, but also professionals across your institution like faculty, student affairs staff, and administrators. Finally, any participants from agencies outside of a campus are required to attend in partnership with a local campus team. While outside agencies can provide much-needed support and expertise, Green Dot is a campus mobilizing effort and must be led from within the institution.

You must attend the entire training (9am to 5pm daily) to become a Green Dot College instructor.