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Destructive Romantic Relationships: How To Help Students Recognize Warning Signs & Make Healthy Decisions

Destructive Romantic Relationships: How To Help Students Recognize Warning Signs and Make Healthy Decisions

Wednesday, June 26 ~ 1:00-2:30pm EDT

Registration fee includes institutional access to the recording for one year.
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Registration Fee: $345.00

Description

Speaker(s)

FAQs

Overview:

The destructive college romantic relationship. It’s a common storyline in the campus setting. Whether you are a Resident Assistant or work in Student Affairs, you’ve probably had a student come to you wondering, “What should I do about this bad relationship I’m in?” You give them advice. You try to help. You talk with them about the consequences of staying in an unhealthy relationship when they should be focusing on school. You hope they realize that a break might be the best answer. But nothing works and you’re left feeling helpless. What can you do? What should you do?

This webinar will offer suggestions and guidelines for Student Affairs staff on how to best advise students seeking relationship help. Based on decades of working with college students in difficult dating relationships, Dr. MJ Raleigh and Dr. Brian Van Brunt will discuss warning signs that can help identify problematic relationships that have the potential to turn violent and/or dangerous. They will offer practical solutions to help students move away from these relationships and move forward to make better dating decisions. Participants will also learn how to utilize the positive signs of a healthy relationship when talking with students about their choices.

The main focus of this webinar will be on relationships that are currently unproductive or problematic but have not crossed over into violence or sexual assault. However, Dr. Raleigh and Dr. Van Brunt will discuss more serious signs of relationship violence and the importance of proper referrals to judicial affairs, counseling, and campus police.

Objectives:

Participants will learn to:

Help students identify the characteristics and warning signs of unhealthy relationships
Address how unhealthy relationships differ from violent or dangerous relationships that include sexual assault or violence
Develop an awareness of how broken relationships may be cyclical and in part due to early family messages about marriage, dating, and expectations about what it means to be in a “healthy relationship”
Navigate between giving advice, guiding, and informing
Develop an awareness of healthy relationship signs and how to foster positive communication
Access on-campus resources and help for students in distress

Who should attend?

Academic Affairs/Instruction
Student Affairs/Services
Faculty (full and part-time)
Advising
Counseling
Coaches/Mentors
Residence Life
Retention Specialist
Student Life
Greek Life
Orientation Staff
Campus Safety
First Year Experience Coordinators
Anyone who works directly with students

Dr. Brian Van Brunt

Dr. Brian Van Brunt, past president of the American College Counseling Association, is Senior Vice President for Professional Development Programs at the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NHCERM, www.ncherm.org). He is the president-elect of the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA, www.nabita.org), current president of the School and College Organization for Prevention Educators (SCOPE, www.wearescope.org) and the managing editor for Student Affairs eNews (SAeN, www.studentaffairsenews.com). Over the past thirteen years Brian has taught counseling theory, ethics, program evaluation, statistics and sociology topics at both public and private schools for both graduate and undergraduate students at five different colleges and universities. Brian has served as the director of counseling at New England College and Western Kentucky University. He is the author of several books including: Ending Campus Violence: New Approaches in Prevention and A Faculty Guide to Addressing Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior in the Classroom. Brian is an expert on campus violence and has been interviewed by the New York Times, National Pubic Radio, LA Times, USA Today and has appeared on Headline News and Anderson Cooper 360.

Dr. MJ Raleigh

Dr. MJ Raleigh completed her master’s degree in counseling and therapy at the University of Colorado. MJ holds both a national counseling certification (NBCC) and is a licensed clinical professional counselor LCPC (MD) and LCMHC (NH). MJ completed her PhD at Antioch University New England. Her research focused on the use of natural restorative environments for the treatment of anxiety in college students. MJ has been a therapist specializing in college student development and mental health issues for over two decades. Currently MJ is the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a member of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) representing college mental health and past ACCA president.