Workshop Menu
We have developed a variety of skill building workshops for students, faculty and staff covering a range of advocacy topics.
The topics for our student workshops include:
- How to Be a Boundaries Badass (60 minutes)
- Hack Your Nervous System: Understanding Your Own Stress Response (60 minutes)
- BUpstanding (60 minutes)
- How to Help a Friend (60 minutes)
- Fight, Flight, Freeze: The Neurobiology of Trauma (60 minutes)
The topics for our faculty/staff workshops include:
- Trauma-Informed Higher Education: Bringing Trauma-Informed Practices into the Collegiate Classroom (60 minutes)
- From Dysregulation to Regulation: Applied Educational Neuroscience in Higher Education (60 minutes)
If you do not see a workshop that fits the unique needs of your group, please contact the Office of Student Advocacy (jearthur@butler.edu) and we will be happy to tailor-make a workshop for you.
Green Dot Student Training
Butler University is proud to be a Green Dot campus!
The Green Dot Strategy is a comprehensive approach to violence prevention that capitalizes on the power of peer and cultural influence across all levels of the socio-ecological model. It is based on social change theory and has been subjected to rigorous and peer-reviewed research. In a 2014 study evaluating violence prevention programs conducted by the CDC (DeGue et al) indicate that Green Dot is the only prevention approach that has shown to reduce multiple forms of interpersonal violence.
The Green Dot program is currently being used in over 300 colleges, 50 high schools and middle schools, and over 50 communities, as well as installations from all branches of the military. Green Dot has also begun to be utilized in construction trades and workplaces, as well as four continents.
Imagine a map of campus with Red Dots and Green Dots.
Red Dots represent individual moments when someone’s words, actions, or behaviors are used to harm someone else. A Red Dot could be any form of interpersonal violence such as sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, or stalking.
Examples of Red Dots:
- Unwanted texting, calling, or message through social media
- Following someone around campus
- Sexual assault or harassment
- Belittling or emotionally harming a romantic partner
A Green Dot represents any behavior, choice, word, or attitude that reacts to or communicates an intolerance of violence. Reactive Green Dots are actions people can take while violence is occurring. Proactive Green Dots are actions people can take to prevent violence before it happens.
Examples of Reactive Green Dots:
- Speak up when you hear victim-blaming comments.
- If you notice a friend may be in an abusive relationship, talk to them and offer resources.
- If a friend tells you that they have been sexually assaulted, tell them “I believe you.”
- If you see something that could lead to violence, safely find a way to intervene and stop it.
Examples of Proactive Green Dots:
- Talk to your friend about what interpersonal violence looks like.
- Share your Green Dots with the Butler community through Instagram! #LiveTheGreenDot #DawgsDoGreenDots
- Wear Green Dot swag around campus
- Make social media posts about why preventing violence is important to you.
Green Dot Overview for Staff/Faculty (1 hour)
In this training, participants will learn basic skills to intervene in high-risk situations by identifying warning signs, personal and social barriers to intervention, and safe and effective intervention options. Through education, awareness and skills practice, Green Dot participants are equipped to react and intervene in high-risk situations resulting in the ultimate reduction of interpersonal violence in our community.
Full Bystander Training for Students (3 hours)
In this training, students who have been identified as influential on campus will learn advanced skills to intervene in high-risk situations and establish intolerance of violence as a campus norm. Through in-depth education, awareness and skills practice, participants are equipped to not only react and intervene in high-risk situations, but also to use their social influence to reduce interpersonal violence at Charlotte.
Register for or Request a Training
Full Bystander Training for Students Registration
Friday, Mar. 22 | 1pm-5pm (AU 326)
Tuesday, Apr. 9 | 5pm-9pm (HRC 154)
If you are interested in scheduling a training session, please email Jules Grable (jearthur@butler.edu).
Join the Student Advocacy Task Force
The mission of the Student Advocacy Task Force is to explore and understand the physical, educational, and emotional needs of students at Butler University and discover and improve support services so that all students can be successful in achieving their personal and educational goals.
The Task Force meets monthly to discuss current student need trends, to provide feedback on proactive supportive measures, and examine opportunities for improving student support services.
If you are interested in joining the Task Force, please contact Jules Grable (jearthur@butler.edu).