Green Dot College Training - University of California, Santa Cruz

THIS TRAINING IS ONLY OPEN TO INVITED PARTICIPANTS: This training is limited to staff and faculty of The University of California, Santa Cruz and their surrounding community partners. To attend this training you must be a staff or faculty member at The University of California, Santa Cruz, staff or faculty at another local school that regularly partners with The University of California, Santa Cruz on prevention efforts, or staff of a community-based agency in the city where The University of California, Santa Cruz is located.

The Green Dot Strategy is an 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 at the Green Dot Institute experience an interactive and personally challenging training that is designed to inspire renewed hope and a vision for a safer world.

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