Tools for Change: An Educator's Resource Site

Author(s): Judy Fairholm, R.N BScN

Publisher: The Canadian Red Cross Society

Type of Resource: Theoretical

Target Grades: N/A

Canadian Resource? Yes

Resource formally evaluated? No

What is the source, internet link, or article title for viewing the formal evaluation of this resource? N/A

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(where noted: Consistently (C)   Often (O))

Exploring Healthy Relationships

This resource shares knowledge about:

• the importance of healthy relationships in the lives of children/youth
• how healthy relationships support a healthy/ resilient sense of well-being in children/youth
• how to define and differentiate between healthy/ equal relationships and relationships that are harmful/unequal
• values/qualities that support healthy relationships: mutual empathy, mutual respect, mutual empowerment

Exploring Social Relations of Oppression / Marginalization and Equality

This resource shares knowledge about:

• multiple and intersecting social structures of inequality and oppression, eg. oppression on the basis of gender (ONLY ON GENDER)
• social relations of marginalization and exclusion understood as forms of violence
• gender analysis of social relations
• critical analysis of “power”; an understanding of the difference between “power over” and “power with” (empowerment); an exploration of social experiences/identities of

Exploring Identity, Gender, and Diversity

The resource explores:

• how social experiences are influenced by identity and social location (social contexts)?

Developing Connections & Ideas

The resource provides:

• knowledge/ideas on the promotion of positive self-identity in children/youth

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This theoretical resource addresses the concept of dating violence. It is geared for youth between the ages of 15 and 19 years of age. This resource is presented as a manual that can be accessed by educators. There is strong emphasis on gender roles and stereotypes as they pertain to dating violence. This resource provides information on dating, adolescent development, demographics of dating violence and introduces the Canadian Red Cross Dating Violence Prevention Program. This is a good resource for educators wishing to increase their background knowledge pertaining to dating violence. It is important to note that the date of publication of this resource was 1993 so information contained within it may have changed over time.