Strategic Resistance Curriculum

Empowering Individuals and Communities to Prevent Harm

The Strategic Resistance Curriculum is grounded in evidence-based bystander intervention and strategic resistance strategies designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to intervene safely and strategically in harmful situations, including harassment, sexual assault, and workplace violence. The term strategic resistance skills describes things that you can do to avert, minimize or deflect situations of harm directed at you.

Strategic resistance skills empower participants to avert, minimize, or deflect situations of harm in ways that feel safe and appropriate. This may include taking action, seeking support, or choosing not to act: whatever aligns with the participant’s comfort level and situational awareness.

Program Goals & Learning Outcomes

The goal of the Strategic Resistance Curriculum is for participants to identify themselves as empowered individuals and bystanders who can safely support victims/survivors and who can interrupt situations that could lead to harmful situations and/or harassment.

  • Recognize sexual assault and/or sexual harassment,

  • Appreciate the positives and benefits of being an employee,

  • Identify the potential effects of experiencing and witnessing harmful incidents, and

  • Learn and practice strategic resistance and bystander intervention skills.

Curriculum Approach

This program is different from others in that it:

  • Attempts to overcome resistance and defensiveness of participants,

  • Does not send victim-blaming messages, intended or unintended,

  • Promotes engagement of the broader community in prevention and response, and

  • Acknowledges that factors of backgrounds (how people perceive themselves and how other people may perceive them) play an important role in the strategies that someone may choose when deciding to intervene.

Delivery Format

  • Train-the-Trainer: Equip internal facilitators to deliver the program

  • Direct-to-Staff: Delivered directly to participants by our expert trainers

  • Format: In-person or virtual, fully adaptable to your organization’s needs

Pricing

  • Custom pricing based on group size, program format, and level of customization

Why Choose Strategic Resistance Curriculum?

  • Evidence-based: Combines research on bystander intervention and strategic resistance

  • Practical and empowering: Builds real-world skills participants can apply immediately

  • Inclusive and sensitive: Considers personal backgrounds, perceptions, and safety in all training content

  • Community-focused: Encourages engagement and accountability across teams and organizations

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