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Course

Changing Perceptions

Boys Programme

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Changing perceptions is a healthy relationship programme for boys aged 13-16.

This programme was written to educate young boys on what to expect from a healthy relationship and how to contribute to the partnership in a healthy and positive way.

 

Changing Perceptions is a weekly programme run over 6 weeks for approx. 1.5 hours a week.

 

The programme can either be held in a group setting of up to 8 boys or on a one to one basis if agencies have a specific concern of an individual.

 

Evaluation tool will be used at the beginning and the end of the programme to give us greater understanding of progress with the young person and can highlight areas in which they may need further support. 

 

 

An outline of the programme is as follows:

Session 1

Defining a healthy relationship

Session 2

How Do we feel?

Session 3

Respect and influences

Session 4

Boys mental health

Session 5

How you make us feel

Session 6

Overview, questions and summary

Statistics

An NSPCC survey published in 2009 found that 25% of girls ages 13 to 17 reported intimate partner violence, while one in nine girls had experienced serious physical harm. Almost 75% of girls surveyed had experienced emotional abuse by teenage boys.

 

In 2005 an NSPCC and Sugar Magazine survey found that 40% of girls would consider giving their boyfriend another chance if he hit them, and a third said that cheating justified the use of violence.

 

Young girls are subject to the same belief system that campaigners have spent decades trying to erase – “Its my fault” or that violence can somehow be justified. Another recent survey suggests that approximately 40% of young people are already being subjected to relationship abuse in their teenage years. These statistics are alarming, it is after-effects and long term outlook for abused young women that is the greatest concern.

 

In 2019, In Scotland, the suicide rate among young people aged 15-24 increased by 52.7%. This is the highest since 2007

 

In 2017, suicide was the most common cause of death for boys aged 5-19 years of age (1a)

 

Nearly half of 17-19 year olds who have received a diagnosed mental disorder has self harmed or attempted suicide.

 

Several US studies (Black,Breiding et al, 201; Foshee, Mc Naughton Reyes et al, 201; Roberts, Klein & Fisher, 2003) found that teens who suffer dating abuse are more likely to experience alcoholism, eating disorders, promiscuity, thoughts of suicide and violent behaviour. The dating violent literature review (Chamberlain 2011) reported that 50% of young people who experience rape, physical or sexual abuse will attempt to commit suicide

 

Sadly, we are unable to find any statistics for how well teenage boys’ programmes work because there is a severe lack of education in this department. We believe that any input, is better than no input at all.

 

(1a) Office for national statistics 2017. Deaths registered in England and Wales.

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