HIPP
What is HIPP? (Used with permission
from the website of the American Friends Service Committee www.afsc.org.)
"The Help Increase the Peace Program,
known as HIPP, teaches young people and adults communication skills
for conflict resolution.
And it does more. HIPP confronts prejudice and renews our hope
to be agents for positive social change. The training introduces
alternatives to violence and bullying and allows participants to
practice various options by modeling and role playing. Exercises
include self-affirmation and discovery of how insensitivity can
magnify problems.
HIPP was developed by the American Friends Service Committee staff
in Syracuse, New York, in 1991 as a youth-oriented program to address
the epidemic of violence in schools. HIPP is based on the conviction
that nonviolence and participation in our communities can better
each of us and our world.
 Workshops
focus on three themes: options to violence; dealing with racism,
prejudices, and our differences;
and the
belief that we can each participate in our communities to bring
about positive social change.
HIP training is composed of three levels
of workshops, each three days long, with increases in skill.
Or you can become a facilitator by participating in the five-day
summer institute. The building blocks of the workshops are affirmation,
communication, cooperation, conflict resolution, and prejudice
reduction.
HIPP uses cooperative games, discussions, role-playing,
and lively group activities to build skills.
A number of young people who have gone through HIPP have become
workshop leaders or assistants. HIPP facilitators are of various
ages, races, and genders-- reflecting the different audiences of
HIPP.
HIPP has been effectively applied in middle and high schools
where administrators, teachers, and staff members enjoyed and
praised the program. It has also been used with adults and mixed
ages in community centers, church basements, offices, and on
college campuses. HIPP teaches leadership skills, builds community,
and increases participants' self-esteem. It is, by design, fun,
easy to replicate, and can be adapted for different audiences
and situations. HIPP can go anywhere! "
A
Help Increase the Peace (HIP) Workshop –
- Is dynamic, interactive and fun! Experience first, discussion
second.
- Builds self-esteem, confidence to resist peer pressure and
impulse control.
- Gives positive strategies to deal with conflict.
- Develops creative problem solving with practice and role-plays.
- Demonstrates that violence is not the answer.
- Helps people make a difference in their lives
and their communities.
Pax Educare HIPP Workshops
Pax Educare coordinates the HIPP activities in
the greater Hartford area. Contact us if you are interested in
hosting a training or participating in our 08-09 workshops. There
is a greater HIPP network e list which is international. To sign
up, contact us.
Pax Educare's HIPP trainings will begin again in
the fall. Please stay tuned....
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