Team One Love

Escalation is a 90-120 minute workshop facilitated by two One Love Peers who have been trained by One Love and supported by Health Promotion Services. The first portion of the training is the screening of a 40 minute film that depicts the trajectory of an abusive college relationship from beginning to end. Following the video, the facilitators will lead the participants in a discussion surrounding the warning signs depicted in the film, as well as ways to intervene as bystanders if they suspect friends or loved ones might be in an abusive relationship. The workshop ends with a discussion of how to spot healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors, as well as how the UCSD community can address the issue of intimate partner violence on our campus.

Behind the Post is a 75-90 minute workshop facilitated by two One Love Peers who have been trained by One Love and supported by Health Promotion Services. The first portion of the training is the screening of an 8 minute film that depicts 10 signs of an unhealthy relationship, all of which appear to be hidden behind glossy, picturesque, and filtered social media posts. Billions of photos and video are posted to social media every day, and we do not always see the big picture. Social media can often skew the reality of the many relationships around us and, in some cases, influence our decisions to stay in unhealthy ones. The workshop ends with a discussion of how to spot healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors, as well as how the UCSD community can address the issue of intimate partner violence on our campus.

Because I Love You is a 60-75 minute workshop facilitated by two One Love Peers who have been trained by One Love and supported by Health Promotion Services. The first portion of the training is the screening of two 90 second films that depicts the various ways this impactful phrase can be used within an abusive relationship. “Because I Love You” may seem like such a sweet and simple statement, but in an unhealthy relationship, it’s often used as a tool for manipulation and control. It can be a cover for a put-down, a way to assign blame, or a deflection of responsibility. Learn to recognize when words of love are used to abuse. The workshop ends with a discussion of how to spot healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors, as well as how the UCSD community can address the issue of intimate partner violence on our campus.

Couplets is a 45-60 minute workshop facilitated by two One Love Peers who have been trained by One Love and supported by Health Promotion Services. The first portion of the training is the screening of eight 15 second vignette snapshots that depict various signs of unhealthy relationship behaviors. There are always signs in an unhealthy relationship. While everyone has behaviors we can work on, we also should not brush aside bad behavior as “cute” or “trivial.” The Couplets features a series of videos that highlight unhealthy relationship behaviors. Seeing several of these unhealthy behaviors in a relationship could signal a problem. The workshop ends with a discussion of how to spot healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors, as well as how the UCSD community can address the issue of intimate partner violence on our campus.