John D. Foubert

author of The Men's and Women's Programs: Ending Rape Through Peer Education and The Men's Program: Peer Educator's Manual and The Women's Program: Peer Educator's Manual

November 4, 2015

John D. Foubert, Ph.D. serves as Associate Professor and Anderson, Farris & Halligan Professor of College Student Development at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Foubert is the author of eight books including: The Men's and Women's Programs: Ending Rape through Peer Education and Lessons Learned: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Made by College Resident Assistants. Dr. Foubert conducts research in several areas with the goal of bridging research and practice to promote social change. He is best known for his research in the area of sexual assault prevention. He also conducts research on college student development and on the connections between pornography use and violence against women. As Principal Investigator for a $275,000 U.S. Department of Education grant he found that a sexual assault prevention program he authored is the only program in history ever shown to lead to a decline in sexual assault among high risk college men who saw a program relative to a control group. Dr. Foubert is the recipient of several national awards for his scholarship and service, including the Annuit Coeptis Senior Professional Award from the American College Personnel Association.

The Men's and Women's Programs: Ending Rape through Peer Education is a guide for college administrators and faculty members looking to create a sexual assault prevention and education program to provide men and women with the knowledge, skills, and support systems needed to become active participants in the prevention of rape. It contains detailed scripts which outline how to set up and implement a program and provides instructions on running a training course and recruiting peer educators. Handouts and worksheets are included to assist in the training process, as well as for peer educators to use when working with participants. This revised version of the program features the inclusion of a program targeted at female participants, as well as completely updated scripts, handouts, and resources. Accompanying the text are two guides (sold separately) for peer educators to use when working with program participants: The Men's Program and The Women's Program.

The Men's Program: Peer Educator's Manual contains the training materials necessary for the student/peer educator who will be facilitating the men's program. While it does complement the guide for administrators, it is designed to be a self-contained manual. It includes all of the program scripts and handouts, as well as advice for running the program. The program scripts lay out each session in detail for the leader. Participants will be taught about rape via in depth discussions and videos that will put them in the shoes of the victim, helping them to understand what it might feel like for both a woman and a man to experience rape. Methods for helping survivors and ways to prevent rape are then covered, including bystander interventions.

Intended to be used in an all-female peer education group, The Women's Program: Peer Educator's Manual contains the training materials necessary for the peer educator. While it does complement the guide for administrators, it is designed to be a self-contained manual. It includes all of the program scripts and handouts, as well as advice for running the program. The program scripts lay out each session in detail for the leader. Participants will learn how to recognize and identify dangerous men, how to help a friend who is a survivor of rape, and about ways to be an active bystander. The program scripts lay out each session in detail for the leader. Videos will be used to reinforce the material.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2011-honorees/john-foubert

Last Updated: 14 January 2022