- Low self-esteem
- Views violence as a means of problem solving
- Belief that assault is normal
- Difficulty in establishing positive relationships with women or girls
- Lack of empathy toward others
- Difficulty with social interactions
- Need for instant gratification
- Low impulse control
- Angry outbursts
- Difficulty with dating relationships
- Very degrading toward females
- Victim stance
- Difficulty with authority figures
- Inappropriate physical contact
- Inability to set goals for the future
- Has witnessed domestic violence toward their mother
- Difficulty with accepting responsibility for own actions
- Hopelessness
- Depression
- Poor decision making/problem solving skills
- Sexual harassing behavior
- Difficulty with following directions
- Little or no investment in learning life skills
- Fear of failure/anxiety
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- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
- Emotinal abuse
- Sexual acting out
- Rape
- Teen Dating Violence
- Power and control struggles
- Truancy
- Delinquency
- Poor academic performance
- Gang involvement
- Early fatherhood
- Early involvement with the criminal justice system
- Stalking
- Risk of substance abuse
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- Build a working relationship
- Engage in high risk group
- Support seeking help as a positive act
- Individual counseling
- Develop an understanding of positive female and male roles
- Expose gender role stereotyping
- Empower youth by allowing them to make choices and actively paticipate in their prevention processes
- Point out where high risk behavior leads and the consequences
- Point out why it is in the young person's best interest to change
- Work on alternatives to violent or abusive behaviors
- Encourage taking public responsibility for negative behaviors
- Work on social skills/relationships
- Provide opportunities for concrete achievements
- Work on establishing positive values/identity
- Work on life skills
- Work on goal setting/planning for the future
- Work on self-esteem
- Work on anger management
- Work on substance abuse/gang prevention
- Provide information about sexuality
- Define the difference between rape and consentual sex
- Define the difference between possessive behavior and love and caring
- Encourage talking about any specifics of negative behavior in group setting
- Help them to define respect
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