Social and Behaviour Change for Violence Prevention Programming (facilitated)
Learn how to apply social and behaviour change strategies to violence prevention programming!
Applications close 31 May 2026.
Course summary
Join our free, virtual course on social and behaviour change (SBC) for violence prevention. Learn how to apply SBC approaches to the design and implementation of violence prevention programming, with a focus on preventing violence in the family.
Through interactive sessions, you will connect with other practitioners, share experiences and insights, and apply practical tools to your programming context. Upon successful completion of the course, you will earn a certificate from Prevention Collaborative.
This course is part of a comprehensive suite of online learning opportunities designed to strengthen the capacity of practitioners and implementing organisations working to prevent violence.
Goal
Strengthen your capacity to prevent violence in the family using effective social and behaviour change (SBC) strategies.
OVERVIEW
This course includes six live, virtual sessions:
- Understanding Social and Behaviour Change (SBC)
- Identifying Key Actors for Change
- Understanding Key Drivers of Behaviours
- Behaviour Change Strategies
- Selecting Appropriate SBC Strategies
- Policy Options
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Distinguish between attitudes, social/gender norms and behaviours and how they relate.
- Identify behavioural goals for different actors to guide effective programme design.
- Map key behaviours to strategies across the socio-ecological model for violence prevention.
- Use the behaviour change COM-B framework to explore what supports behaviour change.
- Understand how behaviour change can contribute to efforts to reduce violence in the family.
Format
This interactive course is designed to encourage participation and learning among participants. Sessions include participant sharing, presentations, and group work, facilitated by Prevention Collaborative’s experienced facilitators.
Weekly take-home assignments will support deeper reflection and practice. Please note that the course will be conducted in English.
The number of participants is limited to ensure this engagement. We will contact you to confirm your participation or suggest other learning opportunities, including taking our other courses.
Participant profile
This course is for individuals who design or implement violence prevention programmes, especially those with experience working with violence in the family. It’s ideal for:
- Programme designers and implementers
- Technical advisors
- Practitioners with an SBC background looking to apply it to violence prevention
You should be ready to reflect on your work and share insights with other participants.
PREREQUISITE
To enrol for this course, you must have completed the Prevention Essentials course (facilitated or self-paced). If you haven’t yet, enrol here and complete it before 22 June 2026. If you already have a certificate of completion for either the facilitated or self-paced Prevention Essentials course, there is no need to repeat it!
We also encourage learners to take the Transforming Gender Norms self-paced course to deepen their understanding of how social norms interact with behaviour change.
Date and time
This course will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 24 June to 29 July 2026 at:
0800 to 1000 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
1000 to 1200 South Africa Standard Time (SAST)
1500 to 1700 Indochina time (ICT)
1800 to 2000 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
For more information about this course, contact us at [email protected].
Ready to learn?
Applications close 31 May 2026.