Dr. Temple is a Professor, Licensed Psychologist, and Director of Behavioral Health and Research in the department of Ob/Gyn at the University of Texas Medical Branch. His research focuses on interpersonal relationships, with a particular focus on adolescent relationship abuse. His work has been funded through the National Institute of Justice, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and several regional and national foundations. He has over 150 scholarly publications in a variety of high-impact journals including JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Pediatrics, and the Journal of Adolescent Health. He recently co-edited a book with Dr. Wolfe on adolescent dating violence. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Primary Prevention and is on the editorial boards of five other scientific journals. Dr. Temple recently co-chaired the Texas Task Force on Domestic Violence and is now on the Board of Directors of the Texas Psychological Association and Texans Standing Tall. Locally, he served as the Vice President of the Galveston Independent School District Board of Trustees. His work has been featured on CNN, New York Times, BBC, Savage Lovecast, and even the satirical website, The Onion.
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Promoting healthy relationships to prevent violence and substance use
Teen dating violence (TDV) is an important public health concern resulting in acute and chronic physical and mental health consequences. Using data from an 8-year longitudinal study of over 1,000 adolescents, Dr. Temple will discuss the risk and protective factors of TDV, as well as his recent school-based research in which he is implementing and evaluating a healthy relationship curriculum.Learning Objectives and Participant Outcomes
In this presentation, you will learn about the predictors, course, consequences, and prevention of teen dating violence.Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between unhealthy and healthy relationship behaviors in adolescents
- Identify risk and protective factors for dating violence, substance use, and risky sexual behavior that can be addressed in school settings
- Use an approach that does not stigmatize adolescents by considering application of content as knowledge and skills that all adolescents need
Participant Outcomes
- Distinguish between unhealthy and healthy relationship behaviors in adolescents
- Identify risk and protective factors for dating violence, substance use, and risky sexual behavior that can be addressed in school settings
- Use an approach that does not stigmatize adolescents by considering application of content as knowledge and skills that all adolescents need