Prevention Workshop Topics
Power
Sexual violence is about power and control. We want to help young people identify power dynamics within their own relationships and be able to use this in a positive way, rather than toxic or unhealthy ways. It’s important for young people to be able to learn about how different forms of oppression are connected.
Learning outcomes:
- I know more about how power can influence sex and relationships.
- I feel more able to recognise power dynamics within relationships.
- I feel more confident creating equal relationships.
Consent
In this workshop we help young people understand the principles behind consent, and to develop the communication skills needed to practice it. We draw attention to the kinds of pressures or expectations young people experience about sex & relationships. We facilitate discussions which challenge and assert definitions of what consent actually means, particularly what the law says.
Learning outcomes:
- I know more about what consent means.
- I know more about how power can influence giving consent.
- I feel more confident practising consent.
Understanding Sexual Violence
In this workshop, we cover forms of sexual violence, rape myths and help facilitate conversations around the scale of prejudice & discrimination. We break down the concept of ‘violence’. Young people often understand it as something physical. However, if we think about it coming from the term ‘violation’ e.g., the use of power to overcome someone else’s will, we can better understand the kinds of impacts survivors experience.
Learning outcomes:
- I understand how sexual violence is an abuse of power.
- I feel more confident recognising sexual violence when I see it.
- I feel more confident challenging the attitudes that enable sexual violence to exist in society.
Online Sexual Violence
Young people interact using online spaces daily from a young age. We explore the ways
in which sexual violence online can be normalised, minimised, and overlooked in society
and help them understand that because of this, it can be difficult to recognise it in our
online interactions. We want young people to bring consent culture into online spaces.
Learning outcomes:
- I understand how sexual violence is an abuse of power and can occur in online spaces.
- I feel more confident recognising sexual violence and challenging the attitudes that
enable it to exist in society.
Pornography
In the age of the internet, young people are increasingly developing unrealistic ideas & expectations about bodies and sexual behaviours, especially from pornography. This gives a very narrow view of how sex should go. We want young people to have great sexual relationships, based on consent and pleasure, not based on what they might feel is the ‘norm’ and what they are often pressured to conform too.
Learning outcomes:
- I understand more about how pornography can create 'sexual scripts’.
- I understand more about how pornography can reinforce stereotypes about gender, race, sexuality, and disability.
- I feel more confident developing sexual relationships based on pleasure and consent.
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