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Let’s Talk About Consent
September 18 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm IST
Free
Online Series Young People and their Sexual Health During COVID-19
Part 2: Let’s Talk About Consent
EVENT DESCRIPTION
In November 2019, the National Youth Health Programme began to investigate the area of consent within the youth sector by carrying out a rapid needs assessment. This needs assessment ‘Consent in the Youth Sector- what do we know?’, identified a lack of understanding and support for youth workers and young people on the concept of consent.
The National Youth Health Programme want to continue to engage with youth workers to promote young peoples’ sexual health. This includes supporting young people to build and maintain healthy relationships as we enter into a new way of being and living especially following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
Therefore, the National Youth Health Programme would like to invite you to attend the official launch of the report ‘Consent and the Youth Sector – what do we know? and two support guides on the topic of consent: Youth Workers, let’s talk about consent | Young People, let’s talk about consent?
Speakers
Gráinne Carr
Gráinne Carr is an experienced Coach, Trainer and Facilitator, and is the creator of Consent Matters Ireland – an organisation whose vision is to make society safer through consent education.
Gráinne’s focus is on bringing awareness to the dynamics of consensual agreements, the fundamental importance of boundaries and the need to develop understanding and confidence in these life skills to create and maintain healthy relationships in intimate, professional, familial and peer contexts.
Caolán Faux
Role: Director of Services Youth Work Ireland Cavan Monaghan
As director of services, Caolán oversees the operational management of the services and supports the strategic direction of the service.
Following on from Monaghan Comhairle na nÓg survey entitled “An Understanding of the Romantic relationships for young people in Co. Monaghan 2019”, Caolán took a keen interest in sharing the results to the wider community which included radio and newspaper interviews.
Moira Germaine
Moira Germaine is the Education and Training Manager with the HSE, Sexual Health & Crisis Pregnancy Programme. She was previously a Health Promotion Officer (Sexual Health), and a Post Primary teacher and manager.
Moira is passionate about promoting holistic, sexual health as a positive resource for life; recognising that we are sexual beings from birth to death and our sexuality is expressed in many ways, including, but not limited to, sexual activity.
Moira’s current work is largely focussed on developing initiatives that build the capacity of professionals, parents and carers to integrate the promotion of sexual/ sexuality wellbeing into their everyday roles.
CAPACITY
100 people
COST
Free of charge
DURATION
10.30am – 1pm
Why should you attend?
- You will have the opportunity to hear what the youth sector has identified as a need in relation to the concept of consent.
- You will have first access to 2 new support guides developed by the National Youth Health Programme to support young people and youth workers on the concept of consent.
- You will learn more about consent, rejection, and boundaries and how you can support the young people you work with.
- You will have the opportunity to gain more support materials and information that will support you, the worker as well as additional support materials for parents.
- You will have the opportunity to ask questions in relation to the concept of consent.
Who should attend?
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Youth workers and anyone working with young people
DELIVERED BY
- The National Youth Health Programme
Programme
| 10.30am | Welcome and Introductions
Rachael Treanor, National Youth Health Program Manager |
| 10.40am | Consent and the Youth Sector- What do we know?
Lisa Harold, Health Promotion Officer |
| 11am | Launch of two guides:
Young People: Let’s Talk About Consent Youth Workers: Let’s Talk About Consent Louise Monaghan, National Youth Health Programme |
| 11.30am | An Understanding of Romantic Relationships for Young People In Co. Monaghan
Caolan Faux, Youth Work Ireland, Cavan / Monaghan |
| 11.50am | Consent, Boundaries and Coping with Rejection – Life skills for Healthy Relationships
Grainne Carr, Consent Matters Ireland |
| 12.10pm | Making the ‘BigTalk’ many small talks – supporting conversations between parents and their children about relationships and healthy sexual development
Moira Germaine, HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme |
| 12.30pm | Questions and Answers |
