How to Discuss Consent with Youth
How much of your body do you say you own? How do we set healthy boundaries around our bodies? And how do we approach the topic with the youth in our lives to cultivate a culture of honor and respect? These are just a few of the questions we will explore in our upcoming webinar.
Join us as Monica Rivera presents on how to discuss consent with youth. In this presentation, attendees will learn:
• How to explore the concept of body sovereignty as it relates to children
• How to understand the role of human service professionals in a child's development of body sovereignty
• How to understand the importance of body sovereignty as a component of trauma informed care, particularly for families affected by interpersonal violence
• How to develop practical applications for body sovereignty in professional contexts
Whether you’re an educator, extension professional, or the like, this live webinar will give you the tools needed to discuss consent with youth.
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Monica Rivera (she|her) is originally from the east coast and has been working in the field of interpersonal violence prevention education and advocacy for over 17 years. She currently serves as the vice president for prevention education at the U.S. Center for SafeSport, where she is responsible for leading prevention education efforts for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement. Prior to that, she was the executive director for Violence Free Colorado, the state's domestic violence coalition. The majority of her professional career has been in higher education where she served as director for a 24-hour interpersonal violence confidential crisis center on a large college campus. Monica has had the honor of presenting a TedX Talk titled, “Body Sovereignty and Kids: How we can cultivate a culture of consent", and has been featured as a content expert on CBS Evening News Special Report and in The Atlantic. Her written work was included in Education Week’s 10 BIG Ideas Special Report and she is a chapter co-author in New Directions for Student Services: Addressing Sexual Violence in Higher Education. Monica holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Syracuse University and a graduate degree in Sociology from Colorado State University. Her work is firmly rooted in intersectional feminist praxis and she operates from a set of guiding philosophies which include a commitment to transparency and the belief that feedback is a form of love.
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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2019-41520-29987.