Consent Matters: Boundaries, Respect, and Positive Intervention

1. Consent Matters: Boundaries, Respect, and Positive Intervention An introduction to the Second Edition, Australian Version

2. About Epigeum Developed through a unique process of global collaboration between world-class subject experts, partner institutions, and in-house specialists, Epigeum’s interactive, online courses make consistent, cost-effective training achievable for all. Item 2 item Watch our introductory video to find out more

3. A fully interactive, evidence- based online course which helps students to understand sexual consent and promote positive cultural change in their university community Item 2 item

4. Consent Matters Course Structure: • Core activities: 1 hour • With additional content: 1 hour 30 minutes Module 1: Thinking about Consent • The consent conversation • Why consent matters • Sex and consent • Consent misconceptions • Consent 101 • How consent works in practice • Practice scenario: Alcohol and consent • Support Item 2 item

5. Module 2: Communication Skills and Relationships • Communication and consent • Sex and relationship misconceptions • Let’s talk about sex • Boundaries • Stop, Pause, Go • Relationships and respect • Practice scenario: Pressure, communication skills and respect • Support Module 3: Looking out for Others • What’s positive intervention? • Difficult situations • What holds us back? • Choosing to step in • Becoming an active bystander • Different ways of stepping in • Practice scenarios: Looking out for others • Support Item 2 item

6. Lead Advisor and Author: Alan Berkowitz An independent consultant and licensed psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience, Alan has expertise in culture change, gender issues, ending men’s violence, and fostering social justice. His achievements include: • Five national awards for his work with communities, universities, public health agencies and the military. • Author of a model rape prevention programme for men, and a book on bystander intervention theory and skills. • Alan has helped to design a number of online sexual assault prevention programmes, including the initial version of Consent Matters. Authors: Item 2 item Sue Webeck – Manager of the Respectful Relationships Unit, Australia National University Zoë Harrison – Social Worker, Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service

7. The Consent Matters expert panel consists of staff and student reviewers from a diverse range of backgrounds: Staff Reviewers: Xuan Luu Macquarie University Stephanie Brookman UniversityofNewcastle Mara Eversons University of Canberra Jacqui Olley UniversityofNewcastle Item 2 item Carolyn Worth SouthEasternCentreAgainstSexualAssault Division of Academic and Student Engagement TheUniversityofAdelaide

8. Student Reviewers: Kate Riggall University of South Australia Nicole Molyneux Australia National University Language Accessibility Reviewer: Diana Scott Durham University Item 2 item

9. Key benefits of Consent Matters: • Deliver up-to-date sexual consent education institution-wide, which draws on the latest developments in Australian culture, law, and global best practice to encourage students to have good communication, clear boundaries, and mutual respect in relationships • Provide engaging, evidence-based training through a wide range of interactive multimedia activities, which help students explore ways to support others and make a positive impact in their community • Ensure an inclusive approach to sexual consent educationwith realistic scenarios and peer perspectives that represent the experiences of diverse student communities, and have been reviewed by a Language Accessibility Expert to cater for students with English as a second language • Benefit from a fully flexible online resourcethat enables your institution to efficiently and cost-effectively scale up training to reach all students, as well as integrate into a blended learning approach as a complement to face-to-face workshops Item 2 item

10. New features of the Second Edition: • Up-to-date content, developed exclusively for Australian institutions • Additional topical areas of education, including social media and image-based abuse • Streamlined, modular structure with optional information banks for a concise course length of core activities • Inclusive approach, with peer to peer perspectives that represent the experiences of diverse student communities, and language reviewed by an accessibility expert to cater for students with English as second language • Student reviewers, from Australian universities

11. Multimedia activities – including vox pops, animations, and polls – incorporate peer perspectives as part of a ‘social norms’ approach Mobile-optimized to be accessible anytime, anywhere

12. New ‘Glossary’ pods to support students with English as a second language Nuanced examples and activities encourage students to reflect on contemporary issues in greater depth Optional information pods, including useful advice, support, and peer perspectives

13. Authentic examples that incorporate Australian culture and law clearly relate course content to real life Additional topical areas of education, including social media and image-based abuse Regular prompts for personal reflection

14. Education on key concepts such as Bystander Intervention, with sexual and non-sexual practice scenarios Additional scenarios explore strategies for bystander intervention when witnessing a wide range of problematic behaviours

15. Updates and additions to existing interactive activities to represent more diverse student experiences Current, inclusive, and topical areas of education, with concepts such as ‘sharenting’ relevant to postgraduates and mature students Support, resource, and reference banks at the end of each module

16. Implementation support for Consent Matters • Choose to embed the course in your LMS/VLE, or provide access through our dedicated online platform • Utilise administrator reporting functions to explore how your staff and students are responding to the course • Drive student and staff engagement via a suite of print and digital promotional resources, included in your ‘Asset Pack’ • Request technical support via our dedicated web form: https://www.epigeum.com/epigeum-technical-support/ Item 2 item

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