Educators/PD

The sexual world of the 21st c adolescent: equipping educators

Educators face new challenges due to the harmful influence of sexualised media and cultural messaging which undermines consent and respect.

School leaders and teachers face new challenges in school contexts. Many of these challenges arise due to the harmful influence of sexualised media and cultural messaging which undermines consent and respect.

In this PD, educators will be provided the latest data on pornography as a driver of harmful sexual behaviours and equipped with tools to address this growing problem.

Topics

  • Harms of sexualised media/pornography: research /student narratives
  • Harms to healthy physical, mental, emotional development
  • Rise in harmful sexual behaviours – research
  • Addressing harmful and problematic sexual behaviours at school
  • Building a child-safe culture

About Speaker

Melinda Tankard Reist

Melinda is an author, speaker, media commentator, and advocate for young people. She is best known for her work addressing sexualisation, objectification, harms of pornography, sexual exploitation, trafficking and violence against women.

Young people are building emotional bonds with chatbots – some supportive, others deeply unsafe.