#77 Consent Matters - Disability with William Ward-Boas

In this episode, Leon from SHV speaks to Professor Jennifer Power about the results from the 2024 Australian Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH) survey from Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at LaTrobe University. The study explores young people’s experiences of sex, relationships, sexual health and school-based relationships and sexuality education (RSE). Dr Power talks through some key statistics from the survey as well as how people can potentially support young people and their sexual health.    Resources: You can find more information about Dr Power here: Jennifer Power | About | La Trobe University Learn more about the work of ARCSHS here: Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University The results of the 8th Australian Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health can be found here: 8th Australian survey of secondary students and sexual health, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, Our work, Sexual health and wellbeing, La Trobe University   For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.   Follow SHV on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.  Contact us directly at [email protected].  Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss out.  

In this episode, Tessa speaks with one of SHV doctors, Dr Fiona, about menstrual health and pelvic pain. They discuss why people might get period or pelvic pain, what falls outside of “normal” for periods, and Tessa describes SHV’s Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain program, funded by the Victorian Department of Health.     Resources: You can find more information on our Menstrual Health and Pelvic Pain program on our website: https://shvic.org.au/schools/menstrual-health-and-pelvic-pain-education-program   Here are some resources from Jean Hailes on topics mentioned during the podcast: Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).    For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.   Follow SHV on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.  Contact us directly at [email protected].  Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss out.  

In this episode, Em from SHV speaks with William Ward-Boas about including people with a cognitive disability in consent education. Listen to William reflect on relationships and consent through their lived experience, and hear about SHV’s Consent Matters – Disability program.     Resources: Learn about SHV’s project with Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE): Consent Matters - Disability including WHISE’s evaluation report. William listed the following useful resources: Women with Disabilities Victoria's Pleasure and Consent resources, AcceSex project, collaboration with ARCSHS, the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, and La Trobe’s Reducing Gender-Based Violence Research Group; and People with Disability Australia's Healthy Relationships project.    You can find out more about William @  www.wwbconsulting.com.au For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.   Follow SHV on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.  Contact us directly at [email protected].  Subscribe or follow the podcast wherever you listen so you don’t miss out.  

In this episode Louis from SHV talks to Cam from inyourskin about misogyny and the Manosphere. They discuss why young men seek out these spaces and what we can do to support them, showing them examples of healthy masculinity.  Resources: Research from the e61 institute - Gen Z Men Are Emerging as an Outlier on Gender Norms, MensLib subreddit, Bropill subreddit, Exredpill subreddit, IncelExit subreddit, Joey Swoll, Will Hitchins, Dr K aka The Healthy Gamer, blogs from inyourskin - Adolescence: A Wake-Up Call for Educators and Parents and What Young Men Are Telling Us (and Why We Should Listen).    You can find out more about Cam and In Your Skin @  www.inyourskin.co/   For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.   Follow SHV on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.  Contact us directly at [email protected].  Subscribe or follow the podcast wherever you listen so you don’t miss out.  

In this episode Anne from SHV explains some key guiding principles to consider when delivering Relationships and Sexuality Education. This episode will be featured in a poster submission at the World Association for Sexual Health Conference in 2025. Resources: UNESCO Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education (2018). Victorian Curriculum, Australian Curriculum, Resilience Rights and Respectful Relationships Initiative, Victorian Sexuality and Consent Education Policy, Victorian Child Safe Standards, Victorian LGBTIQA+ Student Support Policy. Gender Spectrum. Victorian Women’s Health Atlas,  Australian Bureau of Statistics. The 7th National Survey of AUSTRALIAN SECONDARY STUDENTS AND SEXUAL HEALTH 2021

In this episode Leon from SHV talks to Bec from Evolve Education about Artificial Intelligence and deepfakes. They discuss how this technology impacts the lives and sexual interactions of young people.    Resources: The eSafety website, The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, Kerrin Bradfield’s Respect Collective (Bradfield, K. (2022). Image Based Abuse: Recognition, Education and Healing. Sexology in Practice Symposium, 24-25 September, online.), Addressing deepfake image-based abuse, AI ‘nudify’ sites are being sued for victimising people. How can we battle deepfake abuse?, Beacon, and Take It Down.    Evolve Education collaborates with Tessa Opie and Cameron Fraser from In Your Skin who contributed research for this podcast.   For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.   Follow SHV on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.  Contact us directly at [email protected].  Subscribe or follow the podcast wherever you listen so you don’t miss out.  

In this episode, you will hear from the Sexual Health Victoria Schools, Community and Disability Education team.   Listen to the team discuss why they do this work, what are some of the questions young people ask in these classes and hear the team tell some of their favourite stories from the classroom. You’ll get to hear more from the team on the podcast hosting episodes in the new year.     SHV run professional development for teachers, youth workers and medical professionals. We have many free resources on our website. We also have free teaching activities and a range of online education courses.   Find out more at shvic.org.au.   Follow SHV on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. 

In this episode Leon from SHV talks about embedding a whole school approach to Relationships and Sexuality Education. SHV are working in partnership with a secondary school in Melbourne’s Northwestern growth corridor. Leon unpacks some of the challenges and learnings from working with a large, new, multicultural school. Resources: Some supporting policies to inform a Relationships and Sexuality Education program are: Child Safe Standards; Sexuality and Consent Education Policy; LGBTIQA+ support policy. See Strategic Partnerships Program.  More information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.

In this episode we speak to performers Dean Arcuri & Jacob Thomas. Sometimes they run Drag Storytime events. Listen to Dean and Jacob describe the many ways that these events bring community, performance and storytelling together in a safe inclusive way for all. Resources: See  Dean at Dean Arcuri and LinkedIn. Find Jacob Thomas on LinkedIn. See Rainbow Community Angels for events and news. For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.

In this episode we talk to Krushnadevsinh Ravalji (Kano). Kano is the Youth Commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural Commission. We ask him about how educators can ensure that Relationships and Sexuality Education is inclusive and respectful for the multicultural communities that we work with. Resources: See more about Kano at the Third Culture. Find Kano on LinkedIn. See Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health for information and many translated health resources. For more information about SHV @ shvic.org.au.