Consent workshops and information
TUS offers Active* Consent Workshops to all first-year students. The workshop focuses on skills and knowledge to navigate the college landscape and establish healthy, consensual sexual relationships, as well as develop an awareness of sexual violence and harassment and local supports/services.
For more information Active* Consent – Ireland’s national resource hub on consent
Consent HubSexual Violence and Harassment eLearning module
Upon completion of an Active*Consent workshop, students are advised to take the Active*Consent Sexual Violence and Harassment eLearning module. Staff can also access this module.
This module builds on topics explored in the Active*Consent online workshop to introduce a more nuanced understanding of sexual violence, harassment and support services available to students who have had negative sexual experiences.
This 45-minute self-guided eLearning module and provides viewers with introductory skills in supporting anyone who discloses negative experiences and how to safely call out and intervene in developing negative situations in their peer group and community.
Active Consent eLearning ModuleBystander intervention
UCC’s Bystander Intervention Programme provides students with an understanding of key issues related to consent and the boundaries surrounding sexual assault, rape and abusive relationships. It also enables them to develop key intervention skills which can be utilised in any setting.
Available to all students at TUS, the programme consists of 3.5 to 4 hours online training with 5 self-directed modules and is complemented by a live, facilitated 1-hour workshop, which can be conducted both online and on campus Bystander Intervention | TUS
Active* Consent created ‘How to Support Yourself and Your Peers’ training which is also available on our Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment moodle page for all staff and students. This course moves users from understanding and applying Active* Consent to becoming an Active* Bystander. It provides participants with introductory skills in supporting friends who disclose negative experiences and how to safely call out and intervene in developing negative situations in their peer group and community.
By empowering users to not only learn new terms but build a proactive skill set, we believe that together we can step up to and work on ending sexual violence and harassment on all our campuses.
You can find more about how to support your peers here.
Disclosure training
This training with Galway Rape Crisis Centre will help staff understand the causes and effects of sexual violence, examine attitudes, values, and beliefs about sexual violence, and provide you with the necessary tools and language if you receive a disclosure of sexual violence.
After the training, you will be asked if you would like to be an ESVH Ally. This is someone who has received training on supporting disclosures relating to sexual violence and harassment and is willing to be an initial contact for TUS students and staff who may need someone to talk to. Their role is to listen in a non-judgmental manner and signpost advice to relevant support services. There is ongoing support for ESVH allies through the TUS Community of Practice. This voluntary space is facilitated by Student Counselling to facilitate learning from experiences of receiving disclosures, within the bounds of confidentiality, so that staff:
- feel further equipped in supporting initial disclosures,
- have a space to discuss any fears/queries they have in supporting disclosures,
- gain further clarity on the limits of their role in terms of being an ESVH Ally and have up to date knowledge of relevant support services available,
- have an avenue to provide feedback on further supports/training requirements.
Register your interest for these sessions for new trainees or the refresher training here: rabiya.ali@tus.ie
TUS Moodle resources
There is further educational material available on Moodle in the Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment (ESVH), Course: TUS Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment | Moodle and ESVH Allies tiles which you can access independently.
Moving parts
This student-led project includes several animations that draw attention to issues across the spectrum of sexual violence, including sexual consent, bystander intervention, and image-based sexual abuse.
The name “Moving Parts” was chosen to reflect the spectral nature of sexual violence, and how it is affected by a multitude of factors – from social norms and gender roles to pop culture. As such, we must take a multi-faceted and dynamic approach to dismantle rape culture, and promote a culture of consent through education, policy and the arts.
Moving Parts animations are freely available to educators and student leaders for general use (i.e student orientations, consent workshops, sexual violence prevention initiatives, etc).
These animations are available in both English and Irish with subtitles for educational purposes. Irish videos with English subtitles are available upon request. ‘Moving Parts’ is a collaboration between Active* Consent, Institute of Art, Design and Technology animation students and the University College Cork Bystander Intervention programme.
Moving Parts Digital Animation SeriesTUS Social Activist Digital Badge
This badge is open to all TUS students, and is delivered through both online and in-person learning. Undertaking this badge will increase your confidence in responding to and being aware of the social challenges such as bullying, harassment, sexual violence, suicide prevention and intervention. Achieving this badge shows your willingness to go the extra mile in increasing your knowledge and skill set, and recognises your efforts to bring about positive social change. Email kathy.heavey@tus.ie for further information or register here.
‘Be the culture change you want to see’
Events
Staff and students across TUS showed their solidarity with victims of sexual assault on #DenimDay #SexualAssaultAwareness
