I appreciate the knowledge of risk factors, both for educating students as well as my own children. The fact that the post-trauma victim response can mimic the appearance of "lying" is a powerful piece of knowledge and invokes the need to change opinions on nonverbal cues in these situations.
Comment on Tammy Hutcheson's post: Agreed Tammy. I feel as though students, staff and faculty should understand what consent is and means.
The meanings of consent. What it is and what it's not.
Educating staff and students about the policies is imperative.
All staff and students must be educated on sexual harassment, domestic violence, rape, and stalking. There also needs to be a known understanding of what consent looks like. This education must be ongoing to ensure there is an increased awareness on campus and for all students. Information provides a powerful tool to help prevent misconduct.
It is important that any potential victim feel they are able to confide in authorities and feel protected if faced with sexual assault/trauma or any type of sexual harassment
I will use the policy in regards to implementation of this and support the victim as much as possible with the training that I have as a nurse as well as educator
Retaliation is a big no! It is unlawful to retaliate against someone who has had the courage to speak up when an incident has occurred. And it is important for both students and staff to be educated.
Education and communication are key to preventing this these types of incidences. Understanding "consent" is also important.
The main message from this course is taking consent and training on policies is very important.
All students and faculty should be educated on these kinds of things relating to Title IX and VAWA.
Its really good information for every one to have clue what to do and how to act ,for all students and faculty.
This has been excellent information; much of what I teach in my Human Sexuality class for Garden City Community College. I have found that understanding consent is very important for everyone to know, as this can either be unclear, or misunderstood
Sexual trauma has neurobiological changes that impact victim behavior and all coordinators/investigators involved need to understand those changes and how they impact the victim
valuable information that's imperative
From this module, I have learned the importance of being knowledgeable about the VAWA crimes to include dating and domestic violence in order to be a reliable resource for students/staff/members of my institution should the need arise.
I agree with Lisa, C; students need to be trained about sexual abuse and Alcohol/drugs.
While under the influence of Alcohol or drugs it is difficult to prevent unwanted advances of sexual approaches.
NO RETALIATION!!!. everyone should be free and comfortable to report bad behavior.
Evaluation of consent is a very valuable piece of this module. It would be great if the designers of the course could add some interactive activities to practice.
I agree with all comments as it pertains to laws governing safety for all from this content. Also, it is important that everyone truly understand the general meaning/differences in consent.
