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Learning and Development

Early Childhood, Primary School, Adolescence, Childhood Development, Focus on Adolescence, Child Health and Wellbeing, Trauma Informed Care

Respectful Relationships, Consent, Sexual Exploitation and Emerging Online Risks for children in care (0-18 years)

Date: Wednesday 14 October

Time: 10.00 AM-11.30 AM

Facilitator: Steve Villani, In Your Skin® – Relationships and Sexuality Education

Location: Zoom online

This webinar will give carers practical strategies to support children and young people in safely navigating their relationships, understanding consent, identifying harmful behaviours and seeking support when required.

As a result of participation in this webinar carers will:

  • Understand healthy, respectful and consensual relationship behaviours
  • Feel more confident discussing sexuality, consent and boundaries with young people
  • Recognise warning signs of grooming, coercive control and exploitation
  • Better understand online risks including AI companion apps, image-based abuse and deepfake technologies
  • Learn practical strategies to support young people navigating digital relationships
  • Increase their confidence in responding to disclosures and concerns
  • Understand pathways for referral, support and reporting
  • Strengthen protective family environments that promote safety and wellbeing

InYourSkin’s trainers are experienced facilitators with a strong background in education, youth engagement, and student wellbeing. They have extensive experience working in and alongside schools and understand the complex social, emotional, and digital challenges young people face today. Through their engaging and relatable approach, they create safe spaces for meaningful conversations that empower students, staff, and families to build empathy, resilience, and positive relationships. InYourSkin has partnered with schools across Australia to deliver impactful wellbeing programs that foster connection, understanding, and inclusion.

The session is designed for kinship, foster and permanent carers.

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