Bystander Intervention Programme
UCC's Bystander Intervention programme provides training and other resources on how to step in, speak up and support others in situations of sexual misconduct and sexual violence. Available to all UCC students and staff, and for a fee, to external users, the training includes everything from definitions, scenarios, role-plays, questions, action steps and resources to equip you with knowledge and skills to SAFELY intervene in instances of harmful or violent words, actions or behaviours.
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21 Dec 2023
UCC Bystander Intervention Jan-Dec 2023 Newsletter
The UCC Bystander Intervention Newsletter for January to December 2023 has been released. Click the following link to read:
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07 Nov 2023
‘People were accused of grooming children’ – Five things we learned on consent at the Oireachtas education committee
Earlier today, the Oireachtas education committee heard from The Active Consent Programme and the UCC Bystander Intervention Programme: two independent programmes that are teaching school and university students about healthy relationships and consent. Here is what we learned from them.
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07 Nov 2023
Consent lessons should be expanded to secondary schools, Oireachtas committee told
Some parents wish to keep their children “ignorant” on issues surrounding intimacy and consent despite a significant need and desire to learn from students and teachers, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Representatives from the University of Galway-based Active Consent Programme and University College Cork’s (UCC) Bystander Intervention Programme outlined the need for education on consent for all secondary school students.
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24 Feb 2023
New, staff-focused, Bystander Intervention Programme to launch next week
The award-nominated UCC Bystander Intervention Programme will launch a new version of the course, aimed at staff, on Thursday. Shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students Award in the prestigious 2022 Times Higher Education Awards, Bystander Intervention has been rolled out at third-level institutions across Ireland since its inception here at UCC. Led by Professor Louise Crowley of the UCC School of Law, the programme has featured in across the media in national discussions on consent and harassment. This new programme will launch at 11.30am on Thursday, March 2 at the G.27 (Seminar Room) in the O'Rahilly Building and will feature a speech from Prof. Crowley as well as a Q&A session with staff who have completed the programme.
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