Recognise WHEN to take action - Understand WHAT you can do - Feel confident about HOW to respond.

Course:

This practical training session will help you:

Recognise when to take action

Understand what you can do

Feel confident about how to respond

The session will be delivered by Laura Harris from North Yorkshire Sport and will explore unwelcome behaviour, why we respond to situations in different ways, and practical tools you can use to become a more confident active bystander.

Laura brings a wealth of personal and professional experience across a varied career in social care, the voluntary sector and education.

Registration will be from 9:00am, with hot drinks available on arrival.

Course Content:

Section 1: Unwelcome Behaviour

This section introduces the topic of unwelcome behaviour with examples from racism, misogyny and sexism, disability, LGBTQIA+ experiences. Through discussion and activities, you’ll explore:

How unwelcome behaviour can present itself

Assumptions and the importance of questioning them

Our own biases, opinions and responses

Section 2: The Science Bit

Why do we react the way we do when we witness something that doesn’t feel right?This section explores some of the human science behind our behaviour, including:

What we mean by a ‘bystander’ and an ‘active bystander’

How and why we react differently in challenging situations

Understanding our own responses when we witness unwelcome behaviour

Section 3: The Toolkit

This section introduces the 5 Ds Toolkit, a recognised approach to active bystandership, with practical examples of how it can be used. You’ll explore different scenarios and discuss possible approaches using the toolkit. The session will finish by looking at how you can begin putting the toolkit into practice personally, within your work and across your organisation.

The Speaker:

Laura Harris Sports and Welfare Manager from North Yorkshire Sport. Laura brings a wealth of personal and professional and experience across a varied career in social care, voluntary sector and education.

Eligibility

This training is free to attend and funded by York CVS.

It is open to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations based and operating in the City of York, including York Outer, as well as organisations supporting beneficiaries in York.

Due to high demand, places are limited to two people per VCSE organisation.

If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to another delegate. You are also welcome to send a substitute from your organisation.

You can cancel through Eventbrite or by emailing jane.granville@yorkcvs.org.uk. For cancellations at very short notice, email notification is preferred.

Contact details

Please contact Jane Granville, Funding and Development Officer, York CVS on: jane.granville@yorkcvs.org.uk.

Venue

The training will take place at the Priory Street in York. Please visit our dedicated website (https://www.priorystreetcentre.org.uk/) to find out more about the Centre, including our Accessibility Guide (https://www.priorystreetcentre.org.uk/access/accessibility/).

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