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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201c[Camosun student support manager] Jenny [Holder] and I are offering workshops\u2014virtually, of course\u2014to our staff and faculty around how to respond effectively to disclosures of sexualized violence,\u201d says Pedneault. \u201cIt has forced us to switch gears a little bit, but we\u2019re feeling hopeful that it will still reach a wide audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The college will also run a social media story focusing on how students can connect with the Office of Student Support, and how that department can support students.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe translated it into an Instagram story that people can just flip through with the knowledge of what it means to get in touch with us, how we can support students, either with an informal process, or a formal process, or just to support them with where they\u2019re at,\u201d says Pedneault.<\/p>\n
As part of the week, in partnership with the BC Centre for Women In Trades and Camosun\u2019s Electrical Foundations program, the college is hosting Be More than a Bystander, a training workshop for Electrical Foundation students. The workshop will focus on how to intervene in a safe way when witnessing instances of potential sexualized violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a workshop that is facilitated by men and the target audience is men,\u201d says Pedneault. \u201cWe\u2019ve opened it up to a diverse audience, because we have a lot of students in that program that are not men.\u201d<\/p>\n
With more and more online formats being used for dating, that means that breaches of consent, sexual violence, or sexual harassment can show up there as well, says Pedneault.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt might be in a sexting relationship, a sharing of pictures that are unwanted, or not given freely with consent,\u201d says Pedneault. \u201cInstances of stalking online are cause for great concern and something that we know our students are experiencing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Holder says that as a first step for students who need support, there\u2019s counselling available at Camosun and in the broader community, and those services are also available to the recipient of an allegation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just depends on what the best approach is for them, what they need, whether it\u2019s mental health or whether it\u2019s some kind of behaviour intervention that they need,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s best looked at individually, but we certainly will help to coordinate their care as well. Folks who cause harm need to be cared for\u2026 [That] could be a radical thing to say. All people involved need to be respected. It\u2019s a very important piece.\u201d<\/p>\n