Youth Facilitation
Senior Facilitator and Trainer (she/they)
Teens can experience tremendous pressure and anxiety, both online and face-to-face. They struggle with the need to fit in, body image issues, gender stereotypes, and more. Safeteen offers strategies to navigate these issues skillfully and effectively.
The Safeteen program is a highly-acclaimed violence prevention assertiveness model; the topics covered delve into many social and emotional survival issues youth are facing in their day-to-day lives. By utilizing experiential exercises, role-plays, and dialogue, participants learn to access their inner-wisdom and hone their critical thinking in order to stand up and speak up for what they believe in without violence.
Topics Covered:
- Non-violent communication
- Fear and anger management
- Verbal and body language skills
- Bullying: verbal violence prevention
- De-escalating potential violence
- Personal boundaries and consent
- Exclusion and gossip
- Signs of abuse
- Gender socialization and stereotypes
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual assault
- Girl-girl violence
- Physical self-defense skills
- Identifying, building and respecting boundaries
- Healthy intimate relationships
- Breaking abusive patterns
- Identifying rape culture and victim-blaming
- Online safety
- Impact of pornography
- Realities and legalities of sexting
- Online harassment
- Internal and external self-harm
"Megan is a highly skilled facilitator who can navigate sensitive topics and create safety in a group very quickly. Her use of humour, storytelling and theatre make her work effective, engaging and a joy to experience. She is able to work with diverse groups, has an impressive range of knowledge on the topics of gender, sexuality, non-binary and cultural differences."
- Anita Roberts, Founder of Safeteen