SOCCS 2025

The presenter will share her personal story as a secondary survivor and facilitate an interactive discussion about tools, definitions, & warning signs to increase awareness for parents and educators. As the mother of a survivor, the presenter will discuss her experiences from learning about consent to fighting for her daughter's physical, mental, emotional health to learning about Title IX and what the school personnel could have done to her own graduate program in forensic psychology.

Explore the case study of how Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington is making waves of change through sexual violence prevention workshops for students in grades 10-12. This session will focus on the development of the program, a curriculum overview and approaches for cultivating knowledge and skills that act as protective factors against sexual violence, explorations of the identity and DEIBJ components of the program, critical issues in development, and considerations for future growth. Some time will be allotted for participant discussion around opportunities for and challenges of developing and implementing a primary prevention program in your school community.

In this workshop, we'll start by exploring the impact that SHB 1539 (Erin’s Law), passed in the WA legislature in 2018, continues to have on shaping learning standards related to consent in elementary school. Then we'll research and create lessons about consent using videos, picture books and more developmentally relevant resources. 

Using scenarios drawn from the experience of real schools tackling sexism and sexual violence, this dynamic and evidence-based workshop will help equip participants with knowledge and strategies to prevent, respond, and resolve relationship and sexual violence,  harassment, and misogyny and to champion gender equality within their schools and communities. 3 Questions that will be Discussed: 1. How can schools holistically and proactively champion safe student relationships and healthy gender identities, values, and behaviors? 2. How might individuals, families, and society transform when schools proactively teach the skills and knowledge to engage in healthy, equitable, and consensual relationships? 3. What happens when schools ignore misogynistic jokes and comments, harassing behavior and language, and worse? What do individuals learn–targets, perpetrators, and bystanders? What happens in our communities? Participant Takeaways: Identify frameworks, strategies, and resources related to 1) responding to and preventing sexual violence, misogyny, and harassment and 2) advancing gender-equitable and healthy relationships, identities, and cultures.

The "Quit Clicking Kids" workshop is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of sharing sensitive information online and is aimed specifically at parents and educators. The workshop will include background information about what it means to be featured on a monetized family social media account, then will segue to actual instances of real-world harm that these accounts bring. From Myka Stauffer to Ruby Franke to countless others, this workshop will explore the question: “What does it mean for children to be online and to lose their privacy— all without their consent?”.

In 2020, Senate Bill 5395 passed, requiring all public schools to provide comprehensive sexual health education to all students by the 2022-2023 school year. In this workshop, we will discuss how One Love teaches relationship health, how this complies with the Comprehensive Sexual Health Education requirements, and the impact of this education on students in the state.  

A discussion on the superpower our young people possess - their voice. One voice can make an impact, one action can bring change, one conversation can change someone's life. We will highlight experiences of our family and our org to reflect how young people can bribg societal change.

In Washington, teens are empowered to drive cars, get jobs, and seek confidential healthcare all without the oversight of a parent or guardian. In Family Court however, anyone under 18 is muzzled by a justice system that bans youth from testifying, or even attending court hearings. In this workshop, we will explore the relationship between consent and youth voice; and delve into how youth experiences are not just sidelined but silenced in custody and domestic violence hearings, while the arguments of parents and "experts" are prioritized. Our exploration will be interactive and grounded by case studies of real families who are fighting for safety and justice through our Family Courts. Through lively discussion and activities, we will imagine possibilities for reform and action together. 

History is written by the winners. During this informative workshop, we will delve back into our history books to reexamine the bias against and misrepresentation toward women in the past that leave a legacy of rape culture today. Students will be asked to reflect on their own education and confront their own bias.