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Air Force Space Command
Guardians of the High Frontier
Sexual Assault
Prevention and
Response Training
Integrity - Service - Excellence
UNCLASSIFIED
Healthy Sexuality
information developed by Mervyn Davies, MA,LPC
CACIII, FAPA
Elements for Consent:
Equal Power base
Must know to what one is consenting
Must understand the repercussions of behavior
Must comprehend societal standards of behavior
Must be sober
3 types of behavior
Consent
Cooperation
Coercive
Creating psychological safety in
relationships
Focused attention (seeing reading cues of the other
person)
Nonjudgmental – “I care about you even though I don’t
like what you’re doing”
Owning feelings
Recognition of diversity – “I’m allowed to be different
than you”
Empathy
Trustworthiness
Universal goals for healthy
sexual development
Communication – being able to ask for consent
(Listening for a yes)
Empathy
Accountability – taking responsibility for yourself
What is intimacy?
Intimacy is communication
Intimacy is not sex
Sex offenders yearn for intimacy; they are just
clueless about how to achieve it
Sex is about taking, love making is about sharing
Asking for consent eliminates confusion
Each behavior receives consent
Air Force Space Command
Guardians of the High Frontier
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