April is SA Awareness Month & today is its Day of Action. I won't be afraid to speak out & I won't be intimidated into silence.
#SAAMDayOfAction #SAAM #ItIsOnUs #BelieveSurvivors #ConsentIsSexy #PupPlay #PupPlay #PupHood #Teal #SpeakOut #EnthusiasticConsent #InformedConsent #SAAM2026 #MentalHealth
Sometimes, consensus is dangerous. Seeking it is hard for large groups. What's important is the journey towards consensus, not the destination.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitation/2016/11/consensus-dangerous
#facilitation #GroupWork #consensus #InformedConsent #RomanVoting
This feels like a hangover from the days of lobotomy, the doctors were happy, the patients? Not so much.
The most common complaint from people who've received #ECT isn't the procedure itself. It's the lasting damage afterward.
Severe memory loss: A large 2025 survey of 858 recipients found that 84% spontaneously reported memory loss. Of those, 81% said the loss of personal memories (retrograde amnesia) lasted 3 years or more.
Loss of self: Patients describe not just forgetting facts, but a fundamental change in identity losing skills, humanity, and connection to their past.
Dose effect: The damage gets worse the more treatments you receive. Bilateral ECT (both sides of the brain) causes more harm than unilateral.
I share my most important learning from the biggest consulting mistake I've made. You have probably made it too…
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitating-change/2023/04/biggest-consulting-mistake
#consulting #wisdom #InformedConsent #ProjectManagement #learning #mistakes
In the literature and in ethical handbooks, *consent* is often described as a conversation, a negotiation. It's not a one-off yes (and I will add not just in research, but in everything, from apps' T&Cs to sex). Implicit in this definition is the idea that *information* is a process, something, as the word itself makes clear (in+form), that is shaped over time, as data are gathered and reassessed against ever changing conditions.
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Let's start with "Consent", which we might briefly describe as "agreement, permission". To "give consent" means to agree, or to give permission. To what? Hopefully, to something I have a clear understanding of. And how do you build this understanding? By *getting informed*.
And here is the trickiest part, not just in research, but in our society in general. Because, I argue, information is more than computer, and is more than simple notions.
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Using my PhD as a case study, I focus on the concept of "Informed Consent", the divine principle of all ethics submission and review. And mind you, I agree. People should fully comprehend what they are accepting to be part of, and be able to reassess their participation in any moment. But how does it actually work?
Well "Informed Consent" is composed of two parts: 1) information, or the act of getting informed, 2) consent.
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UNESCO Guidelines for Generative AI: Practical Applications for Schools
Following Digital Learning Week in Paris, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization published a comprehensive document containing guidelines for Generative AI (GAI) in education and research, and exploring the implications for policy. The guidelines are linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Goal 4: ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, and reflect the "Education 2030" agenda of the […]
Hi! I’m almost three years into transition (#TransitionTimeline of my PFPs below); I waited until I was 37 to start because I didn’t have some pretty basic info. Specifically:
- Daydreaming about being the other gender isn’t something cis people do very often. But it is something #trans people do a lot before they transition.
- #Transition from one gender to another can take many forms, and everyone gets to choose what transition options are right for them.
- Medical transition can include taking hormones (called #HRT) that put the body through puberty a second time, this time developing the secondary sexual characteristics of a different gender. These meds are available in much of the US with only a bit of paperwork called #InformedConsent - it says you have been told what the effects will be, and confirms that you want them.
It didn’t take much. Once I had those pieces, I immediately knew I wanted to transition.
I won’t lie: the political situation in the US for trans people is kinda dark. I can tell you with confidence, though, that for me, I’d much rather run the risk of political violence than stay in the closet. I was killing myself slowly with alcohol and neglect.
If this resonates with you, I want you to know that in my experience, trans people and trans community are the most vibrant and joyful people I’ve ever encountered. If you are discovering or accepting that you are trans, welcome. Living can be wonderful, and I want that for you.
, Willow
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