Engaging Young Men and Boys in Violence Prevention: Evidence-Based Approaches for Educators and Youth Workers

Evidence-Based Approaches for Educators and Youth Workers

Featuring:

Professor Michael Flood Renowned researcher and author, Queensland University of Technology. A leading authority on men, masculinities, and violence prevention, Professor Flood brings decades of academic and practical insight into how to create lasting cultural change.

Daniel Principe National speaker and expert facilitator on healthy masculinity. Daniel has extensive experience working with schools, sporting clubs, and youth organisations to engage boys and young men in conversations about respect, consent, and emotional literacy. His dynamic, relatable approach supports young males to challenge harmful norms and embrace respectful, authentic manhood.

Jolene Ellat Family and Domestic Violence Specialist with frontline and strategic expertise. Jolene supports schools, services, and workplaces in embedding prevention programs that address the drivers of violence and foster safer communities.

Webinar Overview:

Join three leading voices in family violence prevention for a dynamic, practice-focused session designed for educators, youth engagement officers, health promotion teams, and community youth practitioners. This session will explore how to effectively engage boys and young men in violence prevention, using current evidence and practical tools, including: Violence Prevention Guide (DART and QUT) – a proven, best-practice model for respectful relationships and gender equality education and insights into what works (and what doesn’t) in prevention with young males.

Participants will gain:

Strategies to build trust and engagement with boys and young men. Tools to challenge harmful norms and foster respectful masculinities. Strategies to develop evidence-based violence prevention programs Understanding of the gendered drivers of violence. Real-world examples and case studies from schools, sports clubs, and youth programs. Opportunities for live Q&A with the presenters.

Who Should Attend: Secondary and tertiary educators Youth engagement officers Community and health promotion staff School wellbeing and leadership teams Respectful Relationships and PDHPE teachers

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the webinar, participants will: Understand the evidence base behind engaging young men in prevention Learn how to apply the DART and QUT’s framework in educational and community settings Identify barriers and enablers for behaviour change in young male cohorts Be equipped to take action with confidence and cultural sensitivity

Speakers

Professor Michael Flood, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Michael Flood is a Professor at the Queensland University of Technology. He is an internationally recognised researcher on men, masculinities, and violence prevention. He has made significant contributions to scholarly and public understanding of men’s involvements in preventing violence against women and building gender equality, and to scholarship and programming regarding violence and prevention. Professor Flood also is an educator and advocate. Click here to find out more.

Daniel Principe, Youth Advocate & Educator Daniel is a passionate youth advocate and educator. He champions boys across Australia to challenge culture and aspire to live courageous, respectful and empathetic lives. Click here to find out more.

Jolene Ellat, CEO, DART Institute Australia
As founder and CEO of the Domestic Abuse Resource and Training (DART) Institute, we are dedicated to building capacity and capability of the FDSV sector and allied sectors to ensure every practitioner across every service system knows their role and responsibilities to recognise and respond to coercive control and family violence. Click here to read Jolene's bio.

Questions about the webinar

Please email info@dartinstitute.org.au