3.1 Responding Effectively

3.1

Responding Effectively to Porn-Related Concerns – A 4-Step Process

This simple 4-step response process can help guide workplace consultations with young people presenting with porn-related concerns or experiences of harm.

Step 1

Validate & Normalise

Validating and normalising a young person’s experience helps minimise the shame and stigma associated with porn.

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Step 2

Assess

Careful and appropriate assessment helps a young person identify their unique experience and concerns around porn, and can inform ongoing care.

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Step 3

Build critical thinking

Building critical thinking can help form resilience to problematic messages in porn.

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Step 4

Support & Refer

Referrring to wider support services may be needed to best support a young person.

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WHAT is this resource?

This resource provides a useful 4-Step Response Process (Validate, Assess, Build Critical Thinking, and Support and Refer) for health professionals working with young people who have porn-related concerns.

WHEN and HOW do we use this?

This can be used as a guide to equip you in preparation for consultations with young people who present with porn-related concerns or experiences of harm.

“Porn is very relevant – it is something that is now part of the world of our young people. Adults need to be able to invite themselves into discussion with a young person about pornography – and adults need to have knowledge and understanding of porn risks and harms.”

Youth Health Professional, Aotearoa