Protecting Your Identity: How to deal with verbal attacks

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About the Workshop 

Presenter

Antonie Del Bonta (she/her)

Adult Led

Session: 1 & 2

Level: Intermediate

For: Both middle and high school students

Description

Join this interactive workshop to learn skills you can use right away to stay emotionally safe in the face of rude, thoughtless, threatening, or offensive comments.

We will practice:

  • Setting powerful & respectful boundaries
  • Being assertive & calm in the face of negative reactions
  • Dealing confidently with threats and harassment
  • Taking charge of your wellbeing
  • Managing our emotional triggers

About the Presenter

Antonie Del Bonta is a Kidpower senior instructor and program manager based in Aptos.  She has been working with Kidpower for nearly 20 years and over that time has shared Kidpower safety skills with thousands of kids, teens and adults in online and in-person workshops. Originally from Oakland, she's been in Santa Cruz County since attending UC Santa Cruz beginning in 2001 and is deeply committed to supporting our community members. She has two kids in PVUSD schools.