Table 3 Original RealConsent Program: Session Topics and Description of Session Content to be Adapted for Vietnam

1

Consent for sex

Serial drama episodes of young men discussing challenges of obtaining effective consent for sex; expert discussing the 4 elements of effective consent for sex; interactive segments presenting sexual scenarios related to the 4 elements of consent: young men are asked to indicate whether consent was obtained or possible, then feedback on their choices is provided; videos of real victims’ stories of being raped.

2

Rape myths, gender roles

Serial drama episodes of young men discussing women who they know who were raped; interactive activity of male narrator discussing 6 main rape myths and debunking each of them; video of male narrator describing the socialization process for men—“ridiculous reality” and how it contributes to sexism and VAW; female narrator describing socialization process for women and how it contributes to a culture of sexism; interactive game where several profiles of young men are provided with images and men have to choose, “who is the rapist.”

3

Effective communi-cation

Serial drama episodes of young men discussing challenges of communication with a young woman to have sex and how to approach; segment describing young man and woman communicating all night to show inaccurate cue perceptions, then showing correction through communication; videos of young women describing what they want in terms of communication; interactive segment w/sexual scenarios and questions around consent, alcohol, and communication.

4

Alcohol and rape

Serial drama episodes of young men at a house party with alcohol being served and modeling responsible behavior (e.g., deciding not to have sex); interactive segment that is a quiz with feedback given covering the physical, emotional and cognitive effects of alcohol; interactive segment of sexual scenarios involving alcohol and whether consent is possible; segment providing normative feedback on binge drinking among college students; 1st person video of young man going out for the evening and drinking alcohol and the negative outcomes.

5

Victim empathy

Serial drama episodes of young men discussing women’s rape experiences and men’s rape experiences in context of a rape that occurred on campus; segment highlighting inaccurate statements about rape and providing true information; video of expert discussing nuances of coercion and coercive behavior with 3 young men; real stories from a young man and young woman describing their sexual assault/rape; video clips of people providing tips on how to help a survivor.

6

Bystander interven-tion

Serial drama episodes of young men discussing the idea of pluralistic ignorance and doing something rather than nothing to stop a guy from being violent; video of expert discussing the barriers to intervening, safe and effective ways to intervene, and benefits to intervening; videos of 3 people who were in a situation where they did not intervene with discussion on the negative consequences; 3 videos with narration by male narrator of men behaving badly toward women and then illustrating how to intervene with positive outcomes shown.