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Working with Minors
for Intimacy Coordinators

Gain the confidence, skills, and insights needed to create safe, empowering environments for minors in sensitive scenes.

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Are You Prepared to Safely Guide Young Performers Through Vulnerable Scenes?

As an intimacy coordinator, you know the critical importance of creating safe, supportive environments on set. But when minors are involved, the stakes are even higher.

How confident are you in your ability to navigate sensitive scenes with young actors? Do you know how to advocate for their well-being while keeping production on track?

Whether you’re working with actors in sensitive scenes or navigating complex dynamics with directors and producers, having the tools to support embodied consent is critical.


Working with Minors for Intimacy Coordinators is your essential course to learn the best practices, strategies, and tools needed to work with minors on set- safely, ethically, and effectively.

Your investment for Working with Minors for Intimacy Coordinators is:

$99

Your course purchase includes access to:

  • Eight Comprehensive Modules: Each module is carefully designed to give you both theory and practical applications. 
  • Additional Resources: In addition to a lecture style videos, you'll also be walked through a case study and listen to a Q+A session from previous students.
  • Lifetime Access: Learn at your own pace. You'll have lifetime access to all course content, including any future updates.
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Who is this course for?

  • Intimacy Coordinators: If you’re already working as an IC, this course will enhance your skills and help you build confidence when working with minors
  • Aspiring Intimacy Coordinators: For those new to the field, this course offers invaluable insights into working with minors in intimate or vulnerable scenes.
  • Producers & Directors: Gain a better understanding of how to support your intimacy coordinator and create safer environments for young performers.
  •  Child Welfare Advocates in Film: Learn the nuances of protecting minors on set while maintaining the integrity of the creative process.
  • Parents and Guardians of Minor Performers are also welcome!
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Here's what you'll learn

Working with Minors for Intimacy Coordinators

This comprehensive course is designed to equip you with everything you need to ensure young performers are safe, respected, and empowered throughout the filmmaking process.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • Consent vs. Compliance: Learn how to foster a culture of consent rather than compliance, empowering minors to have a voice in their own safety and comfort. 

  • Best Practices for Working with Minors: Gain step-by-step guidance on preparing minor performers, adult co-stars, guardians, and production teams for scenes involving intimacy or vulnerability with minor performers.

  • Grooming Signs & Red Flags: Understand the subtle signs of grooming and learn how to intervene in inappropriately escalating situations before they cause harm.

  • Case Studies & Real-Life Scenarios: Discover real-world examples and actionable solutions for handling tough situations—like when a minor expresses discomfort on set or a crew member crosses a line.

  • Closed Set Protocols: Learn how to set up and manage closed sets to protect minors during scenes of intimacy, undress, or high emotional intensity.

  • Communication Skills with Guardians: Build trust-based relationships with minors and their parents or guardians to ensure everyone’s comfort and understanding throughout the process.

Module 1

Introduction to Intimacy Coordination with Minors 

Setting the groundwork for safe and respectful practices.

Module 2

Key Terminology

Learn the specific U.S. laws and guidelines for minor performers you need to be aware of.

Module 3

SAG-AFTRA Guidelines

Get clear on the provisions and guidelines established for the protection of minors in the entertainment industry.

Module 4

Consent vs Compliance

Uncover how to build consent-based systems for minors.

Module 5

Grooming Signs

Understand grooming behavior on film sets with minors and signs to watch for.

Module 6

Best Practices

Learn about script breakdowns for sensitive scenes, the use of a traffic light system for consent, the importance of code words, understanding personal boundaries, and more.

Module 7

Case Studies

Hear how others have handled real-life scenarios involving minor performers and uncomfortable and sensitive situations on set.

Module 8

Guest Interview + Wrap Up 

Hear from the parent of a minor actor about the critical role of intimacy coordinators in ensuring the safety, psychological well-being, and empowerment of young performers.

How is this course different?

This isn’t just theory. This course is packed with real-life case studies, expert interviews, and actionable strategies to help you become the go-to resource for productions working with minors. You’ll leave with not only the knowledge but the practical skills to:

  • Create safer, more supportive environments for young performers.
  • Proactively design solutions for vulnerable scenes.
  • Confidently navigate conversations with parents, directors, and crew.
  • Ensure minors feel seen, heard, and respected on set.

This program is the most comprehensive program available for IC’s who are looking to be able to work safely and effectively with minor performers. 

 

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Meet your instructor

Chantal Cousineau

Chantal Cousineau (she/her) is a certified intimacy coordinator. Born in Canada and raised in Ottawa, she spent her childhood training in ITF Tae Kwon-Do. She achieved her first-degree black belt at the age of 15 and subsequently won 2 gold medals at the Canadian Championships in Vancouver and 2 gold medals at the North American Championships. She began to model at the age of 17 and landed before the lens of famed photographers, shooting for Abercrombie & Fitch, Aveda, Italian Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Roots and more. After moving to Los Angeles in 2001, she carved out a successful career as an actor in 100+ television commercials.

Since 2017, she has become a grounded voice within the MeToo advocacy community, helping 1,400+ survivors of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse to access support and share their stories.

A long-time member of SAG-AFTRA, Chantal served on several national safety committees to consult on ways the industry could expand its best practices to move closer towards equal treatment, pay parity, representation, and improving safety standards on sets.

She combined her many years of experience as a performer, with her advocacy work, to pivot to
her career as a certified film/television Intimacy Coordinator. An IPA-certified intimacy coordinator, Chantal has been a pioneer in the area of developing and teaching protocols to work with minors of all ages on set in a safer way. She is available for paid consultation on how
to develop and implement best practices for scenes with minors and loves supporting both productions with these needs as well as fellow IC’s who want to make sure they are implementing the most robust practices possible for scenes involving minors.

Chantal is a dual citizen of Canada and the US and she speaks both French and English
fluently.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Have additional questions?

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 Ready to Make a Difference for Young Performers? 

Working with minors in intimacy coordination is a unique responsibility that requires specialized knowledge and care. With this course, you’ll walk away equipped to not only meet but exceed the industry standards for safety, respect, and ethical care on set.

Don’t wait—enroll today and be part of the movement to elevate how we protect and support minors on set.

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