Calendar of Events
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All events noted in Eastern Time
Training
Events
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What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
This webinar will explore tips and tools for addressing sexuality one-on-one with the individuals you work with. We will explore why this topic can be difficult to approach and useful tools that will help you become more comfortable and confident and communicate about this sensitive topic. This is a FREE 60-minute online event for professionals, administrators, self-advocates, parents, etc.
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Figuring Out Fertility: Choice, Access, and Modern Family Formation
Faculty: Penny Harvey
This lecture will explore paths to ‘figure out fertility’ and family building in contemporary social, legal, and technological contexts. Drawing on interdisciplinary research and practice, it will outline choices and access across diverse family forms, highlighting how inequality, policy, and cultural norms shape reproductive possibilities and pathways to making family today. (Cost: $35)
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Love Bomb-ed: Recovering and Identifying the Signs
Faculty: Anna Goodhand
‘Love Bomb-ing’ is growing in our vocabulary and awareness: it includes two parts, Idealization then Devaluation in relationships. Solely Love Bomb-ing is not abuse, but often its impact can be Traumatic and devastating. And there are ways to cope afterwards. There are signs that this may be showing up and there are ways to slow down and check in with the potential ‘bomber’ to protect yourself. (Cost: $35)
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Black Mamas Voices Disclose Racism
Faculty: Dianne R Browne, PhD, CSE
Maternal mortality, an important topic in sexuality, needs attention. NJ Health News, 2026 reports the risk of maternal mortality is 7.6 times greater among Black/African American women than white women. Focus groups with African American/Black women sharing antenatal experiences illuminate the impact of racism during those periods. (Cost: $35)
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UNHUSHED Elementary School Curriculum Training
Get a one year subscription to the curriculum and 20 hours (3 days) of detailed and interactive IN PERSON TRAINING on how to teach UN|HUSHED: The Elementary School Curriculum. (Cost: $895)
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Combatting Shadowbanning and Censorship in the Women’s and Sexual Health Sector
Faculty: Amari Leigh and Maria Prendeville
How to check if you are shadowbanned on Instagram, How to get out of the Insta shadowban, Refocus your marketing on website content, Growing your email list in times of censorship, A Q&A at the end to answer all of your questions You’ll walk away with tips on how to stay out of the shadowban and sustainable ways you can grow email and website marketing channels. (Cost: $35)
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UNHUSHED Middle School Curriculum Training
Get a one year subscription to the curriculum and 20 hours (3 days) of detailed and interactive IN PERSON TRAINING on how to teach UN|HUSHED: The Middle School Curriculum. Your trainers this year are curricula co-authors Karen Rayne, PhD, CSE and Jessica Smarr, MPH. (Cost: $895)
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UNHUSHED High School Curriculum Training
Get a one year subscription to the curriculum and 20 hours (3 days) of detailed and interactive IN PERSON TRAINING on how to teach UN|HUSHED: The High School Curriculum. Your trainers this year are curricula co-authors Karen Rayne, PhD, CSE and Jessica Smarr, MPH. (Cost: $895)
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From Business Cards to DMs: Networking Then and Now
Faculty: Bill Taverner and Leila Merhi
This workshop offers a multi-generational perspective on professional networking for health educators, exploring how networking practices have evolved over the past two decades. Using a discussion-based format, participants will review practical strategies and consider how they apply to their own professional goals through reflection and small-group discussion. (Cost: $35)
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Healthy Communication, Healthy Relationships
Faculty: Julia Fowlkes
A crash course in maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships through conflict management-focused communication skills for adolescents living in out-of-home care settings. (Cost: $35)
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What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
This webinar will explore tips and tools for addressing sexuality one-on-one with the individuals you work with. We will explore why this topic can be difficult to approach and useful tools that will help you become more comfortable and confident and communicate about this sensitive topic. This is a FREE 60-minute online event for professionals, administrators, self-advocates, parents, etc.
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Modern Dating, Emotional Intimacy, and Communication in the Digital Age
Faculty: Lauren Goyette
This lecture explores how dating apps, texting culture, stress, boundaries, and communication patterns impact emotional intimacy and connection in modern relationships. We’ll discuss common struggles people experience while dating today and practical ways sexuality educators can support healthier communication, emotional awareness, and relationship skills. (Cost: $35)
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Talking About Kink in Sex Ed
Faculty: Kim Adamski
Research suggests that kink and BDSM-related interests and behaviors are more common than many people realize, with studies showing a wide range of prevalence depending on how kink is defined and measured. People who engage in kink deserve judgment-free, risk-reduction education. Learn about different models of consent, risk evaluation, and best practices for discussing kink behaviors in the classroom. (Cost: $35)
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What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
This webinar will explore tips and tools for addressing sexuality one-on-one with the individuals you work with. We will explore why this topic can be difficult to approach and useful tools that will help you become more comfortable and confident and communicate about this sensitive topic. This is a FREE 60-minute online event for professionals, administrators, self-advocates, parents, etc.
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Hacking Sex Toys: Creative Solutions for Disabled Sex
Faculty: Rachele Manett
Disabled sex can be tricky when we run into barriers, but disabled sex is also creative, restorative, exploratory, and vast in how it looks from person to person. This creates the perfect opportunity for re-defining what sex means and focus on person-centred hacks and adaptations to make sex more accessible for those with and without disabilities. (Cost: $35)
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Sexual Self-Determination Certification Program | Tier 1: FOUNDATIONS
Learn a broad set of tools to understand and support the sexual health, self-determination, and development of people you support. These tools are beneficial for anyone, and especially helpful for people who work with someone who experiences intellectual and/or developmental diversity. (Cost: $345)
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Sexual Self-Determination Certification Program | Tier 1: FOUNDATIONS
Learn a broad set of tools to understand and support the sexual health, self-determination, and development of people you support. These tools are beneficial for anyone, and especially helpful for people who work with someone who experiences intellectual and/or developmental diversity. (Cost: $345)
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Tools for Creating LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Spaces
This training will cover vocabulary, using gender neutral language and correct pronouns, answering tough questions, and will provide opportunities for skill building utilizing real-life examples plus more. Any and all are welcome to attend, including educators, nurses, school nurses, human resource professionals, medical and health providers, disability service providers, youth-serving professionals, law enforcement officers, etc. (Cost: $295)
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Training for Educators | Advocates for Youth
This training is appropriate for educators who are looking to enhance their sexual educator skills. The training will take place over the course of three days with a 90 minute session each day. (Cost: $175)
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What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
This webinar will explore tips and tools for addressing sexuality one-on-one with the individuals you work with. We will explore why this topic can be difficult to approach and useful tools that will help you become more comfortable and confident and communicate about this sensitive topic. This is a FREE 60-minute online event for professionals, administrators, self-advocates, parents, etc.
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What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
This webinar will explore tips and tools for addressing sexuality one-on-one with the individuals you work with. We will explore why this topic can be difficult to approach and useful tools that will help you become more comfortable and confident and communicate about this sensitive topic. This is a FREE 60-minute online event for professionals, administrators, self-advocates, parents, etc.
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What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?
This webinar will explore tips and tools for addressing sexuality one-on-one with the individuals you work with. We will explore why this topic can be difficult to approach and useful tools that will help you become more comfortable and confident and communicate about this sensitive topic. This is a FREE 60-minute online event for professionals, administrators, self-advocates, parents, etc.
