Calendar of Events
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All events noted in Eastern Time
Sex Ed For All Month
Join us at the MA state house on May 30th! bit.ly/HealthyYouth2023
A month focused on providing young people with the sexual health information and access to resources they need and deserve in order to make healthy decisions for themselves.
May Lunch-N-Learn: Talking with Teens About Sexting
As the online teenage landscape rapidly changes, the term “sexting” has become ambiguous and has come to mean different things to students and to educators. Join us as we define sexting and discuss prevention and intervention tactics.
Communicating in Unreasonable Times: Responding to Parent/Caregiver Concerns Regarding Sex Ed
Lauren Barineau
This two-day training will highlight key strategies to effectively respond to and communicate with parents/caregivers regarding sex education. This essential skills training will prioritize a transfer of content on day one and an opportunity to practice with low stakes virtual professional development software on day two. Practicing with the full support of a content expert will allow attendees the ability to practice the skills as they make progress on communicating in difficult times.
Let’s Talk About Sex…Education! Educator Peer Learning
Cardea Training Center
Join us to share your sexual health education successes lessons learned and to hear from your colleagues about what has worked well and what they have learned teaching sexual health education this year.
North Carolina Sexual Health Conference
Promoting interdisciplinary coordination among members of advocacy, clinical care, education, human/social services and research, to share innovative approaches, best practices and practical applications for the enhancement of sexual health across the lifespan in North Carolina.
NC SEXCON is targeted towards individuals working in and across the sexual health field, including clinical care, education, reproductive health and justice, HIV/ STDs, LGBTQ healthcare, advocacy, policy development, and overall sexuality from birth to death. $425
Contraception What’s New, What’s the Same, and How to Help People Decide What’s Best for Them
Evelyn Resh
Contraceptive methods fall into two categories: hormonal and non-hormonal. Sex educators who are fully informed about the mechanism of action for pregnancy prevention of all method are best poised to help people decide what would be best for them to use to prevent an unintended pregnancy. This course will up-date participants on all available methods and their side-effects profile.
Call for Proposals: NSEC 2023
National Sex Ed Conference
Please fill out the information below to submit a webinar or in-person workshop proposal for the 2023 National Sex Ed Conference. If you have any questions or for support in filling out the form, please contact [email protected].
Submissions are due by May 15, 2023.
AASECT Virtual Conference
Get the latest information relating to sex counseling, therapy, education, and more! Virtual and in-person portions of the program will maximize collaboration and new connections.
Training for Educators
Advocates for Youth - Brittany McBride
This training is appropriate for educators who are looking to enhance their sexual educator skills. $150
Educator trainings consist of three, 90-minute training sessions that cover the following topics:
Creating a safe learning environment
Answering sensitive questions
Boundaries & self-disclosure
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Experiential Learning Cycle
Connecting home: Communicating with caregivers
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.
Stacking the Deck: Using Games in Sex Ed
Kelly Jean Gainor
Using games to teach sensitive content is nothing new, every sex educator has a few in their bag of tricks! But games can be used for so much more than just increasing participation, including developing rapport, increasing comfort, and decreasing stigma. Join us to learn more about the best (and most fun) ways to use games in your classroom. $30
National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
This day is a chance to thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It is also a time to educate communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research.
Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day
If you identify as panromantic or pansexual – enjoy the 24th of May. If you know someone who does, let them know you’re thinking of them. Validation and acceptance makes the human experience all that more wonderous. If you neither identify or know someone – but you’ve learned something new about the wonderful variety that human beings come in, share on social media, have a conversation, do some reading. The more connected we are, the happier we are.
R.I.S.E. Celebrating Youth Expertise & Advocacy
In this session Steph offers a historical timeline of youth-driven disruptions, organizations and movement spaces, while offering space to unpack our learned adultism/authority complex over young people. $44.44
International Menstrual Hygiene Day
Today, millions of women and girls* around the world are stigmatised, excluded and discriminated against simply because they menstruate. In 2022, it’s no longer acceptable that a natural bodily function prevents women and girls from getting an education, earning an income and fully and equally participating in everyday life.
Healthy Youth Act Lobby Day
May is #SexEdforAllMonth. Join us on May 30 at the State House as we advocate for better sex and relationship education for all students in Massachusetts. Register to attend here: https://bit.ly/HealthyYouth2023. #HealthyYouthAct #mapoli
Pride Month
Pride events are held around the world during June as a way of recognizing the influence LGBTQ+ people have had around the world. June is when the Stonewall Riots took place in 1969.
Training for Trainers
(4) 2-hour sessions, $200 per person
For a sex education champion who is looking to train and support educators. These trainings consist of four, 120-minute virtual training sessions covering the following topics:
Openers/Closers/Energizers
Adult Learning Principles
Follow-up Support
Training Logistics
Adult Learning Styles
Challenging Participants
Partnering with Parents/Caregivers
Trainer: Brittany McBride, MPH
June Lunch-N-Learn: Managing Our Hot Buttons
Educators don’t just appear from thin air, we’re whole people with lived experiences (and lots of them!). Experiences and opinions shape the education we provide, even when we try to do so from an unbiased lens. By managing our “hot buttons”, the topics that make us feel activated, we can ensure better outcomes for learners and better enforcement of classroom boundaries. Grab a coworker and join us for a hearty lunch break.
Free! Listen and watch "podcast style" live, or view the recordings later on eyesopenacademy.org, our on-demand training platform.
*2023 Lunch-N-Learns count as 0.5 hrs towards CSHE certification and re-certification
Advanced registration is required.
MASOC Campus Conference
Register now for MASOC’s 3rd annual campus conference, a virtual event on June 7, 2023. This is the only conference in the United States with a specific focus on preventing and responding to the wide range of sexually problematic behaviors in the college and university setting.
AASECT Conference San Fransisco
Get the latest information relating to sex counseling, therapy, education, and more! Virtual and in-person portions of the program will maximize collaboration and new connections.
From Stonewall to Unicorns, Queer Culture and Communities
Phil McCabe
The presenter will share personal experiences beginning with the sexual revolution of the seventies and finding one’s purpose and authentic self as a Queer Social Justice Warrior. The lecture examines the complexity of sexual identity and gender expression, social and cultural variables, mental health, and trauma history that influences Queer Communities over the past five decades. $30
National Sex Educator Appreciation Day
Sex educators are fun, passionate and highly qualified professionals, often with advanced degrees, who make the world a better, happier, safer place, and save lives. But it is a misunderstood profession. From abstinence only funding, to censorship, community backlash and harassment, an overarching cultural shame of sexuality that makes our students hard to reach, and a profound society-wide misconception about what sexuality educators even do and why it's important, sex educators are up against a lot when they go to work every day. On June 9, thank a sex educator for the important but often underpaid and unappreciated work they do.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today.
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Sex Education
Bill Taverner, MA, CSE
“Join our groundbreaking webinar that explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing sex education. Learn about cutting-edge AI tools such as chatbots, virtual reality simulations, and personalized content that are transforming the landscape of sexual health education. Engage in an exciting discussion on the ethical considerations involved in using AI for sexual education purposes. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve on the future of sexual health education!” $30
Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
Acceptable Use: Online Censorship and Its Impact on Sex Education
Suzannah Weiss
The internet in the aftermath of FOSTA-SESTA has cracked down on sexual information, perpetuating a culture where many people’s main source of sexual media is mainstream porn. In addition to examining and contextualizing this problem, this talk will present workarounds and alternative platforms that allow sex educators to continue increasing access to information. $30
Puberty Conversations for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
Mary Cupelo & Jessica Dennison This presentation will give caregivers and educators the language and resources to have affirmative and inclusive conversations about puberty. While applicable to all youth, this presentation focuses on how to have puberty conversations with transgender and gender diverse youth that are experiencing gender dysphoria.
$30
Sex Education Game Jam
At Clitical Hits sex educators and game designers team up to create new sex ed lessons that are playful to their core.
Learn from industry-leading speakers
Practice new skills through design challenges
Create and share bold, immersive edu-games
Ableism and Intimate Relationships
Alexa Strickland & Kathy O’Connell
The purpose of this presentation is to discuss how ableism can present in societal and relational contexts and create challenges for people with disabilities in the areas of dating and relationships. This presentation will include research conducted by the presenter to highlight how people with disabilities can experience ableism in dating and relationships. $30
International Non-Binary People’s Day
International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on 14 July and is aimed at raising awareness and organizing around the issues faced by non-binary people around the world. The day was first celebrated in 2012. The date was chosen for being precisely between International Men's Day and International Women's Day.
Discussing Body Terrorism Through The Reproductive Justice Timeline
R.I.S.E.
The first half of this session seeks to define and connect to Sonya Renee Taylor's concepts of body terrorism and default bodies/identities. Then we will move through events cataloged in the reproductive justice timeline, focusing on how to integrate bodily autonomy into our understanding and facilitation of sexuality education. $44.44
Crafting Your Personal Narrative for Sex Ed Advocacy
When you're advocating for social change, your personal story has the power to inspire, connect, and mobilize others. This interactive session is designed to empower individuals who are motivated about creating change through advocacy with support to develop and articulate your personal narratives effectively. We'll share strategies for:
> engaging your legislators,
> making your voice heard through public comment submission,
> and empowering others in your community to join the conversation.
Parents, Caregivers, and Sexuality
Dr. Brandy Holloman
This qualitative research study was rooted in a phenomenological approach using focus group sessions with parents and caregivers of middle school-aged children (6th – 8th grade) to determine their perspectives on the barriers to communicating about sexuality and the resources they need to initiate these conversations. $30
August Lunch-N-Learn: Exploring the History of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives
Explore milestones, campaigns, and strategies that shaped reproductive health education. Engage in discussions and reflect on the past for a brighter future. Join us for an enlightening Lunch-N-Learn session. Registration is required. Please register by July 31, 2023.
Meeting Young People Where They Are
Elise Schuster
Join us to learn about OkaySo, a sexuality education app providing remote support for young people on sexual health issues. Discover how OkaySo’s human-centered design and comprehensive approach meets young people where they are. See the latest impact data and why resources like OkaySo are essential in the post-Roe, attacks on LGBTQ+ youth era. $30
7 Simple Steps to Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Kimberly King
Talking about sexual abuse prevention does not have to be scary.
Empower parents and educators with effective strategies to initiate conversations and normalize the topic of body safety, reducing the risk of abuse. $30
Cultivating Sex-Positive Parents
Steph Auteri
Parents are vital sex educators, but many feel hesitant. Explore the impact of silence surrounding sexuality at home and discover strategies for cultivating a sex-positive environment. Gain insights on how to empower parents to become active participants in their children’s sexual education. $30
Collective Power Hour: Submitting Public Comments on the Health Education Framework
Want to have your voice heard?
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is asking for comments on the new draft comprehensive health and physical education curriculum framework until August 28th.
Join your peers in a collaborative space to discuss the new framework, and help each other submit public comment in the fight for sex ed. By joining this session, you'll learn how to draft a submission-ready version of your public comment.
Collective Power Hour: Submitting Public Comments on the Health Education Framework
Want to have your voice heard?
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is asking for comments on the new draft comprehensive health and physical education curriculum framework until August 28th.
Join your peers in a collaborative space to discuss the new framework, and help each other submit public comment in the fight for sex ed. By joining this session, you'll learn how to draft a submission-ready version of your public comment.
The S.L.A.M. Conference
R.I.S.E. Need help making your sex ed more engaging, inclusive and liberatory? This 2-day online sexuality education conference brings together sex educators, therapists, teachers, counselors, parents & caregivers to challenge and demand better of traditional Sex Ed. At S.L.A.M. we believe that our young people, our children, students, and siblings deserve Sex Ed that centers and affirms them. $75-$250
Finally Enough Love: Building Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender-expansive Affirming Schools
Participants will be introduced to the basic language, terminology, and concepts for understanding sexual orientation and gender diversity. The facilitator will guide participants into a deeper understanding of how to support transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive students (TNGE) in k-12 schools. The goal of this session is to establish foundational knowledge from which to build affirming and inclusive practices in schools. Aug 29 & Aug 31 $300
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Month
Awareness helps the public understand that symptoms like irregular periods and pelvic pain are not something to be ignored and getting it checked is necessary. While there is no cure for PCOS, there are treatments that can help ease the stress and complications of specific symptoms. The more people that are informed of PCOS the better chances for early diagnosis.
World Sexual Health Day
The World Association for Sexual Health has invited many audiences to celebrate World Sexual Health and join this initiative to promote sexual health, well-being and rights for all. This year’s theme is Consent
September Lunch-N-Learn: Navigating Student Inquires: Equipping School Nurses for Sex Ed Conversations
Enhance your skills in addressing student inquiries on sex education related topics. Join in for this Lunch-N-Learn catered for school nurses and health office staff. Gain practical tips and guidance for confident conversations during student visits.
Certificate Program in Sexuality Education and Disability
The Sex Ed Lecture Series is offering a CERTIFICATE PROGRAM in Sexuality Education and Disability: Understanding Neurodiversity, Intellectual Disabilities, and Sexual Health in cooperation with Mercy College.
The course includes 12 hours of live lectures and discussion and 12 pre-recorded webinars for 24 AASECT credits and a certificate. The program runs Tue/Thu September 5-28.
Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality? (I/DD)
For professionals who work with people with IDD:
Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. We are seeing more and more examples in our culture of those who have crossed lines. Even though people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings, just like everyone, they also need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what’s okay and not okay in various settings.
This FREE 60 minute 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.
Talking about Sex Education with Parents and Teachers in Pakistan
We engaged teachers and parents about their interaction with younger individuals related to sexual education. The participants had inadequate knowledge of sex education. The parents unlike teachers opposed sex education at schools. The participants were more concerned about the risks than the benefits of sexual education.
“Am I normal…? Is it okay if…?” Answering Student Questions About Sexual Health
In this interactive, half-day workshop educators will identify types of sexuality questions, examine the role personal values play in answering these questions, and develop facilitation skills needed to answer sexuality questions in their teaching. During the workshop, participants will practice responding to real questions from real kids, receive feedback, and leave with increased confidence in their ability to respond to challenging questions. Zoom $150
Awkward to Awesome: Core Skills
Transform awkward moments into awesome opportunities in sexual health education with our dynamic one-day training, "Awkward to Awesome." This comprehensive session equips participants with essential skills for delivering engaging and inclusive lessons. In addition, you'll gain access to robust asynchronous content, allowing you to deepen your knowledge at your own pace. $200
Body Smart: Private Body Parts (K-3) for Schools/Families
The purpose of this lesson is to identify and correctly name the private parts of the body. Through discussions and picture books students will learn the correct terminology and learn that it is okay to speak up when they feel uncomfortable about being touched in an unsafe or secret kind of way. The book “What’s the Big Secret” by Marc Brown will be used in this lesson. $30
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information.
October is “Let’s Talk Month”
Advocates for Youth sponsors Let’s Talk Month. Observed each October by states and communities throughout the country, Let’s Talk Month emphasizes the importance of young people and the adults they trust talking about sex.
Advocates for Youth recently updated its Let’s Talk Month Planning Guidebook. The guidebook provides strategic tips and examples to help local communities plan and implement activities for Let’s Talk Month. It also includes fact sheets, guidance for involving youth and working with the media, and sample forms.
Healthy Teen Network Conference 2023 – Portland, OR
Each year, the Healthy Teen Network Conference is the go-to network for connecting youth-supporting professionals with the opportunities, training, and tools they need to empower the next generation to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. $400-$940
National Bullying Prevention Month
A month long event founded by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Download student activity kit here. Unity Day is October 19th
Challenging Amatonormativity
Nishita Raghu Rao
Beyond the narrative of the Sex Binary, this webinar will touch upon neural and biological correlates underlying Gender Identity, Sexual Partner Preference, Monogamous and Non-monogamous behaviors. This world of Neuroscience provides us with a voice to address Amatonormativity and the many social constructs it imposes upon our population. $30
Support Healthy Sexuality for LGBTQ People with I/DD
LGBTQ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have felt invisible during sexuality education classes or when someone is supporting them around the topic of sexuality. This ONLINE training is designed for professionals, self-advocates, and sexuality educators, to better support the LGBTQ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities they work with, care about or teach, either in a one on one or class setting. $225
Lunch-N-Learn: Empowering Young People with Menstrual Supplies and Education.
Discover the importance of providing young people with menstrual supplies and education prior to their first period. Join our Lunch-N-Learn session to explore practical strategies, resources, and approaches to support and empower young individuals as they navigate this significant stage of their lives. Registration is required by October 9, 2023. Free
YTH Live – Online conference
YTH Live Global is ETR’s premier conference that centers on the convergence of Youth + Technology + Health.
We invite young people and adults to the same, equal space to share innovative ideas, new technologies, and transformational research.
Join us October 11, 2023 for a day full of youth-centered innovation, and connection. $39/$49/$119
Why Fathers Matter in Sex Education
Jennifer M. Grossman
Fathers are often overlooked as valuable resources for teens’ sexual health. Learn about their roles in discussing sex with their teens and supporting their involvement in sex education. Gain insights from interviews conducted with diverse fathers of teens from across the U.S. $30
“They want me to teach WHAT?!” Stepping Into the Sex Educator Role
When the role of sexuality educator falls to the PE, science, and sometimes even the math teacher, it might feel scary or overwhelming - but it doesn't need to! This full-day training will provide educators who are newly tapped to teach sex education the foundational skills necessary for teaching this subject. From learning about group rights, to setting the classroom tone, managing potential challenges and establishing appropriate boundaries, and exploring personal values as they relate to teaching about sexuality - this training will cover it all. Participants will leave this training with an increase in their knowledge, skills, and comfort to successfully teach sexuality education.
This training will take place on Zoom. $195
Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality? (I/DD)
For professionals who work with people with IDD:
Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. We are seeing more and more examples in our culture of those who have crossed lines. Even though people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings, just like everyone, they also need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what’s okay and not okay in various settings.
This FREE 60 minute 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.
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is observed each year on October 15 to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on the Latinx community in the United States.
3-day Elevatus Training Become a Sexuality Educator for People with I/DD
This 3-day training is for anyone who works with people with I/DD and wants to lead sexuality education classes, staff training, or parent workshops. Don’t miss this opportunity to get the training and support you need to make a difference in the lives of people with developmental disabilities. This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886798975-3346) for 17 continuing education contact hours. This training counts for 8.75 education credits towards the requirements to become an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator. $1095
AMAZE SexEdCon: Thriving Against Adversity Virtual Conference
Embark on a transformative journey of knowledge and empowerment at our two-day sex education conference. With the invigorating theme of “Thriving Against Adversity,” we’re dedicated to fostering understanding, inclusivity, and resilience in the realm of sexual education. Free
Then and Now: A Sex Ed Story 30 Years Apart
Kelley Dennings, Sydney Cole, Lisa Schulze, & Malia Becker
Join us for an informative webinar showcasing the thought-provoking campaign, “Contraception Conversations.” This session will feature a live discussion on public school sex education in Nebraska, featuring two individuals who attended the same high school with a significant time gap of 30 years. Gain valuable insights into the changes and advancements in comprehensive sex education advocacy over the years. $30
GCAPP’s 4th Annual Virtual Sex Ed Summit Sexual Health for Every-BODY!
We are thrilled to announce our 4th Annual Sex Ed Summit: Sexual Health for Every BODY. Over two days, delve into diverse topics, including: Accessible Sexual Health Services, Trends in Youth Sexual Behavior, Sex Ed in Georgia: How it Stacks Up, Reproductive Justice 101, and much more! Our conference and the work we do helps to ensure that teens and young adults receive high quality, medically accurate sex education that they deserve. Online
Get Real High School Training Of Educators
This training is for people teaching the Get Real curriculum. Separate purchase is required at etr.org. Pre-work is required for this training. This training will take place on Zoom.
Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality? (I/DD)
For professionals who work with people with IDD:
Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. We are seeing more and more examples in our culture of those who have crossed lines. Even though people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings, just like everyone, they also need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what’s okay and not okay in various settings.
This FREE 60 minute 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.
3-day Elevatus Training Become a Sexuality Educator for People with I/DD
This 3-day training is for anyone who works with people with I/DD and wants to lead sexuality education classes, staff training, or parent workshops. Don’t miss this opportunity to get the training and support you need to make a difference in the lives of people with developmental disabilities. This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886798975-3346) for 17 continuing education contact hours. This training counts for 8.75 education credits towards the requirements to become an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator. $1095
Love146: Trafficking 101
In this guided presentation, participants will learn about the vulnerabilities youth experience and how they connect to grooming tactics. The presenters will discuss realistic steps youth-serving professionals can take to identify and respond to suspected exploitation. In addition, there will be practical application on assisting youth to develop safety plans.
Circles of Safety: Awareness to Action for Youth-Serving Professionals
Bringing both the research and facts and the personal stories and experiences from Stop It Now!'s Helpline and public education activities, Circles of Safety is designed to help adults in youth-serving organizations not only learn about the scope of sexual abuse and prevention strategies, but to feel confident, comfortable, and empowered to take action steps to keep children safe from sexual harm. Mon-Thurs 1-4pm training. $285
National Sex Ed Conference – Atlantic City, NJ
The National Sex Ed Conference is the largest conference in the United States designed exclusively for sexuality educators. Sessions address sexuality education for all ages, in all types of settings, and are highly interactive and give participants materials they can replicate. The conference is hosted by The Center for Sex Education (CSE). The largest conference in the United States exclusively devoted to sexuality education. Participants attend from across the nation and many other parts of the world to network and learn best practices in sexuality education, addressing a spectrum of topics, audiences, and ages. $345 online /$545 in person
Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality? (I/DD)
For professionals who work with people with IDD:
Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what’s okay and not okay in various settings.
This FREE 60 minute 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.
Preconceived: A Film Screening to Benefit Reproductive Equity Now
Join us for a private screening of this eye opening documentary exposing the dangers of anti-abortion centers (or so-called “crisis pregnancy centers”).
Tickets are $25 and include a complimentary snack and beverage. Please consider an additional gift to support Reproductive Equity Now's efforts to guide patients towards comprehensive, medically-based reproductive care.
Sexy Spoonies and Crip Sex
More than one-fourth of adults are disabled. While society perpetuates the ableist idea that disabled individuals are not sexual, this is wrong. This webinar covers intersections of disability and sexuality, including coming out to and discussing a disabled identity with partners, how to communicate about disability needs regarding sex (such as personal care assistants, sex toys, etc.), trying new experiences, using accurate terminology, negotiating sex, and more. $30
Join us for the Healthy Youth Act Letter-to-the-Editor (LTE) Workshop!
Are you looking for an effective way to raise awareness and support of the Healthy Youth Act? Do you want to let legislators know about the importance of passing the Healthy Youth Act? Do you want to use your voice to reach lawmakers in support of this critical bill?
Healthy Youth Act LTE Workshop and we'll teach you about submitting letters-to-the-editor to local publications!
Free
LiFT Workshop
Parents/caregivers and teens, join us for LiFT, a powerful 6-hour workshop led by Certified Sexual Health Educators from EyesOpenIowa. Developed by Planned Parenthood, LiFT focuses on empowering teens through open conversations with trusted adults. Engage in activities, form genuine connections, and navigate tough talks about relationships and sexual health with professional guidance. Enjoy complimentary snacks, lunch, and a swag bag for each participant. Strengthen bonds, create memories, and register by Jan 13 with code FAMILY for free access (value $250/person).
A Special Presentation! Lunch-N-Learn Featuring Jess Mcintosh
Disinformation campaigns take a lot out of you — because they're designed to! Learn how to restore, replenish, and not let the bad guys win in this session hosted by EyesOpenIowa and featuring veteran communications strategist Jess Mcintosh. You'll learn tips for combatting mis- and disinformation, talking to your networks, rallying your troops and taking care of yourselves in the process. Free!
Talking About Relationships (Gr 7-12) for Schools/Families on Zoom
Power Up Education offers a variety of highly effective and customized sexual health tutorials and workshops designed to provide a FUN and RELAXED atmosphere where people can increase their knowledge, motivation and skills to achieve optimal sexual health.
From $43.90
Hip Hop and African American History as Teaching Tools to Reduce Sexual Risky Behavior, Part 2
The rise of gangs and smaller variations of gang affiliation have contributed to the increase in juvenile delinquent behavior, such as drug dealing, interpersonal violence, teenage pregnancy, and school absenteeism in urban and rural communities nationwide. Innovative intervention programs and strategies are needed to reduce juvenile delinquent behaviors. Join us for this follow-up to the prior lecture, “Teaching Hip Hop as a Sexual Risk Reduction Tool.” $30
MAHPERD School Health Education Conference
This dynamic conference is solely devoted to health educators who seek excellence in health education appropriate practices and strategies. Partners in Sex Ed will be presenting: Name It Claim It Stop It - a strategy for responding to misconduct.
It is a wonderful opportunity to network and gather to discuss issues, concerns, ideas and successes with health educators from MA.
See you there! $119 includes lunch
Gender and Human Sexuality Conference 2024: Imagining Masculinity
A conference for ALL K-12 educators and administrators ready to unlock a masculinity in their schools that is in service of the liberation of girls, Queer kids, and Kids of Color. New Paltz NY $520
Talking About Safer Sex (Gr 7-12) for Schools/Families on Zoom
Power Up Education offers a variety of highly effective and customized sexual health tutorials and workshops designed to provide a FUN and RELAXED atmosphere where people can increase their knowledge, motivation and skills to achieve optimal sexual health.
From $43.90
Integrating Emotional Wellness in Sex Education
Condoms? Check. Testing? Check. Boundaries? Check. Think your curriculum is complete? Please, think again. This training is an invitation to create sex education that centers the whole person, not just their “reproductive” parts. According to a recent Harvard study, many young people report feeling failed by sex education in understanding/navigating their emotions and relationships. It’s time to move beyond an intercourse-centered framework, into one that helps learners understand and affirm their experiences. This is intentional sex education, this is self-development.
Starting from $22.22
Talking About Sexting (ON ZOOM)
Power Up Education offers a variety of highly effective and customized sexual health tutorials and workshops designed to provide a FUN and RELAXED atmosphere where people can increase their knowledge, motivation and skills to achieve optimal sexual health.
From $43.90
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). This is an issue that impacts everyone – not just teens – but their parents, teachers, friends and communities as well. Together, we can raise the nation’s awareness about teen dating violence and promote safe, healthy relationships.
International Sex Education Day!
Sex Education Alliance
Talking to kids about sex and relationships can change their futures — and the world. Sex education, at home, in school, and even at the doctor’s office can improve self-esteem and self-image, reduce at-risk sexual behavior, reduce teenage pregnancy, and improve grades, test scores, and educational outcomes.
Period Talk with Kerri
LIVE
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This engaging and informative event will include:
1. Introductions. Family 1, 2, 3. Trusted adults. Vulva model. Reproductive system. Reproductive sort. Questions. Why do we have a period? What is a period? When will I get my period? What to expect? Symptoms? Managing Emergencies. Period management (TSS). Hygiene. Build a period kit. Q&A
Circles of Safety: Awareness to Action for Youth-Serving Professionals
Bringing both the research and facts and the personal stories and experiences from Stop It Now!'s Helpline and public education activities, Circles of Safety is designed to help adults in youth-serving organizations not only learn about the scope of sexual abuse and prevention strategies, but to feel confident, comfortable, and empowered to take action steps to keep children safe from sexual harm. Mon-Thurs 1-4pm training. $285
February Lunch-N-Learn: Motivational Interviewing
Join us for an engaging Lunch-n-Learn session led by Shawna Jesse, Health Educator at Together for Youth in Waterloo, IA. Shawna will delve into the power of Motivational Interviewing and its application in discussions with young people, particularly in the realm of sexual health education. Gain insights into effective communication strategies and learn how to empower youth through meaningful conversations. This session is a valuable opportunity for sexual health educators and youth-serving adults to enhance their skills and create positive impacts in the lives of young individuals. Don't miss out on this informative session that promises to enrich your approach to fostering open dialogues on sensitive topics. Free
Talking About Sexting (Gr 7-12) for Schools/Families on Zoom
Power Up Education offers a variety of highly effective and customized sexual health tutorials and workshops designed to provide a FUN and RELAXED atmosphere where people can increase their knowledge, motivation and skills to achieve optimal sexual health.
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Parenting the Parent in Sexuality Education
This workshop examines the current relationship between parents and sexuality education, while suggesting actionable steps on how to create an effective (and not always pleasant) partnership with parents to provide our youth with comprehensive sexuality education that dismantles harmful systems, ideologies, and practices. $30
Ignite the Capitol – Advocacy Day at Mass. State House
Join our Advocacy Day at the State House to hear from activists and legislator champions about the bills on our feminist agenda, and join a small group of activists in meeting with your State Representative and Senator. Meetings will be 15-20 minutes long, and no policy experience is necessary – just your own lived experience! Everyone will participate in small 30 minutes group training before meeting with your legislators. Advocacy packets for attendees and legislator packets will prepared for everyone.
Talking About Pornography (Gr 7-12) for Schools/Families on Zoom
Power Up Education offers a variety of highly effective and customized sexual health tutorials and workshops designed to provide a FUN and RELAXED atmosphere where people can increase their knowledge, motivation and skills to achieve optimal sexual health.
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Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality? (I/DD)
For professionals who work with people with IDD:
Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what’s okay and not okay in various settings.
This FREE 60 minute 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.
Gender and Sexual Orientation (Gr 7-12) for Schools/Families on Zoom
Power Up Education offers a variety of highly effective and customized sexual health tutorials and workshops designed to provide a FUN and RELAXED atmosphere where people can increase their knowledge, motivation and skills to achieve optimal sexual health.
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The Power of Zines for Sex Education!
This presentation will explore how zines (independently made booklets) are a delightful, effective, and remarkably accessible way to share inclusive, uncensored sex education. We will cover how to use preexisting zines as educational materials, as well as how to use the process of zine making as a powerful educational tool. $30
At Your Cervix
Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion on consent. Free!