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  • 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.

    Free

  • 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.

    $100

  • 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.

    $30

  • 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 proposals@sexedconference.com.
    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

  • 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

  • Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day

    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

    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

    Featured

    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 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

    National Sex Educator Appreciation Day

    Sex educators make the world a better, happier, safer place, and save lives. But 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

    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

    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

    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

  • 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

  • Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality? (I/DD)

    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

    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”

    October is “Let’s Talk Month”

    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.

  • 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)

    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

    3-day Training Become a Sexuality Educator and Trainer 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