Values

Participants will learn how to be values-expansive when facilitating sex education. They will explore common types of questions that arise in sexual health classes and gain tools and strategies to respond to challenging questions in affirming and de-stigmatizing ways. The session includes hands-on practice using these tools. Adults will leave with practical resources and increased confidence in addressing sensitive questions while honoring the diverse values students may bring to the classroom.

This 5-week course is designed to give educators the skills and information they need to facilitate sex ed effectively. We will meet twice a week for 5 weeks and participants are expected to complete 15-30 minutes of pre-work before each live session. Click here to see a course overview.

Looking for expert trainings tailored to your needs? The offerings in the image below showcase our custom training services, designed to address the specific needs of your school or organization. From leading sexual health curriculums to creating inclusive learning spaces, our dedicated training team is here to ensure your goals are comprehensively met.

Learn how to bring a supportive, non-judgmental, social justice lens to your conversations with young people about abortion, adoption, parenting, values, and stigma. 

Learn legal contexts for consent (mandated reporting, minor’s consent), how consent culture can reduce sexual violence, and how to empower youth to assert their values and boundaries.

Learn how humans experience and express their sexuality through sensuality, intimacy, identity, behavior, reproduction, and sexualization, and connect the “circles” through individual attitudes, values, and beliefs.

Examine your personal values about abstinence, identify the positive and negative abstinence messages youth hear, and practice turning negative sexual health messages into positive ones. 

The It's That Easy! curriculum provides participants with tools, techniques, and interactive activities to use with parents. Training content includes 

• The role of parents as sexuality educators• Individual and cultural values, morals, and beliefs• The power of relationships: parent-child attachment and connectedness• Child and adolescent growth and development• Navigating media and popular culture

Increase your knowledge of the latest sexual and reproductive health practices and research. Participants will learn more about data and trends in adolescent sexual health, explore self-disclosure and professional boundaries, and practice answering tough questions.

Young people need adults who are approachable, non-judgmental, and open to questions. This training prepares participants to become "askable" by reviewing data and trends in adolescent sexual health, basics of puberty and adolescent development, boundaries and self-disclosures, and how to answer challenging questions. Participants will also consider how to create the safest learning environment possible for all young people.