Sexuality ABCs: Abstinence, Birth Control and Condoms
Too often, teachers do not receive enough training to be well-versed in the subject of sexuality, particularly about birth control, which is ever-changing.
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Answer’s dynamic and highly interactive online professional development workshops allow you to set your own pace while learning about teen sexuality. You have one month to complete each workshop at times that are convenient for your busy schedule.
Participants who complete one of our self-directed workshops receive six hours of professional development credit. Each online workshop is also approved for six Category One CHES® credits by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). The registration fee is $200 per workshop and group discounts are available.
Certificate in Adolescent Sex Education Basics
Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) has partnered with Answer to offer a certificate in Adolescent Sex Education Basics. This fully online, 48-hour, non-credit certificate includes eight (8) dynamic and highly interactive workshops and four (4) cutting-edge virtual classroom simulations.
Online Workshops
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Sexuality ABCs: Abstinence, Birth Control and Condoms
Too often, teachers do not receive enough training to be well-versed in the subject of sexuality, particularly about birth control, which is ever-changing.
Pregnant and Parenting Teens: The Basics and Beyond
True or false: “More and more teenagers are getting pregnant each and every year.” If you said false, congratulations – you haven’t internalized one of the most common myths about teen and adolescent pregnancy.
STD Basics: Helping Students Stay Sexually Healthy
Research shows that fear tactics are not an effective way to help students reduce their risk of a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or to ensure they know how to get testing and treatment should they need it.
Relationship Skills for Teens: Dating, Mating and Deliberating
Much of the dialogue between adults and teens about relationships and dating is from a preventative perspective. As adults, we want to protect teens from the risks and dangers of dating violence, coercive relationships, sexual activity and even heartbreak.
LGBTQ Issues in Schools: Celebrating and Supporting Diversity
Designed to increase middle and high school health professionals' knowledge of LGBTQ issues and provides information on how to make the school environment more inclusive for all students.
Puberty and Adolescent Development: Growing Pains and Gains
Increase your knowledge of the changes commonly associated with puberty and go beyond the basics for a more complete picture of adolescence.
Boys and Sex Ed: Beyond Statistics and Stereotypes
Over the past few years, the media has covered what is being called a “boy crisis” in education. Some media sources report that the problem is real and pervades our schools, while others report that this crisis is overblown or even a myth.
Sexual Anatomy and Response: Getting Under Your Skin
One of the most common questions sexuality educators hear is a variation on “Am I normal?” Regardless of the ways a person’s sexual anatomy looks or feels, most people feel insecure at some point in their lives.
Personal Safety: Knowing Signs and Drawing Lines
This workshop provides an overview of various forms of interpersonal violence that young people often face, as well as concrete actions that each of us can take to respond.
Certificate in Adolescent Sex Education Basics
The Rutgers University GSAPP certificate in Adolescent Sex Education Basics includes the following workshops and virtual classroom experiences.
Lesson Plans
Body Image Lesson Plans
Youth are bombarded with images of different body types for many different sources and it's up to adults to educate them about different body types.
Sex & Relationship Lesson Plans
When it comes to relationships and the choice about whether or not to have sex, teens face many different questions.
STD Prevention Lesson Plans
While STD prevention is covered in many curricula, tough topics such as condom distribution and whether guys should be vaccinated against HPV typically are not covered.
Birth Control & Pregnancy Lesson Plans
Youth are naturally curious about pregnancy and it is the responsibility of adults to insure they receive medically accurate information on the topic as well as information on the different types of birth control.
LGBTQ & Gender Lesson Plans
Gender, gender identity and sexual orientation are three terms that are often confused. When teaching about these terms it is easy to blur the definitions and cause addition confusion for students.
Sexual Assault & Violence Lesson Plans
Sexual abuse and violence is a difficult topic to cover, yet is something that has always been present. The lesson plan below addresses this topic using teen voices and in a way that resonates with teens.
Lesson Plan Package
The Lesson Plan Package includes all of Answer's most recent lesson plans and the accompanying Sex, Etc. articles on a single USB drive.
Building Your Relationship Anxiety Tool Kit
It is very common for people to feel anxious in relationships. It’s important that teens learn how to communicate about their feelings and needs in relationships as well as set boundaries with a partner.
Webinars and Recordings
Basic Principles of Trauma-Informed Sex Education Webinar
Understanding the effects that current and past trauma can have on young people is crucial to creating safe and supportive learning environments for all students.
Rethinking Digital Media and Teen Sexuality Webinar
In a time where access to the internet and digital media have become the norm for young people, it's important for educators to be abreast of the current trends and methods in which teens are leveraging technology.
NJ Webinar: Creating Safer Classrooms: NJ LGBTQ+ Mandates
This 90-minute webinar will focus on NJ state and federal mandates and policies regarding LGBTQ+ youth.
NJ Webinar: Define Vaginal, Oral and Anal Sex: NJSLS Additions to Sex Ed for 6-12 Grade
This 90-minute webinar will provide tips, resources and lesson plan suggestions for addressing the new additions to the NJ Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) regarding sex education for middle and high school health.
NJ 2022 Webinar Series
This 90-minute webinar will focus on state and federal mandates and policies regarding LGBTQ+ youth.
2017 Contraceptive Update Webinar
The falling teen pregnancy and birth rates in the US can largely be attributed to access and use of contraception among teens.
Webinar Package Deal
Choose from: Basic Principles of Trauma-Informed Sex Ed, and for NJ-based educators; Creating Safer Spaces for LGBTQ+ Youth: NJ LGBTQ+ Mandates; Head, Shoulders, Penis & Vulva: Implementing Sex Ed Standards in Elementary School; and Define Vaginal, Oral and Anal Sex: NJSLS Additions to Sex Ed for 6-12 Grade.