April 17-19, 2026 The Exceptional Educator:Theory & Methods of Holistic Sex Education(StreamingLive)
Workshop schedule
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET
BREAK: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
(Note: This is a 3-day course. Please be prepared to attend all three days for credit).
18 AASCET/ ISEE CEs
Are you ready to be a great sexuality educator?
This course is a deep dive into the theory, skills and practices of sexuality education. Day one delves into models and ideas in sex education, sexual rights as human rights, and what that means for the practitioner as well as the student. Days 2 & 3 you will prctice the components of sex education, examine and plan for how sex education can or should look different for various audiences, and how a holistic view can be used to create a sex education program, exercise, class, or activity. You will create a sample curriculum or workshop as part of the class to cement your understanding of how to move theory to practice. Whether you work with children or adults, the disabled, within the LGBT world, or with a specific ethnic population, you will find useful material, practical skills for your work, and ideas you will be thinking about for a long time.
You will learn:
- sex education theory.
- Intersectional ideas and implementation of representation
- Concepts and models in comprehensive sex education.
- How to practice needs assessments, community agreements, small group and large group discussions
- How to create experiential exercises, including those involving any type of touch
- how to create safety in the classroom atmosphere.
- ways to deal with difficult challenges while training or teaching.
- identify the stages of group development
- practice how to work with specific groups or identities
- how to Identify your own personal training style.
- identify skills for self-care while training.
- Evidence-based educational practices shown by research to be effective in creating change.
Instructor(s): Scotney Young, MA, CSE, SIT
**We strongly recommend taking two recorded webinars prior to this course: Professional Presentation Skills, which will lay the groundwork for your educational skills prior to practicing them in this class; and also Therapeutic Skills for Sex Educators, which will prepare you for the Group Dynamics sections.**
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AASECT
This program meets the requirements for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 18 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward the AASECT Certification and renewal of certification. Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment, Provider #11-113-C. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org.
SEX EDUCATION TRAINING AREA: Theory and Methods of Sex Ed (B), Theory and Methods of GeneralEd, Educational Delivery Methods (A), Theory and Approaches to Sexuality Education with Specific Populations (D)
