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Sexuality & Preadolescents:  Facilitating, Responding, Teaching

February 18 & 19, 2008
1 or 2 participants $195 each; 3 or more $150 each

This training will help you facilitate sexuality education programs and activities with youth ages 9-12, communicate better with young people and answer their questions about sexuality. All participants will receive a copy of PPSP’s Steps Toward Adolescence curriculum.

Sexuality & Teens:  Facilitating, Responding, Teaching

March 17 & 18, 2008
1 or 2 participants $195 each; 3 or more $150 each

This training will help you facilitate sexuality education programs and activities with youth ages 13-18, communicate better with adolescents and respond to their questions about sexuality. All participants will receive a copy of PPSP’s Teen Times curriculum.

Sexuality & Young Children:  Positive Messages for a Health Future

April 24, 2008
1 or 2 participants $95 each; 3 or more $75 each

This training will help you understand the stages of normal sexual development; use teachable moments to give age-appropriate, healthy messages about sexuality to children ages 0-8; examine your values around sexuality and the implications of those values in working with young children; and explore strategies for dealing with difficult sexuality-related issues.

Sexuality & Youth in Residential Settings

May 15, 2008
1 or 2 participants $95 each; 3 or more $75 each

This training will help you understand the stages of sexual development throughout childhood and adolescence, as well as issues of particular concern for youth living in residential settings. Participants will explore strategies for answering tough questions, handling sexuality-related issues, and navigating relationships with both the youth they work with and their parents/caregivers.

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Sexuality 101:  Examining Comfort and Knowledge

February 25, 2008
1 or 2 participants $95 each; 3 or more $75 each

This workshop is for professionals who work with the Deaf and hard of hearing communities.  It will cover defining sexuality, sexual development, comfort with sexuality, dealing with sensitive issues, and answering tough questions. It is an interactive workshop that will provide participants with up-to-date facts.

STEPS for the Deaf:  Facilitating, Responding, Teaching

March 31 & April 1, 2008
1 or 2 participants $195 each; 3 or more $150 each

This workshop will help educators working with the Deaf and hard of hearing to increase knowledge, comfort and skill with implementing sexuality education with youth ages 9-13.  All participants will receive a copy of PPSP’s Steps for the Deaf curriculum.

Contraceptive Update for Interpreters of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

April 26, 2008
1 or 2 participants $95 each; 3 or more $75 each

Do you know about Essure, the IUS, and Fem Cap?  If not, come and join us!  This workshop will help Deaf and hearing interpreters increase knowledge, comfort and skill with interpreting information about contraceptive/birth control methods.

Sexuality and Your Consumer:  Providing Competent Care

May 31, 2008
1 or 2 participants $95 each; 3 or more $75 each

This workshop is for professionals who provide services to deaf and hard of hearing adults with additional disabilities.  This training will give you the opportunity to get up-to-date facts on sexuality-related information; identify sensitive situations and use an intervention model to help manage them; explore boundaries with sexuality and how to set appropriate limits with consumers; practice answering questions and managing sexuality-related comments consumers may make; and discuss and display resources for communicating messages and for working with consumers.

STD Update for Interpreters of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

June 28, 2008
1 or 2 participants $95 each; 3 or more $75 each

Do you know what LGV, Molluscum and Chancroid are?  What about the latest on Human Papilloma Virus?  This workshop will help Deaf and hearing interpreters increase knowledge, comfort and skill with interpreting about sexually transmitted diseases.

Signing for Sexuality for Interpreters of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

August 22 & 23, 2008
1 or 2 participants $175 each; 3 or more $135 each

Do you know what skin hunger, attraction template, and the sexual response cycle are?  Do you know the signs for the genitals, transgender, sexual assault (and more!)?  This workshop will provide Deaf and hearing interpreters the opportunity to increase knowledge of sexuality signs, explore comfort with interpreting sexuality situations and apply learning to skill development.  In addition, time will also be devoted to discussing how to interpreter for domestic violence and sexual abuse related situations.  It’s an interactive workshop where interpreters can get a lot of information in a safe way.

Deaf Teen Times:  Facilitating, Responding, Teaching

September 22-23, 2008
1 or 2 participants $195 each; 3 or more $150 each

This workshop will help educators working with the Deaf and hard of hearing to increase knowledge, comfort and skill with implementing sexuality education into the high school classroom.  All participants will receive a copy of PPSP’s Deaf Teen Times curriculum.