Description:

This training walks you through steps to utilize supported decision-making with someone to teach them how to make decisions regarding their sexuality and relationships. Examine sexual self-determination, the dignity of risk, and increase skills for independence. Discuss how to create a safety net of trusted advocates and learn to address concerns of liability.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the difference between puberty and adolescence

• Discover the physical and physiological changes that occur in the teen years

• Identify the psychological and emotional changes a person goes through during this time

• Prepare for a person’s emerging sexuality

• Understand gender identity as separate from sexual orientation

• Recognize the need to prepare someone for sexual health and development

Continuing Education Credits:

• Approved for CEUs for Oregon Foster Care and Long-Term Care Providers

• Approved for CEs for Washington State Long-Term Care Workers through Training Program Among Friends, LLC (WA753791) under DSHS CE Approval Code

Available Formats:

• Fast Track (1.5 hours) - between 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm PT

• Half Day (3 hours) - between 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm PT

• Full Day (6 hours) - 9am-4pm PT with an hour lunch

There is an additional charge for trainings outside of the hours listed.