This 3-day, highly interactive and engaging course can be taken as a stand-alone training to strengthen your skills, or as the first part of the full three-part sexual self-determination certification program.
This training will give participants a broad set of tools to understand and support the sexual health and development of people they support. These tools are beneficial for anyone, and especially helpful for people who work with someone who experiences intellectual and/or developmental diversity (disabilities). Over this three-day training participants will:
Broaden their understanding of sexuality and how it impacts behavior
Identify healthy sexual behaviors; respond to unhealthy behaviors
Recognize how trauma impacts sexuality and relationships
Utilize a framework for balancing risks, choice, and decision-making while proactively supporting someone’s healthy sexual development
After completing this training, participants will feel more confident in providing rights based, medically accurate, and trauma informed support on matters related to healthy relationships, sexuality, sexual health, sexual development, and challenging sexual behaviors.
This training is approved for continuing education credits in multiple states. And we can work with you to get it approved if your state is not yet on our list! For more details, contact mel@among-friends.org.
What Participants Say About Tier 1: FOUNDATIONS
From Participants
“This training pushed me to open up about sex, sexual body parts, and to be open and candid with others.”
“The unit on Trauma and how it affects decision making toward sexuality was eye opening. I thought I had a good understanding of it, but you had me looking at it in another way and I really appreciated that.”
“Discussing the rights of the people we support was invaluable.”
Requirements to Participate
Requirements to Participate in Tier 1
Prerequisites: none
Requirements: Attendance and active participation; Participants must also have a gmail account to access files and activities, a stable internet connection, familiarity with the zoom meeting platform, and participate in zoom meetings with their camera.
Outcomes: Participants will receive a certificate of attendance and can qualify for continuing education credits.
Optional: Participants will have the opportunity to take a post-training, open-notes assessment. If they pass with a score of 80% correct they will receive a certificate of completion and be eligible for Tier 2. Passing this assessment is required to move on to Tier 2.
*Please Note: Attendance for all 3 days is required to receive a certificate of completion and be eligible for Tier 2. (Tiers 1 and 2 are prerequisites to Tier 3)
Tier 1 Training Dates and Registration Information
Tier 1 Training Dates and Registration Information
Registration Fees $395 for Standard Registration; $295 for Early Bird Registration; scholarships are available for those with financial barriers; email us for more information.
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Tier 1 Outline
Tier 1 Outline
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Morning
Opening Session
Schedule and Attendance Policy
Logistics and Pre-Test
Welcome and Introductions
Opening Activity
Overview of Training and Certification Program
Break
Activity
Reflection Questions
Unit 2
Activity
Material – Overview of Trauma, Trauma and Sexuality, Trauma Therapies, Overview of Trauma Informed Care (TIC)
Break
Activity
Group Discussion
Peer Learning
Unit 4
Activity
Material – Talking About Sex with Teams, Duty of Care Vs. Dignity of Risk, Supported Decision Making
Break
Activity
Group Discussion
Peer Learning
Afternoon
Unit 1
Activity
Material – Understanding Sexuality, Puberty Vs. Adolescence, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Break
Activity
Group Discussion
Peer Learning
Unit 3
Activity
Material – Milestones in Healthy Sexual Development, Signs of Serious Sexual Concerns, Responding to Sexual Incidents, Mandatory Reporting
Break
Activity
Group Discussion
Peer Learning
Closing Session
Activity
Evals and Post-Test
Review of Key Info
Assessment Explanation
Break
Activity
Reflection Questions
Q&A
Wrap-up
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