Benefits of Professional Development for Sexuality Professionals: An Educator's Perspective

Title of Event: Benefits of Professional Development for Sexuality Professionals: An Educator's Perspective

 

 

Description of Event:

As part of my dissertation work I am assessing the professional development needs of community based sexuality educators. In my experience, some conference and workshop planners rarely determine if their offerings will be of benefit to the attendees. Sitron and Dyson (2009) describe the goal of professional development for sexuality professionals as that of gaining a sense of self-awareness through assessing personal attitudes that may influence their practice. They found that skills (e.g., diagnostic tools, therapeutic techniques, education strategies, and preventative procedures) along with knowledge and awareness increase through participation in professional development. I would like to examine the pros and cons of professional development such as conferences and webinars during this talk.

 

 

Date of Event: 4/1/2024 - 12/31/2024

 

 

Location: Online Asynchronous

 

 

 

 

Sexuality Education (SE) Training: (check all that apply)

SE1. Sexuality education training will include, but is not limited to: theory and methods of general education (including curriculum development, delivery and evaluation).

SE2. Theory and methods of sexuality education (including curriculum development, delivery and evaluation).

 

 

Presenter/Speaker: Tanya M. Bass, PhD, MS, MEd, CHES, CSE, 

 

 

Contact Name: Bill Taverner

 

 

Contact Email: SELS@sexedlectures.org

 

 

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AASECT Approved CEs: 1.0