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Raising the Bar for Consent: Going Beyond Yes and No to Prevent Sexual Abuse

Title of Event:Raising the Bar for Consent: Going Beyond Yes and No to Prevent Sexual Abuse

Description of Event:

Learn how to lead a Consent Talk that goes beyond “yes” and “no”: we’ll do a deep dive on consent myths, unpack toxic masculinity in the media, and learn how to practice consent in every-day situations. Participants will leave with a detailed framework they can use in classrooms.

Start Date: 12-16-2026

End Date: 12-16-2026

Time of Event: 7-8 pm ET

Location: Online Synchronous/Online Asynchronous

Presenter/Speaker: Adam Joel

Disrupting Recidivism: Restorative Justice Through Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Title of Event: Disrupting Recidivism: Restorative Justice Through Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Description of Event: This workshop will focus on how restorative and transformative justice approaches can be incorporated into comprehensive sexual health education, with an emphasis on consent, to help prevent child-on-child sexual harm. The approach may be used preventively and as part of intervention efforts with youth who have caused sexual harm.

Start Date: 12-02-2026

End Date: 12-02-2026

Time of Event: 7-8 pm ET

Sex Therapy Certificate at CIIS

Title of Workshop: Sex Therapy Certificate at CIIS

Date: Spring 2027 running for five weekends of instruction between February 5 – May 8, 2027; Priority Deadline & Priority Scholarship Deadline November 30; Final Deadline January 10

Location:

Synchronous hours online via Zoom
Asynchronous hours online

Presenters: Zoe & Walt Sipe, Fiona O’Farrell, Estefania Smich, Juan Camarena, Bianca Laureano, Damon Constantinides

CE Provider:  California Institute of Integral Studies

Contact Name: Kyle De Medio                   

Introduction to Crucible® Therapy

Title of Event: Introduction to Crucible® Therapy

Description of Event:

A five-session live online training in the Sexual Crucible® Approach to couples and sex therapy, developed by Dr. David Schnarch. This differentiation-based model understands sex as a vehicle for human growth rather than a behavior to be corrected, integrating systems theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and adult development into a unified clinical framework.

Child Sexual Abuse: From Healthy Development to Forensic Medical Evaluation

Title of Event: Child Sexual Abuse: From Healthy Development to Forensic Medical Evaluation

Description of Event:

Led by Dr. Verena Brown, a board-certified child abuse pediatrician and AASECT-certified sexuality educator, this two-day intensive gives AASECT-certified educators, counselors, and therapists the full clinical picture, from healthy child sexual developement to the forensic medicine involved in a child sexual abuse work-up.

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