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Socio-cultural and familial factors

Neurobiology of Trauma: Applications for Sex Education

Title of Event: Neurobiology of Trauma: Applications for Sex Education
 
Description of Event:
Why don't people run away or scream when they are being assaulted? Why are their memories often unclear, distorted and confusing? This webinar can explain how stress and trauma can alter brain functioning during sexual assaults and other traumatic experiences. This course educates us on trauma-informed practices one must employ when interacting with people who have been assaulted.

Insight from youth coresearchers: Early childbearing in a Northern Plains reservation community

Title of Event: Insight from youth coresearchers: Early childbearing in a Northern Plains reservation community
 
Description of Event:
American Indian youth experience teen birth and school dropout at higher rates than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. By engaging students as sexuality education coresearchers, our study revealed strengths-focused, culturally informed opportunities to support childbearing teens to stay in school in a reservation community.

Sex Education Through a Neurodiversity Lens: Understanding, Accommodations, and Application

Title of Event: Sex Education Through a Neurodiversity Lens: Understanding, Accommodations, and Application
 
Description of Event: This presentation will explore the rationale for adapting sex education to serve neurodiverse individuals and the techniques necessary to do so. Participants will also learn about resources for parents, educators, and administrators.
 
Date of Event: 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
 

Polyvagal Theory & KINK

Title of Event: Polyvagal Theory & KINK
 
Description of Event:
This course is designed for both professional mental health workers AND individuals looking to establish safety and connection in their KINKY sex practices. We'll examine how incorporating the modern science of Interpersonal Neurobiology with KINK dynamics can allow for increased co-regulation and self-regulation skills so we can fully enjoy the ANXIETY and STRESS we intentionally invite into SEX.

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