How to Talk about Sex to System Involved Youth and their Caretakers

Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW

Training Description

To promote sexuality that is healthy and safe for system involved youth, providers and caregivers must feel comfortable talking about sex and sexuality in an age appropriate manner. The California Foster Youth Sexual Health Education Act (Senate Bill 89) went into effect in July of 2017, requires comprehensive sexual health education for youth in foster care and training requirements for foster caregivers, social workers and judges. Learn how to talk to youth of all ages about sex, consent and decision making around engaging in sex.  

Learning Objectives

• Determine when and how to talk with youth about sex, sexual consent and sexual decision making;
• Explain how to inquire about sexual consent;
• Educate caregivers on how to have healthy conversations with youth about sex, sexuality and their rights;

Agenda

9:00 - 9:15 Introductions

9:15 - 10:15 AB 89 – What and Why

10:15 - 10:45 Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Information

10:45 - 11:00 Break (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

11:00 - 12:15 Engaging and Talking to Youth about Healthy Sexual Development & Reproduction Sexual Health that is 

Accurate, Developmentally Appropriate, Age Appropriate, Trauma Informed, Strengths Based

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

1:15 - 2:00 Engaging and Talking to Youth about Healthy Sexual Development & Reproduction Sexual Health that is Accurate, Developmentally Appropriate, Age Appropriate, Trauma Informed, Strengths Based continued

2:00 - 2:45 Supporting Caregivers to Talk to Youth about Sex

2:45 - 3:00 Break (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

3:00 - 4:30 Pregnancy and Disease Prevention; Course Evaluations

4:30        Adjourn

Meet Our Trainer

Prior to receiving her MSW, Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW, worked in women’s health and reproductive care. She is a clinical social worker who has worked in, HMOs, public agencies, and private practice as both a mental-health provider and a supervisor for more than twenty-five years. She has taught courses in human sexuality, diagnoses, clinical supervision, law and ethics, childhood psychopathology, vicarious traumatization and energy psychology at universities, conferences, and mental-health agencies

This course meets the qualifications for (6) BBS CEUs for LCSWs and MFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.