Preferred registration deadline: November 14th

3 CEs

According to the recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 11% of high school students were forced into sexual activity (including kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) when they did not want to, and 9% of high school students have been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to. LGBTQ+ high school students were impacted at even higher rates. One important way to combat this pervasive issue is to equip young people with the information and skills they need to give and get consent when they engage in sexual activity. This workshop will provide participants with the background information, framework, concrete activities, and conversation starters to use with adolescents to teach them the importance of consent.

This is an interactive synchronous distance learning course via Zoom.

General Admission: $65**
**Eligible discounts can be applied during checkout.

Class size is limited to 45.

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Course Outline

Content Level: Beginner

Target Audiences: Social workers, public health workers, other mental health providers, school social workers, health educators, and professionals who work with teens in one-on-one or group-based settings  

Agenda:

• Introduction, Objectives and Overview of the Day - 15 mins
• Overview of Relevant Research on Sexual Violence for Teens (review of data, including charts and reflection on trends in rates) - 30 mins
• What is Consent and Why Is It Important? Defining Consent - 30 mins
• Strengths-Based Approaches to Adolescent Sexual Health, Framing Healthy Sexuality for Teens, and Strengths-Based Approaches - 45 mins
• Teaching Consent (Interactive practice of the strategies - 60 mins

Learner Outcomes

• Identify key findings from current research on the rates of sexual violence among adolescents.
• Explain why conversations about consent are important for preventing sexual violence and supporting healthy sexual development in adolescents.
• Describe the basic principles of a strengths-based approach to promoting adolescent sexual health.
• Recognize conversation starters and simple activities that can be used to teach consent to adolescents.

Course Completion Requirements:

• The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/24/2025 – 9/24/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.
• The Brown School is also an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois.
• To earn ACE credit, attendees must arrive at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. ACE credit is not provided for partial attendance.  However, you may still qualify for partial Social Work Missouri and Illinois CEs provided by the Brown School.
• Brown School CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown.  You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available. ACE CE Certificates, if requested in your evaluation survey, will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
• For more information about CEs, accessibility, refund/cancelation policy, our grievance policy, or other inquiries please visit our About Us page or email brownprofdev@wustl.edu.