Sexuality - Programs & Resources

Program: HEARTS (click here for more info!)
Contact:Archdiocese of Omaha
3218 N. 60th Street

Omaha, NE 69104

402-556-8219

fes@archomaha.org

Debbie Sheehan ~ Coordinator dlsheehan@archomaha.org
Margaret Iossi, Program Coordinator mmiossi@archomaha.org
Sr. Jan Mengenhauser, Hispanic Outreach Coordinator jrmengenhauser@archomaha.org

Program: Love, Sex and Media
Contact:Archdiocese of Omaha

3218 N. 60th Street

Omaha, NE 69104

402-556-8219

Summary:

Studies show that children gain most of their information regarding sexuality from their peers and the media. They also voice their desire to be in more open conversation with parents about these issues. Yet there seems to be much silence about sex between parents and children. How can parents help young people to develop enduring values in this very important dimension of human life?

Love, Sex and Media is a single two hour program aimed at:
engaging parents in active reflection about the meaning of human sexuality,
raising parental awareness about the values communicated to children by media sources,
and improving parental communication skills with regard to sexuality.

This program can be requested by parishes, schools, etc and may be presented for as many participants as space will allow.

PROGRAM: Girls and Boys Town Center For Adolescent and Family Spirituality
Contact: Laura Buddenberg, 402-498-1899, buddenbergL@girlsandboystown.org

13803 Flanagan Blvd

Boys Town, NE 68010

402-498-1885

Workshop Titles/Descriptions

Adolescent Sexuality

There are NO Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Pratfalls of Relationships:This workshop offers timely advice and practical tools for parents on how to talk with their daughters about the purpose for dating and to how to create family rules for dating.

The 12 Steps of Physical Intimacy: This workshop will introduce participants to the 12 Steps of Physical Intimacy, a practical framework for understanding, creating and discussing healthy physical and sexual boundaries in dating relationships and friendships. Based on research by social scientist Desmond Morris, the 12 Steps can help teens (and adults, too!) address important boundary issues like- How far is too far and why? How far is far enough and why? Presentations are available for both adults and teens.

FACTS (Family Accountability Communicating Teens Sexuality), Northwest Family Services: FACTS is a holistic prevention curriculum that teaches premarital abstinence and healthy relational boundaries. Presentations are available for both adults and teens.

Sexual Health Today, Medical Institute for Sexual Health: This program looks important health issues such as the current sexually transmitted disease (STD) epidemic; individual STDs and their symptoms and treatment; teens and sex; STDs and pregnancy-risk elimination; and solutions that work. Presentations are available for both adults and teens.

Unmasking Sexual Con Games: This Girls and Boys Town program teaches youth to recognize emotional manipulation and sexual coercion (sexual con games). We’ll show you how to give kids the information and skills they need to avoid unhealthy and harmful relationships by addressing such issues as: What is a sexual con game? Who perpetrates these games? How can I recognize if I am being conned? How can I avoid falling victim to a sexual con artist? What is a healthy relationship? Presentations are available for both adults and teens.

WAIT (Why Am I Tempted): WAIT Training is directive character education that teaches youth the value of love and commitment. This program helps teens identify the physical, emotional, academic and economic benefits of saying “yes” to relationships while saving sex for marriage. Presentations are available for both adults and teens.

Healthy Boundaries for Healthy Relationships

Boundaries: A Guide for Teens: Help teens asses their relationships with family, friends, classmates and new acquaintances. Teach them how to build close and satisfying friendships while guarding against being used or abused by others. Show them what it takes to be a good friend. Presentations are available for both adults and teens.

Child Sexual Abuse: Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of child sexual abuse. How do you respond if someone tells you he or she has been abused? What are appropriate responses and where do you turn for help? How do you establish appropriate boundaries to encourage right relationships while fostering a safe environment for adults and children? Presentations are available for adults only.

Sexual Harassment: Using the video “Flirting or Hurting” (Wellesley Center for Women), learn how to recognize and teach effectively to sexual harassment in school, social and church settings. Presentations are available for both adults and teens.

Teaching Social Skills To Youth:Young people today are faced with an increasingly complex world. Some youth lack the tools required to cope successfully with external and internal pressures, lack the ability to interact with others in socially acceptable ways, or are unable to make good decisions. This workshop introduces adults to a research-based, results-oriented teaching model that helps teens learn the social skills they need to better cope with pressures and decisions and to interact positively with peers and adults. Presentation for adults.