Speaker: Debbie Sheehan
Contact: Debbie Sheehan ~ Coordinator dlsheehan@archomaha.org
Archdiocese of Omaha 3218 N. 60th Street Omaha, NE 69104 402-556-8219 fes@archomaha.org
Speaker: Girls and Boys Town Center For Adolescent and Family Spirituality
Contact: 13803 Flanagan Blvd Boys Town, NE 68010 402-498-1885
Description of Ministry:
The Girls and Boys Town Center for Adolescent and Family Spirituality is dedicated to helping professionals and faith-based organizations make a positive impact on the spiritual and moral development of youth and families. Our programs and materials, designed to support both professionals and volunteers in ministry, integrate the three components of Girls and Boys Town’s research-based Model: teaching skills, building relationships and developing self-discipline. Our workshops provide participants with practical techniques and materials to help them serve youth and families more effectively.
Preferred Ministry Venue:
-Adult Workshops /Training - variety of formats available (1 hr, ½ day, 2 days,
etc.). Will tailor for specific needs/requests.
-Youth presentations.
-Retreats for teens, adults, families.
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.
