Adolescent Sexuality

Sexuality is one of the most important areas for all adolescents. Foster youth face special issues and needs related to their sexuality and relationships that can seriously impact their health and this future. Examine child and adolescent sexuality including information on sexual activity, how sexuality develops, and the components of sexual identity. Focus on issues impacting foster youth including sexual health, pregnancy, coercive sex, intimate relationships, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Review guidelines for helping foster youth address sexuality issues with a discussion of how to provide sexuality counseling and residential care issues.

3 Group Home Administrator CEUS

Instructor Paul Gibson, LCSW, is a Program Consultant with over 28 years of experience developing and directing programs for culturally diverse youth in residential, public health, mental health, and vocational services. He has more than 20 years experience as a licensed therapist and educator providing extensive trainings for youth service providers on working with vulnerable youth. He currently serves on the Mayor’s Transitional Youth Task Force in San Francisco.