Conference

Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference

Maine’s annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference began as an effort to provide sexuality education updates to school nurses and health teachers and has grown into an eagerly anticipated annual event for educators, school nurses, school counselors, and other youth-serving professionals. Every year we are excited to come together to share new and innovative programming, develop skills and knowledge, and provide resources for delivering positive, inclusive sexual health education.

Stay tuned for updated information on our 2024 conference.

Maine Family Planning’s 17th Annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference, themed “Sex Ed in a Changing World,” took place on April 7.

2023 Conference Program

Keynote

Dr. Rachael Gibson
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Workshops

Prevention, Response, And Healing From Sextortion presented by Dr. Rachael Gibson
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- Resources Shared: Policy Makers Resources on Sextortion

Abortion Is Normal: Sharing Facts and Debunking Myths presented by Lindsey Piper
The Perfect Girl Doesn’t Exist: Social Media and Gender Stereotypes presented by Adrienne Carmack
Resources for Culture Change: Youth Empowerment & Adult Allyship presented by Shael Norris
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- Resources Shared: SafeBAE Posters
Porn Literacy presented by Katie Church, Lisa Rävar, and Lynette Johnson
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- Resources Shared: Resource List for Addressing Sexually Explicit Media in Sex Education
What is Anti-Racist Sex Ed? Taking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) from Theory to Action presented by Olivia Friday LoneMan
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- Resources Shared: Anti-Racist Sex Ed
Building Welcoming and Inclusive Health Classes for Maine’s LGBTQ+ Youth presented by Katie Lutts
Preventing Teen Dating Violence presented by Nancy Provost, Danielle Eaton, Daniel Norwood, and Allison Fortin
Sex is a Funny Word: Addressing Common Questions about Sexual Health Services presented by Finn Wilder
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Maine Family Planning’s 16th Annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference, themed “#SexEdForAll,” took place virtually on April 7 and April 8.

2022 Conference Program

Keynote

Dr. Tanya Bass
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- Resources Shared: Bass Coleman A Review of History of Sex Education by SIECUS, I Am From , The Complexity of Identity

Workshops

Towards Cultural Responsiveness in the Sex Education Classroom presented by April Perkins, Deqa Dhalac, and Amelia Lyons
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Queering Consent presented by Kat Duvall and Caroline Wheeler
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- Resources Shared: Queering Consent
Teen Pregnancy & Moving Beyond “Prevention” presented by Olivia Pennington
Centering the Disability Experience: Normalizing Sexuality presented by Rachel Kaplan
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- Resources Shared: Centering the Disability Experience: Normalizing Sexuality
Queer Sex Ed 201 presented by Aspen Ruhlin
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How Do Gender Stereotypes Affect the Way We Teach Sex Ed? presented by Danny Mejia and MB2M Youth Council
What’s New in Sexual Health? presented by Vanessa Shields-Haas
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Maine Family Planning’s 15th Annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference, themed “Cultivating a Culture of Consent,” took place virtually on April 1 and April 2.

2021 Conference Program

Keynote

Justine Finn
- Resources Shared: Consent Resources, Free Consent Education Resources, Consent Voices to Check Out Online

Workshops

Educators Championing Justice: Three Ways to Disrupt Toxic Behaviors and Fight for Equality in Schools presented by Justine Finn
What’s New in Sexual Health Services presented by Leah Coplon and Sara Hayes
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Safer Sexting presented by Cheyenne Robinson-Bauman
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- Resources Shared: Safer Sexting Curriculum
Changing School Culture through Youth Leadership presented by Shael Norris and Aela Mansmann
Healthy Relationships for Queer, Trans & Non-Binary Youth presented by Mariah Reed and Caroline Wheeler
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Consent at Every Age presented by Vicki Preston and Kathleen Paradis
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- Resources Shared: Consent at every age resources, The MnM Game, Out of Order, Grade 8 Lesson on Understanding and Applying Consent, Consent+Toolkit, Consent Skit, Grade 6 – Lesson on Understanding Boundaries, Lesson on 3Rs-Rights Respect Responsibility