Course in Sexual education for teens and their families

With our practical sex education course, teens, parents, and professionals gain clear tools to prevent risks, improve communication, and foster healthy relationships, supporting young people's emotional safety and confidence through evidence based guidance and downloadable resources.

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Course in Sexual education for teens and their families

This course provides a comprehensive perspective on adolescent sexuality education, addressing physical, emotional, and social development. It covers legal frameworks, affective diversity, and care strategies that support respectful, safe environments for young people in educational and family settings, while considering digital realities and physical well being.

It addresses risk prevention, reproductive health, support methods, and conflict resolution, with attention to the concept of consent and the promotion of respect in relationships. Power dynamics, signs of abuse, and protection protocols adapted to different situations are examined.

The teaching approach offers tools for communication between young people and adults, strengthens emotional literacy, and develops skills for recognizing warning signs and providing informed support. It suggests reflection activities, classroom resources, and group work guides that respect cultural diversity and the particular characteristics of each community. Participants learn to foster open dialogue, set appropriate boundaries, and respond thoughtfully to questions about bodies, relationships, and personal well being.

Suitable for teachers, health professionals, and families seeking to understand and accompany adolescents within an ethical, evidence based framework. The content promotes respect, inclusion, and constructive problem solving in complex situations. It provides guidance for addressing emerging risks and coordinating with local services and health centers. It supports consistent care, collaboration, and safe conversations about concerns in settings.

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Course objectives: sex education for adolescents

  • 🔹 Understand sexual and emotional development during adolescence.
  • 🔹 Foster respect and consent among young people.
  • 🔹 Identify and prevent sexual risks and unsafe environments.
  • 🔹 Improve communication among families, educators, and adolescents.
  • 🔹 Apply legal frameworks and safeguarding protocols.
  • 🔹 Promote inclusion and diversity in relationship and sexuality education.

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The course syllabus includes:

👨🏻‍🏫 23 Topics
TOPIC 1: SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
5 Lessons00:27:44
You will learn the biological foundations of sex and sexual response STI prevention and management contraception consent inclusive relationship education and digital and school protection strategies for adolescents

1.1 Levels of sexual differentiation: chromosomal, gonadal, and phenotypic

You will learn how human sex develops: chromosomal basis and the bipotential stage, SRY gonadal determination versus ovarian pathways, and how hormones and enzymes shape internal and external genitalia.

05:49

1.2 Bipotential Embryonic Stage and the Wolffian and Müllerian Duct Systems

You will learn how the first six embryonic weeks involve a bipotential phase with Wolffian and Müllerian ducts, and how AMH and testosterone guide their development or regression.

05:14

1.3 Role of the SRY gene, testosterone, AMH, and 5-alpha-reductase in masculinization

You will learn how activation of the SRY gene triggers testicle formation and how AMH, testosterone, and 5-alpha-reductase coordinate differentiation of the internal and external male reproductive systems.

05:31

1.4 Active pathway of ovarian differentiation [WNT4, DAX1, and FOXL2 genes]

You will learn why ovarian differentiation is an active genetic pathway, not a defect, and how WNT4, DAX1, and FOXL2 promote and maintain ovarian fate by blocking masculinization.

05:44

1.5 Organizing and activating biological effects of androgens and estrogens

You will learn how androgens and estrogens irreversibly organize prenatal hypothalamic anatomy and circuits, and how during puberty their activating effects produce sex characteristics, physical changes, and increased libido.

05:26

TOPIC 2: PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUAL DESIRE AND RESPONSE
5 Lessons00:28:01
Learn the circular model of sexual desire, how context and progressive stimulation spark desire, its neurochemistry and sexual cycle, and how to reduce guilt, fear and stress that inhibit arousal and climax.

2.1 Circular Model of Sexual Response and Responsive Desire

You will learn the circular model of sexual desire: how neutrality, emotional context, and gradual stimulation foster responsive desire, easing pressure and validating different intimate rhythms.

05:36

2.2 Dual Control Model [Sexual Arousal and Inhibition System]

You will learn that desire depends on the balance between a brain accelerator for sexual activation and an inhibitory brake, and how to educate adolescents to reduce guilt, fear, and stress that block arousal.

05:36

2.3 Neurobiological Bases of Desire: Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, and Cortisol

You will learn how dopamine in the limbic system drives sexual desire, how serotonin and oxytocin regulate it by inhibiting or promoting attachment, and how stress related cortisol can suppress it.

05:27

2.4 Phases of the sexual response cycle: desire, arousal, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

You will learn the phases of the human sexual cycle: desire, arousal, plateau, orgasm, and resolution, along with their neurophysiological foundations, vascular changes, and physiological differences between sexes.

05:43

2.5 Prefrontal deactivation and amygdalin during orgasmic climax

You will learn that climax requires temporary deactivation of the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, allowing loss of voluntary control and a sense of safety, and why anxiety or self evaluation can block it.

05:39

TOPIC 3: FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY AND SPECIFIC GENITAL RESPONSES
5 Lessons00:29:30
You will learn the anatomy and hemodynamics of the female erectile complex, lubrication and orgasm mechanisms, erection and ejaculation physiology, self exploration, healthy masturbation, and safe practices.

3.1 Three-dimensional anatomical network of the female erectile system [clitoris, bulbs, and crura]

You will learn the three dimensional anatomy and hemodynamics of the female erectile complex, how roots and bulbs engorge during arousal, and why clitoral and vaginal orgasms are the same integrated response.

05:48

3.2 Physiology of Vaginal Lubrication by Transudation and Intimate Hygiene

You will learn how parasympathetic vasodilation causes vaginal transudation that lubricates and neutralizes pH, the role of glands, factors that inhibit it, and safe hygiene and lubrication practices.

06:04

3.3 Neurovascular Mechanism of Penile Erection and the Role of Nitric Oxide / cGMP

You will learn how erections depend on NO and cGMP to relax arteries, the veno-occlusive mechanism that maintains rigidity, and why sympathetic stress can cause erectile dysfunction.

05:50

3.4 Biomechanical phases of ejaculation [emission and expulsion] and the refractory period

You will learn about the phases of male ejaculation, emission, expulsion, and the refractory period, along with the neuromuscular and neurohormonal mechanisms that regulate them.

05:38

3.5 Testicular and breast self-examination and depathologized masturbation

You will learn testicular, breast, and vulvar self exams to detect abnormalities, understand the neurobiological benefits of guilt free masturbation, and reshape practices for healthy erotic autonomy.

06:10

TOPIC 4: PORN EDUCATION AND THE DECONSTRUCTION OF EXPLICIT DIGITAL CONSUMPTION
4 Lessons00:13:42
You will learn how early exposure and pornography distort sexuality and consent, challenge their myths and algorithms, and promote respectful erotic practices and bodily autonomy.

4.1 Impact of Early Exposure to Pornography

You will learn how early exposure to sexual content during puberty overstimulates dopamine pathways and brain plasticity, distorting erotic expectations, harming intimate relationships, and causing anxiety.

03:28

4.2 Deconstruction of the Pornographic-Erotic Model

You will learn to examine how porn fictionalizes pleasure, favors mechanical acts and intercourse centered sex, and distorts consent, to reclaim respectful, mutual erotic practices.

03:35

4.3 Addressing Pornography at Home and in the Classroom

You will learn to replace punitive responses with a pedagogical approach: foster secular dialogue, teach pornography literacy as fiction, and help young people distinguish filmed fantasy from real erotic experiences.

03:23

4.4 Fostering Critical Thinking in the Face of Hypersexualization

You will learn how algorithms and filters create unrealistic body ideals, uncover their commercial interests, and strengthen bodily autonomy and acceptance of diversity.

03:16

TOPIC 5: PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING MODELS IN SEX EDUCATION
5 Lessons00:28:00
You will learn to design constructivist sexuality education focused on autonomy, affective development, affirmative consent, gender perspective and critical thinking, assess knowledge, skills and attitudes, and create safe, inclusive spaces.

5.1 Historical Evolution from the Medical-Biological Model to the Constructivist ESI Model

You will learn about the evolution of sexuality education and the foundations of constructivist comprehensive sexuality education: autonomy, emotional wellbeing, consensual pleasure, gender perspective, and critical thinking.

05:27

5.2 Principles of Biographical, Critical, and Salutogenic Pedagogy

You will learn to connect science with your biography to build a healthy, self-directed sexuality, fostering salutogenic well-being, affirmative consent, and critical reflection on gender roles and power imbalances.

05:28

5.3 Active strategies: anonymous question boxes, socio-dramas, and critical media analysis

You will learn to use anonymous questions to overcome shyness, practice social skills through role play, and analyze media to identify and dismantle stereotypes.

05:40

5.4 Continuous assessment of the conceptual, procedural, and attitudinal dimensions

You will learn to continuously assess sexual and emotional education across three dimensions: knowledge of anatomy, contraception and consent, practical skills in condom use and communication, and attitudes toward respect and diversity.

05:31

5.5 Analysis of the Hidden Curriculum and the Facilitator’s Pedagogical Neutrality

You will learn to identify and audit the hidden curriculum in schools, apply pedagogical neutrality, and use teaching strategies to create safe, inclusive spaces for emotional and sexual wellbeing, free from stereotypes.

05:54

TOPIC 6: GUIDELINES FOR EMOTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE COMMUNICATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT
4 Lessons00:16:03
You will learn to listen to and validate teens’ concerns, respond with clear, age appropriate scientific language, set limits and screen agreements that foster autonomy, and address risks, crises, and consent without judgment.

6.1 Dialogic Skills at Home

You will learn to calmly listen to and validate adolescents’ questions about their bodies and feelings, respond with scientific language suited to their maturity, and combine ethics and emotion to foster trust and informed decisions.

04:21

6.2 Privacy and Boundaries in Daily Life

You will learn to respect and set boundaries around adolescent privacy, fostering growing autonomy and family harmony through agreements that balance freedom and rules.

04:02

6.3 Technological mediation and non-invasive supervision

You will learn to negotiate family screen use rules, promote self regulation, and prevent digital risks through dialogue and non intrusive supervision.

03:52

6.4 Crisis Management and Emotional-Sexual Conflicts

You will learn to respond to risk taking behavior and emotional crises in adolescents by offering nonjudgmental support, prioritizing their health, and guiding them on consent, boundaries, and respectful relationships.

03:48

TOPIC 7: MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND BODY IMAGE PRESSURE
4 Lessons00:15:59
You will learn how filters, algorithms, approval and hypersexualization on social media cause body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and anxiety, and apply digital literacy, early detection, mindful disconnection and self care.

7.1 Virtual hypervisibility and body dysmorphia

You will learn how social media filters and algorithms fuel body dissatisfaction and eating disorder risk, plus digital literacy and prevention strategies to protect adolescent mental health.

04:08

7.2 Sexualized Self-Esteem and Digital Validation

You will learn to identify how seeking approval on social media and hypersexualization harm adolescent self-esteem, and promote self-awareness to strengthen it.

03:59

7.3 Identifying Emotional Vulnerability

You will learn to identify how digital pressure and cyberviolence cause social anxiety, somatization, and isolation in adolescents, and detect early signs to activate family support and psychological intervention.

04:02

7.4 Resilience and Body Neutrality

You will learn to value your body for its function and diversity through body neutrality, while practicing mindful digital disconnection and self care habits to reduce anxiety and improve wellbeing.

03:50

TOPIC 8: COMPREHENSIVE CONTRACEPTION AND FAMILY PLANNING
5 Lessons00:27:07
Learn how barrier, short acting hormonal, LARC, and emergency contraception work, their benefits and limits, the Pearl Index, the gap between perfect and typical use among youth, why withdrawal and double condoms fail, and how dual protection helps.

8.1 Objective classification of methods: barrier, hormonal, LARC, and emergency

You will learn the mechanisms, benefits, and limitations of barrier, short acting hormonal, LARC, and emergency contraception, plus how to combine them for maximum protection.

05:30

8.2 Difference Between Theoretical and Typical Efficacy Using the Pearl Index

In this video, you’ll learn what the Pearl Index measures, the difference between theoretical and typical effectiveness, why the gap widens in adolescents, and how the dual method reduces failures and infections.

05:09

8.3 The Dual-Method Strategy for Simultaneous Prevention of Pregnancy and STIs

You will learn about the gap between ideal and typical effectiveness among young people and how combining condoms with long acting contraception maximizes protection against pregnancy and STIs while promoting shared responsibility.

04:55

8.4 Scientific Debunking of Coitus Interruptus and the Dual Use of Condoms

You will learn why withdrawal does not prevent pregnancy or STIs, how pre-ejaculate works and control can be lost at climax, and why using two condoms increases breakage, friction, and abrasion risk.

05:46

8.5 Non-Abortive Mechanism of Action of the Emergency Contraceptive Pill [ECP]

You will learn how emergency contraception prevents pregnancy by blocking or delaying ovulation, thickening cervical mucus, without affecting implantation or causing abortion.

05:47

TOPIC 9: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS [STIS] AND HIV/AIDS
5 Lessons00:27:13
Learn why STIs are common and often asymptomatic in young people, the effects of chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV, herpes, hepatitis B, and HIV, plus prevention, treatment, and how to guide, support, and notify partners.

9.1 Epidemiology of STIs in adolescents and cervical ectopia in young women

In this video, you will learn why STIs are common and often asymptomatic among young people, how cervical ectopy increases female vulnerability, and which behaviors and social barriers facilitate transmission and delayed diagnosis.

05:26

9.2 Bacterial Pathophysiology [Chlamydia and Gonorrhea] and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

You will learn Chlamydia’s intracellular cycle, how Chlamydia and gonorrhea damage the epithelium, the inflammatory response, and how this can lead to pelvic disease, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy.

05:43

9.3 Viral Infections: Oncogenic HPV, Genital Herpes, and Hepatitis B

In this video, you will learn how high-risk HPV causes cancer at the cellular level, how genital herpes establishes latency and reactivates, and how hepatitis B spreads, becomes chronic, and is prevented with vaccination.

05:22

9.4 Mechanisms of HIV on CD4 lymphocytes and the scientific milestone ,Undetectable Untransmittable, [U U]

You will learn how HIV infects and destroys CD4 lymphocytes, how antiretroviral therapy restores immunity, and why maintaining an undetectable viral load prevents sexual transmission.

05:26

9.5 Nursing care, partner tracing, and treatment adherence

You will learn to provide emotional support and counseling before and after STI testing for adolescents, support ethical partner notification, and promote treatment adherence and preventive measures through clinical discharge.

05:16

TOPIC 10: DIVERSITY OF FAMILY STRUCTURES AND COEDUCATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
4 Lessons00:14:57
You will learn to recognize and affirm diverse families, challenge the heteronormative nuclear family model, adapt language, materials and protocols, collaborate with families, and prevent and address bullying related to household structure.

10.1 Diversity of Family Models

You will learn to recognize and validate diverse families, move beyond the nuclear family model in schools, and adapt administrative language and practices to foster inclusion, belonging, and student respect.

03:56

10.2 Preventing Bullying Based on Socio-Family Diversity

Learn to prevent and address bullying linked to family structure through classroom strategies, rapid protection protocols, and psychological support.

03:50

10.3 Home-School Partnership

You will learn how families and schools can coordinate through communication channels and regular meetings to align prevention approaches, promote inclusion, respect and consent, and prevent bullying and discrimination.

03:34

10.4 Curricular Integration of Family Diversity

You will learn to adapt school materials and activities to represent all family structures, avoid heteronormative bias, and reframe celebrations, promoting student inclusion and wellbeing.

03:37

TOPIC 11: ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY AND OBSTETRIC INTERVENTION
5 Lessons00:24:52
You will learn to identify and manage risks in adolescent pregnancy, mother fetus conflict, hypertension, anemia, low weight and prematurity, detect concealed abuse, activate protocols, and provide psychosocial, breastfeeding and LARC support.

11.1 Biological Nutritional Competition Between the Fetus and the Immature Adolescent Mother

You will learn why adolescent pregnancy creates a metabolic conflict between maternal growth and fetal demands, how the placenta prioritizes the fetus, and the nutritional and clinical risks and measures involved.

05:39

11.2 Obstetric risks: cephalopelvic disproportion, preeclampsia, and low birth weight

Learn about the clinical risks of adolescent pregnancy: cephalopelvic disproportion, skeletal immaturity, preeclampsia, eclampsia, and nutritional competition causing anemia, low birth weight, and prematurity.

05:35

11.3 Mechanisms of pregnancy denial and delays in prenatal care

You will learn why adolescent girls hide pregnancies, the clinical consequences of delayed prenatal care, and how to identify signs of abuse to activate protection protocols and multidisciplinary care.

03:24

11.4 Detection of Abuse and Incest as an Underlying Cause of Pregnancy in Girls Under 15

In this video, learn to interpret pregnancy in girls under 15 as a possible sign of abuse, identify asymmetries and warning signs, and activate protection, confidentiality, and mandatory reporting protocols.

04:55

11.5 Postpartum support and provision of LARC immediately after childbirth

You will learn psychosocial care and mental health strategies for adolescent mothers during the postpartum period, including home support, respectful breastfeeding, and long acting reversible contraception before discharge.

05:19

TOPIC 12: SEX-GENDER SYSTEM, STEREOTYPES, AND COEDUCATION
5 Lessons00:28:15
You will learn to distinguish biological sex from social gender, identify and deconstruct norms, stereotypes, androcentric language, and forms of violence, and promote egalitarian, inclusive femininities, masculinities, and relationships.

12.1 Conceptual distinction between sex [biology] and gender [social construct]

In this video, you will learn to distinguish sex as biological markers from gender as a social construct, recognize how this system produces inequalities, and how education can deconstruct them to promote equity.

05:34

12.2 Analysis of Gender-Differentiated Socialization and Hegemonic Identities

You will learn how socialization by family, school, and media creates hegemonic identities, its biopsychosocial effects, and ways to deconstruct stereotypes and achieve equality.

05:37

12.3 Building Alternative and Co-Responsible Masculinities and Femininities

You will learn to identify and challenge gender norms, promote autonomous femininities and accountable masculinities, and create more equitable relationships and environments free from violence.

05:19

12.4 Dismantling androcentric language and slut-shaming in schools

You will learn to replace androcentric language with inclusive wording, prevent slut-shaming and verbal harassment, and promote respectful communication that recognizes diversity at school.

05:43

12.5 Deconstructing Myths of Romantic Love and Asymmetries in Couples

Learn to deconstruct romantic love: identify gender narratives and roles, recognize power imbalances and signs of control, and foster egalitarian relationships based on autonomy, communication, and reciprocity.

06:02

TOPIC 13: SEXUAL DIVERSITY, ORIENTATIONS, AND IDENTITIES
5 Lessons00:27:53
You will learn to distinguish sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, depathologize trans, nonbinary, and intersex identities, detect discrimination and intersectionality, and foster inclusive classrooms.

13.1 Distinguishing Between Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression

You will learn to distinguish sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, understand their meaning and differences, and promote respect and inclusion in the classroom without prejudice.

05:25 🔒

13.2 Recognition of Trans, Non-Binary, and Intersex Identities

You will learn about trans, nonbinary, and intersex identities, why depathologizing them matters, and which educational and policy measures support student respect, inclusion, and autonomy.

05:49 🔒

13.3 Combating Institutional Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia

You will learn to identify the roots and manifestations of institutional discrimination against sexually diverse people, its impact on youth, and educational and policy strategies to prevent it and foster inclusive environments.

05:37 🔒

13.4 Intersectionality in Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

You will learn how intersectionality intensifies violence against LGBTI+ youth when combined with disability, ethnic background, and precarious conditions, and which institutional preventive and protective measures to apply.

05:30 🔒

13.5 Promoting Safe and Inclusive School Environments for the LGBTIQ+ Community

You will learn to depathologize and recognize sexual and gender diversity, prevent and respond to harassment, and apply inclusive teaching strategies to create safe, equitable classrooms.

05:32 🔒

TOPIC 14: PREVENTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
5 Lessons00:27:01
You will learn to distinguish sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and consensual courtship, apply voluntary, explicit, and reversible affirmative consent, and identify effects and protocols to prevent, respond, and report.

14.1 Legal Definition of Sexual Harassment and the Primacy of Impact Over Intent

You will learn which behaviors constitute sexual harassment under the law, how their objective impact is assessed, and why the offender’s intent does not absolve responsibility.

05:31 🔒

14.2 Distinguishing Between Sexual Harassment, Harassment Based on Sex, and Consensual Flirtation

You will learn to distinguish sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and consensual courtship, identify behaviors and consequences, and apply voluntary, explicit, reversible consent to respect boundaries.

05:17 🔒

14.3 Types: Sexual Blackmail [Quid Pro Quo] and Environmental or Hostile Harassment

Learn to identify quid pro quo and hostile environment sexual harassment, understand their dynamics and effects, and know how to respond, prevent, and report it in educational and workplace settings.

05:17 🔒

14.4 The Principle of Affirmative Consent [enthusiastic, informed, specific, and revocable]

You will learn what affirmative consent means: requiring an enthusiastic, informed expression, understanding that silence is not acceptance, and ensuring consent is specific, reversible, and respected immediately.

05:19 🔒

14.5 Psychosocial Impact, Bystander Syndrome, and Prevention of Revictimization

Learn to identify the psychosomatic and social consequences of sexual harassment among young people, the bystander’s role, and school measures to protect victims and prevent revictimization.

05:37 🔒

TOPIC 15: REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES TO HARASSMENT AND EQUALITY
5 Lessons00:26:40
Learn to apply the CEDAW framework, Convention 190, the Istanbul Convention, EU directives and Organic Law 3 2007 to prevent and punish harassment and cyberviolence, protect victims, shift the burden of proof and implement protocols.

15.1 International Framework: CEDAW Recommendations and ILO Convention No. 190

In this video, you will learn how CEDAW Recommendations 19 and 35 and ILO Convention 190 have expanded protection against harassment and violence, including cyberharassment, and the legal duties of states and employers.

05:30 🔒

15.2 The Istanbul Convention and European Directives on Equality and Digital Violence

You will learn how the European legal framework, including the Istanbul Convention and EU directives, addresses harassment and cyberviolence, requires education on consent and equality, and mandates workplace protocols and sanctions.

05:12 🔒

15.3 Organic Law 3/2007 [LOIEMH]: Reversal of the Burden of Proof and Compensation

You will learn how Organic Law 3 2007, Article 13, shifts the burden of proof in cases involving signs of discrimination or harassment, and how protection against retaliation safeguards people at work and in academic settings.

05:00 🔒

15.4 Implementation of the LOPIVI and the Role of the Well-Being and Protection Coordinator

You will learn how new child protection regulations transform school life: the duty to report and detect concerns early, and the role of the Welfare and Protection Coordinator.

05:23 🔒

15.5 Operational Structure of the Action Protocols and Corporate Responsibility/RLT

You will learn to apply protocols for sexual and gender-based harassment: employer and worker representative duties, confidential reporting, investigative committees, interim measures, short deadlines, sanctions, and remedies.

05:35 🔒

TOPIC 16: SEX EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
5 Lessons00:27:56
You will learn the social model of disability and UN sexual rights, challenge myths, and design accessible, ethical sex education focused on consent, autonomy, sexual assistance, and support.

16.1 The Social Model of Disability and Sexual Rights under the UN Convention

You will learn the social model of functional diversity, UN sexual rights, how to challenge myths about sexuality, and how to design accessible sexual and emotional education focused on consent and autonomy.

05:33 🔒

16.2 Dismantling the Dual Myths of Asexuality and Hypersexuality

You will learn to identify and challenge myths about asexuality and hypersexuality in people with disabilities, and apply rights-based sexual education focused on privacy, autonomy, and technical support.

05:45 🔒

16.3 Erogenous adaptation, somatosensory remapping, and the ergonomics of pleasure

You will learn how neuroplasticity can reconnect sensation and enable extragenital orgasms, map secondary erogenous zones, and adapt ergonomics and supports, including sexual assistance, for intimate autonomy.

05:48 🔒

16.4 Concept, Ethical Framework, and Limits of the Role of the Sexual Assistant

In this video, you will learn what sexual assistance is, how it supports access to pleasure for people with severe disabilities, and its ethical boundaries: consent, neutrality, and no prostitution.

05:32 🔒

16.5 Abolition of forced sterilization and the right to motherhood/fatherhood with support

You will learn how eugenic practices and reproductive coercion were eliminated, reproductive and parenting rights of people with disabilities recognized, and which institutional supports protect their autonomy.

05:18 🔒

TOPIC 17: BIOETHICS AND CLARIFICATION OF VALUES IN AFFECTIVE-SEXUAL INTERVENTION
5 Lessons00:27:58
You will learn to apply autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and erotic justice in sex education, assess and respect consent in functional diversity, mediate with families, read nonverbal cues, and promote bodily sovereignty.

17.1 Application of the Four Bioethical Principles: Autonomy, Non-Maleficence, Beneficence, and Justice

You will learn to apply autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and erotic justice in emotional and sexual education to support informed decisions, wellbeing, and inclusive access.

05:59 🔒

17.2 Deconstructing Institutional Moralism and Pedagogical Neutrality

You will learn to distinguish professional ethics based on rights, evidence, and secularism from personal moral norms, and apply pedagogical neutrality and value clarification without imposing judgments.

05:15 🔒

17.3 Resolving Conflicts Between User Autonomy and Overprotective Guardianship/Family Care

You will learn to assess consent capacity in people with diverse abilities and work with their families to protect emotional autonomy, prevent paternalism, and uphold bodily sovereignty.

05:35 🔒

17.4 Assessment of Nonverbal Bodily Assent and Dissent

You will learn to read bodily signs of agreement and disagreement in people with communication limitations, respect their autonomy, and stop interventions when signs of refusal appear.

05:41 🔒

17.5 Value-Clarification Techniques for Students’ Bodily Sovereignty

You will learn to clarify your values to make autonomous, respectful sexual and emotional decisions, strengthening bodily sovereignty, assertiveness, and informed consent in the face of social pressures.

05:28 🔒

TOPIC 18: SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AUTONOMY, AND LIFE SKILLS
5 Lessons00:29:15
You will learn to understand puberty and its impact on self-esteem, manage emotions and stress, communicate assertively and empathetically, make responsible decisions, set boundaries, and shape your life plan.

18.1 Pubertal Transformation and the Restructuring of Body Image and Self-Esteem

You will learn how puberty brings physical and emotional changes, affects body image and self-esteem, and which social-emotional resilience strategies can help you accept yourself and reduce social comparison.

06:19 🔒

18.2 Managing Basic Emotions in the Face of Stress and Hypervigilance

You will learn to distinguish emotions from feelings through neurophysiology, identify cortisol-driven hypervigilance, and apply self-control strategies to transform impulses into conscious responses.

05:45 🔒

18.3 Life Skills Training [empathy, assertiveness, problem-solving]

You will learn to regulate emotions, practice empathy, communicate assertively, and solve problems to make informed decisions, set boundaries, and prevent emotional and sexual risks.

05:36 🔒

18.4 Methodological Steps for Conscious and Thoughtful Decision-Making

You will learn to identify and define problems, gather reliable information, evaluate alternatives, make responsible choices, and carry out and review actions to strengthen self direction and decision making.

05:50 🔒

18.5 Design and Formulation of the Personal and Vocational Life Plan

You will learn to design and refine a comprehensive life plan, assess yourself, set emotional social and professional goals, identify obstacles, and make responsible flexible decisions.

05:45 🔒

TOPIC 19: PREVENTION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION
5 Lessons00:27:21
You will learn to identify cycles and signs of intimate partner violence and adolescent abuse, distinguish child sexual abuse from trafficking, and activate institutional pathways and prevention and intervention strategies.

19.1 Stages of the Cycle of Violence [tension buildup, aggression, honeymoon phase]

You will learn to identify and understand the cycle of intimate partner violence: tension building, aggressive outburst, and honeymoon phases, and how these dynamics create dependence and escalate abuse.

05:40 🔒

19.2 Recognizing Signs of Dating Violence and School Bullying

You will identify early signs of abuse in teenage relationships, digital control, jealousy, isolation, and bullying, and learn preventive and institutional strategies to intervene and support victims.

05:23 🔒

19.3 Child Sexual Abuse [CSA]: Asymmetries of Power, Knowledge, and Gratification

You will learn about child sexual abuse, its forms with and without contact, and how imbalances in power, knowledge, and gratification sustain it and harm a child’s development and rights.

05:13 🔒

19.4 The Crime of Human Trafficking versus the Smuggling of Migrants

You will learn to distinguish human trafficking from migrant smuggling: differences in protected legal interests, consent, territoriality, purpose of exploitation, and institutional responses.

05:41 🔒

19.5 Reporting Channels, Institutional Protection, and Victim Support Services

You will learn to activate reporting and protection pathways through police, prosecutors, schools, protective measures, and medical, psychological, and social services for comprehensive victim support.

05:24 🔒

TOPIC 20: EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND ACTION RESEARCH IN INSTITUTIONS
5 Lessons00:27:22
You will learn to assess through participatory action research and design and implement relationship and sexual education workshops and projects that connect schools, families, and health services to prevent risks and promote autonomy.

20.1 Methodological Framework for Action Research in Pedagogical Practice

You will learn about participatory action research, how to assess needs with questionnaires, and design socioemotional workshops to improve coexistence and identity while preventing pregnancies and STIs.

05:26 🔒

20.2 Roles of the Educational Counselor in the Socio-Emotional and Preventive Domains

You will learn how socioemotional guidance strengthens self awareness and self esteem, builds social skills, prevents addiction, STI, pregnancy and dropout risks, and provides assessment and educational support.

05:25 🔒

20.3 Integration of ESI into the Civic and Ethical Education Course

You will learn how Civic and Ethical Education integrates Comprehensive Sex Education through participatory workshops to develop critical thinking, informed decision making, self care, and socioemotional skills.

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20.4 Organization of the School Project and Involvement of Families and the Community [A.P.A.]

You will learn to design and implement a relationship and sexuality education project, build a multidisciplinary team, integrate it into the school plan, assess needs, lead workshops, and engage families.

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20.5 Strategic partnership between the school, health centers, and youth-friendly services

You will learn to connect schools with health services to create welcoming, confidential spaces, refer and support adolescents, prevent rights violations, and promote their autonomy and sexual health.

05:30 🔒

TOPIC 21: DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PREVENTION OF ONLINE RISKS
5 Lessons00:27:07
You will learn to identify and prevent digital risks in intimate relationships, including sexting, sextortion, grooming, impersonation and nonconsensual sharing, practice consent and digital citizenship, protect privacy and report abuse.

21.1 Impact of Information and Communication Technologies [ICT] on Erotic Socialization

You will learn how ICTs transform intimate relationships, identify risks in intimate exchanges, and apply digital citizenship and consent to prevent violence and protect privacy.

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21.2 Voluntary Sexting and the Risks of Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images

You will learn about consensual sexting, its technological and legal risks, how to identify and respond to nonconsensual sharing as gender-based digital violence, and digital citizenship tools to prevent and protect yourself.

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21.3 Prevention of Grooming or Online Child Sexual Harassment and Identity Impersonation

You will learn to identify grooming and impersonation, recognize warning signs, apply digital prevention, activate reporting protocols, preserve evidence, and support the victim.

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21.4 Mechanisms of Sextortion and Financial/Sexual Extortion in Digital Apps

In this video you will learn to identify digital sextortion recognize vulnerabilities in adolescents and apply practical prevention and intervention measures to prevent intimate image sharing preserve evidence seek help and report it

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21.5 Promoting digital self-care, password privacy, and responsible digital footprint management

Learn to protect your privacy and digital wellbeing, distinguish public from private, refuse intimate requests, manage passwords and privacy, and prevent sextortion and cyberbullying.

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TOPIC 22: CASE STUDIES AND TEACHING PRACTICES IN APPLIED SEXOLOGY
5 Lessons00:27:42
Learn to assess and address sexual behavior and health in supported housing, spinal cord injury, and youth with autism or deafness, using practical tools for redirection, erotic remapping, visual scripts, Spanish Sign Language, protocols, sex ed.

22.1 Case Study 1: Managing Privacy and Masturbation Behaviors in a Supervised Living Facility

You will learn to assess and address autoerotic behaviors in supported housing, rule out medical conditions, ensure accessible private spaces, teach public and private boundaries, and train staff in redirection and consent.

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22.2 Case Study 2: Reconstruction of Intimacy in a Couple Following a Spinal Cord Injury [D6]

You will learn to assess and treat erotic dysfunction after a D6 spinal cord injury through cognitive restructuring, nonpenetrative sensate focus, erogenous zone remapping, ergonomic support, and communication.

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22.3 Case Study 3: Intervention for Individuals with ASD Using Social Scripts and Dating Algorithms

You will learn to use social scripts and visual algorithms to teach young people with autism safe digital interactions: recognize consent, avoid intimate content, prevent sextortion, and arrange safe meetings.

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22.4 Case Study 4: Prevention of Abuse Among Deaf Adolescents Who Use Sign Language [LSE]

You will learn how language deprivation increases deaf adolescent girls’ vulnerability to sexual abuse and apply tailored measures: a Spanish Sign Language glossary, Circle of Trust, legal protocol, and psychological support.

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22.5 Design and Implementation of the Workshop ,I Learn About and Exercise My Sexuality Responsibly,

In this video, you will learn about anatomy and puberty, pregnancy prevention, contraceptive use and effectiveness, STI prevention, and how to challenge gender stereotypes for responsible, independent sexual decisions.

05:42 🔒

TOPIC 23: DOWNLOAD PDF DOCUMENTATION
1 Lessons00:00:00

📥 23.1 Download PDF documentation

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Course Details for adolescent sexual education

Training for unemployed people in adolescent sex education

Sex education course for teenagers, designed for unemployed learners, featuring practical, up-to-date content.

Reduced price: $6. Clear information about topics, resources, and educational support helps promote employment in education, while personalized guidance, downloadable materials, and ongoing assessments support learning throughout the course.

Training for workers: sexual health education in adolescence

Sex education training for adolescents, adapted for working professionals, with practical, flexible content that supports work-life balance.

Subsidized training, symbolic price of 6$, and professional resources for use in schools and youth programs, including assessments, downloadable materials, mentoring, and guidance on educational regulations and practice.

Training completion

Training program in adolescent sexuality education, designed to develop theoretical and practical skills in prevention, communication, and supportive guidance. It includes updated materials, case studies, and methodological tools adapted to different school and community settings.

By completing the tests and final assessments, participants build evidence of learning, applicable skills, and useful references for professional development. This program is ideal for strengthening an educational profile and demonstrating experience in health and sexuality education initiatives.

Professional work areas for the sex education course

Career paths focused on educational and community intervention: monitor and educator in prevention programs, youth program technician, mediator in schools, and trainer in social organizations. Skills applicable within multidisciplinary teams, educational services, and youth health projects in diverse community settings in society.

Enables roles such as advisor on education policies, activity coordinator, support for educational research and awareness activities. Values teaching experience and communication skills to design inclusive programs and preventive actions in school and community settings with an intercultural approach and equity.

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Frequently asked questions about Sexuality in Adolescents

What is sex education for adolescents, exactly?

It is an educational process about sexuality, health, and relationships.

It promotes reliable information, communication skills, and responsible decision making.

When should sex education begin?

From childhood with age appropriate messages.

During adolescence, broaden the content to relationships, contraception, and consent.

What topics should classes include?

Anatomy, puberty, contraception, STIs, and reproductive health.

Also communication, boundaries, consent, and sexual and affective diversity.

How can we talk with adolescents about consent?

Define consent as clear, voluntary, and fully reversible.

Practice examples, use direct language, and respect personal boundaries.

What resources help with teen sexual education?

School supplies, clinical guides, educational platforms, and trained professionals.

Resources must be scientific, inclusive, and adapted to the learner's age.