Talking the Talk: Guiding Parents in Age-Appropriate Conversations About Sexuality with Youth Online
Conversations about sexuality are often challenging for parents, but with the right tools and support, they can become powerful moments of connection, education, and trust-building between caregivers and their children (AAP, 2016; Goldfarb & Lieberman, 2021; Flores & Barroso, 2017). This 1.5-hour continuing education program equips clinicians with the knowledge and practical strategies needed to support parents in fostering open, age-appropriate, and developmentally informed conversations about sexuality with their children and adolescents. Grounded in current research on child and adolescent sexual development, communication theory, and family systems, this training provides a culturally responsive framework for helping parents navigate common concerns, misconceptions, and anxieties. Clinicians will learn how to coach parents using evidence-based tools including the “3 E’s” framework (Education, Empathy, Engagement) to reduce shame, promote healthy identity formation, and build resilience in youth. Through interactive discussion, case vignettes, and clinical examples, participants will leave the session with practical language, strategies, and resources they can immediately apply in their work with caregivers from diverse backgrounds.
Presented by Jennifer Litner, PhD, MS, MEd, LMFT, CST, CST-S
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This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.5 CEs for Psychologists, 1.5 IL CEUs for Counselors and Social Workers, 1.5 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, 1.5 AASECT CEs for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, or 1.5 NBCC Clock Hours.
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PROGRAM PRICING:
- General Admission: $50
- Students: $25*
(*Please email officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu for discount code. Code must be applied at time of checkout to receive discount.)
Refund Policy: This program is nonrefundable. This program must meet a minimum of 20 participants to run. Only if the minimum is not met and the program is cancelled will registered participants be refunded.
- Date:
- Friday, February 27, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://tcsppofficeofce.com/feb_27_2026-3/
- Audience:
- All Graduate Students All Students Alumni Doctoral Students Faculty Masters Students Public The Chicago School Community Undergraduate Students