Family Tree Clinic

Presentations Offered

REQUEST A PRESENTATION

Thank you for your interest in having Family Tree Clinic educators visit your organization or school. We are excited to partner with you to provide your students with the high quality, comprehensive, inclusive and medically accurate education they deserve.

You know your students, we know sex ed! We are flexible educators happy to work with you to meet the needs of your students and create the best sex ed experience possible.

Elementary School Presentations

Puberty & Anatomy

4th – 6th Grades
With the help of illustrations from age appropriate puberty books, students will:

  • Discuss the physical and emotional changes of puberty
  • Learn basic reproductive body parts and their functions
  • Describe the importance of hygiene throughout puberty
  • Identify whom to go to when you need help or have questions

Healthy Relationships & Sexual Harassment

4th – 8th Grades
Through large group discussion ad small group activities, students will:

  • Brainstorm aspects of healthy and unhealthy friendships
  • Define crushes, flirting, and sexual harassment
  • Distinguish between sexual harassment and healthy interactions
  • Identify whom to go to when you need help or have questions

Middle and High School Presentations

Consent

With the help of an interactive video and large and small discussions, students will:

  • Learn to identify components of consent
  • Identify what constitutes sexual violence
  • Distinguish between coercion and consent in real-life scenarios

Sexual Orientation and Gender Stereotypes

Through large group discussion and real-life scenarios, students will:

  • Define the terms assigned sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual behavior
  • Analyze the pressures of gender stereotypes
  • Identify ways to combat harmful gender stereotypes in real life scenarios

Abstinence

Through large and small group activities, students will:

  • Define abstinence and explore the importance of shared definitions
  • Identify when and why people might choose abstinence
  • Practice the Refusal Skills needed for effective abstinence

Healthy Relationships

Through large group discussion and activities, students will:

  • Identify key qualities of healthy relationships
  • Distinguish between healthy relationships, unhealthy relationships, and signs of abuse.
  • Discuss strategies for setting boundaries within relationships

Sexually Transmitted Infections

During a large group discussion and hands on practice, students will:
  • Describe common symptoms of and treatments for STDs, including HIV.
  • Explain the importance of STD and HIV testing and counseling if sexually active.
  • Describe the steps to using a condom correctly.
(This presentation includes a condom demonstration)

Birth Control

With the help of an interactive activity and hands-on samples, students will be able to:

  • Summarize how to prevent pregnancy
  • Discuss the importance of using birth control and condoms correctly and consistently.
  • Identify multiple strategies to reduce STI transmission, including abstaining from sex.
  • Identify the available methods of birth control
  • Describe the steps to using a condom correctly

(This presentation includes a condom demonstration)

Parents & Caregivers

Parents Are Sexuality Educators (PASE)

Sessions equip parents with practical tools, techniques, and fun discussion to support healthy conversations about sexuality between young people and trusted adults.

  • Talking about sexual development is a relatable subject and easy entry point for powerful conversations – especially, for parents looking to bond with their child
  • Tackling tough questions and empowering parents to connect with their children, share their family’s values and engage in meaningful conversations about sex.
  • Participants say they’ve gained valuable knowledge, usable resources, shared some laughs and feel more confident in their ability to be supportive parents in their role as sexuality educators.

Linking Families & Teens (LiFT)

This is a full day/two half day workshop for youth (13-19) and one or more parents, guardians, or caregivers.

Through small group activities with fellow parents/teens, large group learning, and intra-family connection-building fun, participants will:

  • Learn new communication skills and “tough talk tips” to enhance their connection with their teen/supportive adult
  • Increase knowledge and confidence in caring for teen sexual health
  • Bond with each other and have fun

This workshop can be provided at no cost by Family Tree. Family Tree provides free materials, meals and giveaways to participants. If you facilitate a group that can bring teens and their caregivers together for a program like LiFT, such as a sports team, scouting troop, neighborhood group or faith community, please reach out and we can discuss logistics.

Create the Village

This is a class for adults in relationship with Black kids, specifically! This is the space to:

  • Get clear about your own values around sex, bodies, relationships, and supporting our young people
  • Share techniques on how to actually teach/model those values with the kids in our lives
  • Practice together!
  • Ask each other the questions that we’re not sure how to say out loud
  • Share stories & talk about what’s hard & what’s hilarious
  • Build relationships with other adults who are also having these talks
  • Enjoy an evening of childcare, food, convos, and crafts

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

When Sex Comes Up: How to Talk to Kids About Sex in Professional Settings

During this interactive presentation, participants will:
  • Learn to recognize value based statements and questions
  • Discuss the different types of questions that are commonly asked and strategies for responding with respect
  • Understand what their role is when sex comes up in the context of their job
  • Learn strategies for addressing sexual harassment

Sex Positive Sex Ed: What, Why, and How

Through an interactive presentation and small group activities, participants will:
  • Discuss a working definition of sex positivity
  • Learn tips for establishing a sex positive learning environment
  • Practice evaluating lesson plans and make adjustments to create sex positive activities

FLASH Training of Educators

This is a full day training. Using interactive activities and group discussion, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the theories and rationale of the FLASH curriculum
  • Describe the importance of key concepts
  • Distinguish between different types of questions and identify strategies for answering values based questions

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Learn essential definitions, basics of respectful language and interaction, the necessity of pronouns and strategies to get them right, and build on your understanding of the diversity of sexual orientation and gender identities. This training comes in many sizes and price points, and can be curated to fit the needs of your group.