Sexual Development & Behavior in Children and Youth

Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Focused Topics Sexual Development & Behavior in Children and Youth course you will learn about:

How one’s beliefs on child and youth sexual development and behavior are shaped over the course of life
Normative sexual development and behavior in children and youth
Developmentally appropriate responses to all types of sexual behavior
Promoting healthy sexual development and preventing sexual behavior challenges
Responding to sexual behaviors in supportive and sensitive ways
Effective collaboration with professionals and families to best support children and youth’s sexual development needs

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	An Introduction for Program Staff
Not required	Sexual Development & Behavior Terminology	Learn
Not required	Case Study - Infant Toddler: Logan	Explore
Not required	Case Study - Preschool: Avery	Explore
Not required	Case Study - School-Age: Devon & Kelly	Explore
Not required	My Knowledge and Beliefs on Childhood Sexual Development	Apply
2	Understanding Normative Sexual Development & Behavior
Not required	Case Study - Infant Toddler - Logan	Explore
Not required	Case Study - Preschool - Avery	Explore
Not required	Case Study - School-Age - Devon and Kelly	Explore
Not required	Sexual Development Definition and Factors	Apply
Not required	Sexual Behavior Reflection Tool	Apply
Not required	Responding to Sexual Behavior	Apply
Not required	Normative Childhood Sexual Development and Behavior	Apply
3	Preventing Sexual Behavior Challenges
Not required	Active Supervision	Explore
Not required	Supporting Children through Unwanted but Necessary Touch	Apply
4	Sexual Behavior Challenges
Not required	Sexual Behavior Challenges: Infant & Toddler Case Study - Jasmin	Explore
Not required	Sexual Behavior Challenges: Preschool Case Study - Henry	Explore
Not required	Sexual Behavior Challenges: School-Age Case Study - Daniel	Explore
Not required	Safe Media & Technology Use for Children, Youth, and Families	Apply
5	Responding to Sexual Behavior Challenges
Not required	Sexual Development Definition and Factors: Cameron	Learn
Not required	Sexual Behavior Reflection Tool: Cameron	Learn
Not required	Case Study - Responding to Sexual Behavior - Infant Toddler - Jasmin	Explore
Not required	Case Study - Responding to Sexual Behavior - Preschool - Henry	Explore
Not required	Case Study - Responding to Sexual Behavior - School-Age: Daniel and Brianna	Explore
Not required	Thoughtful Responses	Apply
6	Supporting Families Through Sexual Behavior Challenges
Not required	Case Study Conversations: Crystal	Explore
Not required	Common Reactions	Explore
Not required	Roadblocks to Communication	Apply
7	Interventions for Children and Youth With Sexual Behavior Challenges
Not required	Case Study - Supervision Plan - Infant Toddler: Jasmin	Explore
Not required	Case Study - Supervision Plan - Preschool - Henry	Explore
Not required	Case Study - Supervision Plan - School-Age - Daniel	Explore
Not required	Types of Touch	Apply
Not required	Guidelines for Documentation of Sexual Behavior Challenges	Apply
Not required	Sexual Development and Behavior in Children & Youth: Direct Care Practice Inventory	Apply
8	Coaching and Creating Programs that Support Sexual Development
Not required	Determining Children's Intentions	Explore
Not required	Coaching Conversation: Reflecting on Staff Beliefs	Apply
9	Programs That Support Healthy Sexual Development and Behaviors
Not required	Responding to Sexual Behaviors	Explore
Not required	Action Planning for Short-Term Response	Apply
Not required	Sexual Development and Behavior in Children & Youth: Leadership Practice Inventory	Apply
	Assessments & Tools
Required	End of Course Assessment VLS Assessed: Support Staff, Direct Care Staff, Non-Supervisory Specialist, Training & Curriculum Specialist, Program Manager, Installation Administrator, Service Monitor, HQ Administrator		? Need additional clarification? Click to open the support page for this content.