Want to learn more about relationships, your body and sexual health?
Join our peer educators and professionals to learn about how to have healthy romantic and sexual relationships, including topics like:
- Starting relationships
- Communicating with your partner
- What to do when a relationship goes bad
- Sexual feelings
- Becoming a self-advocate
We hope to see you at this FREE 23-week series to learn about this and more! (Registration and full schedule is below)
Hear even more about the program by clicking the video link above to hear about the Navigating Healthy Relationships Class from Sherry and Rachel!
Please note: Participants must be at least 18 years old and are expected to attend the online class for each of the twenty-three sessions.
Questions? Contact Sherry Boroto
INFORMATION SESSION
May 23, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
Virtual via Zoom
Wondering if the 23-week series is right for you or a loved one? We have an information session to hear more about the program (information session not required to register for the series).
Who should attend:
- Adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities (I/DD)
- Parents and Caregivers of Adults with I/DD
- Service providers of adults with I/DD
NAVIGATING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS – FULL SERIES
June 13, 2024 – December 19, 2024
Thursdays from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Want to register for the full series today? Participants that register are expected to attend the online class for each of the twenty-three sessions, beginning June 13, 2024 and ending December 19, 2024. Session dates are listed below.
Special Note: The class series will be observed by an individual from the University of New Mexico for the purpose of a research study. If you choose to participate in the study, you will be paid to attend the classes and additional zoom meetings. You can still attend the class if you do not want to participate in the study, however, you will not be paid and your participation will not be used in the study.
Navigating Healthy Relationships Series Dates
Module 1:
06/13/24 Week 1 Lesson 1: Getting Started
06/20/24 Week 2 Lesson 2: Gender Expression/Identity
06/27/24 Week 3 Lesson 3: Different Types of Relationships
07/04/24 Break – No Class
07/11/24 Week 4 Lesson 4: Public & Private
07/18/24 Week 5 Lesson 5: Friendship
07/25/24 Week 6 Lesson 6: Communication Styles
08/01/24 Week 7 Lesson 7: Decision-making
Module 2:
08/08/24 Week 8: Lesson 8: Moving from Friend to Partner/Sweetheart
08/15/24 Week 9: Lesson 9: Internet, Social Media, & Communication
08/22/24 Break – No Class
08/29/24 Week 10: Lesson 10: Many Roads to Relationships
09/05/24 Week 11: Lesson 11: Being in a Relationship
09/12/24 Week 12: Lesson 12A: Has Your Relationship Gone Bad? Part 1
09/19/24 Week 13: Lesson 12B: Has Your Relationship Gone Bad? Part 2
Module 3:
09/26/24 Week 14: Lesson 13: Body Parts
10/03/24 Week 15: Lesson 14: Caring for Your Body
10/10/24 Week 16: Lesson 15: Sexual Feelings, Attractions & Acts
10/17/24 Week 17: Lesson 19: Do You Want to Have a Child? / Lesson 20: Avoiding Pregnancy
10/24/24 Week 18: Lesson 21: Sexually Transmitted Infections
10/31/24 Break – No Class
Module 4
11/07/24 Week 19: Lesson 16: Communicating About Sex
11/14/24 Week 20: Lesson 17: Decision-Making About Sex
11/21/24 Break – No Class
11/28/24 Break – No Class
12/05/24 Week 21: Lesson 18A: Challenges Part 1
12/12/24 Week 22: Lesson 18B: Challenges Part 2
12/19/24 Week 23: Lesson 22: Final Class
