Nurturing Healthy Sexual Development

NHSD is our introductory workshop on child sexual abuse prevention. It covers a wide range of topics, and is appropriate for a wide range of audiences, including early childhood educators, child care providers, parents , teachers, health care providers, DCF staff, etc. This is an engaging, discussion-based and interactive 2-3 hour training. Topics include: normal sexual development in children; types of child sexual abuse;  the range of sexual behaviors from normal to very concerning;  statistics; facts and myths about abuse;  signs of sexual abuse;  answering children’s questions;  responding to sexual behavior in children;  offender behaviors, etc. A book list for children and parents, resource list, and information on mandated reporting is also provided.

Completion of this training counts towards Child Development Associate (CDA), Advanced Protective Service, or re-licensing hours in Vermont.

For more information, please call 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373) or 1-802-229-5724; you can also e-mail us at: pcavt@pcavt.org