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Adolescence and Sexuality
Starts: April 8, 2026
Wednesdays 1:00 - 2:00 PM PT
Runs for 4 weeks
Today's adolescents live in a hypersexualized culture. Despite their greater exposure and education, current evidence suggests that many youth are in trouble sexually and that their sexual development is not unfolding as it should.
* although students can take this course anytime on their own, this is a special opportunity to benefit from a guided learning experience with Neufeld Institute Faculty. Former and current registrants can enrol in this class for an addtional $50 CAD only.
Scheduled Class Details:
📌 Starts: April 8, 2026
⌛ Duration: 4 weeks
🗓️ Wednesdays: 1:00 - 2:00 PM PT
🏷️ Tuition: $150 CAD
We invite your participation in this Scheduled Class offering of 'Adolescence and Sexuality', where you will gain further insight from Neufeld Institute Faculty members Lisa Weiner and Robin Brooks-Sherriff. They will offer a rich tapestry of unique perspectives, all within the attachment-based developmental approach.
Scheduled Classes combine Dr. Neufeld’s video lectures and supplementary course material with live faculty-facilitated support sessions. These interactive weekly classes are designed to deepen your understanding of Dr. Neufeld's teachings. It is a unique opportunity to join our experienced faculty and other students online to ask questions, discuss key insights, and explore practical applications.
All of the classes are recorded. If you miss a class, you can keep pace with the group by viewing the recordings at your own convenience during the week.
Please note: you will receive access to the course one week before the start date. There will be some material to review before the first class.
Meet our experienced faculty member, who will support you in this course
Nurse & Parent Consultant
Portland, Oregon
Lisa combines her own experience of parenting adolescents with a theoretical mastery of dynamics involved and a professional experience as a parent consultant to others engaged in parenting or working with adolescents. She is never short of stories to illustrate and inspire.
Community Health Nurse
Calgary, Canada
Robin's sense of humour, down-to-earth common sense, and extensive experience working with adolescents, makes her an understanding and practical guide through this material. She has also parented a child through adolescence.
COURSE SUMMARY
Today's adolescents live in a hypersexualized culture. Despite their greater exposure and education, current evidence suggests that many youth are in trouble sexually and that their sexual development is not unfolding as it should. In this course, we explore how sexuality is meant to develop, examining it through the lenses of attachment, maturation, and vulnerability. We also look at what is happening today that is resulting in many adolescents losing their timidity, becoming active prematurely, and falling victim to sexual bullying. Safe sex is explored from an attachment-based developmental perspective and suggestions are provided for contributing to the healthy unfolding of sexuality in our youth.
SUITABILITY/APPLICABILITY
This material is relevant to anyone who is involved or will be involved with teenagers, including parents, grandparents, teachers, counsellors, youth workers, family workers, therapists, social workers, and psychologists. This course can be used for professional development for teachers, continuing education for helping professionals, and staff training for youth programs. This course is also appropriate for parents of preteens to prepare them for the transition. This course is highly recommended for ALL who are involved in the sexual education of our youth, whether formally in school or more significantly at home.
SAMPLE TOPICS
- how healthy sexuality is meant to unfold
- the sexualization of the alpha and dependent instincts
- how shyness or its lack impacts sexuality
- how sexual activity can function as attachment superglue
- cultural practices that are most congruent with natural design
- the impact of premature sexualization as well as undeveloped capacity for attachments
- the impact of peer orientation on sexuality
- the problem of depersonalization on sexuality
- the bully dynamic in sexual interaction
- the meaning of "safe sex" from an attachment-based perspective
- the role of emotional maturation in sexuality
- how to support healthy sexuality in adolescence
Course Outline
The course is divided into four learning modules, each containing approximately one hour of instructional video by Dr. Neufeld.
- Session 1 — Sexualization of Attachment: The Design
- Session 2 — Sexualization of Attachment: The Deviations
- Session 3 — Adolescent Sexuality and Vulnerability
- Session 4 — Sexuality, Maturity, and Morality
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