The Responsible Sex Education Institute
Welcome to the Responsible Sex Education Institute (RSEI) website! RSEI offers a wide range of sex education programs for youth and adults both in person and virtually. Below are some of our upcoming virtual events for youth-serving adults – we hope to see you at one soon!
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V-SHEP 1.0
Join our trainers to learn the skills you need to teach high-quality, effective comprehensive sex education to the young people you serve. To learn about the specifics of this course, click here.
WHEN:
Summer 2025:
July 22nd – August 26th, 2025
(skipping Thursday, August 14th)
Tuesdays & Thursdays
1 – 2:30pm PT | 2 – 3:30pm MT | 3 – 4:30pm CT | 4 – 5:30pm ET
Fall 2025:
October 14th – November 13th, 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays
12 – 1:30pm PT | 1 – 2:30pm MT | 2 – 3:30pm CT | 3 – 4:30pm ET
WHERE:
Online
AUDIENCE:
Youth-Serving Adults
COST:
Three Tiers Available Ranging from $250 to $750
(Need a full scholarship? Click here!)
July and August Webinar Series
Webinar participants will learn common terms and definitions within the I/DD community, facilitator tips, and emotional, social, practical, and conceptual life skills. The webinars will include opportunities to practice facilitation decisions with concrete examples and challenges that may come up in a classroom.
WHEN:
Part One: Thursday, July 31st, 2025
9am – 10am PT | 10am – 11am MT | 11am – 12pm CT | 12pm – 1pm ET
Part Two: Thursday, August 7th, 2025
9am – 10am PT | 10am – 11am MT | 11am – 12pm CT | 12pm – 1pm ET
WHERE:
Online
AUDIENCE:
Youth-Serving Adults
COST:
FREE!
Advancing Sexual Health Education through Youth Engagement
RSEI is partnering with the University of New Mexico and Project ECHO to provide a FREE 12-week virtual training opportunity for educators based in New Mexico. Recruitment has started for our third cohort this fall. If you’re in New Mexico and SHEP-curious, please check out this flyer to learn more and get signed up!
WHEN:
August 27th – November 12th, 2025
Wednesdays
4 – 5:30pm MT
WHERE:
Online
AUDIENCE:
New-Mexico Based Middle and High School Health Educators
COST:
FREE!
September Webinar
During this webinar, participants will be introduced to a question protocol to identify, classify and practice strategies for addressing the different types of questions, comments and concerns families and caregivers about sex ed. Folks can submit questions they’d like to practice with during registration!
WHEN:
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm PT | 12:30 – 1:30pm MT | 1:30 – 2:30pm CT | 2:30 – 3:30pm ET
WHERE:
Online
AUDIENCE:
Youth-Serving Adults
COST:
FREE!