Sexperts learn how to properly use protection and what kinds of protection are available to them.
“Sexpert” training at Planned Parenthood is offering students the opportunity to become educators and advocates for sexual health and safety on college campuses throughout the MidSouth.
Students who participate in the eight-hour training course are certified as sexperts with knowledge about the controversial consequences and hard facts that accompany the decision to have sex. Elokin CaPece, vice president of education for Planned Parenthood, believes that sexperts could have a positive impact on sexual education on college campuses.
“I hope sexperts becomes a revolution,” CaPece said. “That we teach you what you need to know about sex and you go and teach the world.”
On April 5, educators at Planned Parenthood will be hosting their third sexperts training course of the year. The training is open to anyone who is a currently enrolled college student, a resident of or enrolled in a college in West Tennessee, Crittenden County, Ark., or North Mississippi and who is excited about sharing sexual health information on their campus.
The training, though long and somewhat tiresome, contains information from several different modules that are important when discussing the topic of sex. The modules include everything from how to communicate with partners to how to use a condom properly. It also covers more controversial topics like the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer community, circles of sexuality and sexual orientation, abstinence and abortion.
Joy Nicole Heath, a senior at the University of Memphis and a certified sexpert, shares her thoughts on why becoming a sexpert is important for students.
“I just want everyone to do what they want as long as they’re safe and to destigmatize the idea that sex is bad or wrong, outside of the context of marriage,” Heath said.
The culture in the U.S. conveys the negatives of sex to people, emphasizing the risks of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases and infections that can be contracted through skin-to-skin contact or body fluids. Many times, sex creates a list of negative consequences and CaPece shares how Planned Parenthood is breaking that barrier.
“Planned Parenthood is a sex-positive place. Sex should be positive and sexuality is a part of everyone no matter how you portray it,” CaPece said.
Sexperts are not certified to tell someone not to have sex, how to have sex or with whom to have sex. Their job is to educate college students on preventative measures to stay healthy and safe during the act and provide educational support for those abstaining from it.
Laura Berman, sex expert and author of “Talking to Your Kids about Sex,” discusses the importance of people, especially adolescents and young adults, who should protect themselves in regards to sex.
“I think it’s so important to give kids the tools they need to live healthy, long, successful lives and part of that is educating them not only around their body but around sexuality,” Berman said.
Anyone interested in becoming a sexpert can go online to plannedparenthood.com for more information.
Students who participate in the eight-hour training course are certified as sexperts with knowledge about the controversial consequences and hard facts that accompany the decision to have sex. Elokin CaPece, vice president of education for Planned Parenthood, believes that sexperts could have a positive impact on sexual education on college campuses.
“I hope sexperts becomes a revolution,” CaPece said. “That we teach you what you need to know about sex and you go and teach the world.”
On April 5, educators at Planned Parenthood will be hosting their third sexperts training course of the year. The training is open to anyone who is a currently enrolled college student, a resident of or enrolled in a college in West Tennessee, Crittenden County, Ark., or North Mississippi and who is excited about sharing sexual health information on their campus.
The training, though long and somewhat tiresome, contains information from several different modules that are important when discussing the topic of sex. The modules include everything from how to communicate with partners to how to use a condom properly. It also covers more controversial topics like the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer community, circles of sexuality and sexual orientation, abstinence and abortion.
Joy Nicole Heath, a senior at the University of Memphis and a certified sexpert, shares her thoughts on why becoming a sexpert is important for students.
“I just want everyone to do what they want as long as they’re safe and to destigmatize the idea that sex is bad or wrong, outside of the context of marriage,” Heath said.
The culture in the U.S. conveys the negatives of sex to people, emphasizing the risks of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases and infections that can be contracted through skin-to-skin contact or body fluids. Many times, sex creates a list of negative consequences and CaPece shares how Planned Parenthood is breaking that barrier.
“Planned Parenthood is a sex-positive place. Sex should be positive and sexuality is a part of everyone no matter how you portray it,” CaPece said.
Sexperts are not certified to tell someone not to have sex, how to have sex or with whom to have sex. Their job is to educate college students on preventative measures to stay healthy and safe during the act and provide educational support for those abstaining from it.
Laura Berman, sex expert and author of “Talking to Your Kids about Sex,” discusses the importance of people, especially adolescents and young adults, who should protect themselves in regards to sex.
“I think it’s so important to give kids the tools they need to live healthy, long, successful lives and part of that is educating them not only around their body but around sexuality,” Berman said.
Anyone interested in becoming a sexpert can go online to plannedparenthood.com for more information.
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