Education Services

Bethany for Children & Families offers an array of community services to youth, parents, and the community that are designed to help youth enhance self esteem, strengthen communication skills, and develop responsible decision-making skills in an effort to prevent or reduce risky behaviors. Some of the programs offered may be a one-time presentation, a week-long class, or a year long program.

Know What To Say
The goal of this program is to provide parents of children in Scott County schools, faith-based organizations, and/or social service agencies with informational workshops/trainings designed to assts them in communicating with their child/ren about sex in an effort to help adolescent children postpone early sexual activity and avoid teen pregnancy and its ramifications.

Learning About Me
This intense, five day, self-awareness program addresses self-esteem, communication, decision-making skills, peer pressure resistance, internet safety, sexuality, and consequences of early sexual activity. This class provides an opportunity for students to ask questions and to attain accurate information on sex and its consequences. An emphasis is placed on abstinence being the only safe sex, but contraception is discussed.

Sex and Its Consequences
This educational session provides information to youth and adults regarding the consequences of early sexual activity. The group has a lively discussion regarding pregnancy, STDs, reputation, self-respect, and emotional trauma. There are also role play opportunities within the session. The presentation could be adjusted according to available class period.

Boys-to-Men
The Boys-to-Men program is designed to teach high school males to become responsible men by raising their self-esteem; promoting self-sufficiency; developing positive and healthy relationships; and improving school attendance, behavior, and academic performance. This 15-session program utilizes the evidence-based Wise Guys curriculum.

Wings to Fly
This program, approximately 15 sessions long, is designed to teach young high school females how to become responsible women by raising self esteem; promoting self-sufficiency; developing positive and healthy relationships; and improving school attendance, behavior, and academic performance.

Making a Difference
A teen pregnancy prevention strategy, designed for 7th and 8th grade students, introduces tools and techniques to address self-esteem, responsible decision making, peer pressure resistance, abstinence, sexuality, and refusal skills, as well as the consequences of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This 13-session program is evidence-based.

Becoming a Responsible Teen
A teen pregnancy prevention strategy, designed for high school students, helps teens clarify values related to sexual activity, encourage responsible decision-making that will help avoid HIV/AIDS, STIs, and teen pregnancy and its ramifications, and implement skills related to decision-making. This 15-session program is evidence-based.

Contact Information

Is your school, church group, or organization interested in these presentations or
classes?

Please contact:
Mary Ann McLeod
Division Director
309.736.6645
mmcleod@bethany-qc.org