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Our Whole Lives
Faith-based, Life Span, Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer
United Church of Christ, USASlide2
Getting Started
We all come with our own history.
We assume diversity amongst us
…in our sexual experiences
…in our spiritual history
…in our sexual orientation and gender expression.
We are
each unique, whole. Slide3
Creating Safe Space
We will respect each otherlisten carefully to what others say
speak for ourselves
honor confidentialitySlide4
Our Whole Lives
No matter who we are, we seek to experience and express our gender and sexuality in ways that are
healthful,
pleasurable and
loving.Slide5
Sexuality Education?
Voting with your body.
Be
honest…without a speck of shame…on continuum from “
We Don’t Really Talk About It”
to “
Fantastic! …
sexuality education
programs running from birth to 100—and more!”
Process. Look around. Shares re:
Why standing where are? How feel to stand where you are? Where you HOPE to be? Slide6
What is Comprehensive Sexuality Education?
Comprehensive sexuality education encompasses not only
the human reproductive system, but
also gender identity,
sexual orientation, body
image, friendship, and emotional
development
.
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide7
All persons are
sexualSexuality is a good part of the human experience
Sexuality includes much more than sexual
behavior
Human beings are sexual from the time they
are born until they
die
It is natural to express sexual feelings in a
variety of ways
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/
Our Whole Lives AssumptionsSlide8
The Circles of Sexuality
…help
us understand
to human
sexuality in a broad sense
. This
model contains 5 interconnecting circles, each of which represent a component of sexuality:
Sensuality
Intimacy
Sexual Identity
Sexual Health and Reproduction
SexualizationSlide9
Sensuality
Awareness, acceptance of,
And comfort with one’s own body;
Physiological and psychological
Enjoyment of one’s own body and the
Body of others.
Body image, Skin Hunger, Fantasy,
Human Response cycleSlide10
Intimacy
Ability and need to experience
emotional closeness to another
human and have it returned.
Caring, Sharing, Loving/liking, Risk-taking, Vulnerability, Self-disclosure, TrustSlide11
Sexual Identity
A sense of who one is sexually
Including a sense of maleness, femaleness
Or “humanness”
Gender Identity, Gender role,
Sexual Orientation
Biological SexSlide12
Sexual Health and Reproduction
Attitudes, knowledge and behaviors related to producing children,
care and maintenance of sex and reproductive organs,
and health consequences of sexual behavior.
Facts& Information Feelings & Attitudes,
Anatomy and Physiology,
Reproductive systems, IntercourseSlide13
Sexualization
The use of sexuality to
Manipulate, control others or exert
power
.
Rape, Incest, Harassment, Flirting, Seduction, Withholding sexSlide14
Sexual Identity
A sense of who one is sexually
Including a sense of maleness
or femaleness or humanness.
Gender Identity, Gender role,
Sexual Orientation
Biological Sex
Sexual Health and Reproduction
Attitudes and behaviors related to producing children.
care and maintenance of sex and reproductive organs,
and health consequences of sexual behavior.
Facts& Information Feelings & Attitudes,
Anatomy and Physiology,
Reproductive systems, Intercourse
Sexualization
The use of sexuality to
manipulate or control others.
Rape, Incest, Harassment, Flirting/seduction,
Withholding sex
Sensuality
Awareness, acceptance of,
And comfort with one’s own body;
Physiological and psychological
Enjoyment of one’s own body and the
Body of others.
Body image,
Skin Hunger, Fantasy,
Human Response Cycle
Intimacy
Ability and need to experience
emotional closeness to another
human and have it returned.
Caring, Sharing, Loving/liking,
Risk-taking, Vulnerability,
Self-disclosure, TrustSlide15
Our Whole Lives Values
Self WorthResponsibilityJustice and InclusivitySexual HealthSlide16
Self Worth
Every person is entitled to dignity and self-worth, and to his or her own attitudes and beliefs about sexuality
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide17
Sexual Health
Knowledge about human sexuality is helpful, not harmfulEvery individual has the right to accurate information about sexuality and to have her or his questions answered.
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide18
Sexual Health
Healthy sexual relationships are:
Consensual (both people consent)
Non-exploitative (equal in terms of power, neither person is pressuring or forcing the other into activities or behaviors)
Mutually pleasurable (both receive pleasure
)
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide19
Sexual Health
Healthy sexual relationships are:
Safe (no or low risk of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and emotional pain)
Developmentally appropriate (appropriate to the
age
and maturity of persons involved)
Based on mutual expectations and caring
Respectful (including the values of honesty and
keeping
commitments made to others).
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide20
Responsibility
We are called to enrich our lives by expressing sexuality in ways that enhance human wholeness and fulfillment and express love, commitment, delight and pleasure
All persons have the right and obligation to make responsible sexual choices
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide21
Justice and Inclusivity
Avoid double standards. Women and men of all ages, people of different races, backgrounds, income levels, physical and mental abilities, and sexual orientations must have equal value and rights
Sexual relationships should never be coercive or
exploitative
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide22
Justice and Inclusivity
Being romantically and sexually attracted to
both genders (bisexual),
the same gender (homosexual) or
the other gender (heterosexual)
are all natural in the range of human sexual experience
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide23
God - Spirit
A
Divine Blessing-
For expressing love, generating life, mutual companionship
and pleasure
.
To
be celebrated with joy, holiness and integrity, but
also understanding, respect, and self-discipline.
Adapted from An Open Letter to Religious Leaders about Sex Education.
Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice and HealingSlide24
Sexuality and Spirituality
“are inseparable elements of full personhood…
The movement toward a more healed, holistic spirituality and the movement to a more healed, holistic sexuality cannot be separated. It is not just that they ought not to be separated; quite literally they cannot be.”
-Rev. James B. Nelson
Between Two GardensSlide25
Sexuality and Our Faith
Includes supplemental material for each session.It adds an Opening Ritual for each session, using chalice and/or candle lighting, additional questions for discussion, references to UUA and UCC religious values and sexuality.
Includes a Closing Ritual for each session.
Leader’s Guides for
Sexuality and Our Faith
and
Our Whole Lives
can be incorporated into one binder.
Slide26
What is
“Our Whole Lives?”
Series of comprehensive sexuality education resources for grades K-1, 4-6, 7-9,
10-12, Young Adult & Adult
Written by professional sexuality educators for use in churches, school, and community
settings
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide27
What is
“Our Whole Lives?”
Resources are based on the Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education
produced by the National Guidelines Task Force
Sexuality and Our Faith provides materials for incorporating faith-based teaching into each session
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide28
Goals of Our Whole Lives
Equips
participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in six subject areas:
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/
human development
relationships
personal
skills
sexual behavior
sexual health
society
and culture. Slide29
Goals of Our Whole Lives
Helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their relationships, health and behavior in the context of their faith.
Helps participants to clarify their values, build interpersonal skills and understand the social, emotional and spiritual aspects of sexuality.
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide30
Experiential Learning
---fun, engaging, relevant (not boring!) activities are safe and a safe environment to practice before the stakes are higher.
Activity
What happened?
So what?
Now what?
Adapted from http://www.ucc.org/justice/owl/Slide31
Each level of
OWL
Offers...
Up-to-date
information
Honest, age-appropriate answers to all participants' questions
Activities to help participants clarify values and improve decision-making skillsSlide32
Each level of
OWL
Offers...
Effective group-building to create a safe and supportive peer group
Education about sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment
Opportunities to critique media messages about gender and sexualitySlide33
Each level of OWL offers:
Acceptance of diversityEncouragement to act for justice
A well-designed, teacher-friendly leaders' guide
Parent orientation programs that affirm parents as the primary sexuality educators of their childrenSlide34
Each level of OWL offers:
Sexuality and Our Faith, an optional religious component for Unitarian Universalist and United Church of Christ settings
Other faith settings may develop their own materials to accompany the sexuality education curriculum Slide35
Our Whole Lives Proclaims!
GOD gave me sexuality!God
GAVE
me sexuality!
God gave
ME
sexuality!
God gave me
SEXUALITY!
Amen
, Amen
!Slide36
Thank You!
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Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer
Executive
Director
United Church of Christ HIV & AIDS Network
Phone
: 216-736-3217
Email
: schuenem@ucc.org