Content & Curricula

The program is designed as a seven-hour module based training for a small group – typically 30-40 participants. The training can be tailored to meet your agency’s or organization’s needs.

Training Modules Include:

• The roles adults play in preventing unintended teen pregnancy
• Key milestones in adolescent psycho-social and sexual development
• From risk to resiliency – incorporating youth development when working with teens
• Effective strategies for talking with teens
• Viewing contraceptive options through the eyes’ of teens
• Understanding sexually transmitted diseases
• Defining abstinence for yourself and discussing it with teens

We can provide continuing education units for:

• Advanced practice clinicians
• Health educators
• Social workers
• Nurses

Learning Objectives

• Discuss national and state statistics, possible causes and solutions related to teen pregnancy
• Describe the characteristics of a sexually-healthy adolescent and identify specific concerns that adolescents may have at various developmental stages
• Discuss risk-taking norms, resiliency and the importance of youth development programs
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and active listening techniques that will increase comfort when answering difficult questions that teens may ask
• Define abstinence and practice talking with teens about abstinence as a contraceptive option
• Describe why contraceptive options may or may not be effective for teens
• List the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) for teens and describe when to refer a teen for health services