Workshop Descriptions

SECS: Sexuality Education Certification Series

The Sexuality Education Certification Series is our most comprehensive training opportunity. Participants develop the knowledge, skills and comfort needed to provide successful sexuality education programs. Each session of this lively, interactive course combines lecture, discussion and hands-on practical experience around specific subject areas. Guest lecturers share their expertise and spark new ideas. PPLM certifies graduates of this course as sexuality educators.

Participants will:

• Identify key elements of effective sexuality education based on the latest research.
• Develop comfort with discussing sexuality in an educational setting.
• Develop an understanding of key sexual health topics (including anatomy and physiology, puberty, sexually transmitted infections, abstinence, contraception and protection methods, sexual identity, communication, and relationships) and effective teaching activities and strategies for these topics.
• Learn to define active learning theories, harm reduction, and stages of behavior change in relation to teaching sexuality education.
• Learn teaching strategies that address diverse learning styles, cultures, and experiences.
• Recognize the importance of values, attitudes, and beliefs in teaching and learning topics in sexuality education.
• Learn the different stages of emotional, social and cognitive development.
• Design and present an age-appropriate lesson in sexuality education.

Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of series. CEU's are available.

Protection & Contraceptive Methods: Update & Teaching Strategies

Join us for a review of sexually transmitted infections and contraceptive technologies. One of our clinicians will answer your questions about protection methods, from the condom to the NuvaRing. They will also provide the latest information on sexually transmitted infections, including symptoms, transmission, treatment and prevention. 

Following a medical update, we will lead you through a demonstration of interactive, classroom-tested activities to help you teach youth about these often-challenging topics. Participants will leave this training with a better understanding of current infection and transmission rates and a collection of great activities to help students recognize and minimize their risk for infection and unintended pregnancy.

Participants will:  

• Develop an understanding of sexually transmitted infections, including transmission, treatment and prevention, along with teaching strategies and activities for this topic.
• Identify available contraception and protection methods, including effectiveness, proper use, and the pros and cons of each method, and develop teaching strategies and activities for this topic.

Get more information about class dates, times and on-line registration.

For more information about our education programs, email us at educationontheweb@pplm.org or call the Education Department at 617-616-1672.