Planned Parenthood Offering Training for Professionals Who Work with Teens

On July 10, 2012, Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region is offering the highly praised “Positive Encounters” healthy sexuality workshop for professionals who work with teens.

The one-day workshop is specifically designed for counselors, nurses, teachers, social workers, church youth leaders and others who work one-on-one with teenagers. It provides professionals with an update on the latest trends in adolescent sexual behavior and training to help them promote sexual responsibility and health among their teenaged clients.

Anyone who works with teens will find this training both informative and useful, imparting the information and skills needed to respond to young people’s questions about sexual risk-taking in age-appropriate ways. Those who work in the STD or HIV prevention or teen pregnancy prevention fields are especially encouraged to attend.

What: “Positive Encounters” training for professionals who work with teens
When: July 10th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration deadline is July 3rd.
Where: Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region, 2430 Poplar Avenue
Cost: $100 per participant (includes materials, lunch and technical assistance)

To register for the workshop, print and fill out form linked here and fax to Elokin CaPece at (901) 274-1660. Registration and payment must be received by Tuesday, July 3, 2012. For more information, call (901) 725-3033 or email [email protected].

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Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region (PPGMR), founded in 1938, is an affiliate of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. PPGMR’s mission is to ensure broad public access to reproductive and related health care through clinic services, education, advocacy and community partnerships in serving 42 counties in West Tennessee, North Mississippi and East Arkansas.