Community Education & Training




Specially trained health education professionals provide customized reproductive health education sessions for free to schools and community-based organizations. Community reproductive health education is appropriate for partners who do not have readiness or buy-in for the content of the evidence-based curricula approved through our other adolescent health programs. Community reproductive health education allows FHCCP to meet community partners at their place of readiness while building relationships and working towards implementing a tested and effective intervention with proven outcomes.
Available Trainings
Available Trainings
How to be an Askable Adult
The goal of this workshop is to increase, motivate, equip, and nurture more askable and supportive adults for youth by increasing awareness and offering tools for adults to increase understanding, build skills, and commit to action steps.
Participants will:
- Identify the qualities that make an adult askable.
- Explore skill-building tools to strengthen relationships, connections, communication, and conversation with young people.
- Practice communication and listening skills to improve communication with youth.
Creating Safe, Inclusive Environments
Participants in this workshop will be invited to explore the domains that influence feelings of safety, inclusion, and belonging among young people. With an emphasis on language, environmental factors, and types of safety, participants will learn best practices for creating safe, inclusive spaces for the people they serve.
Providing Adolescent Friendly Services
This workshop will explore the components of providing adolescent friendly services. Adolescent friendly services are provided in a way that makes it easy and comfortable for young people to seek out and receive the services that they need.
Participants will explore best practices around:
- Confidentiality
- Equity
- Accessibility
- Service delivery
- Linkages and referrals
Reproductive Health 101
This session will provide participants with an overview of human anatomy, physiology, reproductive systems, and what’s included in a reproductive health visit. This session will include information about when and how adolescents can consent to their own, confidential health services.
Participants will be able to
- Identify parts of anatomy and their function
- Explain what happens during a reproductive health visit
- Understand recommended reproductive health care for adolescents
- Acknowledge adolescent rights
Adverse Childhood Experiences: We all have a role in Prevention
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can impact kids’ health and wellbeing. They can have long-term effects on adult health and wellness. The consequences of ACEs affect families, communities, and society. Thankfully, ACEs are preventable. This training will help you understand, recognize, and prevent ACEs and promote positive childhood experiences (PCEs).
Trauma-Informed Principles and Practices
Trauma-Informed practices are implemented as multiple levels, in multiple settings and involve numerous components. This training discusses the components of trauma-informed practices which include:
- Realizing the widespread impact of trauma and need for prevention
- Recognizing the signs and symptoms of trauma and realizing that these result from what happened to someone rather than what is wrong with them
- Developing a system that can respond to trauma and provide resources for recovery, while encouraging self-care to reduce the impact of vicarious trauma in caregivers and responders
- Recognizing the impact of triggers and resisting re-traumatization
Promoting Family Involvement
This workshop invites participants to explore the factors that influence adolescent’s and their parents/caregiver’s ability to have conversations about reproductive health. Participants will explore the “TRUST” framework and practice using it to build readiness and openness of young people to invite their parent/caregiver to engage in uncomfortable conversations about sexual and reproductive health.
Participants will:
- Describe the TRUST model.
- Identify components of TRUST in sample scenarios and role plays.
- Gain confidence in their ability to encourage adolescents to invite their parents/caregivers to be part of their sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Science of Hope: A Tool for Well-Being
Hope is one of the best predictors of well-being and a process for mitigating the impacts of trauma and chronic stress. High hopes positively affect a person — including physical and mental health, academic performance, and relationships. Hope is a simple yet powerful tool!
In this session, participants will:
- Learn about the research around hope and its impact on overall well-being.
- Learn how to measure and increase hope in yourself, your loved ones, and the individuals and families you serve.
- Explore the relationship between hope and parenting, providing surrogate hope, and building your “hope network.”
- Discover practical tips and tools to measure and increase hope with the individuals and families you serve.