Concerned about teaching HIV prevention to different groups?

Do you know how to answer a young person's questions about sex?

Learn these important skills, and more, with PLASE.

PLASE

The Pennsylvania Learning Academy for Sexuality Education (PLASE) provides sexuality education training to those professionals who work with young people in need of accurate sexual information and health-promoting skills.

PLASE, a collaborative initiative with the Pennsylvania Coalition to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, is based in the Department of Biobehavioral Health in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development. It offers a statewide education network for Pennsylvania, but welcomes participants from any location and background.

The spring 2011 PLASE program schedule is offering two one-day workshops, entitled Muy Importante: Sexual Health of Latino Youth, at two different locations across the Commonwealth. These workshops are supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, so there is no registration fee.

PLASE can also work with schools and community groups to design, deliver, and evaluate sexuality education programs for targeted audiences.

Who Should Attend

  • Teachers
  • Counselors, therapists, psychologists
  • Coaches
  • School nurses and other health care professionals
  • Community professionals working with youth of all ages

Pennsylvania Act 48

Penn State is an Act 48-approved provider. Professional educators are encouraged to confirm that this program fits their school district's professional development plan for Act 48. You can earn 5.5 hours toward fulfilling Act 48 requirements for each workshop you attend.

To report your Act 48 credit and noncredit hours to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, visit the following website: www.outreach.psu.edu/info/act48. These hours may be reported upon completion of the course.

To receive PLASE program updates, click here.

Please note that there will be no teen pregnancy prevention conference at Penn State this spring. Information about future teen pregnancy prevention conferences will be provided when available.

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