SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
Since we were founded in 1979, Healthy Teen Network has been your trusted, go-to source for training and technical assistance.
If you’re looking for training around supplemental topics, such as how to answer youth questions, key skills that young people need from a sex ed curriculum, or how to gain confidence around condom demonstrations—reach out. We’d love to talk with you about how we can support you in the amazing work you do to show up for young people.
We offer training on four comprehensive sexual health curricula. Keep reading to see if one of them is right for you.
Power Through Choices
What is it?
In 10, 90-minute sessions, Power Through Choices covers topics around communication skills, protecting against STIs and unwanted pregnancies, finding a sexual health clinic, talking with a trusted adult, and more. Participants reported lower rates of sexual activity, were less likely to be involved in a pregnancy, and were less likely to report having sex without birth control.
Who is it for?
This curriculum is designed for adolescents aged 13–18 in systems of care (child welfare or juvenile justice systems).
What does the facilitator training look like?
We offer a virtual facilitator training for Power Through Choices: four hours each day for four consecutive days. This training includes opportunities for teach-backs, conversations and guidance around adaptations, and time to practice answering challenging youth questions that might come up during implementation of the program.
Many Ways of Being
What is it?
Many Ways of Being aims to promote healthy, consensual, and violence-free relationships among young people while reducing incidences of STIs and unplanned pregnancy. Choose from either eight two-hour sessions or 16 one-hour sessions focused on shifting attitudes and strengthening young people’s abilities to engage in healthy behaviors. This program is unique in the ways it is rooted in Gender Transformative Approaches, and it covers topics like the Man Box and portrayals of sex and sexuality in media.
Who is it for?
Many Ways of Being is designed for young people ages 15–19.
What does the facilitator training look like?
The Many Ways of Being virtual facilitator training is five hours daily for four days, or the in-person training is seven hours daily for three days. Make sure you’re on our email list to find out when we’ll hold the next training.
El Camino
What is it?
El Camino is a sexual health education program based on positive youth development principles. Eleven 45-minute sessions cover three topical arcs: goal setting, sexual and reproductive health, and communication and healthy relationships.
Preliminary findings suggest that young people responded well to the curriculum and that participation led to changes in their attitudes and knowledge. The vast majority of students surveyed (91%) reported that El Camino had made them either less likely to have sex, more likely to use contraception, or more likely to use a condom.
Who is it for?
El Camino is designed for Latino young people and is offered in both English and Spanish.
What does the facilitator training look like?
We offer an El Camino virtual facilitator training of four hours each day for four days, available in both English and Spanish.
Pulse
What is it?
Pulse is a self-directed web-based mobile health app featuring a clinic locator, quizzes, guides, and videos to support healthy sexual behavior. Offered in both English and Spanish, Pulse has six sections covering approximately three hours of material:
- Know your options (birth control methods and reminders)
- Get personal (healthy relationships and consent)
- Know your body (anatomy and physiology and sexually transmitted infections)
- Take action (find a provider, what to expect at a clinic, and appointment reminders)
- Make a plan (pregnancy and pregnancy testing)
- Get savvy (frequently asked questions and links to external resources)
Pulse is proven to be effective at increasing accurate contraceptive knowledge, improving self-efficacy in using contraception, and reducing unprotected sex.
Who is it for?
Pulse was designed for and tested with mostly Black and Latinx young women, and it was proven effective in that population. However, it can work more broadly, although it’s important to note that we don’t have the same rigorous evaluation for other groups. That said, we have tested a similar program with younger youth—ages 14 to 16—and found that to be effective as well.
What does the facilitator training look like?
One of Pulse’s biggest strengths is that it’s completely self-directed—no facilitator required, which means no facilitator training. We do, however, pair technical assistance packages with purchase of the program to support you to implement Pulse for your community.
What do training attendees have to say?
Wondering what a facilitator training is like? Hear from some of our past attendees:
- “I appreciated asking the participants for tips/tricks as professional facilitators of other curricula. It really helped to make me feel empowered and to hear advice from others for sexual health education implementation in general.” – Health Educator from Oklahoma
- “Besides learning about the curriculum itself, the training was great at teaching me more facilitation skills that can be helpful when working with this specific population. Things like language use, learning styles to consider, and even some adaptations were all helpful.” -Senior Program Manager from Maryland
- “The energy was always upbeat, the feedback was appreciated, and seeing other ways of facilitating is always helpful, too.” – Corrections Officer in California
- “Doing my own teach-back as well as observing others’ teach-backs was extremely helpful in seeing the best way to implement the program and reflect on how to improve delivery and content.” – Program Manager from Pennsylvania
Have questions about any of these programs? Reach out! We’d love to hear how we can support you with your implementation.
Searching for some free resources on topics like making young people feel comfortable and explaining consent? Check out our Sex Ed 101 For Educators!
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