Valerie Sedivy

Sex Ed 101 for Educators

Sex Ed 101 for Educators 2024 *Updated from The Teacher’s Guide to Sex Ed (2018) Whether you’re a teacher, health educator, sex educator, peer educator, program facilitator, or any other kind of youth-supporting professional providing sex ed programming for young … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Power Through Choices Curriculum

Power Through Choices: My Life, My Choices (5th Edition) 2023 Power Through Choices: My Life, My Choices (5th Edition) is a 10-session, evidence-based prevention curriculum specifically designed for adolescents ages 13–18 in systems of care. Power Through Choices was the … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education?

Case Studies: What Does It Take to Implement Quality Sexual Health Education? May 2018 n 2013, the Division of Adolescent School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC DASH) awarded 17 Local Education Agencies (LEA) funding to … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Working with Patients Experiencing Human Trafficking

Working with Patients Experiencing Human Trafficking December 2019 Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, this elearning unit is available to learn about sex and labor trafficking. This unit is focused … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Addressing Trafficking in Schools

Addressing Trafficking in Schools December 2019 Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, this elearning unit is available to learn about sex and labor trafficking. This unit is focused on specifics … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Human Trafficking 101

Human Trafficking 101 February 2019 Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, this elearning unit is available to learn about sex and labor trafficking. This unit is focused … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Faith Leaders: Identifying and Responding to Child Sex and Labor Trafficking

Faith Leaders: Identifying & Responding to Child Sex and Labor Trafficking December 2020 Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, this elearning unit is available to learn about sex and labor … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Communication & Co-Parenting Strategies for Working with Young Parents

Communication & Co-Parenting Strategies for Working with Young Parents Presentation, Training, & Technical Assistance Available Young people who are pregnant or parenting often face unique challenges face in supporting their children. Professionals can support and empower young parents to overcome … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Evidence-Based Programs & Curricula

Evidence-Based Programs & Curricula Presentations, Trainings, Training-of-Facilitators, Trainings-of-Trainers, & Technical Assistance We can help you build-buy in for evidence-based programs, select the program that fits your needs, prepare your health educators to deliver the program…and everything else along the way … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Power Through Choices: Training-of-Facilitators

Power Through Choices Training-of-Facilitators Available Online & In-Person Ready to implement the only proven effective curriculum designed for and with youth involved in systems of care? We’ll train your facilitators to implement the evidence-based program, Power Through Choices, with young … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Power Through Choices Training-of-Trainers

Power Through Choices Training-of-Trainers Available In-Person (Online, Coming Soon!) Do you have a team of trainers experienced at building the capacity of adult professionals? A Training-of-Trainers, or a TOT, prepares experienced trainers to conduct a Training-of-Facilitators (TOF) on Power Through … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

What Works? Sex Ed for Youth in Systems of Care

What Works? Sexual Health Education for Youth Involved in Systems of Care Presentation Available Online & In-Person What does it take to provide high-quality sexual health education to youth involved in systems of care? In this interactive workshop, participants learn … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Teaching Strategies for Sex Education

Teaching Strategies for Sex Education Training Available Online & In-Person Why do we need to use a variety of teaching strategies when teaching sex education? Which ones work best, and why? What can go wrong, and what can we do … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

LGBTQ+ 101

LGBTQ+ 101 Training Available Online & In-Person How can sex educators ensure that students of all sexualities and genders feel seen and affirmed? This training covers the basic knowledge instructors need to feel competent leading discussions and answering questions, and … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Creating a Comfortable Climate

Creating a Comfortable Climate Training Available Online & In-Person This training helps sex education instructors ensure they are using best practices when it comes to setting the tone for discussions, answering questions, preventing challenging situations, and managing them effectively if … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

How to Talk About Dual Protection

How to Talk about Dual Protection 2020 Designed for educators and clinicians, this elearning gives you the information and skills you need to address the increasing rates of STIs, whether you’re working in the classroom or clinic. Practice communicating with … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Sex and Labor Trafficking: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know

Sex and Labor Trafficking: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know July 2019 Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, this elearning unit is available to learn about sex and labor … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview

Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview 2019 Curious about Power Through Choices, the only evidence-based sexual health education program designed for youth in foster care? This overview walks you through the basics of the curriculum to answer all your questions: What is … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Thriving at the Intersection

Thriving at the Intersection: Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Sexual Health Education to Achieve Positive Outcomes for Youth American Journal of Sexuality Education, Volume 13, 2018, Issue 3 Genevieve Martínez-García, Lisette Torres, Carolyn Camacho, Hope Gleicher, & Valerie Sedivy … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Building Support for Sex Ed in Schools

Building Support for Sex Ed in Schools: Communications & Messaging Strategies 2018 What does (and doesn’t) motivate people to listen to your messages about the value of sex education? In this mini-course, practice building effective messages by working through real-world … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools (MESHEWS)

Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools (MESHEWS) 2017 Making Evidence-Based Sexual Health Education Work in Schools (MESHEWS) is a companion to the PSBA-GTO manual, building on the PSBA-GTO process to reflect the unique needs of education agencies. In … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Working with School Health Advisory Committees (SHACs)

Working with School Health Advisory Committees (SHACs) 2016 A school health advisory committee (SHAC) is any group that advises on school health. SHACs might go by other names, such as “school health teams” or “wellness councils.” Often based at the … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Answering Sensitive Questions Participant Worksheet

Answering Sensitive Questions Worksheet 2016 Use this worksheet to take notes while you participate in the Responding with Confidence online module, in The Teacher’s Guide to Sex Ed.  Get It Now Contributing Staff Deborah Chilcoat, MEd Related Sexual Health Facilitators’ Guide … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Increasing Our Impact by Using a Social-Ecological Approach

Increasing Our Impact by Using a Social-Ecological Approach 2015 The social-ecological model is a theory-based framework for understanding, exploring, and addressing the social determinants of health at many levels. The social-ecological model encourages us to move beyond a focus on … Read More

Valerie Sedivy

Knowing the Law Participant Worksheet

Knowing the Law Participant Worksheet 2015 Use this worksheet to take notes while you participate in the Knowing the Law: Laws and Policies Related to Sex Ed online module, in The Teacher’s Guide to Sex Ed. Get It Now Contributing … Read More

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