Sexual Health Educator Program (SHEP)
Are you interested in receiving the training and support you need to teach sex ed to young people? If so, you are in the right place! At the Responsible Sex Education Institute, our educators are your training facilitators. Every member of our team has current, in-depth training and experience providing comprehensive sex education to youth of all ages. We offer custom and open enrollment trainings both virtually and in-person. We also have a variety of support services designed to provide you with the ongoing education you need to stay up-to-date. Read on to learn about the available training opportunities, including our choose-your-own-adventure training modules!
VSHEP 1.0
This 5-week course is designed to give educators the skills and information they need to facilitate sex ed effectively. We will meet twice a week for 5 weeks and participants are expected to complete 15-30 minutes of pre-work before each live session. Click here to see a course overview.
How to Sign Up
- Get your membership! You can purchase membership directly from our shop. Memberships are available on a self-serve sliding scale. If you need an additional discount, you can complete this financial aid request form and a member of our team will get back to you.
- Once your membership is purchased or your financial aid request is approved, we will send you a link to sign up for the cohort of your choosing. You can check out our upcoming dates here.
- Facilitators will send a calendar hold right away, and then share the course syllabus and grant you access to the online learnings about 2 weeks before the course begins!
FAQs
Q: Is this training for a certain curriculum? Will we get a curriculum at the end?
A: VSHEP is designed to be a skills-based course, which means the skills you learn can be applied to any curriculum you teach. We do not highlight any specific curriculum and training does not include a curriculum, but we do have individual lessons available for purchase in our shop.
Q: How much time does it take?
A: VSHEP participants will meet twice weekly for 90 minutes each session and can expect to complete 15-30 minutes of pre-work before each live session. After successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate reflecting 18 hours of training time.
Q: Will I have access to the slides?
A: In general, we do not share slides of our training content. If you have a request related to accessibility, please let us know when you sign up and we will work with you to accommodate!
Q: What if I have to miss a session?
A: All sessions are recorded and can be shared with participants as needed or upon request. Participants can miss up to 2 live sessions and still receive the certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Custom Programs
Whether you have a couple of hours or a couple of days, we can build a training agenda to meet your needs! Trainings can be taught virtually or in person. You can peruse our gallery of trainings below, or click here to see our offerings in PDF form.
Email us at Professional.Development@pprm.org with questions or when you’re ready to book!
