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The mission of PPSDRC's Carolyn Shuck Education and Training Center is to help people make sound sexual health decisions through comprehensive, sexuality education..

Comprehensive, reality-based sexuality education seeks to help people develop a positive view of sexuality, provide them with information and skills to take care of their sexual health, and to help them acquire skills to make responsible decisions now and in the future.

PPSDRC focuses on the New 3Rs—Rights, Respect, and Responsibility.

Rights
We believe that youth have the right to accurate information and access to health services.

Respect
We respect youth as valued members of the community, with much to offer.

Responsibility
We trust youth and adults to make responsible decisions when they are provided information, taught skills, and given support to do so.

Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Comprehensive sexuality education:

• Teaches that sexuality is a natural, normal, healthy part of life
• Provides opportunity for young people to develop and understand their values, attitudes, and beliefs about sexuality
• Helps young people develop relationship and interpersonal skills
• Teaches that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only certain way to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections
• Includes a wide variety of sexuality related topics, such as human development, relationships, interpersonal skills, sexual health, and society and culture
• Includes accurate medical information about contraception, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and how condoms and contraception can decrease the risks of STIs and unintended pregnancy.

PPSDRC’s Education and Training programs employ a variety of teaching techniques including small and large group discussions as well as role-playing and other experiential learning activities. These diverse teaching methods help address the different learning styles of students, as well as encourage the retention of information. Educators are culturally competent and programs are linguistically and developmentally appropriate. All classes can be provided in either English or Spanish.

PPSDRC’s Education and Training Department offers the following services:

Educator & Student Resources
PPSDRC’s Education & Training Department has many resources for community members. Whether you are a teacher looking for materials to supplement a lesson plan, a student doing a research project, a nurse looking for information on current health issues, or just someone looking for more information on reproductive health, we can help. We offer birth control kit rentals and sales, anatomy chart sales, educational video rentals and more. Please contact (619) 881-4525 to set up an appointment or for more information.

Community-Based Education
This program offers schools and other community-based groups the following topics:

• Introduction (This program includes information on Planned Parenthood services, teen pregnancy, comprehensive sex education, and best practices from Europe.)
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Birth Control
• Sexually Transmitted Infections including HIV/AIDS
• Healthy Relationships
• Sex and the Media

These topics are best provided as a series, with each topic designed for a 50-minute session. If scheduling six classes is not possible, a minimum of the Introduction and two additional topics will be provided.

Youth Development Program
The Youth Development Program (YDP) is a series of after school programs offered to elementary and middle school students.

• MARCH —Males Acting Responsibly for Community and Health is designed for 5th and 6th grade boys
• STAR—Sisters Together Acting Responsibly is for 5th and 6th grade girls
• TEACH—Teens Empowered About Community Health is designed for middle school boys and girls.

The YDP emphasize a “whole” person experience and focuses on building self-esteem, strengthening community involvement, and assisting participants in developing skills that will help them set and achieve their goals. The YDP has three components that each student must participate in: 

1. Classroom-based life skills curriculum including lessons in decision making, goal setting, communication skills and health,
2. “Outings” including hiking, the opera and tours of local universities,
3. Community service/involvement such as neighborhood clean-ups, graffiti removal, or feeding the homeless.

For more information, please contact our Youth Development Coordinator at (619) 881-4553.

Peer Education
PPSDRC educators work in collaboration with local high schools’ peer education programs.  Sexuality education and training on anatomy and physiology, birth control, and sexually transmitted infections is provided to peer educators so they are able to assist students at local high schools.

For more information, please contact our Peer Education Coordinator at (619) 881-4551.

Parent Education
Planned Parenthood believes that parents should be their children's primary sexuality educators. Parents know their children better than anyone else and children need to have discussions about sexuality in the context of their family's values.

Parent Education Classes encourage parents to review their own values and to consider the messages they would like to communicate to their children. Presentations can also include information about puberty, birth control, and the role media plays in shaping our cultural view of sexuality.

Training
Healthcare providers, teachers, and youth-serving professionals throughout San Diego and Riverside Counties can receive training from PPSDRC on a variety of topics including:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Birth control
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• Teen Pregnancy
• Sexuality, Values and Diversity
• Comprehensive Sexuality Education
• Best Practices from Europe

Trainings are tailored to the needs of the audience and are available in both English and Spanish.

Ask Edna
Ask Edna is a question-and-answer forum at www.planned.org/askedna that enables the public—particularly teens— to pose questions about sexuality, contraception, and other issues in a moderated, anonymous web forum. 

All of PPSDRC’s education and training programs adhere to the California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Act.

For more information or to book an education or training presentation please call:

Rancho Mirage	(760) 779-0360
Riverside	(951) 222-3118
San Diego County	(619) 881-4525