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Planned Parenthood Toronto’s Training Centre offers training for service providers on a variety of topics on sexuality, sexual and reproductive health, education and prevention. Taught by experienced facilitators, these sessions offer the latest in information and practice to service providers who work with a variety of communities.
Training sessions will help participants identify key elements of effective sexual health education based on the latest research, develop comfort with discussing sexual health, develop increased knowledge of key sexual health topics, recognize the importance of values, attitudes, and beliefs in teaching and learning about sexual health, and learn strategies and skills to address diverse learning styles, cultures, and experiences.
This year, we are introducing a webinar on some of our well-known workshops such as Introduction to Healthy Sexuality, Birth Control, STIs and Safer Sex, and Merging Technology with Sexual Health. We are also continuing the trainings on how to incorporate sexual health programming based on PPT’s groundbreaking Toronto Teen Survey (2009) as well as have broadened our trainings to include populations in addition to youth. Please note our new workshop format, location, and hours. We look forward to working with you and hope that you find PPT’s Training Centre to be an informative and rewarding professional development experience. Please register for our Spring/Summer 2011 Workshops below!
• Social Workers
• Community Outreach Workers
• Clinicians and Health Promoters
• Shelter/Group Home/Hostel staff
• Newcomer and Settlement Workers
• Staff in Recreation Programs and Summer Camps
• Teachers, Educators, Child and Youth Worker’s and other
School-Based Staff
PPT’s Training Centre can provide training tailored to your organization’s particular needs. Build the knowledge and capacity of your staff around sexual health. The Training Development Coordinator will work closely with
you to ensure a learning model that takes into account the expertise, experience and learning style of your group.
Fees for customized group training depend on length of training and number of participants.
Email (training@ppt.on.ca) or phone us (416-961-0113, ext. 156) for consultation and pricing.
Why do service providers need professional development on healthy sexuality?
What will service providers gain from training?
o “All in-house trainings such as Healthy Relationships and Youth, Creating Sexual Health programming for Youth, and Working with Young Men are $95 per person per workshop, with the exception of Anti-Homophobia Education for Service Providers. Anti- Homophobia Education for Service Providers is $100 person per workshop as the session includes a copy of Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia. Fees include all training materials and continental breakfast.
o Webinar Training fees are $45 per person per workshop as it will solely be shown through online video conferencing from any computer with internet access.
o A five percent (5%) discount will be offered to organizations that sign up more than three staff members or if an individual registers for three or more workshops.”
Workshop: Anti-Homophobia Training for Service Providers:
Tuesday June 21st, 2011 9:30 a.m- 1:00 p.m
$100 per person per workshop.
Homophobia, heterosexism, discrimination against and harassment towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people represents a serious and pervasive problem in our society.
This training session provides participants with a forum to examine myths and stereotypes and learn skills to apply to their everyday practice. The workshop will heighten understanding and awareness of the causes of homophobia and the importance of intervention. Participants will learn how to intervene in an incident of homophobic harassment and how to build capacity within work and program environments to challenge homophobia and heterosexism.
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Workshop: Healthy Relationships and Youth
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Fee: $95 per person per workshop.
Do you work with youth who have questions or concerns about their relationships? What makes a relationship healthy? How do values and attitudes about sex and sexuality affect the quality of relationships youth have?
Healthy relationships emerged as the number topic youth would like more information on in PPT’s Toronto Teen Survey Research Project (2008). This popular training provides tools and resources to explore elements of healthy and unhealthy relationships and what they might mean to youth. Learn how to work with youth to address their relationship concerns and questions. Draw on a variety of disciplines and tools to help young people develop decision-making and communication skills in their relationships.
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Workshop: Creating Sexual Health Programming for Youth
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:30 am- 1:00 pm
Fee: $95 per person per workshop
Do you need hands-on training in developing sexual health? Do you want to develop sexual health exercises and activities that are effective and fun? Create a more sex-positive environment for youth to access resources and information.
Based on PPT’s ground-breaking Toronto Teen Survey (2009), this training builds skills to incorporate sexual health programming in ways that are meaningful to youth. Learn how to create sex positive spaces to share sexual health information with youth who access your organization or services. Increase sexual health outcomes for youth.
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Workshop: Working with Young Men
Tuesday June 7, 2011 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Fee: $95 per person per workshop
The sexual health concerns of young men are unique, as are the ways in which health-related information is delivered to them. In addition to young men often being disengaged from their health care needs, and a lack of specialized health services, there is a general attitude that health, and specifically sexual and reproductive health, is a “woman’s or gay issue.” This view contributes to the barriers young heterosexual men experience when seeking sexual health and reproductive services.
This unique training will provide concrete insight and build skills towards the much needed development and expansion of health services and programming for young men. Examine the social, political and environmental determinants that shape young men’s experience of health and the health system. Training will address concerns for young men such as mental health, self-esteem, sex, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and relationships.
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Workshop: Introduction to Healthy Sexuality *WEBINAR*
Thursday, June 9, 2011 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Fee: $45 per person per workshop.
Do you run programs or services and get questions about sex? Are you unsure of how to answer those questions or where to get resources?
This training introduces theories and concepts of human sexuality and the factors that influence sexual development, sexual health and sexual activity. Learn how to answer commonly asked questions and how and where to refer youth for appropriate services. Recognize the importance of values, attitudes, and beliefs in teaching and learning about sexual health.
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Workshop: Birth Control, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Safer Sex Negotiation *WEBINAR*
Thursday, June 16, 2011 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Fee: $45 per person per workshop.
Do you get questions from youth about birth control options or sexually transmitted infections (STI’s)? Do you hear myths and stereotypes being perpetuated about who gets STI’s and why? How do people negotiate when, where and how to have sex and when or if to use birth control? What happens when someone is diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection?
This training provides an overview of STI information and birth control options, and explores risk factors increase the risk of unplanned pregnancy and STI’s. Come away with resources to inform and empower youth to make healthy sexual health choices!
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Workshop: Merging Technology with Sexual Health (Youth Focused) *WEBINAR*
Thursday, June 23, 2011 10:30 am- 1:00 pm
Fee: $45 per person per workshop.
Do you know your SMS from your IM? The difference between social networking and viral marketing?
This training examines how technology has changed the how, why, when, and where of sexuality and how online dating affects how young people are engaging in relationships and negotiating sex. What are the implications for sexual health promotion and agencies that provide sexual health services? How does emerging technology reach a youth audience?
Examine how youth are using technology and to what purpose. This training also looks at how the internet is used to explore sexual health, sexual identity and how LGBTQ youth use technology to come to terms with their sexual orientation. How can emerging technology reach a youth audience?
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TODAY'S DROP-IN UPDATE:
Regular Drop-In Hours
Monday: 1:00PM - 7:30PM
Tuesday: 1:00PM - 7:30PM
Wednesday: 4:00PM - 7:30PM
Thursday: 1:00PM - 7:30PM
Friday : 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM - 2:00PM*
*Sexual Health Matters Only
Note: Drop-in hours are subject to change. Check our daily update at the top of this column for today's info. As well, during drop-in, clients are seen on a first-come, first-serve basis, spots are limited, and we begin taking numbers 30 minutes before our drop-in hours begin. If you are coming in after drop-in has started, we recommend that you call ahead to ensure we still have space. To ask about drop-in availability or to book an appointment, call:
416-961-0113 x. 121
Clinic Hours
Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9:30-8:00
Wednesday: 9:30-12:00;4:00-8:00
Friday: 9:30-4:00
Saturday: 10:00-2:00
The clinic is located at
36B Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto, ON
M5R 1A9 Canada [click for map]
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