Positive Prevention PLUS Middle School & High School Training-of-Educators

Positive Prevention PLUS (P3) Training of Educators certifies participants to teach the 2021 version of P3 Middle & High School curricula. Positive Prevention Plus is a comprehensive, evidence-based sexual health and teen pregnancy prevention curriculum for middle and high school, grades 7-12, and out-of-school youth, written in compliance with the National Health Education Standards. Topics include STI’s, abusive relationships, healthy relationships, HIV, contraception, and much more.

Upon registration, you will receive access to the Amplify Training Center. You will need to complete approximately 10 hours of pre-work prior to attending the live training. You must submit a certificate of completion for the eLearning to scarter@amplifytulsa.org in order to attend the live training. Please note, you will need the 2021 version of P3 Middle School and P3 High School to complete the pre-work and attend the live sessions.  Attendees must complete the e-learning pre-work and attend all three days of this live training to become certified educators for both P3 Middle School and P3 High School. 

Target Audience: Sex Educators, Classroom Teachers

Cost: $350 

Trainings are provided at no cost to Amplify partner organizations. Scholarships are also available thanks to the generous support of our funders. Email info@amplifytulsa.org or use the contact button below for more information about training scholarships. 

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Please complete our training waitlist form (click here) if you would like to be placed on a waitlist for the next training.

Facilitators:

Sierra Carter joined Amplify in June 2023 as the Training Manager. For nearly 12 years, she worked in the Tulsa Health Department’s PREP program as an Adolescent Sexual Health Educator where she implemented various sex ed programs in Tulsa County school districts and youth-serving organizations. She also continues to serve as a nationally certified trainer for evidence-based intervention programs where she facilitates best practices in sex education and positive youth development. What fuels Sierra’s passion for adolescent health is the incredible people that she shares this work with in empowering young people to become the very best advocates for their themselves! She received her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University in Health Promotion and maintains her credentials as a Certified Health Education Specialist.

Tomas “Tammy” Delocéano is a charismatic, neurodivergent Latinx artist and youth advocate who joined Amplify in 2020. For over a decade, Tammy has collaborated with young people to co-create award-winning, nationally recognized programs, including body-positive fashion clubs, empowerment spaces, summer camps, and Amplify’s Youth Leadership Council. As Amplify’s Training and Outreach Coordinator, they focus on building skills to engage and uplift youth. Drawing on their art background and a “Human Relations degree from the School of Life,” Tammy champions the power of representation and youth voice, infusing their activism and trainings with creativity, compassion, and a drive to dismantle adultism and body negativity.

Jenny Briggs joined the Amplify team in August 2019. Jenny is a lifelong Tulsan who brings a strengths-based, systems-oriented approach and passion for youth voice to her work with Amplify. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma in 2014 and is licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers at the LMSW level. Jenny has over a decade of experience at the intersection of public health and community-based social work. In her current role, Jenny guides the strategic vision for Amplify’s capacity-building programs, supporting program staff and external partners to advance youth sexual health and well-being in Tulsa. In addition to working as a sexuality educator for four years, Jenny’s experiences include positive youth development, trauma-responsive care, team management, program development and evaluation, and leveraging community partnerships to achieve long-term goals.

Samantha Higgs joined Amplify as the Capacity and Outreach Coordinator in November 2020. Samantha previously worked as a Health Education Specialist at Youth Services of Tulsa serving youth around the Tulsa area by providing sexual health education and assisting young people in connecting with clinics for their sexual health care. She has served as the secretary for the Tulsa Health and Education Coalition since January of 2018. In addition to working in the sexual health field, Samantha has worked with individuals with disabilities, individuals with mental illness and advocating for youth by recognizing young people have agency. Samantha was awarded the Rising Star award from Oklahoma State University College of Human Sciences in 2018. She received her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University in Human Development and Family Science in 2014 and earned her Masters from Oklahoma State University in HDFS with a focus on Child and Family Services in 2017.

Maggie joined Amplify in June 2023 as a Community Engagement Fellow through the Tulsa Service Year program, before officially joining the team as a Training and Outreach Coordinator. They graduated from Tulane University in May 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in Gender and Sexuality Studies and an undergraduate certificate in Gender Based Violence. As a (mostly) lifelong Oklahoman, Maggie is excited to be back in their home state and hopes to work with the Amplify team and partners to make Oklahoma more welcoming and affirming for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. Outside of work, she enjoys baking new desserts, watching movies, and going to local bookstores despite having a to-read list that’s 150 books long!