Sexual Health Education Essentials is a foundational training meant to prepare sexual health educators, school personnel, and other youth work professionals to support young people. Training content is data-driven and aligned with best practices in the field of adolescent sexual health promotion. Topics covered during pre-work and live training include holistic sexuality, adolescent growth & development, reproductive health, responding to sensitive questions, values in sexual health education, consent, contraception, and more. Sexual Health Education Essentials is recommended for anyone new to the field of sexual health education or for trusted adults working with young people in any capacity who wish to gain knowledge and strengthen their skills.
Upon registration, you will receive access to the Amplify Training Center. You will need to complete approximately 60 minutes 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.
Target Audience: All Youth-Supporting Professionals
Cost: $125
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 will close one week prior to the training date, or when registration reaches capacity.
Facilitators:
Sierra Carter, CHES
Training Manager
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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.
Tammy Delocéano
Training & Outreach Coordinator
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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.
Samantha Higgs, MS
Capacity and Outreach Manager
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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 Green
Training and Outreach Coordinator
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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!
Maria Hernández
Learning & Engagement Manager, Take Control Initiative
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Maria (she/ella) currently serves as Take Control Initiative’s Learning & Engagement Manager. She is a proud Latina and sex-positive advocate and has witnessed the linguistic, cultural, and systemic obstacles many women in her community face when seeking education and support related to their sexual and reproductive health. As a sexuality educator, she is passionate about filling the gaps in access to high-quality health resources for communities of color. Maria is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with minors in Nonprofit Organizational Studies and Social Justice.