Becoming an "Ask"able Adult 

Ensuring Positive Encounters with Teens

 Training Description

Providing care and support to teens to make healthy decisions can be a challenging job.  This workshop is designed for teen-serving professionals to improve their communication skills in supporting adolescents’ healthy decisions.  Every moment with a teen is precious; this workshop is designed to ensure those rare moments are positive encounters that have the most benefit for the teen.  Never miss an opportunity – know the techniques that will have the biggest impact!

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe the role of an askable adult
2. Demonstrate effective communication skills between adults and teens about contraception, safer sex, and other sexuality issues.