Spark Trainings

Consider how staff and providers can create a climate where adolescents are more likely to discuss their sexual health openly and honestly.

Identify and discuss key concepts about providing culturally responsive health care to young people and reflect on various cultural norms unique to adolescence.

Explore how nonverbal communication can set the tone for youth/adult interaction, both in messages we convey and in how we interpret messages from youth.

Identify with your team key staff and provider behaviors that are essential to providing youth-friendly care.

Discuss strategies adults can use to help youth feel comfortable asking for support and refer them to services like health care or mental health.

A series of four Sparks to help health centers provide patient-centered care to their LGBTQ+ adolescent patients.

Deepen your understanding of minor consent laws for your state.

Explore best practices for providing confidential care to adolescents.

Learn about how to create an adolescent-friendly dental practice and improve retention.

Explore how adolescent brain development impacts interactions between young people and adults.

Identify and discuss the roles that school staff can play in facilitating access to health services for students.

Explore ways to identify signs of trafficking and sexual exploitation among youth.

Encourage your team to consider how everyone in your setting can better understand and support young people who have special health care needs.

Explore the ways Title X clinic staff can create a nonjudgmental culture for adolescent and young adult clients who present for pregnancy options counseling.

Deepen your understanding of how trauma impacts adolescent patients and how to create trauma-informed spaces to support their health and well-being.