Tier 2: ADVOCACY Participant Info
If you have questions or need assistance during Tier 2: ADVOCACY, email us at: certification@among-friends.org
This page is for participants of Tier 2 to use during the cohort experience.
“Thank you!!! I have been able to use these tools to have difficult and uncomfortable conversations.”
Tier 2: Weekly Schedule
Tier 2: Attendance/Completion Policy
If a participant completes every task for Tier 2 there are a total of 250 points available, plus up to 10 points of extra credit.
Each participant must earn a minimum of 220 points to receive a certificate of completion for Tier 2, and to be eligible for Tier 3. This means that you can only miss 30 points for Tier 2 if you want to move on to Tier 3. If you don’t plan or want to go on to Tier 3, then the points do not apply to you.
If you do not earn 220 points, you will receive a certificate of attendance for the time you attended but will not be eligible for Tier 3.
You can see how many points each item is worth on the master completion checklist.
If you miss a Cohort Zoom Call, you can earn the points back 2 times by completing the make-up work located in your hand-out folder. If you miss more than 2 Cohort Zoom Calls, you cannot make up the points from the additional missed calls.
Late work will only receive half credit. No work will be accepted after Cohort Zoom Call #10.
In order to have access to the tool library after Tier 2, you must contribute a tool that meets the criteria outlined on the tool cover sheet.
Tier 2: Technical Requirements
These are requirements every participant agreed to when they registered.
A stable internet connection
Familiarity with zoom meeting platform; participation in zoom meeting with your camera on
Familiarity and ability to use google docs (uploading, changing file names, editing, etc.)
Tier 2: Webinars
The links to the webinar videos are at the top of each review sheet below.
Open the review sheet
Click on the link and watch the video
Fill out the review sheet form
The form will time and date stamp your entry so we know what points you’ve earned
Webinar #1 REQUIRED: Advocating for Sexual Health Equity
Due before Cohort Call #2
We will discuss this webinar during Call #2
EXTRA CREDIT OPTIONS:
Each of the videos below offer 5 points of extra credit. Complete the review sheet before Call #7 to receive credit.
Webinar #2: Talking About Sex with Individuals, Parents, and Support Teams
Webinar #3: Supported Decision-Making
Tier 2: Sample Advocacy Letters
Here is a link to some sample advocacy letters for you to reference.
Tier 2: Guiding Principles
The following guiding principles are integral to the philosophy of our program. To receive a certificate of completion, program participants must agree to uphold these principles and practice in a manner consistent with these principles. These principles are adapted from the Our Whole Lives curriculum.
Statement of agreement: As a participant in Tier 2 of the Sexual Self-Determination Training and Certification Program, I agree to the following principles and will uphold and practice these to the best of my ability:
● Every person is entitled to dignity and self-worth
● Every person is entitled to their own attitudes and beliefs
● Every person deserves support in making their own decisions
● Every person deserves to be in safe, healthy relationships. Healthy relationships are:
o Consensual
o Non-exploitative
o Safe
o Developmentally appropriate
o Based on mutual expectations and caring
o Respectful
● Every person is entitled to fully explore their sexuality, relationships, and their body
● Every person is sexual and sexuality is a positive part of the human experience
● Sexuality includes much more than sexual behavior(s)
● Human beings are sexual from the time they are born until they die
● Sexuality in our society is damaged by violence, exploitation, alienation, dishonesty, abuse of power, and the treatment of persons as objects.
Tier 2: Overview of Tier 3
There are 3 Tiers to the Sexual Self-Determination Certification Program:
Tier 1: FOUNDATIONS - train on the foundations of sexual health
Tier 2: ADVOCACY* - become a sexual health advocate
Tier 3: TRAIN-the-TRAINER* - become a certified S.H.A.R.E. instructor
*These are optional, depending on your interest and goals.
Train the Trainer program for the S.H.A.R.E. curriculum
2 full day virtual training (plus optional additional half-day)
Focus is on facilitation of this subject matter
You will have a manual and access to videos of the T1: FOUNDATIONS training to help build content knowledge
See the upcoming dates for Tier 3
Tier 2: Shared Resource List
Here is a link to our list of resources for you to use and add to as you want and need. We continually add to this list to bring you more and more valuable information!