Learn a broad set of tools to understand and address healthy sexual development for people you support.
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“I absolutely loved this training. I could have spent days longer learning all of this!”
Tier 1: FOUNDATIONS
Tier 1 is the First Step to Becoming a Trainer of the Sexual Health & Relationships Education (SHARE) Curriculum.
This 3-day, highly interactive and engaging course can be taken as a stand-alone training to strengthen your skills, or as the first part of the full three-part sexual self-determination certification program. These tools are beneficial for anyone, and especially helpful for people who work with folks who have cognitive impairments and/or complex needs. Over this three-day training participants will:
Broaden their understanding of sexuality and how it influences someone’s behavior
Identify healthy sexual development; respond to unhealthy behaviors
Recognize how trauma impacts sexuality and relationships
Utilize a framework for balancing risks, choice, and decision-making within a person-centered, collaborative team environment
After completing this training, participants will feel more confident in providing rights based, medically accurate, trauma informed, and culturally sensitive support on matters related to healthy relationships, sexuality, sexual health, sexual development, and challenging sexual behaviors.
2025 Dates
(registration closes Sep. 10)
(registration closes Oct. 8)
2025 Registration Fees:
Pay It Forward!: $395
Standard Registration Fee: $345
Early Bird Discount (ends 7/31): $245
Bundle Package for 20% off Tiers 1, 2, &3: $825
If you need additional financial assistance, please contact us to apply: certification@among-friends.org
Our Sept. 24-26, 2025 session of Tier 1 is eligible for 18 Category 1 Continuing Medical Education credits through OHSU.
Start Planning Now for 2026!
2026 CERTIFICATION PROGRAM DATES
Get these dates on your calendar now so you can plan ahead to join us for all the fun! And be sure to tell all your friends!
Tier 1 in 2026: Mar 11-13, Apr 29 - May 1, Sep 23-25, and Oct 14-16
Tier 2 in 2026: Feb 4 - Apr 22
Tier 3 in 2026: May 13-14
Recertification in 2026: May 15
“I am blown away about how comfortable this has been to talk about these uncomfortable topics with people I don’t know!”
“As a sister of two brothers with disabilities, I love that this exists.”
“I learned that there are many ways to support people with IDD with many different sexual behaviors to make them safe for the individual and the community.”
