Puberty Education for School Nurses

Time limit: 120 days
2 credits

UM System employees: Please note that you do not need to create a new registration account. You will have the option to enroll with your UM System credentials.

Course Overview:

If you are a new school nurse, have never taught puberty education before, or need to do more than turn on an outdated puberty video, we invite you to this training. There are no prerequisites for this free, self-paced training, just the motivation to complete four modules within a four-month timeframe. The total time for completing this training is no more than two (2) hours. Topics include basic puberty facts, classroom climate, answering student questions, handling difficult questions, parent communication and more. For accommodations, contact Laura Meyer, Course Facilitator, at cehp@missouri.edu

Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of this learning activity, we anticipate learners successfully completing all modules will gain:

1. Improved knowledge regarding common physical, emotional, social and intellectual changes that occur during puberty

2. Improved confidence to provide quality puberty education to upper elementary students

Topics:

1. Puberty Basics (15 minutes)

2. Teaching Puberty Education (30 minutes)

3. Answering Student Questions (30 minutes)

4. Engaging Families and Schools (30 minutes)

5. Resources (Lesson plans aligned with Missouri standards, activities, general resources)

Department:

Continuing Education for Health Professions

Credit:

Successful completion of this activity includes participating in the full educational offering (Modules 1-4), participating in the online evaluation process, and completing the online verification of attendance, which enables the learner to satisfy the requirements to claim continuing education.

Nursing Contact Hours

In support of improving patient care, University of Missouri - Continuing Education for Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions designates this activity for 2.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.

Relevant Financial Relationship Disclosures

The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education state that participants in CE activities should be made aware of any relevant affiliation or financial relationship in the previous 24 months that may affect the planning of an educational activity or a speaker’s presentation(s). Each planning committee member and speaker has been requested to complete a financial relationship reporting form.

No planning committee member or speaker has a relevant financial relationship.

Audience:

Missouri school nurses or anyone who has been asked to teach research-based puberty education to upper elementary students.

Accommodations

University of Missouri Extension complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with participation in an educational program or you need materials in an alternate format, please notify your instructor as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements can be made.

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