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SRA CERTIFICATION
renewal

Keep your SRAS designation active by renewing your SRA certification.
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Renew Your SRA Certification One of Four Ways

Successful completion of any option below secures your SRA Specialist designation for two more years.
Option 1

Make Your Message Matter

Principles of Effective Communication
one-day practicum
Attend this one-day practicum to enhance your ability to communicate the SRA message in the classroom and the public square with skill and confidence. Offered every other month.
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
Online
One Day
With a group

$350

Cost
Option 2

Filters & Frames

Widening Your Lens to Understand Message Perception
one-day training
Attend this one-day training to recognize how lived experiences shape perception and learn how to strategically frame the SRAE message to resonate across diverse perspectives.
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
Online
one day
With a group

$350

Cost
Option 3

I See You

Maximizing Connection with ALL Youth
For teams: Two-day training
Book this training for your organization to increase your team’s effectiveness and resonance in the classroom by recognizing and responding to the lived experiences of ALL youth.
LEARN MORE AND BOOK 
In-Person
two days
Your Team

$11k

Cost
Option 4

Two Self-Guided
Analytical Essays

ON SRAE topics
Write two analytical essays after reading materials and watching videos on two SRAE topics of your choice (six topics provided for you to choose from). Must be completed within 30 days of registering.
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER
Online
Your own pace
on your own

$350

Cost
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Ascend Members Get 10% Off SRA Certification Renewal

Get the discount on up to five people in your organization with Ascend Organizational Membership.
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SRA Certification Renewal is Critical to Maintaining the Standard of Excellence in the SRA Field

SRA Certification renewal helps ensure SRA educators maintain credibility and expertise as professionals in the public health field, where data and research are continually evolving.

Maintaining certificaiton allows SRA educators to distinguish themselves in their field, encourages uniform levels of professional expertise in the SRA methodology, and increases the overall quality of school and community sex education.  

Renewing your certification is required every two years to keep your SRAS designation active.
Recertification is Critical

Learn More About SRA Certification Renewal Options

Option 1

Make Your Message Matter

Principles of Effective Communication
one-day practicum
Online
One Day
group
With a group

$350

Cost

Overview

Talking about sex education to parents, teachers, community stakeholders, funders, or the media can be challenging. The complexity and sensitive nature of the topic requires thoughtful messaging and practice if we are to clearly communicate the content and context of the SRA optimal health approach.

Attend this one-day practicum to enhance your ability to communicate the SRA message in the classroom and the public square with skill and confidence.

This practicum is offered every other month. Seating is limited to 15.

What you'll learn

Identify the components needed to make a message stick with the intended audience
Recognize the elements of an effective elevator speech
Apply the elements of effective talking points to various scenarios
Recognize the difference between proactive public relations and crisis communication
Identify the common attacks on the SRA education field
Apply the Media Vetting Process (MVP) to prepare for an interview

Practicum Description

In this one-day, online course with a limited class size of 15, Mary Anne Mosack, President & CEO of Ascend, leads attendees through six interactive modules with live lectures, a participant manual, group discussions, and live, hands-on practice of concepts.

The course is offered every other month and is held 10am-6pm ET. A participant manual is provided and mailed to you prior to the course.

Ongoing, one-on-one mentoring from Mary Anne in communication techniques and concepts is available.

Mary Anne Mosack
Ascend Pres. & CEO

Make Your Message Matter

Principles of Effective Communication
one-day practicum
Option 2

Filters and Frames

Widening Your Lens to Understand Message Perception
One-day training
Online
One Day
group
With a group

$350

Cost

Overview

Have you ever wondered why your message resonates deeply with some students but not others? The answer often lies in the unique lived experiences of your audience. Understanding how these experiences shape the way information is received is key. By leveraging new insights, you can increase your connectivity with students, inspire genuine engagement, and ensure your message is heard with both an open heart and mind. This professional development opportunity explores new methods to frame the SRA message for clearer student comprehension —maximizing the impact of your program delivery.

This course is offered every other month. Seating is limited to 30.

What you'll learn

Examine the key components that constitute a lived experience
Identify the internal and external factors that shape a lived experience
Discover how lived experiences form perceptual filters that influence our thinking, emotions, and reception of information
Understand the foundational principles of framing theory
Harness the power of metaphor to guide students in thinking through complex program concepts
Challenge and dismantle inaccurate or limiting frames
Construct new, empowering frames using rhetorical devices
Explore the core elements of effective storytelling

Course Description

In this one-day, online course (limited class size of 30), Raymona Ellison and Tracey Pike lead attendees through two interactive modules with live lectures, a virtual participant manual, group discussions, interactive activities, and hands-on practice of concepts.

Life experiences shape the way we process and respond to information creating “filters” that influence what we hear, what we trust, and how we personally understand messages. This training will explore how filters are formed through internal influences, including beliefs, values, identity and emotions, while external influence are impacted by family, culture, community, education, and media.

Participants will also learn what it means to “frame” a concept with the intention of sharing ideas that are empathetic and sensitive to diverse perspectives. This training is designed to increase the likelihood that the SRA message is heard, understood, and personally integrated as affirmation and inspiration that provides a realistic pathway to health and well-being for all youth.
Mary Anne

TRACEY PIKE, SRAST*

RAYMONA ELLISON, SRAST*

Filters and Frames

Widening Your Lens to Understand Message Perception
One-day training
Option 3

I See You

Maximizing Connection with ALL Youth
For teams: Two-day training
In-Person
Two days
Your team

$11k

Cost

Overview

The lived experiences and perspectives of youth are varied and continually evolving. Your team may be knowledgeable in the content of SRA and seasoned in classroom presentation skills, but are they proficient in resonating with youth from various backgrounds?

This training will help your team build on their SRAE foundations and expand their SRAE toolkit with knowledge, compassion, and practical strategies.

This training is delivered to your team, in-person at a location of your choice.

What you'll learn

Active Listening
Answering tough questions
Self-awareness and self-management
Social awareness and social management
Seeking the perspectives of others
Asking the right questions
AND MORE

Course Description

Four essential modules are delivered over two full days, comprised of instructor-led training, group discussions, team-centered approaches to problem-solving & brainstorming, and hands-on application of content, including classroom simulation and role-play.

WHEN
We will work with you to determine dates that work best for your team and ours.

WHERE
You will host the event at a location of your choice, and we will come to you.

COST
$11,000 (includes travel costs for Ascend instructors).
Cost is for groups of 20. For groups larger than 20, please contact us.
Mary Anne

TRACEY PIKE, SRAST*

RAYMONA ELLISON, SRAST*

I See You

Maximizing Connection with ALL Youth
Two-day training
Option 4

Two Self-Guided
Analytical Essays

On SRAE topics
Online
your own pace
group
On your own

$350

Cost

Overview

This renewal option allows to you work independently and at your own pace.*

After watching videos and reading materials on two SRAE topics of your choice (from six topics, provided), you’ll write and submit an analytical essay for each. See details below.
*Essays must be submitted within 30 days of registration.

How it works

After registering, you have 30 days to complete the following steps using our online recertification portal:
1
Select Two OF THE FOLLOWING SRAE Topics:
2
watch videos for your two topics
3
Complete assigned reading for your two topics
4
write and submit two essays
You will be provided with question prompts and instructions for each of your two topics.

Self-Guided Analytical Essays

ON SRAE TOPICS

Renew Your SRA Certification Today

Option 1

Make Your Message Matter

Principles of Effective Communication
practicum
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Option 2

Filters & Frames

Widening Your Lens to Understand Message Perception
training
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Option 3

I See You

Maximize Your Connection with ALL Youth
Training
book now
Option 4

Two 
Self-Guided
Analytical Essays

ON SRAE topics
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Navigating the challenges of reaching youth with an optimal health message about sex and relationships can be demanding. 
Ascend Members enjoy the following benefits: 
Discounted consultation with Ascend when needed
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Discounts on SRA recertification
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