The window to sign up for Ascend’s Sexual Risk Avoidance course closes Feb. 18.

To register, call Dakota Hope Clinic at 852-4675, or click on the “partner with us tab” at dakotahope.org.

The course will be held at the Grand Hotel in Minot on March 10-11. The program has been approved for 12.5 nursing contact hours, 10.5 social work contact hours, and 2 education credits through Minot State University. Continuing education credits are also offered to physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The two-year certification can be renewed through online coursework.

Anyone who wants to audit the course still can register after Feb. 18.

Sexual Risk Avoidance is an educational approach based on the public health model of primary prevention to empower youth to avoid all the risks of sexual activity.