Personal Best is a 16-session group experience. The curriculum is organized into four modules: Stress and Coping, Parenting, Relationships, and Productive Activity. Each session includes discussion, activities and a centering exercise. The Personal Best group facilitators guide the discussions so parents can increase their knowledge; coping, communication, problem solving skills; and self-awareness about their parenting beliefs and personal struggles. The curriculum is also individualized as each parent identifies and works towards attaining very specific and measurable personal goals. The group format creates a sense of community as parents are given an opportunity to share their thoughts, feelings and beliefs with other parents.

The Personal Best curriculum has been expressly adapted to promote the life course development of pregnant and parenting youth (PPY). The Personal Best-PPY curriculum consists of 22 group sessions organized into four modules: Understanding My Life, Managing My Life, Understanding Myself and My Child, and Developing Life Skills. There are also individual sessions for goal setting.

Personal Best PPY has been recognized nationally by the Center for the Study of Social Policy as an exemplary initiative to help vulnerable youth.

The Personal Best Home Visiting Component serves to individualize the curriculum during home visits or in individual office sessions. The program objectives are streamlined to focus on two areas: (1) identifying stressors and practicing coping skills; and (2) identifying short-term, realistic and measurable goals, monitoring progress and recognizing any barriers to success. Goal setting is an important activity because success experiences create a sense of competence. Each session includes opportunities to practice communication and problem solving skills and to explore beliefs that may impede healthy parent-child and other relationships.