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HIV > Prevention Trainings Updated 11/05/07...wl TrainingsPre-registration is required. Please contact Jody Leary at 624-6692 or hiv.doe@maine.gov for more information. (For a complete listing of dates and locations of all Department of Education trainings, please go to: www.maine.gov/education/calendar/index.shtml Trainings offered to middle/high school health educators:
Trainings offered to professionals working with at-risk youth—youth workers; staff of shelters, residential programs and drop-in centers that serve runaway/homeless youth:
Below is a complete listing of all HIV Prevention Education Program trainings:
Be Proud! Be Responsible! Curriculum Training Audience: Professionals working with at-risk youth in time-limited settings—alternative schools, shelters, drop-in centers and similar programs. This is a 3-day workshop open to staff of alternative schools and youth-serving agencies, presenting a curriculum that has been featured by the Centers for Disease Control as one of its “Programs that Work.” This program is a good first step in developing the HIV prevention skills needed by youth who may be sexually active. Be Proud! Be Responsible! is a six-lesson curriculum that: INCREASES:
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The curriculum includes a series of fun and interactive experiences including videos, trigger films, and role plays. Participants experience the curriculum as if they were students and practice the exercises and receive feedback on their facilitation skills. At the completion of the training, participants will be ready to present Be Proud! Be Responsible! to youth in their own agencies and schools. This 6-hour program is well-suited to alternative schools, shelters, drop-in centers and similar programs where using a longer, more intensive curriculum is not feasible. Be Proud! Be Responsible! has been used by more than three dozen schools and agencies in Maine. It is strongly recommended that schools and agencies send staff who have attended a basic HIV training, such as the HRAP workshop, but is not required. Along with adult staff, we also encourage youth to attend in order to be trained as group facilitators for their peers. Mini-grants are available to agencies that implement this curriculum.
Best Practices in HIV Prevention Curriculum Training Audience: 10-12th grade high school health educators, health coordinators, curriculum coordinators, and nurses. Best Practices in HIV Prevention is a researched, evidenced-based 13-lesson curriculum training. With this training, teachers are prepared to implement Best Practices in the classroom by familiarizing them with the curriculum’s goals and objectives, modeling key lessons, teaching an effective format for facilitating student role plays, and providing practice for teaching role play lessons with feedback from peers. The goals of the Best Practices curriculum training are to maintain and improve students’ sexual health and to provide students with the skills to reduce the risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), including HIV and unintended pregnancy. Implementation grants are available to middle or high schools that have not previously received MDOE curricula implementation grants in the past. Substitute teacher reimbursement and lodging for those traveling more than one hour to the training site is also available.
Creating Safety for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Youth Training Audience: Staff of shelters, residential programs, and drop-in centers that serve runaway/homeless youth. This 1-day training offers an introduction for staff who have had limited previous training, or who wish to update their skills. GLBT youth are a significant percentage of the runaway/homeless youth population, and they face additional challenges in accessing services. Youth-serving agencies that are welcoming, supportive, and safe can play a unique role in the lives of these young people. Training objectives: Participants in this interactive workshop will gain knowledge and skills in:
High Risk Adolescent AIDS Prevention (HRAP) Audience: Staff of shelters and group homes, substance abuse counselors, mental health personnel, outreach workers, and others who work with youth who are in high risk situations. This intensive 3-day workshop was developed to address the specific needs of youth who are in high risk situations. If you work with any youth who are sexually active, they are potentially at risk for HIV – along with other STD’s and pregnancy. The HRAP training is aimed at helping youth workers to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to effectively address HIV-related issues with their clients. HRAP goes far beyond “the facts.” It is very interactive and emphasizes practicing skills through role plays. Information and skills which are taught during this training include:
This training utilizes the model of youth development, emphasizing the strengths and resiliency that all youth possess. The comprehensive introduction provides a solid foundation for either of the two curriculum trainings offered by New Beginnings.
HIV Bio-Medical Update on ITV System Audience: 6-12th grade school health educators, school nurses, principals and other interested school personnel. The Annual HIV Bio-Medical Update is broadcast live via the Interactive Teleconferencing System (ITV) to over 60 sites around the state. Each year, school personnel are offered the opportunity to find out the latest information in HIV prevention provided by an expert in the field and an opportunity to call in and ask questions. Participants are asked to pre-register for the event at their nearest ITV site. After the event, all participants receive an informational packet full of useful resources and tools, along with a copy of the recorded broadcast, to use in their classrooms. In addition, VHS cassettes or DVDs of the recorded broadcast are made available to the public for purchase after the event. To place the order, contact the Maine State Library at 624-5620. Audience: Staff who have the interest and ability to use this curriculum in their agency; young people are strongly encouraged to attend. New Beginnings developed a 12-hour HIV prevention program in 1993 which was specifically targeted at Maine youth who were runaways, homeless, or in other high risk situations. This program was recognized by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a “Reputationally Effective Program,” meaning that it has shown effectiveness in reducing HIV risk behaviors. The program has been continually evaluated and revised based on feedback from youth. This 3-day training is ideal for participants would have completed an HRAP training or an equivalent introductory HIV prevention workshop. The curriculum is designed to use co-facilitators, so a minimum of two staff should attend. We encourage multi-program agencies to send staff from different programs. Staff who complete this training will be ready to use this curriculum in their own agency. They will:
Partners in Prevention: Sexuality Education for Students with Special Needs Curriculum Training Audience: Individuals already trained in the Department of Education’s HIV curricula (i.e. Best Practices in HIV Prevention, Real Talk, Reducing the Risk/Safer Choices, Be Proud! Be Responsible!). The Partners in Prevention curriculum training is provided to individuals who have already been trained in the Dept. of Education’s HIV Prevention curricula and who are special educators from their schools. These individuals are presented with the opportunity to collaborate to meet the HIV prevention needs of the special education students. Participants in the training will receive the Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curricula, which is a sexuality and HIV prevention curricula developed for the special needs students. $500 implementation grants are available to middle or high schools that have not previously received MDOE curricula implementation grants in the past. Substitute teacher reimbursement and lodging for those traveling more than one hour to the training site is also available.
Real Talk: Beginning Conversations About HIV Prevention and Making Decisions to be Sexually Healthy Curriculum Training Audience: 6th/7th grade health educators, health coordinators, curriculum coordinators and guidance counselors. Real Talk is a collection of lessons designed for 6th & 7th grades to supplement the curricular Reducing the Risk/Safer Choices (RTR) for 8th & 9th grades, andBest Practices in HIV Education for 10-12th grades. Health educators trained in the RTR & Best Practices curricula have long requested education for the earlier grades and this is the set of lessons developed by the Maine Department of Education. This is a one-day workshop covering how to open the dialogue around the issues of self-awareness, relationship decision-making, sexual development and sexuality. Basic HIV information is introduced, as well as a decision-making model and communication skills that set the foundation for the specific refusal skills needed to delay the onset of sexual behaviors covered in the later grades. Some of the topics covered are rumors, jealousy, attraction and appreciating yourself. The Real Talk curriculum training was first offered in 2006 as a response to health educators’ requests for training for the earlier grades. The training has been well received by participants. $500 implementation grants are available to middle or high schools who have not previously received MDOE curricula implementation grants in the past. Substitute teacher reimbursement and lodging for those traveling more than one hour to the training site is also available.
Reducing the Risk/Safer Choices Curriculum Training Audience: Middle & High School health educators, health coordinators, nurses and guidance counselors. We have combined the best of Reducing the Risk (RTR) and Safer Choices to offer an effective two-day RTR curriculum. Both these curricula are researched, evidenced-based HIV/STI/pregnancy prevention curricula that have been proven effective with adolescents. Refusal skills, delaying skills and skills to deal with social pressures in sexual situations are taught throughout this revised 12-lesson curriculum. Responsible sexual behavior is the goal. This curriculum is suggested for 8th grade classes, or ninth grade classes where there has been no previous training in evidence based HIV curricula. These skills can be used in other health risk behavior areas. As of 2005, over 130 schools in Maine have been trained in Reducing the Risk in 7, 8 and 9th grades. $500 implementation grants are available to middle or high schools that have not previously received MDOE curricula implementation grants in the past. Substitute teacher reimbursement and lodging for those traveling more than one hour to the training site is also available.
Student Leadership in HIV Prevention Audience: 9-12th grade high school students, health educators, health coordinators and school nurses. Each year, close to December 1st—World AIDS Day, two Student Leadership in HIV Prevention conferences are offered, one in Portland and another in Orono. High School students and teachers are invited for a day of networking with peers, interactive activities and exciting workshops. Schools receive informational team packets containing the latest information on HIV prevention. Often a favorite is hearing from an individual who is living with the HIV disease and how it has changed their life. At the end of each conference, students are challenged to develop an action plan in their schools to bring the HIV prevention message back to their peers. HIV peer prevention mini-grants are made available to schools to help in their efforts to prevent HIV. $500 HIV Peer Prevention mini-grants are available for attending student teams. Substitute teacher reimbursement and lodging for those traveling more than one hour to the training site is also available. |
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