HIFY in March....
Bessie Natareno
HIFY MARCH UPDATES
1) Sign up Now!!! Working with LGBTQIQ Youth Training April 2 & 3
2) Sign up Now!!! Substance Use & Youth Training April 16 & 17
3) Order HIFY’s Publications online at AK Press!
4) Coming soon!!! “The Young Women’s Guide in Spanish”
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1)
Register Today for HIFY’s
Working With LGBTQIQ Youth Training
Wednesday & Thursday April 2 & 3
Homophobia affects the well being of all young
people, whether they are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer, intersex, questioning
(LGBTQIQ) or straight. This interactive training
gives you the knowledge and skills to create a
safe place for all young people to explore their
sexuality and gender regardless of how they identify.
In this comprehensive 2-day training participants will:
· Understand the complexities of how
youth develop sexual and gender identities
· Be able to identify and interrupt homophobia in its different forms
· Be able to support and refer young
people who may be questioning their sexual or gender identity
Who Should Attend?
HIFY’s Working With LGBTQIQ Youth Training is
great for 5-12 grade teachers, counselors, social
workers, mental-health professionals, clinic
staff, mentors, parents, and anyone else who works with youth.
Topics and activities covered in the Working With LGBTQIQ Youth Training:
· What’s up with the alphabet soup:
Understanding LGBTQIQ and the language of sexual and gender identity
· Youth speakers on adolescent gender and
sexual orientation identity development
· How to address the multiple layers of
sexuality including the overlap of Behavior, Identity and Orientation
· How to enhance cultural competency and risk reduction efforts
· Specific health concerns for LGBTQIQ youth
· Strategies providers can use to become
stronger allies to the youth they work with
· How to put knowledge into action and
synthesize take home messages into your own language
· Games, full-body learning techniques and networking opportunities
· Take-home manual and handouts with
resources, definitions, and readings
Oakland Training Dates
Wednesday April 2 from 10am to 4pm
AND
Thursday April 3 from 10am to 4pm
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2)
Register Today for HIFY’s
Substance Use & Youth Training
Wednesday & Thursday April 16 & 17
More than half of all high school students have
experimented with illicit substances, so programs
that serve youth must be equipped with skills for
addressing this issue. Simplistic messages such
as “Just Say No” do not address the real needs or
underlying issues youth have when making
decisions about substance use. Health Initiatives
For Youth’s training challenges traditionally
shaming messages by examining the concept of harm
reduction and exploring how it applies to working with young people.
In this comprehensive 2-day training participants will:
* Explore the context substance use among
youth including how youth learn about substance use
* Expand their knowledge of factual
information about drugs and their societal and physical consequences
* Gain skills and strategies for applying harm reduction
Who Should Attend?
This training is great for 5-12th grade teachers,
after-school program coordinators/staff,
counselors, social workers, mental-health
professionals, clinic staff, mentors, parents,
and anyone else who works with youth.
Topics and activities covered in the Substance Use & Youth Training:
· Strategies for effective substance use
education with youth in both classroom setting and individual counseling
· Pharmacology of drugshonest info on
how substances affect the body and mind
· Overview of the “War on Drugs” and the criminilization of youth
· Strategies and harm reduction
techniques providers can use with youth
· Oakland Guest speakers on Harm Reduction In Action
· Policy overview including information on the D.A.R.E. Program
· Take-home manual and handouts with
resources, definitions, and readings
· Games, full-body learning techniques and networking opportunities
Date
Wednesday April 16 10:00 – 4:00
AND Thursday April 17 10:00 – 4:00
Location of HIFY’s Spring 2008 Trainings:
First Unitarian Church of Oakland
685 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612-1242
(Close to the 12 Street/Downtown Oakland BART stop)
How to register
Send in the attached registration form to:
Fax: 415.274.1976 or Email:
<mailto:val...@hify.org>val...@hify.org
Or visit <http://www.hify.org/>www.hify.org and
click on “download a training registration form”
also available at
<http://hify.org/pdfs/training_registration.pdf>http://hify.org/pdfs/training_registration.pdf
Deadline to register for this training is Friday April 11 at 5:00 pm
Registration form attached.
Great Opportunity to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU)
CEUs are available for MFTs, LCSWs, and RNs.
Courses meet qualifications for 10 contact hours of continuing education
credit for MFTs, RNs, and LCSWs as required by the California Board of
Behavioral Sciences, provider number 689. Health
Initiatives For Youth is approved by the
California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number 12158.
Cost:
$100 for one training.
$175 for two trainings ($25 Savings).
$250 for three trainings ($50 Savings).
$325 for four trainings ($75 Savings).
$400 for all 5 trainings ($100 savings)
Call 425.274.1970 x12 for information on group rates.
Partial scholarships are available.
For more information contact:
Bessie Natareno
Trainer / Coordinator
Health Initiatives For Youth
235 Montgomery St., Suite 430
San Francisco, CA 94104
415.274.1970 x17
Fax: 415.274.1976
<mailto:clemen...@hify.org>nata...@hify.org
www.hify.org
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3) Order HIFY’s Publications online at AK Press!
Now you can order our Young Woman’s Survival
Guide and Alameda County Adolescent Provider’s
Guide online at www.akpress.com.
Young Woman’s Survival Guide:
<http://akpress.com/2004/items/youngwomanssurvivalguide>http://akpress.com/2004/items/youngwomanssurvivalguide
HIFY’s A Young Woman’s Survival Guide is perhaps
our most highly requested publication to date!
This new edition has been slightly updated with
much of the same great and useful content from
previous Guides, including information on Body
Image, Positive Sexuality, Substance Use & Harm
Reduction, Relationships, and more!!! Plus a FRESH new cover!!!
$10 (see other side for shipping options)
Alameda County Adolescent Provider’s Guide:
<http://akpress.com/2007/items/alamedacountyadolescentprovidersguide>http://akpress.com/2007/items/alamedacountyadolescentprovidersguide
For teachers, counselors, program coordinators,
or those who work with youth, the Alameda County
Adolescent Provider’s Guide (APG) is the most
comprehensive directory of health and social
services for youth aged 12-24 in Alameda County.
Also features an “info-to-know” section, which
includes articles on minor consent laws, working
with immigrant youth, placement in the San Francisco school system, and more.
Attached is a HIFY order form for all our publications.
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4) HIFY’s “Young Woman’s Guide in Spanish” (aka “La Guia”) coming SOON!!!!
La Guía servirá como una inspiración a la buena
salud y el bienestar entre jóvenes Latinas. Mucho
más, servirá como referencia a preguntas como la
salud de la mujer. Un recurso clave de apoyo y
de referencia, este libro tocará temas como las
relaciones saludables (entre parejas íntimas,
amigos, y familia), la sexualidad, el cuerpo de
la mujer, sexo seguro y uso de sustancias.
Bessie Natareno
Trainer/Coordinator
Health Initiatives For Youth
Phone: 415-274-1970 x 17
Fax: 415-274-1976
nata...@hify.org
www.hify.org