Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities
Best Practices in Internet Outreach
July 28, 2010; 2pm-3:30pm EDT
NYAC welcomes guest trainer and facilitator Ra'Shawn Flournoy, Internet Outreach Coordinator for AID Upstate in Greenville, SC in this innovative webinar on the ins and outs of internet outreach.
This webinar will help attendees understand how to use targeted internet outreach to connect with youth in prevention and linkages to care. Specifically, this webinar will address the following topics:
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Basic approach to internet outreach,
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Setting policies and procedures when working with websites and within your organization,
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When it is appropriate (specifically using it to work with youth,
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Tools and resources
Ra'Shawn D. Flournoy was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the son of Bobby & Alice Tanner. Radical, Revolutionary, Innovative, and Cutting Edge are some of the words often used to describe Ra'Shawn Flournoy. His driven vanguard has inspired many around the nation. He maintains a passion for education, particularly among adolescents and young adults, and seeks to address their sexuality issues, as well as create strategies that reduce the negative consequences of early or irresponsible sexual involvement. Ra’Shawn Flournoy currently serves as the Prevention Coordinator and Internet Outreach Specialist for AID Upstate in Greenville, South Carolina. He is also the Co-Founder of the Freedom Community Center, a 501 (c) 3, nonprofit organization dedicated to provide an array of individual-level, group-level and community-level programs and services targeting youth and young adults in the community. Ra’Shawn Flournoy is working on his first book entitled, “The Naked Truth”. He also serves as a member on the South Carolina MSM Workgroup Board. Prior to his role in HIV/STD Prevention, Ra'Shawn Flournoy serves as the Senior Pastor and Founder of Freedom Worship Church in Columbia, South Carolina. Today, his ecumenical messages have been heard on the far shores of South Africa and England.
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June Webinar: HIV & Tobacco: Linkages in prevention and cessation for LGBTQ youth
Tuesday, June 8th 2pm-3pm EDT
Online/over the phone
Please join the National Youth Advocacy Coalition and the National LGBT Tobacco Control Network in a web training designed to inform participants of the linkages between HIV prevention, as well as counseling, testing and referral services and tobacco cessation for LGBTQ youth. Please join host Shannon Murphy for a conversation with Gustavo Torrez, Program Manager with the Network, as well as Barbara Warren, Psy.D. and Danielle Grospitch, CTTS.
Creating a Risks to Resilience U-Turn for LGBTQI2-S Youth
August 18 2010; 2pm-3:30pm EDT
Families comprising of a parent, child, or youth who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) or transitioning navigate varying levels of acceptance and support when accessing and utilizing needed healthcare services. Peter Gamache, co-author of "Assets-Based Approaches for LGBTQI2-S Youth and Families in Systems of Care," will guest facilitate this important webinar and will provide ...a research agenda to develop an inclusive and asset-based system of care to meet the needs of youth and families who are LGBTQI2-S and to support the development and enhancement of promising approaches to serve this population. Join us for this important discussion about how to rethink our intervention strategies to include resiliency, cultural competency and asset-based approaches!
Let us know you're coming by RSVPing on Facebook and registering below.
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Peter Gamache, MBA, MLA, MPH, Ph.D. candidate conducts research, monitoring and program evaluation for public and private organizations. He serves on federal and local quality improvement boards, designs programs to reduce health disparities, and provides technical assistance to improve health outcomes.
He is a Ph.D. candidate of the University of South Florida, College of Education, Department of Psychological and Social Foundations. For detailed information, please visit www.petergamache.com.
Upcoming webinar topics
Spring, Summer and Fall online seminar content areas
Some of these webinar topics are tentative and subject to change at any time. We will add dates, times and information for how to register on an ongoing basis, so please check back as frequently as possible. If you are especially interested in a particular webinar - because you or your organization needs training on this topic or because you'd like to be a featured presenter or facilitator, please contact Shannon Murphy by emailing shannon@nyacyouth.org.
We run a minimum of one webinar per month, but will feature two webinars in some of the upcoming months, as presenters and topics are secured. We will continue to update the site.
July
What: Best Practices for Internet Outreach
Who: Guest Facilitator Ra'Shawn Flournoy of AID Upstate
When: July 28, 2010 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Click here for more information and to register.
August
What: Assets-Based Implementation for LGBTQI2-S Youth and Families in Systems of Care: A Discussion with Researcher Peter Gamache
Who: Guest Facilitator Peter Gamache, MBA, MLA, MPH, RN)
When: August 18, 2010 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Click here for more information and to register.
September
What: Addressing Homophobia
Who: Guest Facilitator Durryle Brooks from Advocates for Youth)
When: TBD
Click here for more information to register. (Link coming soon!)
October
To be determined
November
To be determined
December
To be determined
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