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Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth

2016 Training Workshop Catalog

Table of Contents

Workshop Listing by Category …………………………………………………………….… Pages 2 - 4

Category I – Tobacco Prevention/Cessation Workshops ……………………………….….. Pages 5 - 7

Category II – Nutrition, Obesity & Physical Activity Workshops ……………………….… Pages 8 - 10

Category III – Community Team Development & Sustainability Workshops ………….… Pages 11- 13

Category IV – Program Development & Assessment Workshops ……………………….… Pages 14 - 15

Category V – Professional & Organizational Development Workshops …………………... Pages 16 - 20

Category VI – Youth and Parent Advocacy, Development & Engagement Workshops .… Pages 21 - 25

Category VII – Classroom Management Workshops ………………………………….….... Pages 26 - 28

Category VIII – Proposal Writing & Grant Management Workshops ………………….... Pages 29

Category VIX – Technology, Social Marketing & Media Education Workshops ..………. Page 30

Category X – On-line Courses & Webinars …………………………………………….…… Pages 31 – 32

Instructor’s Bios ……………………………………………………………………………… Pages 33-43

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Workshop Listing by Category

CATEGORY I – Tobacco Prevention

Best Strategies to Support Tobacco Prevention Efforts

(Alejandro Garcia-Barbon)

Effective Planning and Implementation for Tobacco-free

School Campuses (Jim Martin)

Effective Planning and Implementation for Tobacco-free

College Campuses (Jim Martin)

Effective Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Strategies

for Youth & Young Adults (Alejandro Garcia-Barbon)

The New Landscape of Tobacco Products: E-cigarettes and

Other ENDS (Jim Martin, Pam Ray)

How to Make Tobacco an Issue in Priority Populations


Introduction to Tobacco (Alejandro Garcia-Barbon)

Latest Tobacco Use Trends (Alejandro Garcia-Barbon)

Planning and Implementing Evidence-Based Tobacco Use

Prevention Strategies (Jim Martin)

Reducing Tobacco Use Among Pregnant Teens and Young

Adult Women (Eletta Hansen)

CATEGORY II – Nutrition and Physical Activity

The ABC’s of Nutrition (Alice Freeman)

Childhood Obesity: What can we do to Help? (Theresa

Roth)

Got Health? Your Journey Begins Here (Tami Hulcher)

Media Campaigns to Promote Obesity Prevention


Nutrition Education Made Fun: Effective and Creative

Techniques for Teaching Kids to Eat Healthy (Angie

Hasemann)

Nutrition & Pediatric Obesity: What’s the Relationship and

How Can We Help? (Angie Hasemann)

Nutrition – Family Style Childhood Obesity Action Plan

(Alice Freeman)

CATEGORY III - Community Team Development and

Sustainability

Effective Strategic Planning


Promoting Proven Practices and Processes for Sustainable

Community-Level Outcomes (Kim Brown)

Strategic Planning (Kim Brown)

Sustainability Workshop (Alayne MacArthur)

Together, We Move! Developing, Managing and

Maintaining Effective Community Partnerships (Cydny

Neville)

Using A.C.E. (Assessment, Capacity& Evaluation) to Build

Strong Communities (Kim Brown)

CATEGORY IV – Program Development and

Assessment

Assessing Student Learning in the Prevention Education

Classroom (Alayne MacArthur)

Community Assessment (Alejandro Garcia-Barbon)

Conducting a Comprehensive Needs Assessment

(Kim Brown)

Effective Program Strategies for Successful Youth

Programs (Steve Hixon & Valerie Liggins-Law)

Fidelity Based Adaptations for Prevention Programs

(Alayne MacArthur)

Measuring The Magic: Engaging Evaluation Tools For

Extraordinary Service (Eric Rowles)

Spice Up Your Prevention Program: Teaching Strategies

and Activities for Engagement

(Alayne MacArthur)

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CATEGORY V – Professional & Organizational

Development

Advanced Cultural Competency


Advanced Prevention (Alejandro Garcia-Barbon)

Awaken Your Creative Spirit (Alternatives Inc)

Beyond Race: Teaching Social Justice in 2016! (Eric

Rowles)

But These Are My Work Flipflops: Reaching & Teaching

the Millennial Workforce (Eric Rowles)

The Culturally Competent Professional: Working With an

Open Mind (Steve Hixon)

Do You Hear What I Hear? (Alternatives Inc)

Generational X Roads – When X, Y, & Boomers Collide

(Eric Rowles)

Prevention 101 (Steve Hixon & Valerie Liggins-Law)

Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST) (Kim

Brown, Keith Cartwright, Ginny Hardin, Steve Hixon,

Valerie Liggins Law, Freddie Simons)

Time Management: An Essential Skill for Effective People

Workshop Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (Donna

Proctor)

Understanding Yourself and Others: A Leadership

Workshop Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator - (Donna

Proctor)

What’s Your Conflict Management Style? (Donna

Proctor)

You Want Me to Do What? Fiduciary Responsibility Basics

(Donna Minnix Proctor)

CATEGORY VI – Youth and Parent Advocacy,

Development & Engagement

Adultism: Barrier to Youth Engagement (Alternatives Inc)

Asset-Building (Alternatives Inc)

BOYS WILL BE BOYS: Reaching And Teaching Young

Men! (Eric Rowles)

Don’t Treat Me Like A Child! Understanding Children’s

Status and Youth Work (Part 1)

(Joy Jackson)

Don’t Treat Me Like A Child! Understanding Children’s

Status and Youth Work (Part 2) (Joy Jackson)

Frenemies, Queen Bees, and Girl Wars: Bullying &

Relational Aggression with Today’s Girls – (Eric Rowles)

Identifying the Potential in Youth (Steve Hixon)

I-GEN & Digital Natives: Get Ready for Generation Z -

(Eric Rowles)

Lead & Seed Training (Kim Brown, Keith Cartwright,

Freddie Simons)

Maslow Was A Working Parent: Real Strategies and Tools

to Increase Parental Involvement (Eric Rowles)

Service Learning (Alternatives Inc)

The Millennials: Today’s Youth Culture That U N2K (Eric

Rowles)

Value Added: Your Work & the Alignment of Youth

Policies (Joy Jackson)

What Teens Can’t & Won’t Tell You: The Essential 8

Tactics Every Parent Must Know (Eric Rowles)

CATEGORY VII – Classroom Management

The Art of Facilitation (Alternatives Inc)

Beyond Icebreakers: Interactive Tools To Engage and

Motivate (Eric Rowles)

Classrooms that Work - (Alayne MacArthur)

Classroom Practices for Student Achievement in

Health - Engagement (Alayne MacArthur)

Engaging Students Who Don’t Seem To Care (Alayne

MacArthur)

Facilitation Skills (Alejandro Garcia-Barbon)

Managing Behaviors in Youth Programs (Steve Hixon)

Not Just Fun and Games (Alternatives Inc)

Ways of Asking (Alayne MacArthur)

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CATEGORY VIII - Proposal Writing/Grant

Management

Through the Eyes of a Grant Reviewer (Valerie Liggins

Law)

CATEGORY VIX – Technology, Media and Public

Relations Education

VIRTUAL REALITIES: Social Networking & Today’s

Youth! (Eric Rowles)

CATEGORY X – Online Courses & Webinars

Advanced Cultural Competency: Appreciation of Cultural

Diversity (Laurie Rokutani)

Assessing Student Learning in the Prevention Education

Classroom (Alayne MacArthur)

Classrooms that Work - (Alayne MacArthur)

Classroom Practices for Student Achievement in

Health - Engagement (Alayne MacArthur)

Engaging Students Who Don’t Seem To Care (Alayne

MacArthur)

Fidelity Based Adaptations for Prevention Programs

(Alayne MacArthur)

VIRTUAL REALITIES: Social Networking & Today’s

Youth! (Eric Rowles)

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VFHY Category I Workshops

Tobacco Prevention/Cessation Best Strategies to Support Tobacco Prevention Efforts - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

How much impact is your program having in your community? Has your program been able to change how your community feels

about tobacco use? This workshop will look at those strategies that will give your program the biggest impact by changing how

the community sees, feels and reacts to tobacco use. In addition, this workshop will offer innovative methods for involving young

people in prevention by using proven youth-led strategies for Tobacco Prevention. Participants will look and evaluate specific

types of strategies and ways to effectively engage their community in these efforts and will engage in an action-planning activity

to identify follow-up strategies.

Key Learning Objectives

Recognize which strategies can enhance your prevention efforts.

Identify the main components of proven best strategies.

Understand the benefits of changing community norms.

Effective Planning and Implementation for Tobacco-free School Campuses - Instructor: Jim Martin

This workshop will provide participants with knowledge and skills to effective plan toward the adoption and implementation of

evidence-based 100% tobacco-free school campus policy. This workshop will include interactive sessions on effectively planning

and implementing strategies to create a healthier school environment to promote tobacco-free living.


Review evidence-based interventions for school settings

Discuss prevention strategies that are effective with youth and young adults

Understand the role of tobacco-free campus interventions in promoting tobacco-free environments that impact both

prevention and cessation for youth

Discuss and practice interactive activities for strategic planning in the community/school setting

Understand the key elements of a 100% tobacco-free school campus policy and the critical steps for achieving

compliance

Review key lessons learned from other state and local school examples

Effective Planning and Implementation for Tobacco-free College and Community College Campuses - Instructor: Jim

Martin

This workshop will provide participants with knowledge and skills to effectively plan toward the adoption and implementation of

evidence-based 100% tobacco-free college campus policy. This workshop will include interactive sessions on effectively

planning and implementing strategies to create a healthier college campus environment to promote tobacco-free living.


Review the health issues, national trends and evidence-based interventions for tobacco use prevention and cessation

on college campuses.

Discuss prevention strategies that are effective with youth and young adults

Understand the role of tobacco-free college campus interventions in promoting tobacco-free environments that

impact both prevention and cessation for youth and young adults.

Discuss and practice interactive activities for strategic planning in the college setting

Understand the key elements of a 100% tobacco-free college campus policy and the critical steps for achieving

compliance

Review key lessons learned from other national, state and local college examples

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Effective Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Strategies for Youth & Young Adults - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to learn about effective tobacco cessation strategies among youth and

young adults. This will include interactive activities on the framework of tobacco addiction, a detailed look at tobacco cessation

strategies on schools and college campuses, and marketing and prevention strategies. The workshop will also provide an

opportunity to strategize with other colleagues on this issue.


Review evidence on youth and young adults and tobacco use

Understand that addiction is rapid for many people, and that there is no “experimental” use of “safe” exposure

Discuss prevention and cessation strategies that are effective with youth and young adults

Understand role of media in promoting tobacco prevention and cessation to youth and young adults

The New Landscape of Tobacco Products: E-cigarettes and Other ENDS – Instructor: Jim Martin, Pam Ray

The training session will focus on describing the new landscape of e-cigarettes and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

(ENDS) in VA and the nation. What are they? How Do they work? What do they look like? The session will provide the latest in-

depth data on the prevalence and patterns of use among various age groups and population groups. Current research on the known

health risks of these new tobacco products both short and long term and important research gaps will be extensively discussed.

The presenter will also discuss:

The chemicals found in the aerosol of electronic nicotine delivery devices

Discuss the health impacts of using these devices--nicotine, vapor contents, body systems affected, etc

Describe the health risks of exposure of secondhand aerosol, especially among various vulnerable population groups.

Examine the issue of child poisoning related to exposure to e-liquid nicotine.

Discuss the impact on pregnant women and their fetus.

Discuss the issues of "cessation and harm reduction" related to these new tobacco products -- are they good or safe

substitutes for tobacco products?

Discuss marketing strategies--who is involved and what are the target audiences?

Discuss current regulations and policies --describe in detail the federal FDA legal cases and the current federal and

state-level approaches to regulation.

How to Make Tobacco an Issue in Priority Populations - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

Have you asked yourself why tobacco does not seem to be an issue in priority populations? The truth of the matter is that you are

right; tobacco is not considered an issue in communities of color.

Key Learning Objectives:

Discuss tobacco prevention and control as a Public Health Issue.

Discuss the pressing issues in tobacco prevention and control in priority populations.

Talk about successes in communities of color in tobacco prevention and control.

Discuss opportunities for communities of color to close the gap in current health disparities.

Introduction to Tobacco - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

This one-day course allows participants to learn basic knowledge about tobacco. This course will also provide participants with

the ability to teach others about the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, TOBACCO

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Present the history of tobacco use and the tobacco prevention and control movement

Discuss the physical effects and consequences of tobacco use and second hand smoke


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Present the ingredients used in tobacco products

Discuss Scope of tobacco problems & issues

Develop and implement action plan regarding the issue

Latest Tobacco Use Trends - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

Tobacco use trends determine the type of prevention work and strategies that one utilizes in the community. In this workshop

participants will study the trends surrounding tobacco use and consumption, as well as related morbidity and mortality specific to

their communities. In addition, participants will analyze the prevention work that has been done in their communities and will

work to identify and plan future prevention activities.


Study the trends of tobacco use in order to better influence the planning and coordination of community efforts to

prevent the use and abuse of tobacco and other substances.

Study and promote programs that have impacted and changed the trends of tobacco use.

Identify and plan for future prevention activities to continue impacting the tobacco use trends in local communities.

Planning and Implementing Evidence-Based Tobacco Use Prevention Strategies - Instructor: Jim Martin

This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based

tobacco use prevention interventions to reach youth and young adults. This will include interactive sessions on effectively

planning and implementing strategies to create healthier environments that promote tobacco-free living.


Review evidence-based interventions for preventing and reducing tobacco use among youth and young adults

Discuss specific strategies that are most effective with youth and young adults

Understand the role of interventions in promoting tobacco-free environments that impact both prevention and cessation

for youth and young adults

Discuss and practice interactive activities using the nine question framework for strategic planning

Reducing Tobacco Use Among Pregnant Teens and Young Adult Women – Instructor: Eletta Hansen

This course will provide information on tobacco addiction, USPHS Clinical Practice Guideline treatment recommendations, and

how to counsel pregnant teens/young adults about their tobacco use, both those ready to quit and those not yet willing. Detailed

information on pharmacotherapy and additional resources will be provided. Focus will be on training participants to implement

effective evidence-based cessation interventions tailored to pregnant tobacco users, especially within settings that serve

Medicaid/uninsured such as Community Service Boards.


Recognize major risks of prenatal smoking and benefits of quitting

Learn about biopsychosocial nature of tobacco dependence and Stages of Change

Become aware of USPHS Clinical Practice Guideline key findings and recommendations

Learn elements of evidence-based counseling for cessation

Gain understanding of tailoring interventions to pregnant teens/young adults

Learn how to utilize quit line referral in order to provide augmented cessation services for pregnant teens/young adults

Identify sources of additional resources

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VFHY Category II Workshops

Nutrition, Obesity and Physical Activity

The ABC’s of Nutrition – Instructor: Alice Freeman

This six hour segment is devoted to nutrition education. Foods are organized according to 3 colors of nutritious food groups this

workshop reviews the nutritional value, benefits and uses of foods. In this session participants will be introduced to categories of

foods with high nutritional value to include life extending antioxidants and fiber content. Getting the most out of these foods

enables participants to watch their waist-line shrink. These foods help to lower blood sugar and blood pressure levels.


Mock grocery shopping - Learning to shop for the best for less.

Label reading - Helps you to know what to avoid and what you need more of.

Cooking with style- Learn how to retain nutrition and favor in meals with proper preparation.

Identifying nutritional foods- Using 3 food group colors.

Childhood Obesity: What can we do to help? – Theresa Roth

This Seminar will explain the rates of childhood and the risks and complications that obesity in children presents. We will review

current practice and current recommendations on childhood nutrition. We will go over ideas and suggestions to help get kids

eating healthier. Practical tips given for healthy snacks and meals that kids will love to eat. We will also review the current

recommendations for activity for children and ways to get kids moving more.


Participants to be familiar with current childhood obesity statistics

Participants to be familiar with the risks and complications for obesity in children

Participants to be familiar with current recommendations for childhood nutrition

Participants to be familiar with ideas for healthy snacks and meals that kids will love

Participants to be familiar with ideas for getting kids to be more active

Got Health? Your Journey Begins Here – Instructor: Tami Hulcher

This workshop includes useful, practical, and relevant ideas and research to help participants understand the harmful effects of

certain food and beverage items as we move to building healthy brains and bodies. Workshop includes topics of cancer, heart

disease, stomach/digestive issues, skin/acne, pregnancy, and children's health. Discussions will include ‘food politics’; how our

food pyramid is decided; research versus “advertising” and more. Goals are to teach parents, teachers, administrators and

healthcare practitioners to build healthy bodies and prevent disease through “nutrition manipulation”; what foods/beverages to eat

and what foods/beverages to avoid; label reading. Research shows a direct correlation between nutrition and behavior; nutrition

and learning outcomes; and the ‘malnourished’ side of obesity.


To learn possible prevention or reduction of diseases including obesity by teaching how to build healthy bodies (and

brains) through proper nutrition.

To learn Nutrition Manipulation: which foods/beverages to eat and which food/beverages to avoid. Which foods having

healing, disease-preventing properties; what turns on and turns off cancer genes and other diseases.

To learn the malnutrition aspect of obesity and other diseases and how we can help in our schools, homes, and our

communities.

To learn the correlations between nutrition & disease; nutrition & learning; nutrition & behavior.

To learn about "food politics"; how our food policies are made and influenced; how we can protect ourselves.

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To learn up-to-date research from unbiased sources.

To provide simple solutions to healthier eating and disease prevention.

Media Campaigns to Promote Obesity Prevention – Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

With two out of every three Americans either overweight or obese, the obesity epidemic should be a top priority for communities

and community advocates across the country. Research and history show that the best way to create awareness and provide

education to communities on any particular issue is through media campaigns. During this workshop, participants will learn the

value that a comprehensive media campaign can bring to their prevention program, especially when promoting Obesity

Prevention. As community advocates, we tend to believe that in order to conduct a media campaign we need to have a big

budget. That is a misconception!!!


Learn the components of a comprehensive media campaign.

Review case studies of successful media campaigns promoting obesity prevention.

Learn how to secure media attention and press coverage to the launch and build a framework for sustainable partnerships

to maximize exposure of the campaign.

Learn how to draw attention to the campaign by local/state government offices/agencies and policy makers.

Learn how to appeal to minority populations at high risk for obesity.

Learn how to engage advocacy groups representing those affected by obesity and corporate partners.

Learn how to conduct process evaluation and use participatory method

Nutrition Education Made Fun: Effective and Creative Techniques for Teaching Kids to Eat Healthy – Instructor: Angie

Hasemann

While healthy eating isn't rocket science, it can seem that difficult if you don't know how to translate the science into kid-friendly

terms. Learn tips from a Registered Dietitian who masters creative nutrition education, and leave with the knowledge and ideas

you need to teach healthy eating to children and their families.


Understand the basics of healthy eating.

Adapt healthy eating principles to the pediatric population.

Implement nutrition education strategies in your practice setting.

Nutrition & Pediatric Obesity: What’s the Relationship and How Can We Help? – Instructor: Angie Hasemann

We all know childhood obesity is a notable issue in today's youth. Review the science and data behind the trends, causes, and co-

morbidities related to pediatric obesity, and learn what is being done in the Commonwealth in response. Join a Registered

Dietitian who has seen over 2500 overweight and obese patients as she reviews key strategies to fighting this problem.


Understand the current trends, causes, and effects of pediatric obesity.

Recognize treatment efforts to combat pediatric obesity.

Identify appropriate tactics in addressing pediatric obesity.

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Nutrition – Family Style Childhood Obesity Action Plan – Instructor: Alice Freeman

This six hour workshop introduces participants to healthy eating, healthy lifestyles, and makes the concept of “wellness”

accessible to families. Participants explore the cycle of obesity and high risk for illness passed on by parents to their children.

They are then introduced to an action plan to break this cycle. The action plan incorporates educational and skill building

activities for the family and is centered around adopting healthy lifestyles. Action plans topics include key basic items such as:

“urban” nutrition, nutritional goals, meal planning, food selection, food preparation, movement and physical fitness, and stress

management.


Identify nutritionally based foods- Helps family members to be able to make better choices.

Food preparation and sanitation - Sanitation is the main ingredient to food preparation.

Select the right foods for the season- Knowing which foods to prepare throughout the year.

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VFHY Category III Workshops

Community Team Development and Sustainability

Effective Strategic Planning - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

In this one-day Effective Strategic Planning workshop you will be guided through a concise but comprehensive approach to

strategic planning that will enable you to effectively address the near-and long-term needs of your organization/program/coalition.

This intensive, practice-driven management workshop uses interactive exercises and case studies to help you learn to think

strategically and communicate effectively while working with various members of your team.


Understand the benefits of strategic planning.

Understand the products of strategic planning.

Learn the keys to successful planning and implementation

Promoting Proven Practices and Processes for Sustainable Community-Level Outcomes – Instructor: Kim Brown

This workshop is designed to reduce the "overwhelming" factor of conducting comprehensive community

assessments in building and/or increasing capacity within respective communities. The Bolman & Deal (2008) Four-Frame Model

will be introduced to provide a framework for addressing the structural, human resources, political and symbolic elements that

will foster participants’ understanding of "things to consider" in coalition and strategic plan development, establishment and

sustainability. The back drop for the workshop will be based on the evidence-based Strategic Prevention Framework. ***This is

a two-day workshop combining the topics of Needs Assessment, Coalition Building, Strategic Planning.***


Identify or review the essential components of effective coalition models, to include the following: clearly defined

roles, membership diversity and engagement, documentation of lessons learned and celebration and recognition of

resources and successes.

Increase understanding of conducting a comprehensive community assessment, such as, effectively analyzing and

prioritizing collected data, producing the assessment report and disseminating results to diverse audiences to create

buy-in for chosen strategies.

Increase familiarity with the strategic planning process using assessment results.

Identify resources (human and economic) for successful deployment and implementation of each community-

specific strategic plan.

Discuss potential barriers and modifications.

Use provided tools to participate in a mock strategic planning session that will foster a clearer understanding of

defining and aligning local mission, goals and objectives.

Strategic Planning – Instructor: Kim Brown

This one-day workshop is designed to introduce and familiarize participants with the essential components of a strategic planning

process. Building on necessary pre-preparation processes, such as comprehensive assessment, capacity building, problem

analysis exercises and logic model development, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a mock strategic process

that will foster a clearer understanding of defining and aligning vision, mission, goals and objectives with effective strategies;

determine resources (human and economic) for successful deployment and implementation; discuss barriers and modifications

and determine how to develop a action plan for measuring and documenting progress. ***It is strongly recommended that

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attendees have previous experience with conducting assessment and/or attended the “Using A.C.E. (Assessment, Capacity &

Evaluation) to Build Strong Communities” workshop.


Have a clearer understanding of the strategic planning process

Have a clearer understanding of “who” should be involved in developing the plan

Have a clearer understanding of how to choose evidence-based strategies

Consider cultural and demographic issues

Have a strategic planning template that can be used with individual projects

Sustainability Workshop – Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

Sustainability strengthens the organization or program ability to achieve its true cause over time. This workshop is a clinic in

sustainability planning using a systems approach to develop partner, site, program, and funding resources. Participants will also

build a communication plan to advocate for the resources needed to sustain efforts despite shifts in priorities and funding.

Together, We Move! Developing, Managing and Maintaining Effective Community Partnerships -Instructor: Cydny A.

Neville

In order to address issues facing communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is imperative that agencies work together and

create the proverbial “village” it takes to raise a child, in order to achieve positive change. This village is established through the

development of effective partnerships. In this one day interactive workshop, participants will be engaged in activities to help

them understand, retain, and apply the fundamentals of “Developing, Managing, and Maintaining Effective Community

Partnerships,” in order to improve their communities.


Identifying your organization’s needs

Analyzing and assessing programs offered through community organizations

Effective Communication for Community Partnerships

Creating Measurements of Success for Effective Community Partnerships

Developing Assessment Tools for Effective Community Partnerships

Understanding Memorandums of Understanding

Writing Effective Memorandums of Understanding

Using A.C.E. (Assessment, Capacity & Evaluation) to Build Strong Communities – Instructor: Kim Brown

This workshop is designed to reduce the ‘overwhelming’ factor of conducting comprehensive community assessments using the

coalition model. It will first focus on the benefits of coalitions; different types of coalitions and coalition structures; identification

of the essential components for effectiveness, such as leadership, governance and management structures, clearly defined roles,

building membership diversity and engagement, training, communication, resources and establishing evaluation procedure for

determining and documenting improvements needed and celebration of successes. The Bolman & Deal (2008) Four-Frame Model

will be introduced to provide a framework for addressing the structural, human resources, political and symbolic elements that

will foster participants’ understanding of "things to consider" in coalition development, establishment and determining

sustainability.

Secondly, the workshop will focus on comprehensive community assessments and why they are essential for effective

community-level planning, programming and sustainability; how to get started and who should be involved; how to create and

obtain buy-in; where to look for existing data; understanding "your" role in the assessment process; effectively analyzing and

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prioritizing data; producing the assessment report and disseminating results to diverse audiences; developing a logic model and

plan of action for addressing assessment results.


Have a clearer understanding of coalitions and their purpose

Identify potential collaborators

Identify key components of coalition structure and key roles

Identify sources of qualitative and quantitative data

Clarify roles for implementation (collection, analysis, facilitation & dissemination)

Use the Bolman & Deal (2008) Four-Frame Model as a framework for coalition development


Develop a framework for evaluating success

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2015 VFHY Category IV Workshops

Program Development and Assessment

Assessing Student Learning in the Prevention Education Classroom - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

Assessment answers the question, “How do I know that my students have learned what I intended to teach?” It also provides

students with feedback about their successes and next steps. It is an opportunity for both teacher and students to measure success

and identify areas for improvement. Effective assessment not only improves the skills of teachers and learners, but the overall

performance of programs. Assessment methods are also critical for establishing program effectiveness to funders and other

stakeholders.


Explore the components of effective assessment and a variety of assessment methods for health and prevention education

programs

Examined the principles and practices for creating effective learning assessment tools

Practice the principles and practices of assessment design by creating an assessment tool

Acquired an assessment design template and model which can be transferred and applied to their own setting

Community Assessment - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

A community assessment is a valuable strategy for obtaining a clear picture of your community. In this very interactive workshop

participants will work together to identify local assets as well as problem areas. As you think of starting a new

project/program/service or change directions of an existing one in your community using the right tools to conduct a community

assessment is critical.


Learn how to build your organization to address specific problems.

Learn how to identify community assets that encourage competence, confidence, connection, and character

Identify the risks that youth and families face and the resources and strengths your community has to address them.

Learn how you can successfully reach out to organizations or coalitions in your community that include schools, faith

institutions, policy makers, employers, government agencies, community members, families, and other key players.

Conducting a Comprehensive Needs Assessment – Instructor: Kim Brown

This workshop is designed to reduce the overwhelming‟ factor of conducting comprehensive assessments. Participants will

learn why comprehensive community assessments are essential for effective community-level planning and programming; how

to get started and who should be involved; how to create and obtain buy-in; where to look for existing data; understanding

“your” role in the assessment process; developing a three to five year plan of action to address results; and producing the

assessment report and disseminating results to diverse audiences.


Be able to identify potential collaborators

Be able to identify sources of qualitative and quantitative data

Be able to clarify roles for implementation (collection, analysis, facilitation & dissemination)


Be able to develop a framework for evaluating success

Effective Program Strategies for Successful Youth Programs – Instructor: Steve Hixon & Valerie Liggins-Law

This class is recommended for program managers, supervisors, and staff members who work directly in youth programs that

must demonstrate effective outcomes. Whether developing and implementing new youth programs or sustaining existing youth

programs, effective program strategies are critical to being successful in reaching desired program outcomes. This class focuses

on core essentials such as: adolescent development, assessment and evaluation, prevention research and best practices for

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successful youth programming. Participants engage in interactive activities designed to highlight each of the core essentials and to

understand the effectiveness of the program strategies.


Participants will be able to identify core essentials and effective program strategies for successful youth programs.

Participants will be able to identify and implement youth assessment tools.

Participants will be able to identify potential areas of modification in their own programs.

Participants will be able to utilize a logic model approach in measuring program effectiveness.

Fidelity Based Adaptations for Prevention Programs - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

The benefit of model programs is that the user can be sure that, if implemented with fidelity, they will achieve the result.

However, implementing with fidelity can be a challenge in real world settings. In this workshop participants will explore

definitions and standards of fidelity, discuss the most common obstacles to fidelity based implementations, identify the fidelity

elements of a program that are essential to achieve desired results, and explore the types of adaptations and modifications that

preserve fidelity while accommodating local contexts.


Explore definitions and standards of fidelity

Discuss the most common obstacles to fidelity based implementations

Identify the fidelity elements of a program that are essential to achieve desired results

Explore the types of adaptations and modifications that preserve fidelity while accommodating local contexts.

Identify the specific fidelity adaptations and modifications necessary to implement and sustain their program.

Measuring The Magic: Engaging Evaluation Tools For Extraordinary Service - Instructor: Eric Rowles

Ahhh… assessment! How do you know if you are successful? If your evaluation methods include a survey, post-test, or

questionnaire (i.e. old skool) … this training is for you. Chuck full of INNOVATIVE, UNIQUE, and easy-to-implement

strategies, this EXAMPLE-filled presentation will get you and your staff EXCITED (yes – really) to show their impact! WOO-

HOO!

Presentation includes:

RIC FLAIR’s Approach to Eval (Bring on the WOO-HOO to your staff)

Fundamentals of Measurement (A quick tour of the 4 KEY questions you must ask when conducting any kind of

organizational assessment – and WHY!

12 Part Evaluation Strategies (Rapid-fire demo of 12 NEW eval methods)

Over 20 different examples & products!

Spice Up Your Prevention Program: Teaching Strategies and Activities for Engagement - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

Program facilitators often hear their students say “this program is boring!” And the natural response is to find appropriate ways

“spice up” your program. However, as an educator you must balance making an activity fun while at the same time ensuring it is

effective and salient. One way of approaching this situation is to think like a child! This session invites participants to approach

the delivery of prevention, cessation and intervention activities in ways that engage learners on multiple levels, enhances the

durability of the learning, and increases the likelihood that what is experienced in the classroom will be transferred and applied to

solve real world challenges. Participants will be able to use these fun and innovative techniques when delivering any type of

prevention or cessation/intervention program


Examine instructional techniques and activities to deliver prevention, cessation and intervention activities in ways that

engage adolescent learners on multiple levels

Enhance the durability of the learning and increase the likelihood that what is experienced in the classroom will be

transferred and applied to solve real world challenges

Share ideas and techniques with one another through discussion and demonstration

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2015 VFHY Category V Workshops

Professional & Organizational Development

Advanced Cultural Competency- Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

The overall goal of the workshop is not only to educate participants about the growing diversity in our communities and what this

means for them as they work with these communities but to examine the stages along the cultural competency continuum to

determine the impact each stage has on our ability to work cross culturally in the community and in the workplace. This 1-day

workshop is very interactive and participants should be ready and willing to have fun, participate in open discussions and group

exercises. Discussions will focus on self-reflection supporting participants to explore their own views and values. Exercises will

promote the examination of the participants’ workplaces and communities and any gaps that may exist between the two. The day

culminates in an investigation of the participant’s capacity to bring about organizations and communities that value diversity and

are continuously striving to achieve cultural competence.


Examine personal cultural beliefs and determine the impact these beliefs have on working cross culturally

Discuss the components of a culturally competent organization

Describe actions that can be taken on individual and organizational levels to create an environment that values and

respects diversity

Advanced Prevention - Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

This 1-day workshop is designed for both audiences, beginners and experienced professionals. It takes a combination of actions,

sustained over time, to prevent and reduce social justice issues in our communities. Prevention strategies are most likely to

succeed if they reach both individuals and the environments in which people live and work – family, school and community.

Community-level prevention works best when community members are committed and involved. This workshop is intended to

meet the needs of participants by providing a foundation in the history, groundbreaking strategies, fundamental science, and the

art of effective prevention. In addition, participants will learn, discuss, and practice the prevention strategies that when used, one

can build a comprehensive, sustainable, and successful prevention effort.


Establish a learning community for prevention activities

Describe prevention in the context of a prevention continuum as it relates to our work practice

Incorporate adult learning techniques, systems theory, and cultural diversity issues into the daily practice working with

individuals, groups, work sites, and communities

Demonstrate the ability to incorporate screening techniques with all clients

Develop and implement an action plan for increasing primary prevention of substance abuse

Awaken Your Creative Spirit - Instructor: Alternatives Inc

It is the unique task of every youth worker to nurture the creative gifts inherent in every young person. Discovering personal

creativity is another matter entirely. Cultivating one’s own creativity can result in personal insights and renewed professional

energy. Through a variety of fun, interactive, expressive and creative media, you will explore and discover your own creative

potential, resulting in promoting the creativity of your youth. Imagine the possibilities!

Participants will:

Gain an understanding of their own creativity

Recognize the key elements of a creative environment

Become familiar with the core competencies of creativity

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BEYOND RACE: Teaching Social Justice in 2016 - Instructor: Eric Rowles

We live in an unprecedented time in terms of the ethnic and racial diversity in the United States. This INTERACTIVE training

will showcase methods to bridge the complex discussions of racial diversity and BEYOND!


Refocusing The Social Justice Lens (Culture including and moving beyond race)

Sounds Of Stereotypes (Reclaiming truths and misperceptions for all)

Crossing The Line (Traversing the diverse experiences we each have)

Over 30 different audio and video clips and INTERACTIVE training tools to model!

But These Are My Work Flip Flops: Reaching & Teaching the Millennial Workforce - Instructor: Eric Rowles

They have an average employment length of 8 months. They text more than talk. And they’re the LARGEST generation to ever

hit our workforce. How familiar – and savvy – are you with the MILLENNIAL GENERATION? In this very HANDS-ON

session, you’ll learn about their career outlooks, work ethic (YES!), cultural influences, and immediately applicable strategies to

attract and retain your Millennial employees.


10 Myths about the Millennial Workforce (You thought you knew...)

- Why Do They Do/Don’t Do That? (An insight into the Millennial mentality)

The Workplace of 2020... Today! (Success stories taken from both current profit/non-profit Millennial employers)

The Success of Six (Six specific, tangible, and application based strategies that can build Millennial work success).

The Culturally Competent Professional: Working With an Open Mind – Instructor: Steve Hixon

In today’s global society, to be most effective, human service professionals must be able to recognize elements of culture and how

they may impact on individuals and groups, and be able to integrate such knowledge into their work as professionals. This

interactive workshop explores how to integrate aspects of culture into everyday practice towards becoming more culturally

competent and increasing the overall quality of services provided.


Identify Cultural Competency & Cultural Diversity differences

Identify various elements of culture and how they impact individuals and groups

Explore how to integrate aspects of culture into everyday practice

Do You Hear What I Hear? - Instructor: Alternatives Inc

Many adults feel like young people don’t hear them. Sometimes the young people feel the same way. Come explore some tried

and true communication techniques vital to any situation that will improve chances of hearing and being heard. Let’s listen!

Participants will:

Explore similarities and differences in communication between youth and adults

Identify potential conflicts resulting from ineffective communication

Recognize the importance of positive communication in relationships

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GENERATIONAL CROSSROADS: When X, Y, & Boomers Collide! - Instructor: Eric Rowles

What do each these generations have in common? And just as important, what makes them so different – in the workplace, in the

community, in their day-to day lives? This POWERFUL training helps deepen the connection & communication across the ages.


Back In The Day Generational Values (Table/Group reflections on work values)

From Pearl Harbor to Pearl Jam, from the Beatles to Beyonce! (Generational icon and career trends)

Generational Soundtracks (Large group movement to generational music)

X, Y, & Boomers In The Workforce (Stories and strategies to take back to work)

PLAYING WITH FIRE: Conflict, Communication, and Your TRUE COLORS of Leadership - Instructor: Eric Rowles

What are your own “building blocks” that support your leadership of those you work/play/live with? And most importantly, how

does your leadership style compliment or contrast with those around you? An INSIGHTFUL training!


Playing With Fire (Harnessing the power of conflict as an effective tool for dynamic organizational change)

True Colors – Our Powerful Prisms (Identifying our individual key work as well as group values, and the triggers for

conflict or teamwork

Over 90 minutes of INTERACTIVE, PRACTICAL HANDS-ON training tools (and FUN) to model!

Prevention 101 – Instructor: Steve Hixon & Valerie Liggins-Law

Prevention is a discipline that is founded on the theoretical concept of Risk factors and Protective Factors. This workshop will

engage participants in learning about risk and protective factors and other basic prevention principles. Special emphasis will be

placed on implementing research-based programming with fidelity, incorporating outcomes into the program planning stage, and

identifying the importance of cultural competence as prevention professionals. This workshop will be highly interactive and

engaging in its content delivery.


Define risks & protective factors

Identify risk & protective factors in life domains

Examine the process of implementing research-based programs in achieving outcomes

Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST) - Instructors: Kim Brown, Keith Cartwright, Ginny Hardin, Steve Hixon,

Valerie Liggins Law, Freddie Simons)

This 4-day workshop offered by The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Office of Behavioral Health

and Wellness Service is designed to help practitioners develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement effective, data-

driven prevention that reduces behavioral health disparities and improves wellness. The workshop content is grounded in current

research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework. It is appropriate for prevention practitioners, as well as professionals

working in related fields.

This 4-day training addresses the following topics:

Behavioral Health

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Institute of Medicine's Continuum of Care

Public Health Approach

Risk and Protective Factors

Developmental Perspective

Application of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework: Assessment, Capacity, Planning, Implementation, and

Evaluation

Cultural Competence and Sustainability

Time Management: An Essential Skill for Effective People – Instructor: Donna Proctor

Are you a skilled time manager who stays calm, cool and collected even in the busiest times or are you the stress-out type who’s

always making that frantic, last minute dash to finish a big task just before the deadline? Skilled time managers achieve more, feel

more in control and have less stress from overwork. This workshop helps you evaluate your time management skills and improve

upon them. Learn why it’s important to set goals, prioritize tasks, stay focused, schedule effectively and avoid procrastination and

develop the essential skills you need to manage time more effectively.


Participants will be able to define time management and identify at least three reason why time management skills are

important for effective job performance.

Participants will evaluate the effectiveness of their current time management skills and learn ways to improve or

enhance those skills.

Participants will understand how to set and prioritize goals, maintain focus, and avoid the procrastination road block.

Understanding Yourself and Others: A Leadership Workshop Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator - Instructor: Donna

Proctor

Have you ever wondered why it seems so easy to communicate with some people? For some strange reason the two of you just

seem to share a like mind, while with others it's almost like you're trying to talk to an alien from another planet! This workshop

will help you identify and understand the inborn personality preferences that make people different from each other. How do you

perceive and order your world? How is your way different from the ways of others? Why are both ways important? With Myers

Briggs, you can learn more than you ever imagined about yourself while you begin to appreciate and accept others for their

differences.


Participants will understand the basic elements of Myers Briggs Personality Type theory and will be able to determine

their own personality preferences.

Participants will learn to understand and appreciate the differing gifts of all types and will develop skills which will help

them communicate with individuals other preferences.

Participants will gain insight into ways in which to improve their relationships and increase the effectiveness of their

work teams using type theory.

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What’s Your Conflict Management Style? - Instructor: Donna Proctor

Are you a shark, a turtle, a fox, an owl or a teddy bear? Participants in this workshop will complete a self-assessment to find out

which style they generally choose to use, the long term effects of each style and when each is likely to be the most effective way

to handle conflict. Conflict management skills, the importance of understanding and controlling anger, the Conflict Iceberg and

how to assess the level of conflict in a workplace will also be discussed and addressed through the use of group activities and

personal assessments.


Participants will identify their preferred conflict management style, obtain a basic understanding of all styles, and

understand when each should be used.

Participants will determine their current attitudes toward conflict and anger, understand why anger is destructive, and

learn skills to control anger.

Participants will be introduced to the concept of the Conflict Iceberg, learn how to assess the level of conflict in a

workplace, and determine the appropriate intervention strategy.

You Want Me to Do What? Fiduciary Responsibility Basics - Instructor: Donna Minnix Proctor

This workshop clearly defines fiduciary responsibility as it relates to nonprofit board membership, volunteers, and leaders.

Participants will leave with a thorough understanding of their Duties of Care, Loyalty, Obedience, and Confidentiality. They will

also become better prepared to fulfil their responsibilities as nonprofit volunteer leaders and to protect themselves, and the

organizations they serve, from any risk. Suggestions and recommendations are also presented which may help participants

minimize any personal liability associated with nonprofit board service. It’s a must for anyone who serves on or volunteers for a

nonprofit board.


Participants will develop a clear understanding of the definition of fiduciary responsibility.

Participants will be able to describe what their responsibility includes as a nonprofit volunteer board member.

Participants will understand and discuss the duties of care, loyalty, obedience, and confidentiality and be able to

describe how each may affect them personally.

Participants will leave with knowledge and skills necessary to minimize fiduciary risk for themselves and the

organizations they serve.

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2015 VFHY Category VI Workshops

Youth Advocacy, Development, and Engagement

Adultism: Barrier to Youth Engagement- Instructor: Alternatives Inc

Many adults share common assumptions or stereotypes about youth. Explore the origination of these assumptions and how they

affect relationships with young people. Learn about conscious and unconscious biases you have about youth, the behaviors that

result from those biases, and alternative caring behaviors to Adultism. Come meet the challenge!


Identify common assumptions/stereotypes adults hold about youth

Explore Adultist behavior that affects young people daily

Identify caring behaviors to Adultism

Asset-Building - Instructor: Alternatives Inc

The Developmental Asset movement is important for all caring adults, especially those who work with young people on a regular

basis. Explore Search Institute’s framework of the building blocks essential for the healthy development of children and youth.

This information will let you know you are already an asset builder. It can even be helpful when meeting with parents. So jump

on the bandwagon and start building assets intentionally!


Understand the language of Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets

Explore the power of assets to protect and promote

Incorporate intentional asset building into their work with young people

Boys Will Be Boys!: Reaching And Teaching Young Men - Instructor: Eric Rowles

Science, research, and most importantly, programmatic experience shows us that boys learn, socialize, communicate, and behave

in their own unique ways. This HANDS ON, interactive training will showcase specific techniques and methods to connect,

retain, and educate young men through gaming, competition, music, movies, and more!


The State of Young Men in 2015 (National and regional data)

How & When They Think... or Don’t

Teaching To Inspire (Hands on, tangible techniques to help increase their retention and academic performances)

Reaching To Motivate (Immediately replicable strategics and tools to keep them engaged and coming back!)

Don’t Treat Me Like A Child! Understanding Children’s Status and Youth Work (Part 1) - Instructor: Joy Jackson

What is the status of children in American society? Understanding children’s status and its historical underpinnings is essential as

we embark upon working with youth and their families. This workshop is designed to examine how our present and past

foundational beliefs about children impact the fields of prevention and youth development. Participants will examine how

socialization has affected the way in which children are both viewed and treated. They then will explore ways to both challenge

their own perceptions as well as others. They will learn strategies that tackle the negative views of children that are embedded in

the everyday lives of Americans both in programming & beyond.

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Identify ideas and ideologies relating to children’s status

Understand the basic arguments about children’s status

Recognize the shifts and uniformities in thought relating to youth over time

Recognize the strategies implemented over time with the goal of affecting change related to children

Identify strategies that will affect change in the lives of youth

“Don’t Treat Me Like A Child!!:” Understanding Children’s Status and Youth Work (Part 2) - Instructor: Joy Jackson

How have social movements and the specialization of fields (family law, education, juvenile justice, labor law) affected how we

work with children and their families? This workshop is designed to examine how the history of children in the United States has

impacted the fields of prevention and youth development. Participants will examine how children have been aided, protected, and

socialized in American society and how this work has both affected youth, their families and our culture.


Identify the major events, including social movements and the law, in history that affect the lives of youth in America

Recognize the perspectives & strategies relating to young people that have been implemented over time with goal of

affecting positive change for young people by highlighting various fields of specialization

Identify strategies that youth workers can use to advocate for youth and families on an individual, programmatic, and

social policy basis

Frenemies, Queen Bees, and Girl Wars: Bullying & Relational Aggression with Today’s Girls - Instructor: Eric Rowles

Bullying is by no means a new phenomenon, but today’s teens, especially girls, are experiencing relational aggression in

unprecedented ways. Get ready for a powerful and at the same time strategy filled training to address what parents, teachers,

adults, and even young people can do to address this critical issue.


Relational Aggression Manifestations (Table/group observations)

Why Do They Do That?(Behind the actions – trends and messages)

You Call The Play!(Strategies to use in real time settings)

Over 30 different media and social science references & real-life examples

Identifying the Potential in Youth – Instructor: Steve Hixon

Youth today possess an array of creative and untapped potential. This interactive workshop engages participants and enables

them to gain insight and practical knowledge into the many positive ways in which youth can contribute. Participants will

complete and review the results of a questionnaire regarding their own understanding of today’s youth. The workshop will also

identify and address key barriers preventing many youth from reaching their potential and will identify key solutions. This

workshop will be presented from of a proactive perspective, with emphasis on researched protective factors framework.


Identify key barriers & solutions to youth reaching their potential

Utilize engagement and positive relationships as effective strategies for motivating youth


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I-GEN & Digital Natives: Get Ready for Generation Z - Instructor: Eric Rowles

They are the generation born after 2002 that do not know life without Homeland Security, i-Pads, cell phones, and even E-Bay…

and they are next in line to fill our classrooms and playgrounds. Don’t miss this cutting edge and fast-paced presentation as we are

introduced to the next wave – Generation Z!

The presentation includes:

Building The NEW Teenager (Group/Table Based Competitions)

When Dora Outdoes Scooby Doo (Old School vs. New School)

R U Smarter Than A 2nd

Grader? (Based On Current Gen Z Trends)

Over 30 different media and social

Lead & Seed Training – Instructors: Kim Brown, Keith Cartwright, Freddie Simons

The Lead & Seed program is a two phase process. Phase I (the 2-day training) provides the knowledge and tools to youth, their

adult advisors and community stakeholders to fix and change their environment in terms of the prevention and reduction of drug

use. Phase II (the action phase) is the time frame following the training whereby action plans generated during the training are

implemented. The purpose of this training is to present youth, adult advisors and community stakeholders with research-based

perspectives and theories on leadership qualities, methods and strategies that will prepare them to become “change agents” in the

prevention and reduction of teen use of drugs and alcohol in their own local communities. The mission for youth leaders is to

initiate several small, local changes in policies, practices and procedures along a continuum of action that will ultimately result in

“population level” behavioral change where the youth live, work and play. The program goal for the youth is to prepare them to

serve as community leaders so they can help facilitate community-level change. The Lead & Seed process is also designed to

provide an opportunity for youth growth in social, emotional, educational and civic developmental areas.


Create a tentative logic model and detailed action plan that links back to the logic model.

Prepare youth and adults to execute with fidelity, their logic model and action plan goals during the Phase II

implementation phase.

Prepare youth for regular committee meetings

Maslow Was A Working Parent: Real Strategies and Tools to Increase Parental Involvement - Instructor: Eric Rowles

You’ve got the program – check. You have youth participants – check. But how do you get the parents and caretakers to do more

than just pick them up in car pool? Parent engagement requires a paradigm shift – but it CAN be done. This training focuses on

very specific, hands on, proven strategies – AND TOOLS – that can be immediately implemented to increase their involvement.

Parent Engagement” presentation includes:

Maslow Was A Working Parent (Reinterpreting the Hierarchy of Needs)

REAL Strategies and Campaigns (An overview of multiple methods to engage care-takers through the Spotlight,

Community Hero, Cultural Hero, Power of Three, and $849 Strategy)

Technology and Communication Tools (Rapid-fire demo of FREE and EASY technology applications to increase parent

buy-in and involvement)

Over 20 different examples & products!

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MUSIC, POWER, ACTION: Using TODAY’s Music & Videos as Powerful Leadership and Teaching Tools - Instructor:

Eric Rowles

What’s the connection between Drake, Coldplay, and even Taylor Swift? Why was Divergence and the Hunger Games series so

popular? And most importantly, how can you use over 20 of TODAY’s songs and 10 movies in your work with young people?

Come to this session ready to laugh, play, and move to the rhythym!


Millennial Learning and Teaching Methods (School and career based settings)

Name That Tune/Jam/MP3 (Old School vs. New School)

Making Music & Movies Motivate (Based on TODAY’s media tools)

Over 30 different audio and video clips from TODAY’s music and movies

Service Learning - Instructor: Alternatives Inc

Enhance what you teach by extending learning beyond the classroom and into the community. Let young people see they have a

meaningful role in today’s world. Learn the core elements that make up an effective service learning program. As an educational

strategy, service learning is highly effective in helping young people achieve learning objectives in any subject area. What a gift

for youth to see the relevance in education!


Understand the core concepts of Service-Learning

Understand the steps to facilitate a Service-Learning project

The Millennials: Today’s Youth Culture That U N2K - Instructor: Eric Rowles

Welcome to the world of the largest and fastest growing generation in today’s schools, communities, and workforce. Get ready

for a WHIRLWIND TOUR through their beliefs, habits, trends, and use of technology and social networks!


Millennial Trends Matrix (Table/Group Competitions)

Name That Tune/Jam/MP3 (Old School vs. New School)

Cool-Hip-Solid-Phat-Tight Bingo (Based On Current Youth Terminology)

Over 30 different media and social science references & real-life examples

Value Added: Your Work & the Alignment of Youth Policies - Instructor: Joy Jackson

Prevention work and youth development are both defined by practice, research and the law. As practitioners we often become

consumed with the immediate work of ensuring positive outcomes within a specific program or sector and by so doing, we learn

to work within the confines of current legislation that has come to define prevention and youth work. Yet practitioners and youth

harness the power for policy change that often goes untapped because policy work often feels insurmountable. This workshop

seeks to challenge practitioners to go beyond their program and advocate for youth by understanding and advocating for policy in

ways that maximize the benefits for youth.

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Recognize the benefits of policy alignment for practitioners

Understand your issue area and the relevant laws

Gain awareness of the fundamental concepts that define the issue and the big picture

Assess the relationship between a specific issue and the big picture

What Teens Can’t & Won’t Tell You: The Essential 8 Tactics Every Parent Must Know - Instructor: Eric Rowles

Was the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff right – do parents just not understand? This strategy-filled training unwraps the mystery

of the teen mindset and brings to the forefront 8 key tactics that parents can use in their day to day work interactions. From

technology to music, money to discipline – this session has been designed by real parents and real teens to equip adults with tools,

examples, resources, and more!

“What Teens Won’t Tell You” includes:

Did DJ Jazzy Jeff Get It Right? (Can parents and their kids ever understand?)

Awkward At Best – Lessons Learned! (Humorous & real teen/parent experiences)

Essential Eight Tactics (From technology to music, discipline to finances, what parents need to know!)

Changing Places, Changing Perspectives (Walking away with a new view on your teen)

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VFHY Category VII Workshops

Classroom Management

The Art of Facilitation- Instructor: Alternatives Inc

To facilitate means to “make easy.” We have all been in group or learning situations that have been both productive and

unproductive. The key is the skill of the facilitator. A good facilitator is able to manage the environment, manage the process,

manage the learning and manage themself. This is true for the facilitation of all age groups, but particularly when facilitating

groups of young people. Come learn how to make facilitation easy!


Participants will gain understanding of the four competency areas utilized in effective facilitation as they relate to youth

development principles

Participants will increase their skill of effective facilitation that enhances youth engagement

Beyond Icebreakers: Interactive Tools To Engage and Motivate - Instructor: Eric Rowles

Facilitation and public speaking is more than a practice, it’s an art form! Here is the “best of the best” of instant tricks and

techniques to create your most dynamic and memorable presentations = IMMEDIATE application!

“Beyond Icebreakers” training includes:

Assessing Risk Levels (Physical, Emotional, and Cultural Factors)

Mutli-Risk Challenges (High 5 Connection, Ace-King Shuffle, Question Challenge, Silent Eye, One Touch, Artists &

Clay, Crossing Line, Electric Maze, Amoeba, and more)

Over 30 different INTERACTIVE and HANDS-ON training tools to model!

Classrooms That Work - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

No matter what the setting - a school classroom or community center gym- a mismanaged learning environment is frustrating for

learner and facilitator. As a result of this work shop you will engage in conversations and activities with your peers to practice

research based strategies for classroom management. Specific topics to be explored include: rules and procedures, disciplinary

interventions, teacher-student relationships, mental set, the student's responsibility for management, getting off to a good start,

and management at the school level.

Due to its intensive nature, this is a two day workshop. Following the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to join an

online learning community to continue to share strategies, engage in reflective practice exercises, receive support and feedback

from one another, and additional readings and tips from the workshop facilitator.

Classroom Practices for Student Achievement in Health - Engagement - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

What we teach is as important as how we teach it. In this session participants will explore principles and practices for

managing the prevention education classroom


• Assess their individual teaching styles and preferences

• Examine techniques for managing the interactive classroom

• Identify the teaching styles that support learning and classroom behavior

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• Examine how learning styles and preferences of adolescent learners impact the learning environment

• Explore instructional methods that are effective with adolescent learners

• Consider the ethical judgments that arise in the health and prevention education classroom and develop responses

• Identify a personal, instructional approach that they would like to change in order to better manage the classroom

Engaging Students Who Don’t Seem To Care - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

What we teach is as important as how we teach it. In this session participants will explore principles and practices for managing

the prevention education classroom









Facilitation Skills – Instructor: Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

Facilitation skills development is a focused group process in which participants learn and practice all the foundational skills and

tools of small and large-group facilitation. Using the philosophy that "with the right tools, anyone can lead productive meetings,"

this workshop will help participants develop the good in-house facilitators.

This workshop will help the participants:

Plan

Make decisions

Develop processes

Collaborate with clients, community members, or politicians

Celebrate

Orient newcomers

Solve problems

Managing Behaviors in Youth Programs – Instructor: Steve Hixon

Working with today’s youth provides many rewards and challenges. Some of these challenges include providing appropriate and

effective disciplinary strategies. This workshop will examine practical disciplinary strategies and techniques for pre-adolescents,

adolescents and teenagers. Participants will be able to understand youth developmental stages and how they impact behavior.

Participants will learn how to develop win-win situations and how to avoid power struggles. Natural and logical consequences

will be demonstrated and practiced in participatory activities. Participants will also learn how gender and culture factor into

discipline. The importance of program environment and relationship building will be explored as critical long-term disciplinary

strategies. This is an interactive and participatory.


Incorporate the understanding of adolescent development as a critical stage in discipline

Identify & implement effective discipline strategies for preadolescents & adolescents

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Not Just Fun and Games – Instructor: Alternatives Inc

Increase your repertoire of ideas of what to do in the classroom and beyond with fun, energetic and exciting exercises that are not

just for fun, but productive and have a purpose. Come join the fun!


Participants will learn new activities to use with groups that are fun but have a purpose

Participants will understand the importance of reflection questions to extract the learning

Connect an activity to any content area

Ways of Asking – Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

Effective questioning is both technique and art. When used well, questions provoke learner thinking and develop true

understanding of content and process. In this workshop we will learn about the different kinds of questions we should ask to

stimulate the type of thinking we want to promote, skills for putting questions and handle responses, and strategies that generate

more questions from learners. As a result of this workshop, you will sharpen your questioning skills and create a inquiry based

learning environment where you and your students learn not only how to answer questions but how to ask them.

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VFHY Category VIII Workshops

Proposal Writing and Grant Management

Through The Eyes of a Grants Reviewer – Instructor: Valerie Liggins-Law

In this workshop learn what to emphasize when seeking funding for your project. Learn how the history of the organization, staff,

and research can play a significant role in funding decisions. This workshop will address how establishing a rapport with contacts

is important in positioning your grant request. Classroom discussions will discuss concepts for determining realistic costs for

proposed projects, ideas for finding data and other tips that ensure attention to detail. This workshop will help you to

understand the bigger picture behind the submission of a grant and the common mistakes grantees make when they do not

perform their due diligence prior to putting pen to paper.


• Improve the quality of proposals submitted

• Increase the capacity of organizations to develop a strategy for seeking funding that is in alignment with goals and

objectives

• Improve the communications of the project goals, objectives, program design and deliverables

• Increase the capacity of the organizations to develop a strategy for managing the grant process

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VFHY CATEGORY VIX Workshops

Technology, Media and Public Relations Education

VIRTUAL REALITIES: Social Networking & Today’s Youth - Instructor: Eric Rowles

Dive into the world of social networking such as Facebook, Meebo, Second Life and much more. Come experience the world of

online identities and pick up specific methods on how to use this technology as a VALUABLE TOOL in your day to day work!


Social ME, Online ME, Virtual ME (Psychology behind Web 1.0 vs. 2.0 vs. 3.0)

Social Media & Networking (Technology tools to connect)

Social Media & Utility (Technology tools to multi-task)

Social Media & Fantasy (Technology tools to escape)

Over 30 different INTERACTIVE social media sites and resources to model!

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VFHY Category X Workshops

Online Courses & Webinars

Note: All online workshops are delivered over a 2-week period. Webinars are live and are presented in a ½ day, 4 hour format.

Assessing Student Learning in the Prevention Education Classroom - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

Assessment answers the question, “How do I know that my students have learned what I intended to teach?” It also provides

students with feedback about their successes and next steps. It is an opportunity for both teacher and students to measure success

and identify areas for improvement. Effective assessment not only improves the skills of teachers and learners, but the overall

performance of programs. Assessment methods are also critical for establishing program effectiveness to funders and other

stakeholders.


Explore the components of effective assessment and a variety of assessment methods for health and prevention education

programs

Examined the principles and practices for creating effective learning assessment tools

Practice the principles and practices of assessment design by creating an assessment tool

Acquired an assessment design template and model which can be transferred and applied to their own setting

Classrooms That Work - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

No matter what the setting - a school classroom or community center gym- a mismanaged learning environment is frustrating for

learner and facilitator. As a result of this work shop you will engage in conversations and activities with your peers to practice

research based strategies for classroom management. Specific topics to be explored include: rules and procedures, disciplinary

interventions, teacher-student relationships, mental set, the student's responsibility for management, getting off to a good start,

and management at the school level.

Due to its intensive nature, this is a two day workshop. Following the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to join an

online learning community to continue to share strategies, engage in reflective practice exercises, receive support and feedback

from one another, and additional readings and tips from the workshop facilitator.

Classroom Practices for Student Achievement in Health - Engagement - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

What we teach is as important as how we teach it. In this session participants will explore principles and practices for

managing the prevention education classroom









Engaging Students Who Don’t Seem To Care - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

What we teach is as important as how we teach it. In this session participants will explore principles and practices for managing

the prevention education classroom

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Fidelity Based Adaptations for Prevention Programs - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

The benefit of model programs is that the user can be sure that, if implemented with fidelity, they will achieve the result.

However, implementing with fidelity can be a challenge in real world settings. In this workshop participants will explore

definitions and standards of fidelity, discuss the most common obstacles to fidelity based implementations, identify the fidelity

elements of a program that are essential to achieve desired results, and explore the types of adaptations and modifications that

preserve fidelity while accommodating local contexts.


Explore definitions and standards of fidelity

Discuss the most common obstacles to fidelity based implementations

Identify the fidelity elements of a program that are essential to achieve desired results

Explore the types of adaptations and modifications that preserve fidelity while accommodating local contexts.

Identify the specific fidelity adaptations and modifications necessary to implement and sustain their program.

Spice Up Your Prevention Program: Teaching Strategies and Activities for Engagement - Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

Program facilitators often hear their students say “this program is boring!” And the natural response is to find appropriate ways

“spice up” your program. However, as an educator you must balance making an activity fun while at the same time ensuring it is

effective and salient. One way of approaching this situation is to think like a child! This session invites participants to approach

the delivery of prevention, cessation and intervention activities in ways that engage learners on multiple levels, enhances the

durability of the learning, and increases the likelihood that what is experienced in the classroom will be transferred and applied to

solve real world challenges. Participants will be able to use these fun and innovative techniques when delivering any type of

prevention or cessation/intervention program


Examine instructional techniques and activities to deliver prevention, cessation and intervention activities in ways that

engage adolescent learners on multiple levels

Enhance the durability of the learning and increase the likelihood that what is experienced in the classroom will be

transferred and applied to solve real world challenges

Share ideas and techniques with one another through discussion and demonstration

Ways of Asking – Instructor: Alayne MacArthur

Effective questioning is both technique and art. When used well, questions provoke learner thinking and develop true

understanding of content and process. In this workshop we will learn about the different kinds of questions we should ask to

stimulate the type of thinking we want to promote, skills for putting questions and handle responses, and strategies that generate

more questions from learners. As a result of this workshop, you will sharpen your questioning skills and create a inquiry based

learning environment where you and your students learn not only how to answer questions but how to ask them.

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Instructor Bios

Alternatives, Inc

Alternatives, Inc., founded in 1973, is a nationally recognized youth development

nonprofit whose vision is, “Healthy, principled, and creative young people valued as

members of the community.” Everything we do is designed to build the specific assets

that support young people as they grow into creative, compassionate and responsible

adults. This means helping young people to: identify and manage their feelings, form

positive friendships, make good decisions, creatively problem solve, discover their

creativity and unique talents, and make a difference in their community. Alternatives

embeds high quality programs into child care centers and afterschool programs in

neighborhoods, schools, and community settings. In addition all program activities

have secondary benefits that are aligned with increasing critical thinking skills, pre-

literacy skills, and the intrinsic motivation of children to academically succeed. Using a

variety of programs and activities, Alternatives inspires young people to discover their

spark and achieve their inherent potential.

Workshops

Not Just Fun and Games (CAT VII)

Adultism: Barrier to Youth Engagement (CAT VI)

Service Learning (CAT VI)

The Art of Facilitation (CAT VII)

Awaken Your Creative Spirit (CAT V)

Do You Hear What I Hear? (CAT V)

Kim Brown

Kim G. Brown, is President and Owner of TurnKey KB & Associates, LLC

(TurnKey) group based in the southwestern region of Virginia. TurnKey is

dedicated to fostering and strengthening community partnerships through successful

community-building, grant projects and facilitation of individual and organizational

skill development. Ms. Brown’s expertise is in the area of comprehensive

community and organizational needs and resource assessment; development of

action and strategic plans and evaluation of evidence-based programs and practices.

Ms. Brown earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management

and Leadership from Bluefield College and a Master of Science degree in Strategic

Leadership from Mountain State University located in Beckley, West Virginia.

Workshops

Conducting a Comprehensive Needs Assessment CAT IV)

Lead & Seed Training (CAT VI)

Promoting Proven Practices and Processes for Sustainable Community-Level

Outcomes (CAT III)

Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST) (CAT V)

Strategic Planning (CAT III)

Using A.C.E. (Assessment, Capacity& Evaluation) to Build Strong

Communities (CAT III)

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Keith Cartwright

Keith Cartwright is a Behavioral Health Wellness Consultant with the Virginia

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. He also works part-time

as the Alcohol and Drug Education Coordinator at Randolph-Macon College in

Ashland, Virginia. Keith recently led the Hanover Cares Coalition’s SPF SIG grant

project to reduce alcohol related crashes among young people in Hanover County.

During this project, Keith came to value the power of coalition work to make positive

changes in a community. He has conducted numerous trainings to local youth and adult

coalitions to help them build their coalition’s capacity to make community level

changes. Keith has also been actively involved locally and regionally delivering alcohol

and drug awareness presentations to youth and their parents. Keith has a business degree

from Ohio State University.

Workshops



Alice Freeman

Alice Freeman, is the owner of Healthy Heart Plus, a Holistic Wellness Center; the

author of Eat Right For Life, a heart healthy cookbook and coauthor of Being Healthy

From Now On, a practical guide for nurturing the body and spirit. Recognized in the

community as a leader in her field and for understanding the connection between

nutrition and spiritual growth, Alice has taught many workshops at universities and has

been recognized for the past five years as the official Nutritionist for the Sister for Sister

Conference providing one-on-one consultations and healthy cooking workshops for

conference attendees. Her zeal, ability to connect with the audience, interactive style and

in-depth knowledge makes Alice an invaluable asset to the Holistic health community.

The recipient of the Minority Business League’s 2006 Trailblazer Award, Alice Freeman

holds a B.S. Degree in Nutritional Counseling and is a registered Naturopath.

Workshops

The ABCs of Nutrition (CAT II)

Nutrition – Family Style Childhood Obesity Action Plan (CAT II)

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Alejandro Garcia-Barbon

Alejandro Garcia-Barbon has over seven teen years of experience in the management,

administration, planning and development of public health and behavioral health

services. He is currently the Program Director for the Behavioral Health Service Line

with Health-First, Inc., which provides behavioral health services to the senior adult

population in Brevard County, Florida. Some of his professional experience includes the

management of behavioral acute care services and the management of the National

Latino Tobacco Prevention and Control Network. He also collaborates and provides

guidance to state, county, and community policy makers regarding the development and

implementation of effective prevention/wellness policies and practices. Alejandro has

extensive experience facilitating town hall meetings, debates, forums, panel and group

discussions, and school and community meetings. In addition, he monitors and

provides technical assistance to public and private public health and behavioral health

treatment providers throughout the country. His skills include organizing and directing

resources, evaluating information, planning strategies, resolving problems,

communicating ideas, facilitating conversations, building partnerships and

collaborations, and motivating others to accomplish tasks within changing

environments.

Workshops

Advanced Cultural Competency (CAT V)

Best Strategies to Support Tobacco Prevention Efforts (CAT I)

Community Assessment (CAT IV)

Effective Strategic Planning

Effective Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Strategies for Youth & Young

Adults (CAT I)

Facilitation Skills (CAT VII)

How to Make Tobacco an Issue in Priority Populations (CAT I)

Introduction to Tobacco (CAT I)

Latest Tobacco Use Trends (CAT I)

Media Campaign To Promote Obesity (CAT II)

Eletta Hansen

Eletta Hansen was raised on a tobacco farm near Danville, Virginia. She received a

RN/BS from the VCU School of Nursing with an MPH from Johns Hopkins School of

Public Health. She completed a career with the Virginia Dept of Health during which

she helped to change the public health focus from just communicable disease to chronic

disease with a true focus on lifestyle risk reduction. She is particularly passionate about

helping tobacco users to quit by addressing underlying health conditions, environmental

stress, genetics, and through honest, understandable education about the addiction. She

has been influential in tobacco policy and education across the county and the world

through her work with Mary Washington Healthcare, Pfizer, and the World Health

Organization. She has also served as a consultant to CDC. She is most proud of

becoming a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist by the Mayo Clinic which has

given her access to the best minds and research in the field of tobacco dependence and

cessation. She has a success rate as high as 80% in helping tobacco users to be tobacco

free by 6 months of treatment and support. Her message is always that tobacco users are

not bad people with a bad habit but good people with a tough addiction.

Workshops

Reducing Tobacco Use Among Pregnant Teens and Young Adult Women

(CAT I)


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Virginia (Ginny) Hardin

Virginia (Ginny) Hardin, a Certified Prevention Professional, currently works as a

trainer and consultant for the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental

Services and Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare. After receiving a Bachelor’s of Science

Degree in Sociology from Hollins College, she first worked with troubled youth as a

counselor and as a coordinator in outpatient sunstance abuse treatment programs. Her

experience working in the field of substance abuse prevention spans 30 years and ranges

from providing direct prevention services to managing and supervising a broad range of

community and school based prevention programming. Ginny has provided training in a

number of varied settings to professional service providers, volunteers,

paraprofessionals and parent/caregivers.

Workshops


Angie Hasemann

Angie Hasemann is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Pediatrics who

has spent the past six years teaching kids to cheer for fruits and vegetables and eat

them too. She works with children of all ages, from toddlers to teenagers, at UVA’s

Children’s Fitness Clinic and is well-known for translating the complicated science of

nutrition into easy-to-use and understandable information. Her creative teaching

techniques have earned her the affection of patients and the respect of her peers,

including being named the Clinician of the Year for Morrison Management

Specialists last year. Her work in the community and in leadership organizations led

her to being named the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year in Virginia just a few

years ago, and she’s continuing to serve the state as affiliate President this year. Angie

has spent her career working on the front lines of pediatric obesity treatment nurturing

her passion to help families deal with the most severe cases of obesity and co-

morbidities. She’s provided training for community members; medical, nursing,

exercise physiology, and dietetics students; and physicians throughout the

Commonwealth of Virginia.

Workshops

Nutrition Education Made Fun: Effective and Creative Techniques for

Teaching Kids to Eat Healthy (CAT II)

Nutrition & Pediatric Obesity: What’s the Relationship and How Can We

Help? (CAT II)

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Steve Hixon

Steve Hixon works full-time as a Prevention Coordinator with Henrico CSB. He

also works as a program consultant throughout the state and nationally. He has an

undergraduate degree in Social Work and a Masters degree in Business

Administration. He has over 20 years of experience working with youth and families

in rural, urban and suburban areas. His experience ranges from developing and

implementing youth programs to working with parents of youth of all ages, and

providing training to those who work with youth. He has developed and

implemented 3 nationally recognized youth prevention programs (Connect,

Solutions, and Teen Job Preparatory program), and provides various training and

consultation on youth- related issues throughout the state and nationally. He is an

adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Office of Community

Programs. He has served on United Way’s Family, Youth and Children Action

Council for over 15 years, and has been a member of Virginia Union University’s

Social Work Advisory Board also for over 15 years. He also serves as a committee

member on the state Office of Cultural & Linguistic Competency. He is very

committed to working with youth and those who impact their lives.

Workshops

The Culturally Competent Professional: Working With An Open Mind

(CAT V)

Effective Program Strategies for Successful Youth Programs (CAT IV)

Identifying the Potential of Youth (CAT VI)

Managing Behaviors In Youth Programs (CAT VII)

Prevention 101 (CAT V)


Tami Hulcher

Tami Hulcher, is a Registered Nurse and Nutritionist. Her personal stories of family

member’s health challenges has inspired her to continue her journey of educating others

about disease prevention and increasing our quality of life through proper nutrition and

lifestyle choices. Tami has been a featured keynote speaker for various events and

organizations including the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society,

The Wellness Forum Institute, and many more. She has been featured on TV, radio and

national call-in shows and has published numerous articles in various magazines such as

Working Mother Magazine.

This California native is a nutrition consultant for various healthcare professionals

including a UCLA Autism specialist. She has been on Capitol Hill fighting for our

children’s school lunch program and has been lecturing in schools for more than 14

years.

Workshops

Got Health? Your Journey Begins Here (CAT II)

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Joy Jackson

Joy Jackson is the Division Head of Youth Services for the City of Norfolk where she

manages youth development which includes youth civic engagement, expanded learning

opportunities, a teen center, and youth strategic planning. Her involvement in youth

development also extends to numerous community organizations. She is the Founder

and Executive Director of the Alliance for Our Beloved Children and was the previous

President of Community Builders Network of Hampton-Newport News, and the

Executive Secretary of the Community Builders Network of Virginia. Her teaching

repertoire includes work in public and Montessori settings, professional trainings well as

experience at the collegiate level. Jackson obtained her bachelor’s degree from Howard

University in history and her master’s from the University of Arizona in Latin American

History.

Workshops

Don’t Treat Me Like A Child! Understanding Children’s Status and Youth Work

(Part 1) (CAT VI)

Don’t Treat Me Like A Child! Understanding Children’s Status and Youth Work

(Part 2) (CAT VI)

Value Added: Your Work & the Alignment of Youth Policies (CAT VI)

Valerie Liggins-Law

Valerie Liggins Law has 25 years of experience working in the field of Human

Services in the area of Juvenile Justice, Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention and

Behavioral Health. Valerie previously was a National Trainer for Families and Schools

Together and currently works as an adjunct professor with the Nonprofit Learning Point,

an educational program that assists with capacity building for the vast network of

nonprofit organizations in the greater Richmond and Tri-Cities areas. Valerie has

facilitated numerous workshops and trainings in the area of Coalition Building,

Substance Abuse Education, Social Skills Development, and Program Implementation

and Sustainability. She is currently employed as a Program Officer responsible for

Health and Human Services Initiatives.

Workshops

Approaching a Grant Like a Pro (CAT VIII)

Effective Program Strategies for Successful Youth Programs (CAT IV)

Prevention 101 (CAT V)


Through the Eyes of a Grant Reviewer (CAT VIII)

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Alayne MacArthur

Alayne MacArthur has over 15 years of experience in designing and delivering

workshops for prevention and health education providers. In addition to her work with

adult learners, Alayne has designed and taught prevention education curriculum for

primary, middle, and high school grades. Her curriculum design credits include the Life

Skills Training High School Program, The Life Skills Training Parent Program

Workshop, the Life Skills Training Workplace Wellness for Young Adults and several

leadership development curriculums for the National Association of Chronic Disease

Directors. Alayne has a Masters of Education from the University of Albany.

Workshops

Assessing Student Learning in the Prevention Education Classroom (CAT IV)

Classroom Practices for Student Achievement in Health (CAT VII)

Classrooms That Work (CAT VII)

Engaging Students Who Don’t Seem To Care (CAT VII)

Fidelity Bases Adaptations for Prevention Programs (CAT IV)

Spice Up Your Prevention Programs: Innovative Activities for Enhancing

Your Experience (CAT IV)

Sustainability Workshop (CAT III)

Ways of Asking (CAT VII)

Jim Martin

Jim Martin, a Virginia native, is the Director of Policy and Programs with the NC

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch (TPCB), Division of Public Health, NC

Department of Health and Human Services. Jim’s has over 25 years of experience in

tobacco use prevention and control at the state and local level. His current major

responsibilities include providing statewide leadership and expertise on tobacco use

prevention and control policy and programmatic solutions. Prior to his current position,

Jim served as Field Director for Policy and Programs with Project ASSIST, now known

as the Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, served as a staff member with the

National Cancer Institute’s COMMIT Project in Raleigh, NC--a comprehensive

community-based research trial to reduce and prevent tobacco use, and also served on

multiple national committees including the ASSIST National Strategic Planning

Subcommittee and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO)

Tobacco Control Network.. Jim has published several articles on tobacco use

prevention and control and he has conducted numerous local, state, and national level

presentations on policies and programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use. Jim received

his Master’s (1986) and Bachelor's degrees (1984) in Community Health Education

from Virginia Tech. He also worked as a Director of Worksite Health Promotion with

the Virginia Department of Health, Mount Rogers Health District from 1986 - 1989,

before relocating to North Carolina..

Workshops

Planning and Implementing Evidence-Based Tobacco Use Prevention

Strategies and Programs (CAT I)

Effective Planning and Implementation for Tobacco-free School Campuses

(CAT I) Effective Planning and Implementation for Tobacco-free College Campuses

(CAT I)

The New Landscape of Tobacco Products: E-cigarettes and Other ENDS (CAT

I)

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Cydny Neville

Cydny A. Neville has over 10 years of experience working with agencies across Northern

Virginia, to enhance the lives of youth. A former High School teacher, and current

Community Educator, she has a wealth of experience facilitating workshops, as well as

implementing prevention programs in the community. Ms. Neville also brings experience

of developing, managing, and maintaining community partnerships to enhance

programming for area non-profits, as well as establishing partnerships in the community to

improve the outreach efforts on the local government level.

A graduate of Virginia State University, and having earned her master’s degree in

Education, from the University of Phoenix; she is the President/CEO of the Neville

Empowerment Network, Inc ., where she focuses on community outreach through:

educational programming, family engagement activities, professional consulting, and

reaches families via a community television show.

Workshops

Together, We Move! Developing, Managing and Maintaining Effective

Community Partnerships (CAT III)

Donna Proctor

Donna Minnix Proctor is currently the Executive Director of Grace Network, a crisis

intervention center in Martinsville. She also served for 7 years as the Executive Director

of the Bedford Community Health Foundation, a health legacy foundation with the

mission of helping to make the Bedford one of the healthiest communities in Virginia,

since January of 2006. Prior to that appointment, she worked for Virginia Tech, as an

Extension Agent, and for the Virginia Department of Health, as a Community Health

Educator. Donna obtained her BS and MS degrees from VA Tech and has extensive

training in teambuilding, conflict management, and strategic planning. Donna lives in

Franklin County on her family farm, Briarwood, with her husband of 37 years, four

horses, and two fuzzy black cats. In her spare time she enjoys writing plays and romance

novels, acting in amateur theater, and riding her purple Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Workshops

Time Management: An Essential Skill for Effective People (CAT V)

Understanding Yourself and Others: A Leadership Workshop Using the Myers

Briggs Type Indicator (CAT V)

What’s Your Conflict Management Style? (CAT V)

You Want Me to Do What? Fiduciary Responsibility (CAT V)

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Pam Ray

Pam Ray, a Virginia Tech graduate, is a Health Educator Senior in the New River

Health District (NRHD) with the Health Department and the Virginia Tech Center for

Public Health Practice & Research. Pam is a licensed Veterinarian who recently

returned to graduate school for her Master of Business Administration and Master of

Public Health degrees. Pam became interested in electronic cigarettes when she was

Project Coordinator for the Tobacco Use Control Project in the NRHD. Her capstone

project for her MPH was on health education and awareness of Electronic Nicotine

Delivery Systems (ENDS). She has given lectures and demonstrations on the subject

throughout the region to health department personnel, VT students and faculty, and

community prevention partners. She is a youth health advocate and is keenly interested

in policy changes to limit access of ENDS. Pam currently serves as Project Manager for

a VDH Obesity Prevention Grant, focusing on environmental changes, nutrition

education, and district wide strategic planning to address obesity in the New River

Valley.

Workshops

The New Landscape of Tobacco Products: E-cigarettes and Other ENDS (CAT

I)

Theresa Roth

Theresa Roth, RDN, CPT has been practicing as a registered dietitian for over 18 years.

She has a special interest in working with childhood obesity. She has had extensive

training and experience in the area of childhood and adolescent weight management and

is passionate about helping children lead healthier lives. She is on the advisory board

for Loudoun County Pediatric Obesity Coalition and is also very active in the dietetics

community. She recently has been involved in the implementation of an elementary

school garden in Loudoun County and hopes to be able to assist is many more. Theresa

currently works with many children and their parents in Loudoun County to help them

make healthier food choices, become more active and therefore lead healthier lives.

Workshops

Childhood Obesity : What can we do to help? (CAT II)

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Eric Rowles

Eric Rowles is a nationally recognized trainer, speaker, and consultant whom has

worked with over 150,000 youth, adults, administrators, professionals, and policy

makers within the past 15 years. His presentations are legendary - by combining the

energy and innovation of a master trainer, while at the same time reaching each of us

through his stories, research, and on-the-ground strategies.

One part motivational speaker, one part DJ, and two parts community organizer, Eric

runs a customized consulting and facilitation practice that, through a network of over 20

dynamic and diversely talented trainers, works with for profit and non-profit

organizations to achieve progressive and dynamic change.

Eric through his double bachelors and Master of Science degrees in Ethnic Studies and

Educational Leadership, has served as a faculty member at the University of North

Carolina, Charlotte as well as Rutgers University (NJ) and has over a decade of

innovative and cutting edge classroom instruction and facilitation experience. Eric has

also been a volunteer trainer and partner for a wide range of social change agencies.

In addition to his training experience, Eric has also been a professional DJ and worked

with artists throughout the entertainment industry, including Gwen Stefani, Billy Joel,

Notorius B.I.G., Cypress Hill, Tribe Called Quest, The Fugees, Boyz II Men, Third Eye

Blind, The Roots, George Clinton & Parliament, Henry Rollins, Radiohead,

Smashmouth, Weezer, Edward James Olmos, Sinbad, George Lopez, Margaret Cho, and

Maya Angelou.

Workshops

Beyond Icebreakers: Interactive Tools To Engage and Motivate (CAT VII)

Beyond Race: Teaching Social Justice in 2016! (CAT V)

Boys Will Be Boys: Reaching And Teaching Young Men! (CAT VI)

But These Are My Work Flipflops: Reaching & Teaching the Millennial

Workforce (CAT V)

Frenemies, Queen Bees, and Girl Wars: Bullying & Relational Aggression with

Today’s Girls (CAT VI)

Generational X Roads: When X, Y, & Boomers Collide (CAT V)

I-GEN & Digital Natives: Get Ready for Generation Z (CAT VI)

Maslow Was A Working Parent: Real Strategies and Tools to Increase Parental

Involvement (CAT VI)

Measuring The Magic: Engaging Evaluation Tools For Extraordinary Service

(CAT IV)

Music, Power, Action: Using TODAY's Music and Movies and Powerful

Engagement Tools (CAT VI)

Playing With Fire: Conflict, Communication, and YOUR TRUE COLORS of

Leadership (CAT V)

The Millennials: Today’s Youth Culture That U N2K (CAT VI)

What Teens Can’t & Won’t Tell You: The Essential 8 Tactics Every Parent Must

Know (CAT VI)

Virtual Realities: Social Networking & Today’s Youth! (CATVIX)

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Freddie Simons

Freddie Simons has worked as the Director of Prevention Services, and a variety of other

programs, at the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board for the past 24 years.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, NCA&T University, and has completed

graduate courses in Health Policy and Administration, UNC, as well as Public Health, ODU.

He has a total of 38 years of experience in leadership positions in the field of substance abuse

and mental health services. He has completed the Training of Trainers for the “Substance

Abuse Skills Training” (SAPST) by SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention

Technology as well as the “Lead & Seed” Training of Trainers. He has served on a variety of

boards of local and state organizations and conducted training on the local, regional, state and

national levels on topics related to prevention and treatment of Substance Abuse. He has

written and managed numerous federal, state and privately funded grants totaling over 5

million dollars.

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Documents

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth 2016 Training ... · Understand role of media in promoting tobacco prevention and cessation to youth and young adults The New Landscape of Tobacco