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51. Social Network Strategy: Turning the Tables on HIV
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By Joan Singson | February 25, 2015
Program Manager, ETRI used to walk in and out of drab motels and dive bars in the middle of the night, distributing condoms and encouraging people to test for HIV. Yup! Been there, done that. The strategies we used to help reduce the spread of HIV in the early 1990’s were not for the faint of heart.
Those of us who were involved back when old school was hip hop and Wu-Tang-Clan was the bomb could probably rattle off a hundred ways to recruit individuals for HIV counseling, testing and referral. Organizations were motivated by the message that “anyone can get HIV,” and funding streams asked them to cast a wide net and bring in as many individuals as possible for testing.
Since then, the business of recruitment has evolved.
- By Joan Singson
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52. Quick! Free! Easy! Graphics for Your Trainings & Presentations
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By Tracy Wright, MAED | February 24, 2015
Project Director, ETRFinding the right graphic for your trainings and presentations can be a tricky and time-consuming task. Some images have costs associated with them. Others are free to use but may have “strings attached.”
In my attempt to avoid a lot of the hassle around image search, I’ve mostly used what Microsoft Office had to offer. I’d search directly within PowerPoint or Word. This worked well in the past, but it won’t in the future.
Now what?
- By Tracy Wright, MAED
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53. Facilitation Quick Tips: Meet Three
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By Debra Christopher, MSM | February 18, 2015
Director, Professional Learning Systems, ETRHere’s an activity that gets participants up and moving to meet others and establish their own sense of belonging and presence in the training. It can also boost energy and help enliven the training mix midway through an event.
- By Debra Christopher, MSM
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54. Learning Matters: Learning Can Be a Slippery Slope
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By Debra Christopher, MSM | January 22, 2015
Director, Professional Learning Systems, ETRThe Colorado Rockies. Snow country in December. Over the holidays, my family and I trekked to the mountains for some snowshoeing and winter hiking. So spectacular!
Our drive home required the navigation of two snowy mountain passes. We were caught in some pretty treacherous weather. My 21-year-old son was driving, and it was stop and go in extremely icy conditions.
- By Debra Christopher, MSM
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55. Putting Evidence to Work: Popular Opinion Leader
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By ETR | January 17, 2015
I want to change your mind. Correct a misperception. Support you in changing a behavior. I want to talk to you about something that is so important, your life depends on it.
Who do I need to be? Whom are you going to listen to? Who is going to be able to save your life?
Some interesting research on a behavioral intervention strategy called Popular Opinion Leader says that in communities at high risk for HIV, the people who can change hearts and minds are out there. And prevention programs can enlist their help in changing risk behaviors in their communities.
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56. Facilitation Quick Tips: Phrase Craze
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By Debra Christopher, MSM | January 15, 2015
Director, Professional Learning Systems, ETRHere’s an activity that helps training participants consolidate learning. It actually activates and strengthens neurological connections, increasing participants’ ability to hold key concepts in long-term memory. Quick and engaging.
- By Debra Christopher, MSM
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57. Resources That Make a Difference: Support for New OAH TPP Funding Proposals
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By ETR | January 13, 2015
Just about everyone working in adolescent reproductive health has been waiting for the new Office of Adolescent Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention funding proposals. Start breathing again, people! The proposals have arrived!
ETR has just launched a very cool website to help grant seekers develop their plans, choose their programs and prepare their proposals. Check out our brand new Program Success Center for an impressive array of useful tools and resources.
- By ETR
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58. Facilitation Quick Tips: Pledge, Boogie & Own It!
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By Debra Christopher, MSM | December 10, 2014
This activity was developed as a closing activity for participants attending last September’s Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Training Crafting Trainings That Work for All Adult Learners. We got so many positive comments about it, we wanted to share it here.
- By Debra Christopher, MSM
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59. Training Matters: What Training Success Looks Like
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By Stephanie Guinosso, MPH
This year I had the pleasure of developing a new workshop on a topic near and dear to my heart—fostering resiliency among vulnerable populations of youth. For this workshop to deliver a powerful impact, I had to tap into these experiences, guide participants to acknowledge and question their subtle assumptions, and reinvigorate their attitudes toward the topic. To do that, I had to gain their trust. Only then could they draw from their internal motivation to make use of the research and best practice.
- By Stephanie Guinosso, MPH
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60. Training Matters: Technical Assistance - Deliver Guidance That Works!
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By Patricia A. Lauer, PhD
While there are numerous publications and guidance documents on effective training, the literature on effective delivery of technical assistance (TA) is sparse. To address this void, ETR’s Professional Development team recently conducted a focus group of ETR staffers who are experienced TA providers. We also searched the Internet for information on how organizations can provide technical assistance to clients that will result in positive outcomes.
- By Patricia A. Lauer, PhD
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