Training Institutes 2012 - National Technical Assistance Center for ...

include: 1) coordinated use of social media, 2) strategic implementation of Awareness Day activities, 3) stigma
reduction strategies, including Photovoice and “fotonovelas,” and 4) culture, gender and orientation discussion sessions.
The information and strategies to be highlighted are based on the experience of the social marketing and CLC
subcommittees of FACES of Miami (a system of care), the Federation of Families Miami-Dade chapter, and Youth
MOVE through the Arts.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• Review of print and online social marketing materials by family members for cultural relevance and how to involve
families as active participants in social marketing meetings to ensure that materials are worded and expressed in a
way that will be acceptable to families
• Adaptation of Northwestern Minnesota’s Photovoice concept as a stigma reduction project that promotes
empowerment and self-expression
• The convergence of cultural competence, family and youth voice, and social marketing in the fotonovela project, a
culturally relevant low-tech medium that create stories in comic book format using photos and dialogue to educate
and stimulate discussion
• Formal presentations/discussion sessions to educate stakeholders about Santeria and gender and orientation as joint
efforts of social marketing and cultural competence with active involvement of families
Samples of the Photovoice and “fotonovela” projects, as well as social media pages, will be displayed, and a short video
of Awareness Day activities will be shown. In addition, the session will include discussion to prepare participants for
adaptation of the strategies to their own communities. The faculty team for the session will offer the perspectives of a
family member, a CLC specialist, and a social marketing coordinator.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Maria Elena Villar, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Florida International
University, FACES of Miami, Miami, FL
Myriam Monsalve-Serna, M.S.Ed., Cultural & Linguistic Competency Coordinator, FACES of Miami, Miami, FL
RESOURCE PERSON: Rocio Tucen, Lead Family Contact, FACES of Miami, Miami, FL
WORKSHOP #26 10:30 AM FRIDAY • 1:30 PM SATURDAY • MIAMI 3
Designing Gender-Responsive Programs for Girls: A Prevention Strategy in Juvenile Justice
OBJECTIVES—Participants will learn:
1. To identify and describe the shared factors that make girls at risk for juvenile delinquency and HIV
2. To explain the importance of and to describe gender-responsive strategies in prevention programs for girls
3. To enumerate the key components of gender-responsive programs for girls.
4. How to utilize a multi-pronged approach to prevention education
This Workshop will provide information on how to design and implement gender-responsive programs for girls as a
prevention strategy for juvenile delinquency. The intervention to be highlighted is a nine-month prevention/intervention
for teenage girls at greater risk of juvenile delinquency. The program emphasizes positive relationship building,
identifying and addressing risk factors, recognizing existing strengths and highlighting and nurturing protective assets
The approach to be highlighted is the culmination of over a decade of field work, research, and evaluation by Visionary
Vanguard Group Inc. Their work, which focuses on the areas of juvenile delinquency, health disparities, and behavioral
science, was used to inform the development of this gender-responsive prevention/intervention program for girls called
“Full of Myself ® ”, which has been funded by the Federal Office on Women’s Health for the past four years.
Specific Topics: This workshop will highlight 7 elements that should be included in gender-responsive programs.
These include:
• Mental Health—Ensuring that staff has advanced training in the mental health needs of girls and educating girls on
the importance of their mental health and how it impacts overall health
• Relationships and Emotional Safety—Promoting positive relationships among girls as well as between girls and staff
and others such as family members and providing an atmosphere of emotional safety
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