ASR CONFERENCE 2015
"Back to the Basics"
Friday, October 30, 2015
Tennessee State University - Avon Williams Campus
Registration begins at 8:00 A.M.
**This ITP™ has closed. Please CLICK HERE to visit our main conference webpage for more information on becoming a vendor and conference registration.**
Conference Description~
The ASR team knows that every person who works with youth runs into difficult questions about sexual decision-making, healthy relationships, sexual and gender identity, and sexual health. This "BACK TO BASICS" conference is designed to train everyone with up-to-date, science-informed, youth-focused tools, skills and knowledge to feel more competent handling those tough situations. Our dynamic plenary and sessions will focus on anatomy and sexual development, decision-making, birth control and pregnancy prevention, STI's and HIV, with a concentrated focus on healthy relationships, gender identity and sexual orientation, and navigating professional and personal boundaries. Those new to working with youth will be able to build a strong foundation "101" level sessions, while more seasoned professionals can stretch themselves in the "201" level sessions.
"Boot Camp"
This one day conference will be a sexuality education and healthy relationship "boot camp" training for everyone who works with youth, health and wellness educators, school counselors and youth-serving organizations and beyond.
Youth Panel
A youth panel and youth-led training on Healthy Relationships will kick off our morning. The panelists will be discussing their views on the importance of having a healthy relationship and will be open to questions from the audience. The second half of our morning will host a wide-range of break out options, followed by a lunch and learn focused on navigating values. The afternoon sessions will focus on the ever-growing topics of gender and sexual identity and we will wrap up with the a session on self-care, addressing the crucial skills and resources youth-serving professionals need to stay motivated and share ways to take care of you while you serve others.
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Target Population~
This conference will be welcomed for educators, counselors, community health providers, social workers, and other caring adults interested in supporting the health and well-being of young people and assisting youth in achieving their life goals to attend.
Conference Goals~
- To improve the availability of resources to educators and others to use to support healthy social emotional and physical development of the young people they serve.
- Foster relevant relationships between educators and community providers to support the health and well-being of young people.
- Provide information and helpful tools to increase awareness about the importance of self-care in working with youth.
Services Needed~
The ASR Alignment Team invites you to submit a proposal for a workshop for the 5th Annual ASR Conference to be held on October 30, 2015. Each workshop session will be 65 minutes (including time for participants to complete evaluations) in length.
For this year's conference, the ASR Team is looking for workshops in the following subject areas:
- Anatomy (All of these sessions will occur in the morning)
- Decision Making (All of these sessions will occur in the morning)
- Sexual Development (All of these sessions will occur in the morning)
- Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation (All of these sessions will occur in the afternoon)
- Birth Control/Pregnancy Prevention (All of these sessions will occur in the morning)
- STI's/HIV (All of these sessions will occur in the morning)
All presentations will additionally be associated with at least one of the following four core competencies of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) (www.casel.org):
- Responsible Decision Making
- Relationship Skills
- Self-Management
- Social Awareness
If your proposed presentation or workshop is identified by the team as a potential fit for the conference, you will be asked to provide a more detailed agenda, discussion points and content to the team prior to receiving final approval. THE DEADLINE TO RESPOND HAS PASSED. PLEASE VISIT THE MAIN CONFERENCE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION - http://portal.alignmentnashville.org/asr-conference-2015
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If you have any questions about the ITP™ process, submitting a proposal for a workshop or the conference please contact Jaleesa Johnson - Alignment Team Coordinator at jaleesa@alignmentnashville.org or 615-495-2748.