October, 2013 - In This Issue:
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New Training Opportunities
Select Media has added two new certified training opportunities to better serve your organization's needs.

DATA & EVALUATION TRAINING
Interested in learning effective ways of monitoring program implementation and fidelity? Seeking ways of demonstrating the success of your programs to stakeholders and funders? Select Media is now offering Data and Evaluation Training to enhance your ability to track, monitor, and evaluate evidence-based programs. This engaging two-day training covers:
  • In depth theoretical framework
  • Outcome and process evaluation measures
  • Recruitment and retention protocols
  • Data collection and management
  • Data analysis plans
  • All evaluation instruments used in the original study
  • Real world applications
ADAPTATION TRAINING
Many organizations are concerned about maintaining fidelity and ensuring program results, while serving the unique needs of their constituency.
Adaptation training is a one-day interactive training, which allows sites to discuss acceptable adaptations with the program developers. The training will cover:
  • Adaptation for site specific needs
  • Theoretical framework and the connection to fidelity
  • Differences between core and key elements
  • Fidelity monitoring tools
  • Piloting and monitoring adaptations
  • Identifying potential adaptation challenges
Email mika@selectmedia.org to learn more about these opportunities or schedule a training.
Coming Soon to a Conference 
Near You
Select Media is going on the road this season! Come say hello to uspreview our films, and browse through our Facilitator Manuals at these upcoming conferences:

Oct 9-10 - Myrtle Beach, SC
The American School Health Association 87th Annual Conference at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort. 

Nov 2-6 - Boston, MA
141st Annual Meeting & Expo at the Boston Convention Center. 


The Subject is: 
Three New Films
Birth Control. Relationships. Pregnancy. Three tough topics, three new films! Orders are now being accepted for these new films in Select Media's award-winning The Subject Is series. Email info@selectmedia.org or call 800.707.6334 to order or learn more about these films.

The Subject is: Birth Control 
uses simple game-style graphics to engage audiences ages 11 to 18 years old in an overview of birth control basics. An 8-minute primer that can be used as a starting point for discussion on birth control methods, the film clearly underscores the importance of using condoms in addition to birth control in order to prevent STDs and HIV. The Subject is: Birth Control acknowledges that not everyone is comfortable with birth control, and does not assume 11 to 16 year olds are sexually active, but provides factual information, which teens will need to make healthy informed choices. The film is a wonderful visual tool for any facilitator who teaches birth control methods and a great addition to any teen pregnancy prevention program library.  For a free preview of the film, click here and enter the password preview2013.
 
The Subject is: 
Healthy Relationships
Peer relationships can positively influence the lives of adolescents and play a major role in their development. The Subject is: Healthy Relationships provides information and skills needed to teach youth the importance of healthy relationships. The film is the perfect starting point for lively discussions about:
  • Communication and listening skills
  • Peer pressure
  • Different types of relationships including cliques
  • Dating and boundary setting
  • Unhealthy relationships  

The film encourages teens to view relationships as a tool to help achieve their goals and dreams. Narrated by MTV2 host Desi Sanchez (The Subject is: HIV) with animation by award-winning artist Flash Rosenberg (The Subject is: Puberty). 

 

COMING SOON IN NOVEMBER: 

 

The Subject is: Pregnancy 

Teens frequently lack information about reproductive anatomy and how pregnancy occurs. The Subject is: Pregnancy provides an overview of conception, with clear animations from the award-winning artist Flash Rosenberg. MTV2 host Desi Sanchez introduces viewers to youth who share powerful stories of how their lives changed when they became teen parents. Viewers watch as one teen successfully negotiates the use of a condom with her partner. This video encourages youth to think about the risks associated with sexual activity and how an unplanned pregnancy may challenge their dreams. Pre-orders taken now!

Introducing Mika, 
our new Project Director
Mika Keegstra, Project Director, is the latest addition to the Select Media team. Many organizations will work with Mika to set up Developer Certified Trainings or to discuss program implementation.  
 
Mika comes to Select Media with a Master in Public Health from New York University, specializing in Community Health, and a Bachelor degree in Social Work and Women's Studies. She brings 12 years experience of direct service working with youth in Chicago, Paraguay and New York City in the areas of sexual health, pregnancy prevention, STD/HIV prevention, fitness, nutrition, and leadership development. She also has been responsible for directing various middle and high school programs, most recently as the Director for the Dr. Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program in Brooklyn, funded by the Office of Adolescent Health. She is passionate about youth empowerment and providing youth an opportunity to discuss and practice healthy choices.

 

Mika can be a great resource to discuss program implementation as she has worked in numerous schools, CBOs, detention centers and health clinics, facilitating or directing programsPlease feel free to reach out to her at mika@selectmedia.org or 800.707.6334

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