Conference booklet - Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

11th Annual Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Conference
May 19 and 20, 2014
Taylor Center
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
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Table of Contents
Section One: Welcome
ACPTP Board Chair’s Letter.............................................................................................................................1
ADPH Welcome Letter.....................................................................................................................................3
2014 Conference Goals and Objectives..........................................................................................................5
Conference Agenda............................................................................................................................................7
Presenter Biographies.......................................................................................................................................11
Section Two: About Us
2013-2014 ACPTP Board of Directors.........................................................................................................17
ADPH APPB Staff...........................................................................................................................................19
About the Campaign........................................................................................................................................21
About APPB......................................................................................................................................................23
Teen Pregnancy Update...................................................................................................................................25
Section Three: Presentation Notes
Opening Keynote: The Real Deal on Teens and Sexuality........................................................................27
Elizabeth Schroeder, Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
Concurrent Breakout Sessions A:
Web 2.0: Using Social Media to Reach and Engage Youth........................................................................29
Katy Suellentrop, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
The Developmental Timeline.........................................................................................................................31
Glynis Shea, Konopka Institute/University of Minnesota
Empowering Youth Advocates......................................................................................................................33
Lauren Banks, Greg Gabbert, and Yoonhee Ryder, AIDS Alabama
Concurrent Breakout Sessions B:
What About the Boys?.....................................................................................................................................35
Elizabeth Schroeder, Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
Fostering Hope: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Among Youth in Child Welfare.....................................37
Katy Suellentrop, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Contraception 101............................................................................................................................................39
Christina M. Clark, ACPTP
Concurrent Breakout Sessions C:
Facilitator Skills - Engaging Youth Participants...........................................................................................41
Jamie L. Keith, ACPTP
Connecting Pregnancy Prevention and Dating Abuse in Practice............................................................43
Erin Clark, Break the Cycle
Engaging the Faith Community......................................................................................................................45
Millicent E. West, We Are Change/G-CAPP/New Bethlehem Community Center, Inc.
Concurrent Breakout Session D:
Conflicted: Facing Fears and Communicating with Confidence...............................................................47
Glynis Shea, Konopka Institute/University of Minnesota
Hidden Links: Teen Pregnancy Prevention and LGBTQ Youth..............................................................49
Sarah R. Young, University of Alabama
Lessons from the Field.....................................................................................................................................51
Jamie L. Keith, ACPTP
Closing Keynote: Powerful, Extraordinary, and Worth Protecting!.........................................................53
Jean Workman, Children’s Aid Society – Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program
[email protected]
phone (334)265-8004
fax (334)265-8033
May 19-20, 2014
Welcome to Each and Every One of You!
On behalf of the Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, we welcome you to the
Eleventh Annual Teen Pregnancy Prevention Conference! We are pleased to have as our partner
this year the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch, Alabama Department of Public
Health and we appreciate the continued partnership of the Alabama Department of
Human Resources.
Earlier this year we surveyed past conference participants and other stakeholders and
asked that they share with us the topics they would like us to focus on during the
conference. We also asked for input on time of year and conference location. We
listened to your input and advice and expect this conference to be our best yet!
The conference content has been developed with you in mind. Our goal is to provide
you with a wealth of information, knowledge and resources while also creating
opportunities for you to connect with other youth-serving professionals.
We are honored to have your trust in our ability to provide meaningful and relevant
continuing education related to teen pregnancy prevention and related adolescent issues.
Your thoughtful participation in the conference workshops will help all of us to become
more effective in our work with adolescents.
412 N. Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
It is our hope that this conference will encourage you in your work and highlight that
through working together there is much we can achieve. Following the conference we
are confident that each of you will return to your communities with a renewed passion
and commitment for serving youth!
Sincerely,
Kelly R. Warren
Chair, Board of Directors
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2014 CONFERENCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Conference Goals and Objectives:
May 19, 2014
1. Describe at least two significant cultural trends that the research identifies as affecting
adolescent and teen sexuality
2. Appraise the developmental experience from a life-events perspective (empathize with
young people) and examine the role of external factors
3. Describe and characterize the stages of adolescent development; development as
interconnected and interrelated; tempo of development
4. Describe at least two social media strategies that organizations can use to connect with
adolescents in their programs and/or communities
5. Describe basic advocacy skills and learn how to communicate as an advocate
May 20, 2014
1. Explain the “boy code” and its applicability to working with adolescent males of all
backgrounds
2. Understand the value of engaging youth in foster care in teen pregnancy prevention
efforts
3. Identify various contraceptive methods and the efficacy of each method introduced
4. Describe at least three teaching methodologies found in evidence-based teen pregnancy
prevention curriculum
5. Define and understand the dynamics of dating abuse
6. Identify the connections between pregnancy and dating abuse
7. List unique challenges of approaching the faith community regarding teen pregnancy
prevention initiatives and identify strategies for overcoming these challenges
8. Examine and assess participant’s default/standard response to perceived “conflict” over
professional focus area (adolescent sexual health)
9. Recognize metaphors and language that support negative perceptions of sexuality;
compare to effective language; analyze tension, opportunities
10. Articulate the link between high teen pregnancy rates and LGBTQ youth, and what can be
done to reduce these rates in this population
11. Understand best practices that organizations can employ when serving the needs of
LGBTQ youth in their organization
12. Identify the importance of identifying community needs and the application of the needs
to selecting an intervention.
13. Navigate an on-line database of effective interventions and select programs relevant to
identified community needs
14. Identify two ways to build a relationship-centered learning environment in the classroom,
program or agency
15. Assess the “melodies” created in classrooms, programs and agencies that keep young
people and staff desiring to come back for more
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2014 CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday * Day One * May 19, 2014
12:00-1:00
Registration and Networking; Exhibit Hall Open in Main Auditorium (Room 230)
1:00-1:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Main Auditorium (Room 230)
1:15-2:30
Opening Keynote
The Real Deal on Teens and Sexuality - Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW; Founder/Principal Consultant,
Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
Main Auditorium (Room 230)
What’s really going on with teens in 2014? The media tends to provide a very skewed picture of how they think,
feel and behave, especially when it comes to sex and sexuality. So, what is important to youth? Does the media
affect young people’s behaviors, or does it reflect how they are behaving already? Are sexting and porn
consumption truly trends? Should we be concerned?
2:30-3:00
Break with Refreshments and Networking; Exhibit Hall Open
Main Auditorium (Room 230)
3:00-4:30
Concurrent Breakout Sessions A
Web 2.0: Using Social Media to Reach and Engage Youth - Katy Suellentrop, MPH; Director of State
Support, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Room 222
This interactive presentation will offer participants a framework for approaching social media and strategies for
using social media to engage youth and other audiences. Participants will learn about specific social media tools as
well as examples of how organizations and companies have successfully engaged their audiences through social
media.
The Developmental Timeline - Glynis Shea; Communications Director, Konopka Institute/University of
Minnesota
Room 221
Effectively supporting young people - their health, education, future prospects - means working from a real
understanding and appreciation of who young people are and what’s going on in their lives as they grow and
develop through their adolescent years. In fact, research shows that a developmental approach is an essential
component of effective youth health programs. In this session, participants will learn a simple developmental
timeline activity that can be used to help program staff and community members better understand and apply
adolescent development to their work. The timeline activity provides a fun and informative process to build a
common understanding among a wide array of staff, volunteers, and community members.
Empowering Youth Advocates - Lauren Banks; Greg Gabbert, MPH; and Yoonhee Ryder; AIDS Alabama
Room 223
This session will explore how to engage young adults in your advocacy work related to teen sexual health. Through
the Alabama Alliance for Healthy Youth, a youth-driven and youth-powered grassroots movement, we will
demonstrate how engaging young people can help further change the world of sexual health.
4:30-5:00
Complete Evaluations, End Day One
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Tuesday * Day Two * May 20
8:30-9:00
Registration and Networking; Breakfast and Coffee; Exhibit Hall Open
9:00-9:10
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Main Auditorium (Room 230)
9:10-9:15
Move to Breakout Sessions
9:15-10:45
Concurrent Breakout Sessions B
What About the Boys? Engaging Boys and Young Men in Pregnancy Prevention Efforts - Elizabeth
Schroeder, EdD, MSW; Founder/Principal Consultant, Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
Room 221
The vast majority of programs and interventions are created with the needs of girls and young women in mind.
Even if we, as educators and clinicians, work very hard to not perpetuate gender role stereotypes, the saying “boys
will be boys” pervades education programming, messages and clinical interventions. In the United States, girls are
set up as the sexual gatekeepers and decision-makers, while boys are set up to be either feared or widely ignored.
As a result, boys and young men are treated as an afterthought in intervention efforts, then demonized for not
being more involved. This presentation will provide the most up-to-date information available about how to work
effectively with boys and young men to be sure that the vital information and skills we provide resonates with and
truly has an impact on them.
Fostering Hope: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Among Youth in Child Welfare - Katy Suellentrop, MPH;
Director of State Support, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Room 223
This presentation will focus on efforts to reduce teen pregnancy among youth in child welfare and will highlight a
project focused on integrating an evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program within child welfare systems.
Contraception 101 - Christina M. Clark, MPP; Policy and Training Coordinator, Alabama Campaign to Prevent
Teen Pregnancy
Room 222
Contraception 101 will discuss the most current and popular contraceptives on the market, paying special attention
to how contraceptives may fit in the lives of young people hoping to delay pregnancy.
10:45-11:00
Move to Next Breakout Session
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Tuesday * Day Two * May 20
11:00-12:30
Concurrent Workshop Sessions C
Facilitator Skills—Engaging Youth Participants - Jamie L. Keith, MS; Executive Director, Alabama Campaign
to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Room 223
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of various teaching methodologies and will provide
them with opportunities to participate in selected activities from evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention
curriculum.
Connecting Pregnancy Prevention and Dating Abuse in Practice - Erin Clark; Program Specialist, Training
and Technical Assistance, Break the Cycle
Room 221
This session will identify the intersections between dating abuse and pregnancy prevention, and provide attendees
with the skills to put this knowledge into practice. The first section will define dating abuse and delve into the
unique dynamics of abuse young people face. This will be followed by examples and supporting evidence of the
intersections of dating abuse and sexual behavior, including information on sexual coercion, pregnancy pressure,
and birth control sabotage. Attendees will then participate in case studies, and get tips on developing youthfriendly services, promoting sexual safety planning, and responding to disclosure.
Engaging the Faith Community - Millicent E. West, MEd; Grants Administrator/Coordinator, We Are
Change/G-CAPP/New Bethlehem Community Center, Inc.
Room 222
Interacting with the faith community on such polarizing topics as teen pregnancy prevention, the use of
contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted disease is both challenging and rewarding. Learn how the
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential has addressed the issue and developed strong allies in the
faith community.
12:30-1:30
Lunch and Networking; Exhibit Hall Open
Main Auditorium (Room 230)
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Tuesday * Day Two * May 20
1:30-3:00
Concurrent Breakout Sessions D
Conflicted: Facing Fears and Communicating with Confidence - Glynis Shea; Communications Director,
Konopka Institute/University of Minnesota
Room 223
Working in the sexual health field poses any number of communications challenges: who among us hasn’t paused,
hemmed, hawed or spoke in vague generalities when asked “What kind of work do you do?” Our community
seems to generally agree that the “sensitive” nature of our work dictates caution and is inherently prone to conflict.
In this session, we will examine that assumption by reviewing communications research and reflecting on our own
perceptions and fears. We’ll apply that knowledge to our own communications challenges by working with
concrete strategies and skills. This session is NOT a lecture. Expect to talk, work, laugh and groan.
Hidden Links: Teen Pregnancy Prevention and LGBTQ Youth - Sarah R. Young, MSW; Doctoral Student,
University of Alabama/Youth Engagement Director, Magic City Acceptance Project
Room 222
This workshop will explore the often-ignored connections between high teen pregnancy rates and LGBT youth.
This workshop will help participants understand the realities LGBT youth face in Alabama, why affirming and
accurate sex education matters to this population, and ways that organizations can serve this population more
effectively.
Lessons from the Field - Jamie L. Keith, MS; Executive Director, Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy
Room 221
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of lessons learned from a project involving the
implementation of an evidence-based prevention program combined with training and technical assistance on a
planning and evaluation process.
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3:00-3:15
Break with Refreshments
Main Auditorium (Room 230)
3:15-4:30
Closing Keynote
Powerful, Extraordinary, and Worth Protecting! - Jean Workman, MA, Family Life and Sexuality Education
Content Specialist; Children’s Aid Society—Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program
Main Auditorium (Room 230)
This inspiring message will remind attendees of why we do the work we do in the field of adolescent pregnancy
prevention. Attendees will reflect on the melodies created in the classroom, program or agency that keep folks desiring to come back for more. This engaging keynote will demonstrate the importance of building relationshipcentered learning environments that are free from shame, guilt and fear. Feel motivated to begin creating an unforgettable learning experience that inspires the vision that we, as practitioners in the field and the young people we
serve are extraordinary, powerful and worth protecting!
4:30-5:00
Closing Remarks and Evaluations
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PRESENTERS
J. Lauren Banks
Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, AIDS Alabama
Lauren Banks is the Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer at AIDS Alabama. Lauren oversees the
state advocacy program to encourage federal, state, and local resources to help persons living with
HIV/AIDS. She runs the Positive Leadership Council, an advocacy group for persons living with
HIV, as well as departmental programs such as the Alabama Alliance for Healthy Youth and the
Alabama Latino AIDS Coalition, and Enroll Alabama, a statewide program to enroll Alabamians in
the Federally-facilitated insurance marketplace. Lauren was formerly the Executive Director of
YouthServe, Inc. and a board member of AIDS Alabama. She is a graduate of the University of
Alabama and lives in Birmingham.
Christina M. Clark, MPP
Policy and Training Coordinator, Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Christina Clark is the Policy and Training Coordinator for the Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy, a position she has held for 2.5 years. In this position she engages in advocacy efforts for
medically-accurate and age-appropriate sexual health education for young people and provides
training and technical assistance on evidence-based sexual health programs. Christina is passionate
about women’s health issues, particularly reproductive health issues, including access to services,
contraceptive rights, and family planning.
Christina holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Northern Iowa, and a Bachelor of
Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is currently taking classes to become a
nurse midwife.
Erin Clark, MPH/MBA
Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance, Break the Cycle
Erin is a Program Specialist for the Training and Technical Assistance program at Break the Cycle
in Washington, DC. Since January 2013 she has provided training and technical assistance on prevention, intervention, and response to dating abuse with youth serving organizations, schools, and
domestic and sexual violence agencies across the county. Erin is passionate about youth access to
empowering dating abuse services that promote healthy relationships, respect, and personal agency
over the lifespan.
Erin has been active in the antiviolence movement as an educator, organizer, and advocate for 7
years. She began as a Residential Advocate and Intern with the Native American Women’s Health
and Education Resource Center in South Dakota, and later worked as the LGBTQ Advocate for
the Women and Families Center in Connecticut, doing sexual assault crisis response, individual
counseling, and healthy relationship programming with young women. As a graduate student at
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health she was involved in research on sex work, violence, and transgender access to mental health services, and facilitated a wide range of trainings on
these topics. Erin holds an MPH and MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a BA from
Wesleyan University.
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Gregory Gabbert, MPH
Youth Advocacy Coordinator, AIDS Alabama
Gregory Gabbert is the Youth Advocacy Coordinator at AIDS Alabama. Gregory received his
bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2012 and his
master’s degree in public health with a concentration in Healthcare Organization and Policy in
2014 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. As an undergraduate student, Gregory was a
member and youth activist in the initial years of the Alabama Alliance for Healthy Youth, a youth
grassroots movement that pushes for policy change in all sexual and reproductive health issues,
especially sexual health education. Gregory now works with AIDS Alabama spearheading the Alabama Alliance for Healthy Youth, now a fully funded statewide program through Advocates for
Youth. Gregory is a passionate advocate in the field of sexual health and is a part of programs such
as Sexual Health Awareness through Peer Education and helped found the UAB chapter of the
Alabama Alliance for Healthy Youth.
Jamie L. Keith, MS
Executive Director, Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Jamie L. Keith is the Executive Director of the Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. In
her work she travels extensively throughout Alabama providing statewide leadership on the issue of
teen pregnancy prevention through collaboration, education, training and advocacy. Ms. Keith is
an experienced trainer and she has delivered training of educators (TOEs) to a variety of organizations on the evidence-based programs Reducing the Risk, Making a Difference, Making Proud Choices,
and she has delivered content on a number of other sexual health education topics. She is a member of the Board of Advisors, The National Support Center for State Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Organizations, at Advocates for Youth and the State and Local Action (SLA) Advisory Group of
the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Ms. Keith is also a training
consultant with Healthy Teen Network. She has served on a Program Review Panel of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy to help ensure the appropriateness,
clarity and content accuracy of National Campaign publications and currently serves on the Advocates for Youth HIV Review Panel Promoting Science-Based Approaches.
Ms. Keith has over eighteen years of experience in the non-profit sector and has served in a variety
of organizations with a primary focus on the needs of children, youth and low-income families.
Community service activities include serving as an officer on the Board of Directors of LAMPLighters of Montgomery (treasurer), YMCA Soccer Branch (secretary) and the Montgomery Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (president). Ms. Keith is a member of Leadership Montgomery Class XXIV.
She earned a MS in Human Resources Management from Golden Gate University, and a BS in
Management from Park University.
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Yoonhee Ryder
Youth Leadership Council member, Alabama Alliance for Healthy Youth/AIDS Alabama
Yoonhee Ryder is a junior Biology and Anthropology double major at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham. She is involved in several projects on and off campus including researching with the
Division of Nephrology and working as a Youth Leadership Council Member with the Alabama
Alliance for Healthy Youth. Passionate about health issues and volunteerism, Yoonhee volunteered in maternal and child health at a rural public health clinic in Guatemala and worked for
UNICEF as a peer health educator at the American University in Dubai, where she attended the
Conference on HIV Prevention among Youth People in Arab States. She hopes to do humanitarian work abroad for a couple years after graduation before attending medical school to fulfill her
dreams of working in international public health.
Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW
Founder/Principal Consultant, Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
Elizabeth Schroeder, Ed.D., M.S.W., is an award-winning, internationally recognized educator,
trainer, and author in the areas of sexuality education pedagogy, LGBTQ issues, working with adolescent boys and the use of technology and social media to reach and teach young people. She has
provided consultation to and direct education and training for schools, parent groups and youthserving organizations in countries around the world for more than 20 years.
She is the former executive director of Answer, a national sexuality education organization dedicated to providing and promoting unfettered access to comprehensive sexuality education to young
people and the adults who teach them. She has also served as the associate vice president of education and training at Planned Parenthood of New York City, and, before that, manager of education
and special projects at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Dr. Schroeder was a co-founding editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, and has authored or edited numerous publications, including the four-part book series, Sexuality Education:
Past, Present and Future with Dr. Judy Kuriansky and Sexuality Education: Theory and Practice with Dr.
Clint Bruess. She is a frequently sought-out spokesperson and guest blogger in the news media on
issues relating to sexual health education and youth development.
Dr. Schroeder provides national conference keynotes on sexuality and adolescent development,
and has received numerous honors throughout her career, including the Healthy Teen Network
Carol Mendez Cassell Award for excellence in leadership in sexuality education, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists’ Schiller Prize for her approaches to
teaching internet safety to youth, Widener University’s William R. Stayton Award in recognition of
outstanding contributions to the field of human sexuality, and the Planned Parenthood Mary Lee
Tatum Award.
She holds a Doctorate of Education in Human Sexuality Education from Widener University and a
Master of Social Work from NYU, and teaches undergraduate courses at Montclair State University
and graduate courses at Widener.
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Glynis Shea
Communications Director, Konopka Institute/University of Minnesota
Glynis Shea is the Communications Director for the Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health at the University of Minnesota. Glynis received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and is currently pursing a Master of Liberal Studies degree at the University of Minnesota.
Glynis has worked in the marketing communications field for over 25 years. As a former Vice
President at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising San Francisco, she managed the production of TV, print
and radio advertising, fielded national market research efforts and coordinated international account services.
At the University of Minnesota, her work is funded by several grants including the State Adolescent
Health Resource Center (HRSA/MCHB funded technical assistance for State MCH professionals)
and the Healthy Youth Development • Prevention Research Center (funded by the CDC to explore prevention strategies through community engaged research).
When she isn’t consulting with researchers on translating their work for adoption, advising health
coalitions on framing their message, producing publications or planning strategic communications
programs, Ms. Shea shares her expertise through training workshops and public speaking engagements. Since 2005, she has brought her message to over 200 youth-serving audiences including federal agencies, state and local public health departments, community organizations, funders, researchers, students and young people.
Katy Suellentrop, MPH
Director of State Support, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Katy is the Director of State Support at The National Campaign. She works with an awesome
team to support states and communities on all aspects of teen and unplanned pregnancy prevention including evidence-based programs and the latest data and research on these topics. In particular, her team works with grantees funded through the Office of Adolescent Health, the Family
Youth Services Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her favorite part of
the job is helping people connect the dots and try something new to address teen and unplanned
pregnancy in their communities. She’s also a research geek and loves sharing new data.
Katy received her Masters in Public Health with a focus on population and reproductive
health from Emory University. In her free time she can usually be found outside doing something
with her incredibly active son and husband.
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Millicent E. West, MEd
Grants Coordinator/Consultant, We Are Change/G-CAPP/New Bethlehem Community Center, Inc.
Millicent E. West is a native of Charleston, South Carolina where she was educated in the public
schools and graduated from Bonds-Wilson High School with honors at the age of 16. The oldest
of seven children, Millicent was raised in a single parent home for most of her life and became responsible for the care of her younger siblings while her mother worked and returned to school to
complete her high school education and pursue a specialty certification. In this midst of these responsibilities and accomplishments, she also became a mother at the age of 16.
With much love and support from her family, Millicent attended Livingstone College (Salisbury,
NC) after earning a band scholarship and in 1979 received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude,
in Business Administration. Years later she earned a Master of Education degree in Counseling
from the University of Maryland – College Park. After her undergraduate graduation, Millicent
worked various jobs and supported her husband’s military career for 15 years before moving to
Augusta, Georgia in 1995 where her husband retired 2 years later.
Her work experience has included positions such as Federal Aviation Administration intern, administrative assistant, federal budget assistant, office manager, substitute teacher, counselor, social
work associate, student activities director, student housing manager, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, special events coordinator, food stamp and Medicaid eligibility counselor and Upward Bound
Counselor, non-profit executive director and property manager for an apartment complex.
Millicent is an ordained minister and church leader with experience as a public speaker, bridal consultant, special events coordinator, and certified grant writer. Her ministry experience has included
positions such as Trustee, Executive Assistant to the Pastor (New Zion Hill Missionary Baptist
Church) and Minister of Worship. Millicent also founded a women’s conference in Woodbridge,
VA. She is currently pursuing a second Masters degree, this time in Religious Education.
Since 2010, she has been involved as a health educator with the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent
Power and Potential through a partner agency, New Bethlehem Community Center, Inc. (NBCC)
in Augusta, GA. In 2012, Millicent resigned from her position as Executive Director of NBCC.
However, she agreed to continue working with the initiative as a health educator and grants coordinator. She currently provides oversight for seven other health educators working to reduce the
incidences of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in Richmond County, GA by providing evidence based curriculum to the faith community and Paine College.
She and her husband, Reverend Isaac West, Jr. of Charleston, SC, are the proud parents of
three adult children, Deidre’, Mya and Isaac, III. Their children have enriched their lives with
two grandsons, one granddaughter, and they are now awaiting the arrival of their fourth grandchild.
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Jean Workman, MA
Family Life and Sexuality Education Content Specialist, Children’s Aid Society—Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention Program
Jean Workman has worked in the field of adolescent sexuality education for over 20 years. While
she began her career in HIV prevention, Jean has been dedicated to working in adolescent pregnancy prevention for over 17 years. Since 2011 she has served at the national level with the Children’s Aid Society Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program providing trainings to replication sites and coaching Family Life and Sexuality Education Component Leaders. In addition,
Jean co-authored a nationally recognized, award winning, research-based sexual health, teen pregnancy prevention and parental involvement curriculum and is a Master Trainer with the North
Carolina Comprehensive School Health Training Center. Jean has served in many leadership capacities in North Carolina including having served six years on the board of directors of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina’s and six with Partners for Healthy
Youth Coalition. Jean continues to share her enthusiasm for inspiring competence, confidence and
connectedness with young people and creating a magical classroom experience at schools, community-based organizations and state and national conferences such as the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina, South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, NC
SOPHE conferences, NC TISHE (Training Institute in Sexual Health Education), CLFE National
Sex Ed Conference, and SXSWedu. Jean is considered a leader and statewide resource on in the
field of adolescent sexuality throughout North Carolina. Jean has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Community Health Education and a Master of Arts degree in Nonprofit Management.
Sarah R. Young, MSW
Doctoral Student, University of Alabama/Youth Engagement Director, Magic City Acceptance Project
Sarah Young, MSW is a Social Work PhD student at the University of Alabama. Born and raised
in a rural town in Upstate New York, Sarah fell in love with the Deep South and lived in Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 working as a LGBTQ youth organizer. She is co-founder and former
program manager of the Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition, a youth-led LGBTQ youth advocacy
group working to make school climate safer for LGBTQ youth. Sarah is adjunct faculty in the
social work departments of both Mississippi State University and the University of Montevallo.
Sarah is a Point Foundation Scholar, was selected by the White House as an Emerging LGBTQ
Leader, and her dissertation at UA will focus on expanding safe schools protections for LGBTQ
youth. She is a member of the Magic City Acceptance Project, a coalition of volunteers and professionals who work to make the child welfare system and those who work in it more effective
and responsive to the needs of LGBTQ youth and their families.
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2013-2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ms. Kelly Warren – Chairman
Mobile County Health Department
Ms. Melody Jones – Treasurer
Gift of Life Foundation
Ms. Caroline May – Secretary
Auburn University
Ms. Margaret Bonham
Montgomery, AL
Dr. Susan Davies
University of Alabama – Birmingham
Ms. Karen V. Brown
Alabama Public Television
WVAS-FM 90.7
Dr. Tina Simpson
University of Alabama – Birmingham
Children’s Hospital of Alabama
Mr. Nic Carlisle
AIDS Action Coalition
Dr. Vaughn Millner
University of South Alabama
Ms. Nancy Buckner, Commissioner – ex-officio
Ms. Fannie Ashley (contact)
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Dr. Donald Williamson, State Health Officer – ex-officio
Ms. Annie Vosel (contact)
Alabama Department of Public Health
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Ava Rozelle, LCSW, PIP
Director, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch
Chaun Paulk, LGSW
Community Liaison, Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)
Sandy Powell, RN
Curriculum Specialist, Abstinence Education Grant Program (AEGP)
Misty Price
Administrative Assistant, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch
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Our Mission: Leading Alabama on the issue of adolescent reproductive
health and teen pregnancy prevention with an emphasis on positive youth
development.
About the Campaign
The Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (ACPTP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on the issue of
teen pregnancy prevention. ACPTP is founded on the belief that reducing the rate of teen pregnancy is one of the most
direct means available to improve overall child wellbeing, ensure a healthy adolescence and adulthood, and to reduce
persistent poverty. ACPTP works throughout Alabama to raise awareness about the complexities of teen pregnancy and teen
childbearing and promotes the review and implementation of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs.
Campaign Activities
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Promote understanding and awareness of the issue of teen pregnancy through the publication of newsletters and issue
specific fact sheets
Provide knowledge about the importance of a coordinated approach to teen pregnancy prevention through workshops,
seminars, and speaking engagements
Participate in local coalition building initiatives focusing on the needs of children and youth
Offer technical assistance and training on curricula implementation and program evaluation
Create and maintain a resource library of books, reports, brochures, DVDs, and curricula pertaining to teen pregnancy
and adolescent health
Research and analyze teen pregnancy data in Alabama counties
Sponsor annual teen pregnancy prevention conference
Establish collaborative partnerships with state and community organizations to promote teen pregnancy prevention
efforts
Serve as a liaison between Alabama and national organizations about teen pregnancy prevention in Alabama
Vision and Value Statements
Vision Statement:
ACPTP envisions healthy youth with the skills as adults to build strong families and communities.
Value Statements:
 ACPTP values the investment in teen pregnancy prevention and services.
 ACPTP values access to medically-accurate and complete reproductive health information and care.
 ACPTP values the diversity of opinion and the power of working in partnership.
 ACPTP values youth as assets in our communities.
 ACPTP values the participation of parents, caregivers, community based organizations, schools, faith communities and
policy makers.
Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy * 412 N. Hull Street * Montgomery, AL 36104
334-265-8004 (ph)
acptp.org * facebook.com/acptp * twitter.com/AlabamaCampaign
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Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Resource Menu
Evidence-Based Programs
County and State Specific Information
The Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has a
number of evidence-based programs that are available for
review in the Campaign’s Resource Library. Programs
include:
 Be Proud! Be Responsible! Be Protective!
 Reducing the Risk
 SiHLE
 Making Proud Choices! (MPC)
Easy-to-read graphs and reports detailing teen pregnancy
and teen childbearing in Alabama can be found by
clicking on the state map on our website. Information
includes:
 Ten year teen pregnancy rate graphs—state and
county
 State maps detailing teen pregnancy rates
 County specific advocacy tools
 Alabama At-A-Glance estimated teen pregnancies and
births (Females aged 15-19)
For more information on evidence-based programs and
to view the complete list of programs available for review,
visit the Evidence-Based Programs tab on our website.
On-Demand
Trainings
Annual Conference
ACPTP hosts an annual conference in the spring of each
year. The conference focuses on a wide-range of topics
pertaining to teen pregnancy, including:
 Understanding Adolescents
 Getting to Outcomes
 Holistic Sexuality
For more information on past conferences, please visit
the Training tab on our website. For information on our
next conference, please visit the website regularly or sign
up for our eNews.
Resources
The Alabama Campaign offers a variety of resources for
loan. They may be accessed by visiting the Resources tab
on our website and clicking on the ACPTP Resource
Library link. Resources include:
 Books
 Brochures
 DVDs
 Evidence-Based Curricula
 Web Links
Workshops/Presentations/
Campaign staff and partners offer training and outreach
on a variety of topics related to teen pregnancy
prevention.
Examples of workshops/presentations/
trainings may be found at the Training tab on the website
and include:
 Training of Educators (TOE) on several evidencebased curricula, including Reducing the Risk, Making a
Difference, and Making Proud Choices
 Introduction to Evidence-Based Approaches and
Programs to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
 Myths and Realities of Teenage Motherhood and
Marriage
 Teen Pregnancy and Teen Childbearing in Alabama
 Risk and Protective Factors – Defining the
Characteristics of Effective Programs
 Customized trainings can be created in order to meet
organizational needs
eNews and Social Networking
To receive regular updates from the
Campaign, sign up for our eNews by
visiting our website at acptp.org. You
can also follow us on Facebook and
Twitter.
Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy * 412 N. Hull Street * Montgomery, AL 36104
334-265-8004 (ph)
acptp.org * facebook.com/acptp * twitter.com/AlabamaCampaign
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The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch (APPB) of the Alabama Department of Public Health
(ADPH) works to reduce the incidence of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) among Alabama teens. APPB’s goal is to provide opportunities for youth to build knowledge and
skills with medically accurate, age appropriate, and culturally sensitive programming. The APPB utilizes
two federal grants awarded to ADPH as well as partnerships with other state organizations such as The
Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (ACPTP) to promote healthy decisions among the state’s
young people. APPB administers the two grants, which are funded by the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Both are delivered by
community organizations who receive grants through a competitive selection process. These
organizations work at the local level to promote the overall health and well-being of youth in their
communities. A brief description of both grants follows:
Alabama Abstinence Education Program (AAEP) – provides abstinence education to middle-school
youth in school settings. The purpose is to support decisions to abstain from or delay the onset of sexual
activity. AAEP teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid pregnancy
and sexually transmitted infections. The programming is delivered through a positive youth
development model, utilizing older youth as “teen leaders” to deliver programming to sixth and seventh
grade students. Among other topics, youth learn about the influence of media, reliable sources for
information, characteristics of healthy relationships, and the importance of communication with parents
or trusted adults. The youth learn about and have the opportunity to practice assertiveness techniques
for handling peer pressure.
Alabama Personal Responsibility Education Program (APREP) – provides both abstinence and
contraceptive education to high risk youth ages 13-19 in community settings. The goal is to reduce
pregnancy and STIs, including HIV, among teens by using effective, evidence-based programming. The
focus of the curriculum is to increase knowledge and perception of risk on the part of youth participants
so that they will make informed choices about their sexual behavior. The program aims to help
adolescents feel comfortable abstaining from sex completely or using appropriate contraceptives,
including condoms, if they choose to be sexually active. In addition to the evidence-based curriculum,
youth also receive adulthood preparation topics such as healthy relationships, decision making skills,
and adolescent development.
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To lead Alabama on adolescent reproductive health
and teen pregnancy prevention, with an emphasis on
positive youth development.
Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
412 N. Hull Street * Montgomery, AL 36104
334-265-8004 (ph)
www.acptp.org * facebook.com/acptp * twitter.com/AlabamaCampaign
Our
Mission
The Cost
5 in 10 sexually active Alabama teens did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse.
2 in 10 Alabama teens have had four or more sexual partners in their lifetime.
5 in 10 Alabama teens have ever had sexual intercourse in their life.
$61 million
$38 million
$192 million on teen childbearing.
$25 million
$33 million
$35 million
In 2008, the state of Alabama spent
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Lack of investment in medically-accurate, age-appropriate, evidence-based sexual health education
programs has real economic costs.
Almost
Almost
Almost
6,236.
The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that :
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The actual number of teen births in 2012 was
In 2012, the Alabama teen pregnancy rate for girls aged 10 to 19 was
27.7.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unintended
Pregnancy, Counting It Up: http://
www.thenationalcampaign.org/costs/default.aspx
2 The
Endnotes:
1 CDC, Office of Adolescent and School Health: http://
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm
Mobile County - Community Wide Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
Montgomery County - Making a Difference and
Making Proud Choices in Montgomery Public
Schools
Macon County - Tier 1 Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Program using Making a Difference
Alabama Dept. of Public Health Promoting Responsible Education
Program (PREP) using Making Proud Choices in
Jefferson, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa
counties
Boys & Girls Clubs - Making Proud Choices in
Elmore, Lee, Madison, Limestone, and
Montgomery Counties
AIDS Alabama - Making Proud Choices in
Sumter County
Alabama receives federal funds and
community organizations invest private funds to
implement EBPs across the state. Below are some
examples of EBPs in our state...
Evidence-based programs (EBPs) provide
young people with medically-accurate and ageappropriate sexual health education. These
programs are effective at changing four sexual
risk-taking behaviors:
1. EBPs can delay sexual debut.
2. EBPs can decrease the frequency of sex.
3. EBPs can increase condom and/or
contraceptive use for sexually-active
young people.
4. EBPs can decrease the number of
sexual partners.
In the South, a lack of investment in medically-accurate, age-appropriate, evidence-based sexual health
education has resulted in the highest teen pregnancy and teen childbearing rates in the United States.
The Evidence
The Solution
The Concern
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PRESENTATIONS
Opening Keynote: The Real Deal on Teens and Sexuality
Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW
Founder/Principal Consultant, Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to describe at least three significant cultural trends that the research
identifies as affecting adolescent and teen sexuality.
2. Participants will be able to name at least three major concerns adolescents and teens have
pertaining to sexuality issues that are reflecting in the media they consume.
3. Participants will be able to identify at least two facts and two myths that are reflected in the
media young people consume that may have an impact on how adults see their work with
youth.
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Session A: Web 2.0: Using Social Media to Reach and Engage Youth
Katy Suellentrop, MPH
Director of State Support, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Objectives:
1. Participants will identify at least two social media platforms that can be used to reach youth.
2. Participants will describe at least two social media strategies that they can use to connect with
adolescents in their programs and/or communities.
3. Participants will identify at least two ways that they can use social media to enhance their work
with adolescents.
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Session A: The Developmental Timeline: A tool for building engaging communities and
building staff capacity
Glynis Shea
Communications Director, Konopka Institute/University of Minnesota
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to assess personal knowledge and beliefs about adolescent development and prioritize operating from a developmental perspective.
2. Participants will be able to appraise the developmental experience from a life-events perspective (empathize with young people) and examine the role of external factors.
3. Participants will be able to describe and characterize the stages of adolescent development;
development as interconnected and interrelated; tempo of development.
4. Participants will be able to formulate a personal plan for how the activity could be used to support program and professional objectives; engage community.
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Session A: Empowering Youth Advocates
J. Lauren Banks; Gregory Gabbert, MPH; and Yoonhee Ryder
AIDS Alabama
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to engage young people in the work they do.
2. Participants will have knowledge of basic advocacy skills and will know how to communicate as
an advocate.
3. Participants will be able to discuss an effective model of youth engagement.
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Session B: What About the Boys? Engaging Boys and Young Men in Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Efforts
Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW
Founder/Principal Consultant, Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to explain what the “boy code” is and its applicability to working with
adolescent males of all backgrounds.
2. Participants will be able to identify at least two strengths in their own service environments and
two areas that could be strengthened in order to better resonate with male clients and learners.
3. Participants will be able to describe at least two things they plan to do differently when working
with male clients to ensure that the information being shared is targeted to reach them.
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Session B: Fostering Hope: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Among Youth in Child Welfare
Katy Suellentrop, MPH
Director of State Support, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Objectives:
1. Participants will understand the value of engaging youth in foster care in teen pregnancy prevention efforts.
2. Participants will describe at least two concepts that might be important to include in evidencebased teen pregnancy prevention programs for youth in foster care.
3. Participants will identify at least one way to support teen pregnancy prevention efforts among
youth in foster care.
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Session B: Contraception 101
Christina M. Clark, MPP
Policy and Training Coordinator, Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to properly identify various contraceptive methods and how they are
used.
2. Participants will properly identify the efficacy of each contraceptive method introduced.
3. Participants will be able to identify the best contraceptive methods for young people.
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Session C: Facilitator Skills—Engaging Youth Participants
Jamie L. Keith, MS
Executive Director, Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to describe at least three teaching methodologies found in evidencebased teen pregnancy prevention curriculum.
2. Participants will be able to describe strategies for dealing with disruptive classroom behavior.
3. Participants will be able to describe the importance of implementing activities with fidelity.
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Session C: Connecting Pregnancy Prevention and Dating Abuse in Practice
Erin Clark MPH/MBA
Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance, Break the Cycle
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to define and understand the dynamics of dating abuse.
2. Participants will be able to identify the connections between pregnancy and dating abuse.
3. Participants will be able to address dating abuse in the context of pregnancy prevention.
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Session C: Engaging the Faith Community
Millicent E. West, MEd
Grants Coordinator/Consultant, We Are Change/G-CAPP/New Bethlehem Community Center, Inc.
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to list the unique challenges of approaching the faith community.
2. Participants will be able to identify strategies for approaching the faith community.
3. Participants will be able to identify resources needed to assist in reaching the faith community.
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Session D: Conflicted: Facing Fears and Communication with Confidence
Glynis Shea
Communications Director, Konopka Institute/University of Minnesota
Objectives:
1. Participants will examine and assess their default/standard response to perceived “conflict”
over professional focus area (adolescent sexual health).
2. Participants will inventory perceptions and stereotypes of varying audiences, question personal
bias.
3. Participants will distinguish between three “levels” of messages (based on framing research)
and contrast efficacy and impact of introductions leading with different message “levels”.
4. Participants will recognize metaphors and language that support negative perceptions of sexuality (American, youth); compare to effective language; analyze tension, opportunities.
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Session D: Hidden Links: Teen Pregnancy Prevention and LGBTQ Youth
Sarah R. Young, MSW
Doctoral Student, University of Alabama/Youth Engagement Director, Magic City Acceptance Project
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to articulate the link between high teen pregnancy rates and LGBTQ
youth, and what can be done to reduce these rates in this population.
2. Participants will be able to describe the realities that many LGBTQ youth face in Alabama, including discrimination, harassment, and family challenges.
3. Participants will understand best practices that organizations can employ when serving the
needs of LGBTQ youth in their organization.
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Session D: Lessons from the Field
Jamie L. Keith, MS
Executive Director, Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to identify the importance of understanding community needs and the
application of the needs to selecting an intervention.
2. Participants will be able to identify and use a resource to assess evidence-based interventions
appropriate for the needs of a specific community.
3. Participants will be able to identify the importance of program participant recruitment and retention and the relationship to program effectiveness.
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Closing Keynote: Powerful, Extraordinary, and Worth Protecting!
Jean Workman, MA
Family Life & Sexuality Education Content Specialist , Children's Aid Society - Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention Program
Objectives:
1. Participants will identify two ways to build a relationship-centered learning environment in the
classroom, program, or agency they serve.
2. Participants will be able to identify how the brain is the most important sex organ in the body.
3. Participants will be able to assess the melody they create in their classroom, program, and
agency that keep young people and staff desiring to come back for more.
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