Respecting the Circle of Life

Train the Trainer
Monday, April 22nd - Friday, April 26th

9:00am - 4:30pm each day

Indian Health Board and Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center welcome the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health to present Respecting the Circle of Life, a sexual health education curriculum specifically designed for American Indian youth. This training will prepare youth workers, sexual health educators, and other community professionals to teach youth valuable lessons and skills for a healthier future. We invite you to join us in learning how to teach this important new curriculum and bring it to your communities.

In order to register for this training, please note the following requirements:

• Each community or organization must send exactly 2 professionals to receive the training. This is important because Respecting the Circle of Life is designed to be delivered by 2 facilitators. In order to keep the training open to many communities and organizations, we are unable to accept registration from more than 2 professionals from each group. Please note, if more than 2 people register, we will ask you to revise your registration.
• Each professional must attend at least 4 of the 5 training days to receive certification.
• You must work directly with American Indian youth and demonstrate this in your registration questions to attend the event.

 

About Respecting the Circle of Life

Respecting the Circle of Life is a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program culturally adapted for American Indian communities. It provides teens with comprehensive knowledge and teaches skills to help them make healthy choices regarding sex and communication with their partners. Respecting the Circle of Life:

• Consists of 8 sessions each lasting 90 minutes
• Is taught to small same-sex groups of friends by 2 adult facilitators
• Teaches reproduction, anatomy, prevention, and transmission of sexually transmitted infections
• Promotes problem-solving strategies and healthy communication
• Enables youth to practice condom use skills
• Prevents alcohol and drug use, especially before sex

The Respecting the Circle of Life program is embedded in a two-week summer basketball camp. Educational sessions blend with basketballs skills training and competitive play, and provide youth with a recreational outlet that enhances overall program participation. 

Read more about Respecting the Circle of Life here: http://caih.jhu.edu/programs/rcl-camp

Registration is necessary but there is no cost to attend this event. Lunch will be provided.

This training will take place in the Community Room at the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center,
2300 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55105. 

 

 

Contact Us

Logan Tootle
Safe Harbor Youth Worker
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
2300 15th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
ltootle@miwrc.org

612-728-2020
www.miwrc.org

 

Delilah Robb
Community Health Educator
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc.
1315 East 24th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404

612-721-9879
http://www.indianhealthboard.com/