Friday, November 20, 2009

FALL ~ PSMP ENRICHMENT MEETING:
November 20, 2009 – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Agenda:

Introduction- ground rules/guidelines

Roll Call (who’s in attendance) – 11 participants

PSMP Updates:

~~ Updates from action items from last meeting
- Carolyn – she has contacted Valerie about material review and will
continue to keep that ball rolling by meeting with Valerie and Harriet
(phone) Tuesday or early next week. – is working on getting the word
out in Anne Arundel County about PSMP (John McCarthy has
volunteered to help)
***FOR NEXT MEETING: will have progress to report on material review
and DC PSMP, and on the possibility of repeating something like
Project SHALEM in DC
- John – will work with Carolyn on AACo. PSMP outreach. – will start
PSMP with the CAB at HAVEN soon. – nothing to report: outreach to
Latin@ organizations
- Harriet – created blog and e-mail list.
***FOR NEXT MEETING: will have some answers about
languages/translation and PMSP; send Melanie the 5- session
syllabus; create ongoing calendar on the website/blog so leaders
can keep track of PSMP workshops; talk with Valerie about how to
get funding in order to be able to offer stipends in the future

~~ New updates from PSMP scheduling -- TWG
- we need NVHH women’s and men’s -- this will be ongoing
Calvin will be starting on the 10th for the men’s group, and he
welcomes a co-facilitator to join him (for experience working at New
Vision in the hopes that someone will become more comfortable and get
used to the venue)
- Robert Venable and others (?) expressed interest in shadowing this
particular program and others interested in shadowing in general
Women’s group, can start as soon as someone is ready, any interest?
- Will keep looking and asking. People expressed time constraints.

New updates from PSMP scheduling -- AND -- Continuing conversation on outreach:

- Robert B – Project PLASE (he will work to get PSMP there); schools
(wanting to do more with children in schools, we discussed possible
barriers, and ways to directly collaborate with parents, teachers,
principals, and after school programs)
- Harriet – faith groups (it was suggested that I reach out to the 11
churches involved in Project SHALEM (and create faith specific
materials and meet with the leaders)
- Charlene – expressed that HIV is often partnered with Hep C and
other conditions, interest in educational outreach and support groups
around this issue
- Melanie and others – expressed interest in doing outreach to
community health educators and case managers at various organizations
in order to go through the PSMP training
- Carolyn and others – expressed time/money constraints when it comes
to doing PSMP, and that we (TWG and PSMP Leaders) should look for
funding opportunities in order to offer stipends
- FOR NEXT MEETING – feel free to e-mail Valerie directly with ideas
of RFPs or places to go with this idea.

Next meeting will be an in-person meeting:
- We will have teleconference meetings from time to time to give
people who cannot usually make meetings a chance to participate.
- Next meeting February 19th 10:30-12:30
- Suggestions for activities, discussion topics, presentations?
~Robert B will present the workbooks he has
~I will hand out the 5 wk breakdown of PSMP
~PLEASE: e-mail me ideas for next meeting; I would like to
continue to have these conversations but we can also bring in
people for short enriching presentations for the group (examples
would be: transgender awareness, prevalence of HIV among youth,
time management, etc)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: please check the website for announcements and information regarding upcoming events (taylor-wilksgroup.com).
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I look forward to our in-person meeting February 19th from 10:30 am -- 12:30 pm. Details TBD.

In the mean time please e-mail or call for any reason: Harriet@taylor-wilksgroup.com or 410-209-2413.

Harriet :)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Hello PSMP Facilitators,

First, let me congratulate David and Sheila on a job well done at Baltimore County Health Department! 9 graduates!

And, let me welcome all the new PSMP Facilitators that were trained this past week.

We have a few new opportunities coming up that I wanted to let you all know about. New Vision House of Hope would like to have both their men's recovery house and their women's recovery house. These usually happen in the evenings, and they usually do a 5 week format. (I have to say that working with the women's house was extremely rewarding!) New Vision has requested that only men work with their men's recovery house and only women work with their women's recovery house, so keep that in mind.

Please let me know if you would like to volunteer for either the men's or women's house.

Harriet Smith
410-209-2412
Harriet@taylor-wilksgroup.com

Thursday, September 03, 2009

PSMP Quarterly Facilitator Enrichment: Summer Meeting

August 14, 2009

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

200 E. Lexington Street, Suite 803

Baltimore, MD 21202

Meeting Minutes (8 people in attendance):

- Report on recent activity

o Each attendee was given time to report on their recent activities with PSMP and HIV advocacy

o We discussed individual and common barriers to getting PSMP going at organizations

§ Time restrictions of clients, facilitators, and organization was common

§ We discussed asking for help from others and brainstormed ways to overcome individual barriers in order to make time to facilitate

- Concerns about PSMP

o Fidelity and continuity to and of PSMP

§ We have all been trained the same way, we should all be facilitating the same program each time

§ We need to foster a team attitude between co-facilitators and all the facilitators

o Making an audio recording of the text for participants with reading difficulties

o Time-keeping and “watching each other’s drifting” for co-facilitators

- Concerns about HIV in the EMA, how we and PSMP can help

o Appropriate media coverage for issues and coverage of HIV outreach activities

o Building coalitions with outside groups for needs in the EMA

- Announcements

o Sun-setting of the Ryan White CARE Act end of September


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Action Items

As agreed upon at the 8-14-2009 PSMP Facilitator SUMMER Enrichment Meeting

v CAROLYN MASSEY will:

o Meet with Anne Arundel County HIV Prevention Program (she will discuss the possible role of PSMP)

o Will brainstorm and bring a “game plan” for PSMP facilitators that includes networking opportunities and partnership ideas

o Will discuss with Valerie a “materials review” for facilitation of PSMP in DC

v DANA BANKINS will:

o Work on brining PSMP to young people, as a tool among others in order to foster self-care and efficacy

o Stay in touch with TWG and other leaders about progress

v DAVID SHAMER will:

o Work on Latin@ outreach/networking for PSMP

o Work with the United Methodist Church (Deborah will help)

o Conduct PSMP at the Baltimore County Health Department (with Sheila)

v ANTHONY LEVERETTE will:

o Continue to work with the Planning Council to create a “Health Awareness Calendar” in order to facilitate networking and education

o Assist Dana with her work with the youth group

o Do outreach to school system (including PTAs) to bring PSMP to many communities

o Continue to maintain and inform contacts at the VA

v FLORENCE ROGERS will:

o Talk with various ministries about the effectiveness of PSMP and the need for awareness and attention to HIV

o Work with Donna Green

o Meet with her Pastor about an HIV ministry

v DEBORAH HUNTER will:

o Get in touch with Renae Sewell to bring PSMP to Hearts and Ears

o Contact PEP to get PSMP back into their program

v ANGELA MOORE will:

o Contact colleges and universities to get interns, in order to free up her time for other client services like PSMP

o Conduct PSMP in October

o Start the planning and outreach for a Young People’s Support Group at Hidden Garden (Anthony has offered to help)

o Start planning and outreach for HIV support at her church

v JOHN McCARTHY will:

o Conduct PSMP with Jerry Fleming in early October

o Help David Shamer with outreach to Latin@ communities

v HARRIET SMITH (and VALERIE FEBRES) will:

o Create an e-mail list for facilitators to keep in touch

o Update and advertise the Baltimore PSMP blog among facilitators

o Send the book and manual to John

o Send the manual to Carolyn

o Call Deborah about PSMP

o Create some larger type handouts and evaluations as an option for next meeting

If you were not able to attend please think of one or two things you would like to accomplish for PSMP for the next meeting.

All of us need help with motivation and work loads at various times in our lives. So consider helping someone else on their task and/or giving them encouragement and reminders.

Thank you all for a great meeting!

I look forward to seeing everyone November 20th.

- Harriet Smith

The Taylor-Wilks Group

taylor-wilksgroup.com

200 E Lexington Street, Suite 803 · Baltimore, MD 21202

410-209-2412 (phone) · 410-209-2417 (fax)

Monday, July 17, 2006

NEXT TELECONFERENCE MEETING

Monday, August 14th at 8:30 a.m.

Please follow these instructions to participate in the call.

  1. Dial the Call-In number – 866-750-5932
  2. Dial Conference Code: 4102092412
  3. State your name

Please submit all RSVP’s to Naomi@gffonline.org no later than Friday, August 11 at 2:00 p.m. In your confirmation please inform us if you are interested in co-leading trainings in August, September, or October.

Should you have any questions don’t hesitate to give us a call.

Upcoming PSMP Trainings

July 2006
1. Cecil County Health Department
2. Baltimore County Health Department

August 2006
1. HERO – Baltimore City (Rebecca Bradley & ???)
2. Haven – Anne Arundel County (Raymond & Melanie Reese)
3. MD State AIDS Administration – Baltimore City (Bryna Grant & fellow leader that was previously trained)
4. Total Health Care, Inc. – Baltimore City (???)

September 2006
1. Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore City (???)

Our calendar for August and September is still being finalized. If there are any leaders who are ready to conduct trainings please contact Naomi Goldberger at Naomi@gffonline.org or 410-209-2412 ext. 04.

July 10, 2006

PSMP Leaders June Teleconference Meeting


I. Meeting called to order – 8:40 a.m.

II. Role Call –Raymond Shattuck, Melissa Huber, Timothous Jones, Bernard Warren, Calvin Culmer, Naomi Goldberger, Melanie Reese, and Valerie Febres

III. Updates from Leaders
A. Raymond Shattuck (Advocate) – HAVEN in Anne Arundel County has confirmed to be a host site. Upon his return we will confirm the dates and times for the upcoming PSMP training. Raymond and Melanie (GFF) will be co-leaders for this training.

B. Timothous Jones (Jones-Mack Publishing / RACDC) – Has 2 locations who are interested in doing trainings in the near future. He will follow-up with the group as he receives any updates. Also, he is willing to co-teach with any other leaders.

C. Melissa Huber (Cecil County Health Department) – Will be conducting the 1st PSMP sessions in Cecil County starting Tuesday, July 11 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. She will be co-facilitating with Naomi Goldberger (GFF).

D. Melanie Reese & Naomi Goldberger (GFF) – The following organizations have expressed interest in being host site for PSMP trainings:
1. Total Health Care, Inc.
2. Women Accepting Responsibility (WAR)
3. HERO
4. Johns Hopkins University


IV. Feedback – PSMP Toolkit

A. Leaders – Many have found it to be a useful tool as we prepare to conduct our trainings. Others are still becoming adjusting to the idea and will take the time to carefully review the toolkit.
B. Survey – We ask all leaders to complete the survey. GFF would like to receive as much feedback as possible.


V. Brainstorming – PSMP Slogan

A. Slogan – We are looking to create PSMP slogan that will embrace the theme of our trainings. This slogan will be displayed any all marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, incentives, etc. We ask that each leader contributes an idea and submits your final votes by July 21. Here’s what we have so far:
1. “Living Positively Well” (Melanie Reese)
2. “Prosperous Living, Prosperous Life” (Timothous Jones)
3. “Empowered Positive Living” (Melanie Reese)
4. “Living Positively = Prosperity” (Timothous Jones)


VI. PSMP – Training Schedule

July 2006
1. Cecil County Health Department
2. Baltimore County Health Department

August 2006
1. HERO – Baltimore City (Rebecca Bradley & ???)
2. Haven – Anne Arundel County (Raymond & Melanie Reese)
3. MD State AIDS Administration – Baltimore City (Bryna Grant & fellow leader that was previously trained)
4. Total Health Care, Inc. – Baltimore City (???)

September 2006
1. Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore City (???)

Our calendar for August and September is still being finalized. If there are any leaders who are ready to conduct trainings please contact Naomi Goldberger at Naomi@gffonline.org or 410-209-2412 ext. 04.


VII. Next Teleconference Meeting
A. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 14 at 8:30 a.m. We ask that you RSVP to Valerie@gffonline.org no later than Friday, August 11 at 2:00 pm.


VIII. Adjourn – 9:09 a.m.
June 8, 2006

PSMP Leaders June Teleconference Meeting

I. Meeting called to order – 8:35 a.m.


II. Role Call – Deborah Rawlings, Raymond Shattuck, Melissa Huber, Robin Hamlett, Bryna Grant, Bernard Warren, Calvin Culmer, Naomi Goldberger, Melanie Reese, and Valerie Febres


III. Updates from Leaders
A. Deborah Rawlings (Total Health Care, Inc.) – Hasn’t had the opportunity to do much but willing and ready to help with future PSMP workshops.

B. Raymond Shattuck (Advocate) – No updates but looking forward to conduct future workshops.

C. Melissa Huber (Cecil County Health Department) – Will be conducting the 1st PSMP sessions in Cecil county starting Tuesday, July 11 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. She will be co-facilitating with Naomi Goldberger (GFF) and Melanie Reese (GFF) will be supervising the sessions.

D. Robin Hamlett (Ryan White Central Region Consortia) – Starting July 12 she will co-facilitate with Melanie Herrera (Baltimore County Health Department – Bureau of Medical Social Work) the 1st Baltimore County PSMP workshops at the Baltimore County Health Department. Valerie Febres and Calvin Culmer (GFF) will be supervising the sessions.

E. Bryna Grant (MD AIDS Administration) – Will conduct her workshops late August early September when her clients begin their classes this fall. Two of her clients were previously trained as leaders so she will ask them to assist her in her upcoming trainings.


IV. Identifying Workshop Locations
A. GFF’s staff has worked diligently in finding host sites for our upcoming PSMP workshops. The following sites have been identified:
1. Total Health Care, Inc. – Wendy Merrick confirmed that they’re willing to host; will recruit participants but we must give advance notice on time and date.
2. Johns Hopkins Hospital (600 N. Wolfe St.) – August workshops; will recruit participants but we must give advance notice on time and date.
3. HERO – Rebecca Bradley confirmed that they are willing to recruit participants and possibly be a host site.
4. WAR (Women Accepting Responsibility) – They would like to host upcoming PSMP workshops.

B. Fellow leaders recommended that we contact the following organizations to be possible host sites for PSMP.
1. Institute of Human Virology
a. Evelyn Jordan
b. Maryland General
c. Jocks Initiative

2. Local Health Departments
a. Hartford county
b. Anne Arundel county
c. Howard county
d. Carol county
e. Queen Anne’s county

C. PSMP leaders are encouraged to identify additional sites who you believe will be potential PSMP host sites.


V. Implementing Effective Marketing Strategies
A. In order to promote any upcoming PSMP session we must identify effective marketing strategies that are cost effective for all leaders. Leaders brainstormed the following ideas.
1. Press releases
2. Flyers
3. One-on-One recruitment
4. TV/Radio announcements through community bulletin boards.
5. Local grocery stores – post flyers on bulletin boards
6. Convenient stores – post flyers on windows
7. Post announcements/articles – City Paper, Penny Saver, Baltimore Sun, and the Avenue (Baltimore County paper)


VI. Role of GFF
A. GFF is committed to assisting our fellow leaders as we begin to implement the PSMP session throughout the state. Those who are co-leaders with any of the GFF staff you will be provided with the books and CD’s for your participants. Should you need assistance in obtaining these materials please contact Naomi Goldberger at 410-209-2412.

VII. New Business
A. Upcoming Events –
1.On June 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Central Region Consortia will be hosting their meeting at the Harbor Life Resource Center at Harbor Hospital. Robin Hamlett will be attendance to provide participants with PSMP updates and workshop dates.

2.Melissa Huber – will be attending a case managers meeting and will distribute information on the upcoming PSMP session on July 11.

B. PSMP Toolkit – The toolkit package will be mailed to all leaders on June 8 in the meantime we invite everyone to preview the toolkit by visiting www.gffonline.org, click on press & publications and enjoy. After viewing the toolkit we ask that you complete the survey which will allow us to receive your feedback and measure how effective the toolkit is for all leaders.

C. PSMP Blog – Each leader received an invitation to join the PSMP blog. This will be another great tool to maintain communication, announce upcoming PSMP sessions and events, and allow others to see the great work we are doing. To view the blog please go to: http://gffpsmp.blogspot.com/


VIII. Next Teleconference Meeting
A. We will be meeting on Monday, July 10 at 8:30 a.m. We ask that you RSVP to Valerie@gffonline.org no later than Wednesday, July 7 at 2:00 pm.


IX. Adjourn – 9:06 a.m.