School Requests
headspace Barwon offers a range of speakers/resources/education
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Schools wanting to request speakers/resources/education sessions
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for Request for Education Form.
Check out these other helpful websites.
The Docs and Teens Program
The Geelong Division of General Practice has implemented a
program in the Secondary school system that assists in increasing
youth access to local health services (including GPs).
The workshops increase young people's knowledge of these
services, broadening their definitions of health and ill-health.
Barriers between GPs and young people are broken down through the
sharing of knowledge and expertise of adolescent health in a way
that positively influences their lives.
GPs are able to present a more accessible and approachable face
to the students as a natural consequence of the relaxed and
interactive nature of the activities. Schools are provided with
brochures on visiting a GP, local youth services and Medicare
application forms for distribution to students.
The workshops address issues around Medicare and
confidentiality, general and sexual health, illicit drug use, harm
minimisation, risk and protective factors, communication skills,
adolescent health and accessing local health services.
At the end of these workshops students faced with health issues,
are better able to recognise their need and access appropriate
resources.
Youth Sexual Health Project
The Youth Sexual Health Project aimed to improve the overall
sexual health and wellbeing of young people who are not in
mainstream schooling.
The
Youth Sexual Health Education Manual for young people in
alternative school settings is a series of six sessions, the
activities are interactive and could be implemented in a variety of
settings with young people.
The Youth
Sexual Health Peer Education Program can be used in conjunction
with the Sexual Health Education Manual. This program is also
a series of six sessions.
This project was funded by the Department of Human Services Health
Promotion Initiative 2006/7- HIV and STI Prevention.
Read The Play
Read the Play is an important initiative that addresses the most
common health concern of the young people in our community: mental
health issues. It involves the under 16 football and under 15
netball programs within Geelong and District, Football Geelong and
Bellarine Netball league clubs.
Representatives from each of these clubs participate in a
training program they bring back to their clubs.
The training program provides representatives with the knowledge
and skills to guide young people to relevant support services.
www.readtheplay.org.au