BLOG POST 2

Since our last post:

We connected with the Education and Research Director of The Healing Group, Erin Gibson, LCSW, to discuss approaches to the project overall. Erin suggested that we contact Heather Stringfellow of Planned Parenthood regarding policy questions and Cindy Taylor of the Rape Recovery Center regarding any questions about the sixth grade maturation class. She has been working with that program for many years. 

In a second meeting, we chatted with the Executive Director of The Healing Group, Kristin Hodson, LCSW. Kristin got “fired up” about our project and offered us several resources that might be useful as we collect information on our topic. Here they are:

http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=514&parentID=477

http://www.salon.com/2014/09/15/youre_doing_sex_ed_wrong_how_teaching_kids_about_sex_is_like_teaching_toddlers_to_walk/

http://www.theculturalhallpodcast.com/2014/06/why-i-wont-be-giving-my-kids-the-talk/

http://www.sexedlibrary.org/

Kristin also suggested that if we would like to plan an education event for mothers and daughters that The Healing Group would be willing to sponsor our project by paying for a community space (such as Vitalize Studio in Sugarhouse), if the University will allow us to do so. 

One of our group members also spoke with Heather Stringfellow, who is the Policy Coordinator at Planned Parenthood. Our group member will report “live” in class on Friday, 10/3/14. The plan was to discuss what Planned Parenthood has on the agenda for the 2015 Legislative Session in relation to Sex Education, etc.

Next steps: 
- To hear from each other regarding new developments (in class on 10/3/14)
- To review resources
- To consider whether we want to make this about one event or several (or to hold the one event, but record it and use it for further training)
- Narrowing down our vision