As a pediatrician who is about to finish her last month of a 3 year fellowship in Adolescent Medicine, this course strikes close to my heart. I have selected to work with youth age 12 and up preferentially, but am most often in the one-on-one setting with them or in large group settings, e.g., classrooms. My office runs many workshops for teens, but I haven't participated in them as much as I would like. Therefore, I hope to gain the following 2 things from this course: 1) greater comfort facilitating non-judgmental discussions, in general; 2) an understanding of workshop principles, so that I can spot each technique in use during other workshops I observe. By nature of my training and job, I bring medical expertise to the world of adolescent health promotion. In particular, I have greatest experience with inner-city, African-American youth. In addition, I have a strong background in non-judgmental interviewing of youth about very personal issues, ability to assess readiness for behavior risk change, and practice with motivational interviewing techniques. I hope to apply these skills when working with other youth subgroups and in understanding the macro-issues of adolescent health promotion.
-Brooke Rosman
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