The following is a brief
self-assessment intended to assist agencies (e.g., Community-based
Organizations) to determine if they currently possess the capacity, or can
build the capacity, to adopt and implement the Street Smart intervention.
Please read each item and then place a check mark (√) in only one response
option.
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Capacities and
Resources Needed for Street Smart |
Yes, we have
this capacity
(1) |
We do not
presently have
this capacity,
but can build
the capacity
(2) |
No, we do not
have this
capacity
(3) |
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1. One to two staff members who are skilled trainers ith
experience in HIV/STD prevention, working with youth, and group
facilitation.
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2. Meeting space to conduct Street Smart sessions.
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3. Access to the target population.
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4. Commitment to and completion of 3 full days of
intensive training on the Street Smart intervention.
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5. Access to a video camera and TV/VCR for use during
the Street Smart sessions.
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6. Agency commitment to implement the entire Street
Smart program (all 10 sessions) and sustain the program over time.
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7. Ability to provide a variety of condoms for
demonstration and skill building.
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8. Agency commitment to participate in the evaluation of
Street Smart.
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If all of your responses were in column 1
(“Yes, we have this capacity”) or column 2 (“We do not presently have this
capacity, but can build the capacity”), your agency is likely “ready” for
Street Smart.
Click here for
this handout in pdf format for printing
 Street Smart is an
HIV and STD prevention program for runaway and homeless youth in non-school
settings. The program is designed to help young people reduce their sexual risk
acts and practice safer sexual behaviors. It is based on social learning theory,
which links feelings, attitudes, and thoughts to behavior change.
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