Multnomah County Health Departments

Kathy M Norman, MS
Adolescent Health Promotion Manager
((503) 988-6250 ext. 29768

STARS Program
Students Talking About Relationship Skills

Community Health Promotion Specialist –High School
Judy McFarland
Isabel Arroyo
Sharon Grant
(503) 988-6250 Ext.25814

Curriculum Topics:

TEENS

• Dating and what makes a healthy relationship?
• Decision making taking risks
• Communication and the other gender
• Building confidence and self control

PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS

• Dating and what makes a healthy relationship?
• Decision making taking risks
• Communication and the other gender
• Building confidence and self control
• Creating and maintaining a budget

OTHER SERVICES:

• Provide training and mentoring to college students who are interested in assisting STARS staff with healthy relationship sessions in local high schools.
• Community workshops designed to increase parent-child communication

Catholic Charities

“Between US” building Healthy Relationship Program
Rebecca Phipps, MA
Professional Counselor
T- 503-238-5196 x 227
Fiona McGovern, CC Office Support

Curriculum Topics:

Teens

• Communication between you and me
• Maturity Issues, What I value
• Infatuation and Attraction
• What’s Love?
• Peer Pressure: More Subtle then you think
• Safe Relationship/Cycle of Abuse

Parenting Single Mothers

• Who am I
• Communication in a new way
• Boundaries
• How Relationships affect my Life/Safety

For more information, or to sign up for a class email rphipps@catholiccharitiesoregon.org

Other Recipients of HMI Grant

Samaritan Counseling Centers

Karen St. Clair, LSCW
Grant Project Manager/ Clinical Director
503-281-3318 x32

Making Marriage Matter

Curriculum Topics:

Premarital Class

• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Examining Your Emotional History
• Deepening Connections
• FOCCUS (Facilitating Open Couple Communication, Understanding and Study) survey

STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting):

• Understanding your child’s development
• Building self esteem
• Communicating respect and encouragement
• Encouraging cooperation and solving problems
• Using consequences to build responsibility
• Gentle strength and firm love
• Curriculum for preschool, elementary age and teens
• Curriculum available in English and Spanish

Providing services in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Yamhill, Clark, & Columbia County.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest

Family Enrichment Coordinator for Russian Speaking Adults
Oxsana Stenersen
503-231-7480 ext. 628
ostenersen@lcsnw.org

Power of Two Curriculum Topics

• Coming to America
• Talking Effectively
• Expressing Anger
• Controlling Anger
• Shared Decision Making
• Parenting in America

Other services offered:

• In-depth Parenting in America classes

Providing services in Vancouver, WA. & Portland, OR.