Amy Schalet will be featured on the upcoming webinar, “Talking With Teens About Healthy Sexual Relationships.” According to the sponsor, “adolescents in the United States fare poorly in regards to their sexual health as compared to other industrialized nations. By participating in this Web cast, you can learn about research examining these differences and learn a new approach towards promoting positive sexual health for our youth patients.” The webinar will provide attendees with statistics related to adolescent sexual health activities in the United States and the Netherlands (the focus of Schalet’s research) and an understanding of the importance of a paradigm shift away from a risk-based perspective toward engaging youth in discussions about healthy sexual relationships. It will additionally empower attendees with strategies for discussing healthy sexual relationships with youth.
The webinar airs on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Pacific), and is sponsored by the AAP Adolescent Health Partnership Project. To register for the event, please visit AAP Adolesecent Health.
In addition to her speaking at the webinar, Schalet also recently gave the keynote address at the 2010 California Adolescent Health Conference and was cited in the Daily Dish, a non-partisan blog sponsored by The Atlantic.
Schalet is Assistant Professor of Sociology and a CPPA affiliate. She also is a member of the UMass Public Engagement Project steering committee, which supports and trains UMass faculty members to help make a difference in the world.