Evidence-Based Interventions (DEBI)

AI Contractor Brief DEBI Training Needs Assessment

Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI)

The goal of the DEBI Project is to enhance the ability of community providers to deliver proven individual, group and community level interventions to reduce the spread of HIV and STDs, and promote healthy behaviors.

There are approximately 18 interventions included in the CDC's DEBI Project.

For assistance selecting a DEBI for your agency call: Janet Foster, AIDS Institute 518-473-2300.

For information about these interventions or trainings visit the DEBI website.

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene HIV Training Institute (HTI): (212) 341-9810

Training Date Location Registration Center
Willow July 14-17 Manhattan NYC DOH & Mental Hygiene
3MV Part I August 18-21 Manhattan NYC DOH & Mental Hygiene
3MV Part II September 29-October 1 Manhattan NYC DOH & Mental Hygiene
Health Relationships October 26-30 Manhattan NYC DOH & Mental Hygiene
HHRP December 2-4 Manhattan NYC DOH & Mental Hygiene

Note: Agency leadership must review the DEBI Fact Sheet and Agency Readiness Assessment to determine if the intervention is appropriate for their agency and target population. These materials are available on the DEBI website.

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New York State Department of Health - AIDS Institute

Group Facilitation Skills for STD/HIV Prevention Interventions

This two-day training will help to increase providers' confidence, knowledge and practice skills in facilitating groups, such as the Centers for Disease Control's evidence based behavioral intervention "VOICES/VOCES."

As a result of this training participants will be able to:

  • Increase their understanding of group process and how it influences behavior change;
  • Identify qualities of an effective group facilitator;
  • Increase skills in facilitating STD/HIV prevention intervention groups;
  • Identify strategies for handling group problems; and
  • Learn the importance of training, supporting and evaluating group facilitators.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: Group facilitators, counselors, health educators, peer educators, health care professionals and other public health prevention providers who conduct group level STD/HIV prevention interventions.

Date Location Registration Center
September 14-15 Syracuse REACH
September 24-25 Johnson City STAP
September 23-24 Buffalo ARC
October 14-15 Hawthorne ARCS
October 15-16 Manhattan Cicatelli
October 19-20 Hempstead CPHE
October 21-22 Rochester CHBT
November 3-4 Manhattan NDRI
December 9-10 Albany PDP SUNY Albany

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VOICES/VOCES Facilitator Training

This two-day training provides participants with the information and materials needed to implement the VOICES/VOCES intervention.

As a result of this training participants will be able to:

  • Identify the Core Elements of VOICES/VOCES intervention;
  • Conduct the single-session, Video-based group level intervention;
  • Describe ways to improve condom negotiation skills among African-American and Latino adults;
  • Practice facilitating gender and ethnic-specific groups of 4-8 participants and encourage discussion about condoms use and barriers; and
  • Utilize CDC-approved materials on HIV risk behavior and condom use in both English and Spanish.

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that a person in a leadership role in the agency attend an Information Session for Agency Directors prior to having staff attend the Facilitator Training. This training is only for agencies who are strongly committed to implementing the VOICES/VOCES intervention.

Audience: This training is intended for a team of two to three staff from an agency who will be responsible for delivering this intervention. Staff should have knowledge of HIV/STDs and group facilitation skills.

Note: VOICES/VOCES (Video Opportunities for Innovative Condom Education and Safer Sex) is a single-session, video-based HIV/STD intervention that is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Division of HIV and AIDS Prevention's (CDC-DHAP) Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) Project. To learn more about VOICES/VOCES visit the DEBI website.

Date Location Registration Center
September 3-4 Greenlawn CPHE
December 15-16 Manhattan NDRI
December 16-17 Albany PDP SUNY Albany

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CLEAR (Choosing Life: Empowerment, Action, Results!)

This four-day training provides participants with the skills to deliver one-on-one counseling using congnitive-behavioral techniques to change behavior. This training is an evidence-based HIV prevention and health promotion intervention with people ages 16 and older, living with HIV/AIDS or at high-risk for HIV infection. It provides clients with skills necessary to live their best life and to be able to make healthy choices. The goal of the intervention is to help clients maintain health, reduce transmission and acquisition of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, and improve their quality of life.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the goals of CLEAR;
  • Describe and demonstrate the application of CLEAR core elements; and
  • Utilize specific skills, cognitive-behavioral techniques and tips relevant to implementing CLEAR.

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that a person in a leadership role in the agency attend an Informational Session for Agency Directors prior to having staff attend the Facilitator Training.

Audience: Providers/counselors and clinical supervisors who work directly with HIV-positive, or high-rick negative clients.

Date Location Registration Center
TBD Manhattan CHBT

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Using Focus Groups for Adapting Effective Behavioral Interventions

This two-day training provides participants with the skills to conduct focus groups and use the results to adapt effective behavioral interventions to meet their community's HIV and STD prevention needs.

As a result of this training, participant will be able to :

  • Explain the science of how DEBIs and EBIs work;
  • Explain the definition of adapting and common reasons for adapting a DEBI;
  • Demonstrate skills in identifying common types of DEBI adaptations;
  • Create a topic guide that can inform intervention adaptations;
  • Describe how to plan and facilitate a focus group;
  • Demonstrate the process of analyzing focus group data;
  • Demonstrate how to use focus groups results to adapt an EBI;
  • Revise a behavior change logic model for an adapted EBI;
  • Explain how to pretest and pilot adapted materials; and
  • Identify resources for training and technical assistance.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: Agency staff who make decisions about which EBIs are the best fit for the population served by the agency, such as HIV/STD prevention and care program directors, managers, coordinators and some direct service providers. These individuals may include health department staff and community planning group members who have direct influence on the prevention services provided to priority populations.

Date Location Registration Center
TBD Rochester CHBT
TBD Manhattan CHBT

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Using Interviewing and Observation for Adapting Effective Behavioral Interventions

This two-day training provides participants with the skills to conduct interviews and observations and use the results to adapt effective behavioral interventions to meet their community's HIV and STD prevention needs. This training addresses the needs of agencies that want to implement an EBI that does not address specific population needs.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the science of how DEBIs and EBIs work;
  • Explain the definition of adapting and common reasons for adapting a DEBI;
  • Demonstrate skills in identifying common types of DEBI adaptations;
  • Describe the types of ethnographic techniques used in adapting;
  • Describe the use of the CID process in collecting data to adapt an EBI;
  • Create a key participant interview to inform adaptation;
  • Explain how to use observation data to adapt an EBI;
  • Describe how to summarize interview and observation data;
  • Demonstrate skills in using interview and observation data to adapt an EBI;
  • Revise a behavior change logic model for an adapted EBI;
  • Explain how to pre-test and pilot adapted materials and activities; and
  • Identify resources for training and technical assistance.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: Agency staff who make decisions about which EBIs are the best fit for the population served by the agency, such as HIV/STD prevention and care program directors, managers, coordinators, and some direct service providers. These individuals may include health department staff and community planning group members who have direct influence on the prevention services provided to priority populations.

Date Location Registration Center
TBD Rochester CHBT
TBD Manhattan CHBT

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Online Trainings

Training Date To Register
Safety Counts August 11-13 http://effectiveinterventions.org

Note: Agency leadership must review the DEBI Fact Sheet and Agency Readiness Assessment to determine if the intervention is appropriate for their agency and target population. These materials are available on the DEBI website.

CDC Funded Northeast Prevention Training Center (PTC) and NYS Training Center of Expertise

Capacity Building Assistance (CBA)

This free service funded by the CDC offers training and technical assistance to help community based organizations implement DEBI interventions.

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