Great Lakes PTTC

The strain to maintain business as usual, the timeframe to complete deliverables, and the sheer number of individuals within a coalition can create an environment in which members may remain unseen.  For everyone who is not seen, it could mean community voices go unheard and therefore crucial needs hidden.  However, if one person chooses to practice cultural humility, it can reshape a coalition to respond to specific population needs. Please join us for an informative webinar that will explore the significance of cultural humility in the mobilization of substance use prevention coalitions. This session will investigate the ways in which cultural humility can be employed by individuals to improve community responsiveness during key phases of the Strategic Prevention Framework. AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE LEVEL Click for info   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the concept of cultural humility and how it benefits coalitions. List the key phases of the Strategic Prevention Framework and how cultural humility can be integrated. Apply practical strategies to mobilize a substance misuse prevention coalition to be responsive to its community. Share real-world examples that demonstrate how cultural humility can impact prevention efforts. CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training. IC&RC PREVENTION DOMAIN: 6 PRESENTER: Albert Gay, MS Albert Gay, MS, has many years of experience in community work. Albert began as a youth pastor in a local church in Gary, Indiana. Since that time, he has continued to influence communities with prevention services through his various roles at youth servicing agencies, nonprofits, and coalitions. Albert Gay is a consultant with both private and governmental agencies. As a national trainer in substance use prevention, Albert has trained the behavioral health workforce, the United States military, diverse population groups and community coalitions in the public health approach to drug reduction. He recently worked as an Education/Training Specialist and Research Associate with Indiana University’s Prevention Insights within the School of Public Health.  In that position, he coordinated substance misuse and HIV prevention strategies and trainings. Currently, Albert is president of Albert Gay Incorporated and a managing partner and master trainer for SheRay’s and Associates, LLC, and TTJ Group, LLC. In these roles, Albert provides services to non-profit, faith-based, and community organizations and governmental entities in developing and implementing technical assistance and training services in innovative and practical ways. Locally, Albert has leadership roles in coalitions that serve the city of Gary and the Northwest Indiana region. Besides prevention, his other areas of interest include faith-based initiatives, mental health promotion, societal and health disparities, cultural competence, historical trauma, and strategic planning. Albert obtained his BA in English Arts from the historically distinguished, Hampton University in Virginia, and he obtained his Master of Science in Management from Oakland City University in Indiana. He received ministry training from Christian International’s Ministry Training College in Florida.   The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. Others outside this region are welcome to attend.

Substance misuse prevention professionals working in HHS Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) are invited to apply to participate in an 8-session learning collaborative. The goal of the learning collaborative is to assist participants in preparing to become certified prevention specialists by providing opportunities to learn foundational knowledge and skills. Learning collaborative participants will attend monthly virtual meetings on the last Tuesday of each month from 10:00–11:30 AM CT (11:00–12:30 PM ET) from January through September 2025. (Please note: There is no March session.) Virtual trainings will also be available for learning collaborative participants to help them acquire foundational knowledge and skills in substance misuse prevention. Participants will select which trainings they will attend based on the personal training plans they develop through the learning collaborative. AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE LEVEL Click for info APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 20, 2024. Click on the “Register” button to access the application. Participant Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following criteria to participate in this learning collaborative: Currently working in the substance misuse prevention field within HHS Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) Ability to attend all monthly learning collaborative sessions via Zoom with camera on and a working microphone (1.5 hours each) Ability to complete the required homework prior to each learning collaborative meeting (~30-60 minutes per session) Committed to becoming a certified prevention specialist (or similar certification depending on what is offered in the participant’s state) Create and follow through on a personal training plan that will guide the participant’s progress toward becoming a certified prevention specialist Expectations: Participants of the learning collaborative will: Attend the monthly learning collaborative virtual meetings (1.5 hours each) Complete the assigned homework prior to each learning collaborative meetings (~30-60 minutes per session) Create and complete a personal training plan for obtaining their prevention certification Participate in trainings, when the trainings fit into their personal training plan Learning Objectives: Gain foundational knowledge and skills for substance misuse prevention work Create a personal training plan to obtain prevention certification Complete a personal training plan to obtain prevention certification Training Schedule: All virtual sessions will take place from 10:00–11:30 AM CT / 11:00–12:30 PM ET on the following dates: Jan. 28, Feb. 25, Apr. 29, May 27, Jun. 24, Jul. 29, Aug. 26, and Sept. 30, 2025 (Please note: There is no March session.) Certificates: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training. Presenter:  Kris Reed (Gabrielsen), MPH, CPS  Kris Reed is the co-director of the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center. She has worked in the substance misuse prevention field for over 30 years. Kris was the Associate Director of the Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), co-authored the first Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training curriculum, and co-authored the textbook, Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice. As a consultant, she has worked with states and communities across the nation to bridge the gap between research and practice, assisting prevention professionals in maximizing their effectiveness.   The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

Over the past decade, communities have seen a decline in response rates to youth surveys.  This decline has been driven by multiple factors, including changes to laws governing parental consent and reduced support from parents and schools for data collection, in general.  Lower response rates create challenges for substance misuse prevention professionals and can impact assessment and planning efforts. In this webinar, we will explore the uses of survey data and the importance of robust data to our substance misuse prevention work. A survey administration expert will provide insight into the importance of survey data and the impact of low response rates.  Community-based prevention professionals will share their successful approaches to increasing survey participation and building community buy-in. AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE LEVEL Click for info   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify the purpose of student surveys and existing barriers Discuss the importance of communication and partnerships Explain barriers and potential solutions to low participation rates   IC&RC PREVENTION DOMAIN(S): 1   CERTIFICATES: Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training.   PRESENTER:  Kristen Quinlan, PhD Kristen Quinlan, an expert in health psychology and a highly experienced evaluator, specializes in leading applied research focused on preventing suicide, substance misuse, and injury and violence. As the scientific advisor for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Quinlan builds the capacity of state and local suicide prevention system leaders to collect, analyze, and use suicide-related data.   The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. Others outside this region are welcome to attend.

Description: These six videos were created to be used with the Prevention Core Competencies course. The course covers a wide variety of topics including prevention science, community organization, need & resource assessment, evidence-based interventions, and more. Prevention Core Competencies is a course created by the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network Coordinating Office, in collaboration with Applied Prevention Science International, CADCA, among other partners. To learn more about Prevention Core Competencies, go to: https://pttcnetwork.org/core-competencies-for-prevention-professionals/  

  How many times have you seen (or given!) a presentation where the audience's eyes glazed over with boredom or exhaustion? How do we communicate ideas that are important to us in a way that's meaningful to our audiences? Can we make complex science and deep data meaningful to non-expert audiences? Interestingly, directorial and editing techniques that have long been used in movies correspond with some of the best practices derived from cognitive research about how we can engage our audiences in the delivery of our ideas. This webinar looks at how we can create highly engaging and impactful presentations in our substance misuse prevention work.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Explain how basic narrative techniques apply to the successful design and delivery of presentations Describe how design and composition affect an audience's ability to process our messages Apply the Pixar storytelling framework to presentation content design   PRESENTER: Brian Klaas Brian Klaas is the Assistant Director for Technology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Teaching and Learning. He also has a faculty appointment in the School's R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education. As the architect for online learning technology at the School, he leads a team that designs and delivers custom online courseware to thousands of students around the world each year. He teaches graduate level courses on communications design and data visualization for non-expert audiences as well as applications of generative artificial intelligence in public health. Brian heads the university’s IT Accessibility Training and Education subcommittee and the Hopkins Universal Design for Learning initiative at Johns Hopkins. Brian has presented on techniques for successful online learning delivery and UDL programs at conferences throughout the country, including Educause, OLC, TeachX, UBTech, APHA, TechEd, Syllabus, and CUE.   The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. Others outside this region are welcome to attend.

  How can we prevent substance misuse unless we understand what places kids at greater risk of misusing drugs? During this webinar, we will explore the risk factors that place youth at greater risk of substance misuse, as identified by the Social Development Research Group through systematic reviews of the research literature. Time will be spent exploring each risk factor to ensure that preventionists understand the meaning of each factor in order to address them effectively. This training will build on the information shared during the Great Lakes PTTC webinar on the importance of protective factors (October 23, 2024).   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: Describe the importance of focusing on both increasing protective factors and decreasing protective factors List the criteria used to identify factors that place youth at greater risk of substance misuse Understand the nuances that exist for each risk factor Put the risk factor framework into action in their communities   PRESENTER: Kris Gabrielsen, MPH, CSP Kris Gabrielsen is the co-director of the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center. She has worked in the substance misuse prevention field for over 30 years. Kris was the Associate Director of the Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), co-authored the first Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training curriculum, and co-authored the textbook, Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice. As a consultant, she has worked with states and communities across the nation to bridge the gap between research and practice, assisting prevention professionals in maximizing their effectiveness.   The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.