REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS TRAINING

The NIATx Change Leader Academy (CLA) for Prevention Practitioners is a highly interactive 4-part training series that teaches individuals how to facilitate change using the tools and philosophies of continuous process improvement. The CLA includes four weekly, 2-hour Zoom sessions where participants will learn about and practice using the tools of continuous process improvement in small group activities. The CLA requires participation in all four sessions and the completion of weekly reading and prep work. Participants will leave the CLA with the skills and tools necessary to put continuous process improvement into action in their daily work.

Please Note: The NIATx CLA for Prevention Practitioners is not a webinar series — it is an interactive, intensive virtual training series.

TRAINING SCHEDULE:

The Zoom sessions for this series are on March 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2024 from 9:00 AM–11:00 AM CT.

PARTICIPATION CRITERIA & EXPECTATIONS:

• The CLA for Prevention Practitioners is only open to the prevention workforce of HHS Region 5 (MN, MI, IL, IN, OH, WI).
• Active participation in all virtual sessions with camera on and face visible is required.
• Must complete 1-2 hours of reading and prep work between sessions.
• Must apply to participate. Applications are due by February 16, 2024.

HOW TO APPLY: Click the “REGISTER” button at the top of the page to apply.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Participants in the virtual CLA will learn:

• The principles of continuous process improvement and how they motivate positive change in substance misuse prevention work
• How to build a change team and build a culture of improvement at the organizational and coalition level
• How to conduct a change project to improve a specific process within substance misuse prevention work

CERTIFICATES:

Registrants who fully attend this series will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the series concludes. Full participation is required to receive a certificate.

PRESENTERS:

Scott Gatzke

Scott Gatzke is the Director of Dissemination for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) and the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC and PTTC. Scott has over 25 years of experience as an operations and quality improvement manager in manufacturing and health care and is a senior NIATx coach/trainer. He has presented the NIATx Change Leader Academy to behavioral health, social service, and substance misuse prevention professionals throughout the United States.

Erin Ficker

Erin Ficker serves as a prevention manager for the Great Lakes PTTC. For more than 18 years, Erin has worked in substance abuse prevention supporting communities to use evidence-based strategies and data-driven processes in substance abuse prevention planning and implementation.  She works with community level prevention practitioners and schools in the development, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of prevention interventions.

The Great Lakes A/MH/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