Enhanced Prevention Learning Series (EPLS): Organizational Elements of Effective Coalitions

Series Overview

This 7-week series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area. The learning series is structured to provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and self-study activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to an effective community coalition structure when focusing on primary prevention. Participants will have the opportunity during the course to discuss specific "next steps" questions.

Audience

Community, tribal, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in HHS Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Dates

Session 1 - April 06, 2021
Session 2 - April 13, 2021
Session 3 - April 20, 2021
Session 4 - April 27, 2021
Session 5 - May 04, 2021
Session 6 - May 11, 2021
Session 7 - May 18, 2021

Time

12:00 PM – 01:30 PM Alaska
01:00 PM – 02:30 PM Pacific
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM Mountain

Facilitator

Meghan Blevins, MA is a Systems Change Specialist at Penn State's EPISCenter and certified Communities That Care (CTC) Plus coach. In this role, she helps guide communities through the CTC process. Her focus areas are youth involvement, communications, and curriculum. She has presented at the Commonwealth Prevention Alliance conference, the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development conference, and CADCA’s 28th National Leadership Forum.

Continuing Education

Participants who complete all 7 sessions will receive a certificate of attendance for 15 contact hours. No partial credit is given for this course. Participants will need to confirm with their certification board to determine if these certification hours are accepted towards their specific certification requirements.

Due to limited enrollment, if you cannot commit to the full participant requirements, please defer this registration opportunity to others.

Registration

EPLS: Organizational Elements of Effective Coalitions Registration Page

Space is limited to 30 participants

Cost is Free!

Questions?

Please contact Matt Minten ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration.