Part 2: Equipping Adolescents: An introduction to Guiding Good Choices, a tested and proven parenting program.
Webinar Series Description
The Prevention and Parenting Across the Lifespan webinar series will highlight programs, research, and resources available to support caregivers in promoting healthy youth development. This series will look at opportunities to prevent substance misuse during adolescence and college-age years. The series is designed to support and enhance the work of substance misuse professionals and coalitions.
Webinar Description
In this presentation, we will describe the Guiding Good Choices five-part workshop series for parents of children aged 9-14. We will cover the program’s evidence base, the outcomes, target audience, and describe what is recommended in terms of a successful implementation. We will also cover licensing and available implementation supports for the program.
Webinar Objectives
In this webinar, participants will:
- Be able to describe the GGC program and identify the program’s target population and outcomes.
- Understand what is required for successful, high-fidelity implementation of GGC.
Date & Time
Thursday, February 27, 2025
10:00 am – 11:00 am Alaska
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Mountain
(View in your time zone)
Audience
Prevention practitioners, allied health partners and community members working to prevent substance misuse in tribes, communities, and states in HHS Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).
Presenters
Dalene Beaulieu, MS
Dalene Beaulieu, MS, serves as the Senior Communities Prevention Strategist and Director of Training and Family Programs at the University of Washington's Center for Communities That Care (CTC), within the Social Development Research Group's School of Social Work. Drawing from her 12 years of experience coordinating a CTC Coalition in Maine, she now provides training, technical assistance, and coaching to communities worldwide. Her personal experience witnessing CTC's effectiveness in addressing youth substance use and suicide in her own community inspired her transition to helping implement these systems globally. She divides her time between summers in midcoast Maine and traveling throughout the continental US.
Registration
COST: FREE!
Continuing Education
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance of 1 hour for completion of this live webinar event.
Questions
Please contact Holly Simak ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Kathy Gardner ([email protected]).
