This 4-part intensive training course offers an interactive experience for participants to learn how to develop a sustainability plan. Sustainability planning is an intentional process of looking critically at your current prevention infrastructure, strategic planning process, and strategies to sustain meaningful prevention outcomes beyond current funding. Additional steps in sustainability planning include priority setting, resource and feasibility analysis, communication planning, and resource and grant development.

The facilitators will demonstrate how to use a set of tools to facilitate sustainability planning with community partners and will coach participants to set actionable steps and timelines to complete a plan over the next year. This course offers structured, skill-based learning opportunities, readings, and learning assignments to complete between sessions, along with group activities and discussions to enhance the application of the new skills.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define sustainability and summarize key findings from research on sustainability.
• Explain the value of sustainability planning to key community stakeholders.
• Identify and recruit key stakeholders to participate in a Sustainability Planning Team.
• Complete five tasks necessary for effective sustainability planning.
• Share and use a set of tools to develop a sustainability plan.

AUDIENCE:

This training is for substance misuse prevention practitioners located in HHS Region 5: Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. If you live outside Region 5, you are welcome to complete the application and be placed on the wait list. Individuals from outside Region 5 will be accepted IF space is available. Apply here to participate. https://forms.gle/e1CYWpxoAtexwULQ7  The deadline to apply is March 21.

PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS:

• Participate in all four training sessions that will be taking place from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT on April 3, 10, 17, and 24.
• Download and complete the Session 1 prep packet before the first session on April 3.
• Complete approximately 1 hour of homework and submit completed work via Google forms between each session.
• Have access to the appropriate technology and work environment necessary to join the Zoom sessions with your camera on and a working microphone.
• Actively engage and have full face visible during each session—must be on camera at least 90% of the time.

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS:

Before applying, please take note of the following participation requirements and training information:

• This is not a webinar series. It is a highly interactive virtual training series.
• Approximately 1 hour of homework will be assigned before each session.
• Participants are required to attend all training sessions in full (with camera on and face visible) and must complete all homework assignments to be eligible to receive certification of participation for this series.

CERTIFICATES:

Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance for 12 hours via email within two weeks after the training.

PRESENTERS:

Michelle Majeres

Michelle Majeres is a senior prevention specialist with nearly 20 years in the field and lives in South Dakota. She is an experienced trainer in substance misuse prevention, suicide prevention, and mental health promotion. Michelle is trained to deliver several evidence-based prevention programs.  She currently serves as a Training and Technical Assistance Specialist at Education Development Center. Where she provides training and technical assistance to state- and community-level prevention professionals.

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Social Work and Human Resources from South Dakota State University. She is also a Certified Prevention Specialist.

Erin Ficker 

Erin Ficker serves as a prevention manager for the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) For nearly 20 years, she has built the capacity of clients to perform prevention work effectively using the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). She has in-depth knowledge and training experience in the SPF process, including specific work in evaluation, sustainability, assessment, and working with diverse populations. She provides services to a wide range of prevention and behavioral health specialists.is an expert in substance misuse prevention, an accomplished training and technical assistance (T/TA) provider, and a certified senior prevention specialist. She brings extensive expertise in supporting, designing, and delivering engaging professional learning, and providing comprehensive T/TA for states and community-level prevention professionals.

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.