Webinar Description
What if college graduates entered the prevention workforce with basic knowledge of prevention science, the Strategic Prevention Framework, and the importance of evidence-based programs, practices, and policies? Despite the interdisciplinary nature of substance misuse prevention, traditional college courses often lack explicit content relevant to this critical field. To address this, the Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) developed curriculum infusion packages that can be easily inserted into existing college-level coursework to engage the pre-professional workforce. This webinar will explore the pressing need for capacity-building within the pre-professional workforce, guide participants through the Pacific Southwest PTTC’s curriculum infusion packages, “The Power of Prevention,” and discuss additional ways they can be utilized to develop knowledge and skills for coalition staff, volunteers, and partners.
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Articulate the need to increase exposure to prevention science and application prior to entering the prevention workforce
- Describe the benefits of curriculum infusion packages as an innovative method of introducing core prevention concepts
- Discuss how curriculum infusion packages are useful and accessible across professional roles and can increase prevention knowledge regardless of educational background or status
Who Should Participate:
Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau.
Presenters:
Michelle Frye-Spray, MS, CPS
Michelle Frye-Spray specializes in integrating prevention science, capacity-building, and workforce development to expedite the adoption and diffusion of evidence-based interventions that achieve intended outcomes. With over 30 years of experience in substance misuse prevention, including 15 years focused on managing and delivering Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) services to states, jurisdictions, and tribes across the western region, she has extensive subject matter expertise in designing and delivering learner-centered, skills-based training and consultations to secondary educators, prevention practitioners, pre-professionals, coalition members, including under-served populations and organizations, on the application of prevention science. As part of her work with SAMSHA’s Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), she has chaired and co-chaired the Cannabis Prevention and Community, Coalition, and Collaboration Workgroups, and as a member of the Prevention Workforce Development Workgroup contributed to updating the SPF Application for Success Training (SAPST).
Britany Wiele, CPS
Britany Wiele is a Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Specialist for the Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), administered by CASAT at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). In this role, she provides direct TTA services to build state, jurisdiction, tribal, and community capacity in the application of data-driven decision-making to the selection, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based programs and practices to prevent substance misuse within the Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 9. Additionally, Ms. Wiele chairs the National PTTC Cannabis Risk Work Group. Prior to her work with CASAT, she served as Program Manager for Join Together Northern Nevada, a substance misuse prevention coalition serving Washoe County, NV where she implemented effective community-wide youth and adult substance misuse prevention programs, developed informational materials, and delivered presentations relating to prevention, drug trends, and other topics to diverse audiences.
Dates & Times:
States and American Samoa
Thursday, May 9, 2024
03:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. Pacific (Including Arizona)
12:00 p.m. - 01:00 p.m. Hawaii
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. American Samoa
Pacific Jurisdictions
Friday, May 10, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands
09:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae
08:00 a.m. - 09:00 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap
07:00 a.m. - 08:00 a.m. Republic of Palau
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Cost: Free!
Registration
Certificates of Attendance
Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.0 hour for participating in the live event.
Questions?
Please email Reagan Hart at [email protected] for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Britany Wiele ([email protected]).