The Virtual SPF Application for Prevention Success Training (SAPST) blends a pre-requisite, self-paced online course with a combination of live, interactive sessions conducted over video conferencing and individual homework assignments completed before and between the live sessions. Grounded in current research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), the Virtual SAPST provides foundational knowledge and skills necessary to implement effective, data-driven prevention interventions that improve substance-related outcomes, reduce behavioral health disparities, and improve wellness.

Please note the following:

• Course preparation -  Participants will need to create an account and complete the Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (Pre-SAPST 5-hour Course). Completion is required before January 21st, and provide your certificate of completion to [email protected].
• Course Capacity - The registration allows for 30 participants - registrants must work in the Region 7 area - Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. The registration will close after 30 individuals have registered.
• Participation - During the training, cameras must be on for the duration to receive the certificate of completion. This ensures full participation in the course and interaction with others during breakout rooms.
• Homework - There will be homework during the course of the training - all assignments will be submitted online for trainer review.

LEVEL OF COMMITMENT

The expected time commitment for this training is 31 hours. Participants must complete the entire SAPST to receive a certificate for 31 hours of participation. No partial credit will be given.

DATES:

January 21, 23, 28, and 30 from 9:00 AM–3:30 PM CT

Participants must work in the Mid-America PTTC - Region 7 - Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas 

OUR MASTER TRAINERS

• Jodee Goche, M.Ed, MPS - SAPST Master Trainer
• Ben E. Stevenson II, MS, CPP - Prevention Professional, Master Trainer

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The Virtual SAPST includes the following topic areas:

• Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (self-paced, online)
  • Basic terminology and facts
  • History of substance use and prevention in the U.S.
  • Addiction and the brain
  • Effects and health risks of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
• Setting the Foundation: From Theory to Practice (live video-conference sessions and homework activities)
  • Behavioral health
  • Institute of Medicine’s/National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Continuum of Care
  • Public health approach
  • Risk and protective factors
  • Developmental perspective
• Application: SAMHSA’s SPF (live video-conference sessions and homework activities)
  • Assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation
  • Cultural competence, sustainability

The SAPST is designed for:

• Entry-level (less than five years) substance misuse prevention administrators and practitioners
• Members of substance misuse prevention community coalitions
• Professionals working in fields related to substance misuse prevention
• Training and technical assistance providers supporting those in the substance misuse prevention workforce and broader community