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Introduction to the Prevention Core Competencies

The Introduction to Prevention Core Competencies for Prevention Professionals was designed to introduce practitioners to the essential competencies, knowledge, and skill to work in substance use and misuse prevention. It is based on the Prevention Core Competencies published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The course provides a foundation for service delivery based on prevention science and the use of evidence-based practices. It strengthens the understanding of effective planning and implementation approaches and encourages the pursuit of more specialized training and professional development. 1. Describe the key elements of prevention planning and evaluation. 2. Understand the core prevention professional knowledge, skills, and competencies. 3. Acknowledge the importance of research-based theories and processes that help explain and build effective prevention interventions. 4. Describe how evidence-based (EB) prevention strategies can be delivered across settings including the family, school, media, community, or workplace. Certificate of Completion Available
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Introduction to Adolescent SBIRT from a Prevention Perspective
The following e-learning course provide an overview of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocol for use with adolescents (ages 9 to 22). The content of this e-learning course was designed for prevention professionals, school personnel, social workers, addictions counselors, and other non-medical professionals. Course Objectives: 1. Describe what SBIRT stands for and what each component means. 2. Identify why SBIRT is relevant and important for use with adolescents and young adults. 3. Demonstrate the ability to recognize the prevalence of substance use among youth and how SBIRT can prevent longer-term problems. 4. Define standard measures of various types of drinks/alcohol to increase knowledge of baseline information and guidelines regarding moderate and high-risk alcohol use. Certificate of Completion Available
Published: May 14, 2021
Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (Pre-SAPST Course)
This foundational course serves as the required, introductory module for the in-person Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST). This self-paced course offers practitioners new to the field of prevention, or working in related fields, an introduction to the history of prevention, key concepts and definitions, specific drug effects, and an exciting glimpse into the effects of substance use and addiction on the brain. Participants will learn about: Basic terminology and facts; History of substance use and prevention in the United States; Addiction and the brain; and, Effects and health risks of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. 5.0 Hours Certificate of Completion Available. *Note: this course is a required pre-requisite course for the in-person Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST) but can be taken as a stand-alone course.
Published: August 25, 2022
Introduction to the Prevention Core Competencies
The Introduction to Prevention Core Competencies for Prevention Professionals was designed to introduce practitioners to the essential competencies, knowledge, and skill to work in substance use and misuse prevention. It is based on the Prevention Core Competencies published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The course provides a foundation for service delivery based on prevention science and the use of evidence-based practices. It strengthens the understanding of effective planning and implementation approaches and encourages the pursuit of more specialized training and professional development. 1. Describe the key elements of prevention planning and evaluation. 2. Understand the core prevention professional knowledge, skills, and competencies. 3. Acknowledge the importance of research-based theories and processes that help explain and build effective prevention interventions. 4. Describe how evidence-based (EB) prevention strategies can be delivered across settings including the family, school, media, community, or workplace. Certificate of Completion Available
Published: March 7, 2023
Logic Models: Mapping Your Prevention Efforts
Logic Models: Mapping Your Prevention Efforts is a course for prevention practitioners to help them understand logic models, and provide guidance for building a logic model for their prevention program. The course consists of an interactive content module and a completion quiz. It is estimated that the course may take up to 2 hours to complete. Certificate of Completion Available
Published: October 28, 2022
Minecraft, not Ms. Pac-Man: Transforming Prevention Presentations for Today’s Audience
Hey, the 90s called … they want their slide deck AND presentation back! Coalitions use presentations as a primary strategy to disseminate information, build skills, ignite calls to action and influence change. However most of us never receive any formal training in presentation design – despite all we expect them to do for us. Consequently, our presentations are as dated as dial-up Internet. In this session, you’ll learn a framework based in brain science to develop and deliver exceptional presentations – every time – using the tools and resources you already have. Get ready to transform your audience with modern and powerful presentations. 1.5 Hour Certificate of Completion Available
Published: March 18, 2019
Opioid Overdose Prevention and Infectious Disease Control: Opportunities for Collaboration
The major focus of this online course is to discuss how opioid misuse and overdose prevention strategies can be coordinated with efforts around infectious disease control in order to improve data collection, align resources, increase access to focus populations, and address shared risk and protective factors. By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 1. Describe the current intersections between the opioid epidemic and the increases in infectious disease. 2. Share evidence-based and promising interventions for addressing the epidemic. 3. Identify potential roles for prevention practitioners. 3.0 Hour Certificate of Completion Available
Published: June 15, 2020
Preventing Underage Cannabis Use: Risk/Protective Factors & Effective Communication
As the landscape of medicinal and adult personal use of cannabis change across the country, prevention practitioners are left with mixed messages about how to address youth cannabis use. Research is catching up to this changing landscape, and new information about how perception of harm and related factors impact youth cannabis use are emerging. This two-module, 2.5 hour, webinar course will focus on the research behind those factors, as well as evidence-informed strategies for addressing them. Certificate of Completion Available
Published: August 2, 2022
Prevention in Action Series: Teaching the SAPST at a University
In this one-hour self-paced course, participants will: 1. Review milestones in this history of prevention certification in Maine. 2. Review background that led to the development of the SAPST course. 3. Understand the structure and content of a University course focusing on the SAPST. 4. Learn about example content of the SAPST course. 5. Examine implementation and logistical methods and challenges of the SAPST course. Certificate of Completion Available
Published: July 19, 2019
Prevention Science Foundation: Shared Risk and Protective Factors
Welcome to Prevention Science Foundation: Shared Risk and Protective Factors. This course is a 7 hour, self-paced course for working in the field of prevention and healthy youth development. Learners will watch videos, read information from the surgeon general, and reflect on their learning using journaling techniques. Participants will apply and test their knowledge through quizzes following each module. The goal of this course is to help participants understand prevention science. Join Kevin Haggerty, the Director of the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), and John Briney, Research Scientist and Data Manager, for a deeper dive into risk and protective factors for healthy youth development – what they are, why they’re important, and how to measure them at the community level. Certificate of Completion Available
Published: October 12, 2023
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