The Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network offers a variety of Prevention Ethics courses, both self-paced and moderated, and all of our courses are free! Check out this page to learn more about the courses we offer and how to sign up.
Online Moderated Ethics Course
As substance use prevention professionals, we regularly face situations that require us to make ethical decisions. Often it is clear how to act ethically; sometimes it is not.
This two-week, asynchronous moderated course, adapted from the original SAMHSA Center for Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) course, explores the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics, brought to life with realistic examples designed to enhance participant understanding. The course also introduces a decision-making process to help practitioners apply this code to a variety of ethical dilemmas, and an online discussion area to facilitate discussion with other course participants.
SIX HOUR ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUALLY MODERATED COURSE
Course Frequency
Additional sessions will be added up to every three weeks.
Certification Hours
6 hours over two weeks. While moderated, this online ethics course is asynchronous and completed at your pace within the module timeframes. Nothing happens “live”, but the discussion board posts and course progress have built in due dates. You will work independently, and the moderator will ensure the cohort is contributing to the discussion and progressing together.
Price
Brought to you free of charge by the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network.
Certification Hours
A certificate for six (6) training hours is provided upon completion. This ethics training has been endorsed by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) and meets the IC&RC’s prevention ethics education requirement for prevention specialist credentialing.
Notification to register is distributed only via email two weeks before the course start-date. To receive notification, please join our PTTC email list. Registration is first-come first-serve, and we are unable to manage a waitlist at this time.
All current sessions are full - additional sessions are scheduled for:
July 29-August 9
August 12-23
August 19-30
September 9-20
Ethics in Prevention Foundations: A Guide for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners
This three-hour, self-paced foundations course is an important introductory component of many state, tribal and jurisdictional prevention systems as well as an essential element for those working towards a prevention certification. This course is appropriate for anyone working in the field of substance misuse prevention.
The goal of the course is to help substance misuse prevention practitioners make ethical choices in their everyday work. It covers key terminology, the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics, and a decision-making process to use when faced with an ethical dilemma.
Three-hour self-paced course
Individuals who only need a three-hour ethics course for certification renewal are encouraged to enroll in the self-paced online course.
This 3-hour SELF-PACED course is based on the moderated Ethics in Prevention: A Guide for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners. This course is appropriate for anyone working in the field of substance abuse prevention. It covers key terminology, the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics, and a decision-making process to use when faced with an ethical dilemma. 3.0 Hours Certificate of Completion Available. *Note: this is NOT the moderated course version and cannot be used as credit hours towards IC&RC’s prevention ethics education/training requirement for prevention specialist credentialing. You must pre-register with the PTTC for a moderated version.
Este curso es adecuado para todos aquellos que trabajen en el campo de la prevención del uso de sustancias tóxicas. Abarca la terminología clave, los seis principios del Código Ético de la Prevención y un proceso de toma de decisiones que se puede utilizar ante un dilema ético. Se otorga un Certificado de Finalización por 3.0 Horas. *Nota: esta NO es la versión moderada del curso y no se puede utilizar como horas de crédito para el requisito de educación/capacitación en ética preventiva del IC&RC para la acreditación de especialista en prevención.
This two-hour e-learning training offers experienced prevention professionals an in-depth exploration of the role of ethics in substance misuse prevention work. The course includes a brief overview of basic ethical concepts and then explores some of the pertinent issues in prevention ethics. It also provides expanded opportunities to apply a decision-making model to challenge ethical issues.
This 2-hour eLearning training offers experienced prevention professionals an in-depth exploration of the role of ethics in substance misuse prevention work. The course includes a brief overview of basic ethical concepts and then explores some of the pertinent issues in prevention ethics. It also provides expanded opportunities to apply a decision-making model to challenge ethical issues. Certificate of Completion Available
