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COURSE DESCRIPTION In part two of this five-part series, Dr. Hayden Center takes you on the next step of your data journey to "ditch the discomfort." We discuss what it means to "read" data, identify tips to help you understand data, research, and evaluate outcomes, and give you prevention-related opportunities to practice reading data.  Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below is the PowerPoint for this webinar. PowerPoint     Begin Your Data Journey and Ditch the Discomfort Are you curious about what you need to know as a prevention professional to participate in data-based decision-making? Have you been working with a prevention grant that requires you to conduct a needs assessment or an evaluation? If you are relatively new to prevention or new to using data, this series is for you! In this five-part series, Dr. Hayden Center will take you on a data journey, from providing an overview of the basic components of data literacy to then taking a deeper dive in parts two through four to learn more about data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and finally visualizing and communicating data to your partners. During this journey, there will be discussion and practical tips from Dr. Center; who has worked with local community prevention organizations to build capacity around working with data.     PRESENTER Dr. Hayden D. Center, Jr. was most recently on faculty at Auburn University at Montgomery in the Department of Psychology, where he taught for ten years. He has taught at several universities over the past thirty years.  He has also been a licensed professional counselor (LPC) specializing in addiction issues for over 30 years. Dr. Center has worked as a consultant in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention since 1987.  He has worked in the field of prevention for more than 30 years. He served as the director of a US Department of Education (USDOE) grant while at Auburn University.  He served the State of Alabama Department of Education as the coordinator of the state Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. He was a consultant to the Alabama Governor’s Office of Drug Abuse Policy for ten years and has worked with numerous state and local agencies in the state of Alabama. He served as the evaluator for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s (CSAP) Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (SECAPT) and the Border Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (BCAPT). He has provided over 300 trainings and workshops on the topics of “science-based prevention,” “evaluation,” “risk and protective factors”, and “sustainability.”  He has worked with numerous agencies and organizations at the national, state, and local levels as an evaluator, including three Drug-Free Community grants.  His experience includes working with several projects to develop databases, collect and interpret data, and produce data dissemination products and materials. Most recently Dr. Center has conducted training on implementation science, the psychopharmacology of marijuana, opioid use disorder, the opioid epidemic, and prevention of opioid overdose death.  He is also working on the development of a sustainability toolkit that was released in the Fall of 2019.  He and three colleagues presented an overview of the toolkit at the National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference in Chicago in 2019.    

Balancing Fidelity and Adaptation: Tools and Strategies for Successful Evidence-based Program Implementation and Sustainability   January 12, 2022   Description The adoption of an effective program is only the first step toward achieving the positive youth and family outcomes community-based organizations aim to achieve. Research has demonstrated time and time again that high-quality implementation and capacity to sustain evidence-based programs over time is critical to attaining improved youth and family outcomes. However, there continues to be substantial debate about whether programs should be flexibly adapted to fit local contexts or delivered with strict fidelity to the original program model. Increasingly, evidence from research and practice indicates that there must be a balance between the two to achieve positive and sustained program outcomes. This webinar will provide an overview of the latest research on the fidelity vs. adaptation debate and will share best practice tools and strategies for community organizations aiming to balance program fidelity and adaptation to meet the needs of their local communities.   Objectives By the end of the webinar, participants will: Increase understanding of research on evidence-based prevention program fidelity, adaptation, and sustainability Learn four key ingredients for successful evidence-based prevention program sustainability Learn five best practices for how to balance evidence-based prevention program fidelity and adaptation to achieve positive and sustained program outcomes   Presenter Dr. Brittany Cooper is Associate Professor of Human Development, Youth and Family Extension Specialist, and the Director of the Prevention Science PhD program at Washington State University. Dr. Cooper’s research, teaching, and outreach centers around the translation of prevention science for public health impact. For nearly a decade, she has collaborated with federal, state, and other community stakeholders to improve the field’s understanding of how best to support evidence-based prevention programs in diverse community settings.   Webinar Recording and Slides Webinar Recording Webinar Slide-deck   Additional Resources Program Sustainability Assessment Tool Balancing Fidelity and Adaptation: A Guide for Evidence-Based Program Implementation How Can We Keep It Going? Key Ingredients for Evidence-Based Program Sustainability   Questions? Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen ([email protected]) if you have additional questions about the content related to this webinar.

Adaptation in Substance Misuse Prevention: Improving Effectiveness and Achieving Better Outcomes: Peer Sharing Call    Date  November 9, 2020    Description  Adaptation is often an inevitable factor in implementing a prevention program. This peer sharing call further discusses adaptation and its crucial role in effective prevention and how adaptations can help overcome unforeseen challenges, like those introduced by COVID-19.    Key Discussion Points  Define key adaptation-related concepts  List steps in the process of implementing “best fit” adaptations  Examine real world examples of adaptations to distill elements of success  Identify considerations for adapting interventions in response to changing community contexts  Share experiences, pose questions, and discuss challenges relating to adaptation    Presenters  Ivy Jones-Turner, MPA - For over 20 years, Ivy has provided organizational capacity assistance on health promotion and prevention in substance abuse, suicide, violence, injury, and mental health with nonprofit and community-based organizations, state and faith-based agencies, and school districts. Her capacity building skills include program evaluation, training and technical assistance in program design and implementation, organizational development, partnerships/collaborations, and grant management. Ms. Jones Turner is a Certified Prevention Specialist and holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.  Jessica Goldberg - Is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. Jess, a certified prevention specialist and highly skilled trainer, designs and delivers impactful learning events, consultation, and coaching support. For over a decade, she has specialized in building capacity to improve behavioral health at the national, state, regional and local levels. She brings a deep commitment to health equity and mental health equity to her leadership of in-person and virtual training and technical assistance (TTA). Her areas of expertise include preventing youth substance use; promoting cross-sector collaborations; addressing health disparities; and supporting needs assessment, strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MSW and MPH from Boston University.  Samantha Harries – Is currently the Director of Operations at the New Jersey Prevention Network, a public health agency working to create healthier communities by reducing the burden of substance abuse, addiction and other chronic disease. Previously the director of a County based prevention agency, she has been in the field of prevention for over 20 years and deeply involved with evidence-based programming at the local community, regional and statewide level     Supplemental Materials: Session Slides Transcript

Adaptation in Substance Misuse Prevention: Improving Effectiveness and Achieving Better Outcomes: Webinar  Date  November 2, 2020    Description  Adaptation is often an inevitable factor in implementing a prevention program. This webinar introduces adaptation and its crucial role in effective prevention and how adaptations can help overcome unforeseen challenges, like those introduced by COVID-19.    Key Discussion Points  Define key adaptation-related concepts  List steps in the process of implementing “best fit” adaptations  Examine real world examples of adaptations to distill elements of success  Identify considerations for adapting interventions in response to changing community contexts    Presenters  Ivy Jones-Turner – is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. For over 20 years, Ivy has provided organizational capacity assistance on health promotion and prevention in substance abuse, suicide, violence, injury, and mental health with nonprofit and community-based organizations, state and faith-based agencies, and school districts. Her capacity building skills include program evaluation, training and technical assistance in program design and implementation, organizational development, partnerships/collaborations, and grant management. Ms. Jones Turner is a Certified Prevention Specialist and holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.  Jessica Goldberg - is a training and technical assistance specialist with Education Development Center. Jess, a certified prevention specialist and highly skilled trainer, designs and delivers impactful learning events, consultation, and coaching support. For over a decade, she has specialized in building capacity to improve behavioral health at the national, state, regional and local levels. She brings a deep commitment to health equity and mental health equity to her leadership of in-person and virtual training and technical assistance (TTA). Her areas of expertise include preventing youth substance use; promoting cross-sector collaborations; addressing health disparities; and supporting needs assessment, strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MSW and MPH from Boston University.  Kim Dash – Kim Dash is a senior research scientist with Education Development Center. Kim develops, evaluates, and promotes the use of evidence-informed public health interventions. An expert in evaluation, she uses qualitative and quantitative methods to assess public health program and policy implementation and effectiveness. She specializes in evaluation capacity building and directed a national initiative that helped 500 community-based organizations design and evaluate innovative prevention programs for underserved populations. Kim holds an MPH from the University of North Carolina and a PhD in Child, Youth, and Family Policy from Brandeis University.      Supplemental Materials  Handout 1: Continuum of Adaptation and Fidelity  Handout 2: Finding the “Best Fit” Adaptations  Handout 3: Adaptation Planning Form Session Slides Session Transcript Webinar Flyer