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Onboarding Roadmap Adapted from an onboarding document created by the New England PTTC, the South Southwest PTTC has developed a guide tailored for states, tribes, and communities in Region 6, which includes the 5 states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. This new guide is intended to supplement program-specific training and give an overview of the prevention field to start preventionists on the road to success. The content is not specific to any one funding source or program and can be used by new preventionist working in any federal, state, tribal, or locally funded prevention project.        

  Webinar Description Creating a personal professional development plan can seem challenging, whether it’s finding time within our schedules or balancing family obligations, deciding which trainings to select, or overcoming difficulties and finding the motivation to continue. In this webinar we looked at the benefits of creating and regularly reviewing a professional development plan and examined the key components to include in creating professional development plans, including:   · Revisiting personal professional development goals and strategies considered or started · Assessing and identifying successes and challenges in personal development plans · Exploring strategies to overcome professional development challenges · Exploring potential career pathways and approaches to a career in prevention · Developing a personal 6-month professional development plan   Presenter Carol Oliver is a nationally recognized leader and trainer in substance misuse prevention. She has expertise in knowledge translation, instructional design, and strategic planning. She specializes in developing systems to solve complex health-related problems and creating effective behavioral health workforces. Nicole M. Augustine is a passionate prevention thought leader, dedicated to using innovative strategies to strengthen communities, address health inequities, and drive change. An experienced training and technical assistance (TA) specialist, she specializes in integrating equity throughout the strategic prevention framework. Nicole is a Certified Substance Use Prevention Consultant and a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. She is the author of Prevention Specialist Exam Study Guide (Routledge), a book that helps readers understand the competencies and knowledge necessary to become a certified prevention specialist.   Additional Resources  Flyer  PowerPoint  Handout

Passing the IC&RC Prevention Exam: A Comprehensive Study Guide and Test- Taking Strategy Series The International Credentialing & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) observed that the Prevention Specialist (PS) certification exam pass rate decreased from 82% in 2016 to 62% in 2018 (IC&RC, 2019). Establishing a competent prevention workforce has been critical for achieving success and improving long-term health outcomes for all. The utilization of evidence-based strategies is paramount in addressing this global public health crisis. Each session of this 3-part series, focuses on the tools and skills necessary for prevention professionals to prepare to sit for the IC&RC PS certification exam. Select the DOWNLOAD button at the top of the page to access the training materials. The recordings for the series are available to participants. Please email [email protected] for assistance.   SESSION 1: In this session, we will delve into the content covered in the Prevention Specialist Exam Study Guide with a focus on developing a strong foundational understanding of the key concepts.   SESSION 2: Building on the content covered in session 1, this session will explore foundational concepts that are key to successfully passing the exam.     SESSION 3: This final session will focus on interactive test-taking strategies by practicing sample exam questions.     PRESENTER Nicole M Augustine is the Founder & CEO of RIZE Consultants, Inc, a strategic consulting firm founded in January 2015. Nicole is an entrepreneur, public health professional, and social justice advocate. Nicole received her B.A. in Sociology from Cornell University and her Master of Public Health from The George Washington University School of Public Health. Nicole gained the Prevention Specialist credential in 2014 and has worked at every level of prevention practice - from providing prevention education to providing training and technical assistance to communities, states, and federal agencies. In addition to managing RIZE Consultants, Nicole serves as an Advanced Implementation Specialist with the Opioid Response Network, a consultant to the Prevention Technology Transfer Center, and the Region 3 / 4 Director for SAMHSA's new Strategic Prevention TA Center.   In August 2022, Nicole published the Prevention Specialist Exam Study Guide to help readers understand the competencies and knowledge necessary to become a Prevention Specialist (PS) and adequately prepare prevention professionals to pass the Prevention Specialist certification exam. Nicole is a passionate prevention thought leader with a desire to be of greater impact and drive community change through innovative strategies.      

  Use the attached fillable PDF to help develop your "why" and think of ways you can share it.     

Building Management Skills for Prevention Professionals    In this video series, trainer Robert Kenney, PhD, discusses practical strategies and approaches to address common supervision and management challenges. Using these videos and the accompanying handouts, prevention professionals will learn useful tips for building team relationships, providing feedback, conducting performance appraisals, and evaluating their own supervisory skills. The videos can be used together to build skills across several areas or can be used as independent lessons for those interested in a specific topic. As you work through these videos and exercises, you will see how many of the skills we develop as prevention specialists can also be used to lead and support teams as supervisors and managers. This series is intended for new and experienced supervisors as well as those aspiring to a supervisory role, and may be useful to those supervising volunteers as well as staff. Team Development through Trust Developing strong relationships with members of your team requires trust between supervisors and staff, but how can supervisors build trust with their teams? This video discusses the importance of trust within teams and strategies to help build and maintain trust.   DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT.     Coaching and Providing Feedback As a supervisor, you are responsible for helping your staff grow in their roles and providing feedback to your staff, but it can be challenging to know how to approach these tasks. This video will walk you through one approach to providing solutions-focused coaching and constructive feedback.   DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT.     Performance Appraisals Performance appraisals are an important aspect of being a supervisor, but as with coaching, it may be hard to know where to start. This video will discuss the value of performance appraisal and how to work with your team to conduct performance appraisals to empower your team’s growth.   DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT.     Supervisory Self-Evaluation Understanding your own strengths as a supervisor and identifying areas for growth can be a useful exercise for both new and experienced supervisors. This video will provide some guidance for assessing your own supervisory skills and creating a development plan to continue building your skills as a supervisor.   DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT. About the presenter: Robert Kenney, Ph.D. As president of Partners Through Training based in Richmond Virginia, Bob has been delivering training and consultation since 1993. He has worked nationally and internationally helping people develop and practice business skills in the areas of leadership, management, and collaborative teamwork. He has partnered with 19 centers for continuing and executive education at major universities, including the University of Southern Maine, Duke University and their Nonprofit Management Program, and the Universities of North Carolina, Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Maine. Bob holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in social and organizational psychology, with a specialization in small group training and organizational analysis, from the State University New York at Buffalo. His educational activities engage learners to transform and intentionally shape their present and future connections to a more collaborative workplace. Bob has spent some time working in the field of behavioral health at Greater Lynn Mental Health Association, now called Bridgewell, and Presbyterian Homes and Family Services, now called HumanKind, in Virginia. Bob also works with the New England PTTC Prevention Mentoring program.   For additional questions about this product, please contact Kristen Erickson [email protected].   Browse the New Prevention Specialist Credentialing Interactive Map from the PTTC Network Coordinating Office & The International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC).

  Webinar Description How we as prevention professionals communicate our prevention messages to our intended audience is key to our success in reaching sustainable long term substance abuse prevention outcomes.  While we have many tools at our disposal, harnessing the power of these tools to convey our prevention message and inspiring our audience to see their place at the table is how we know that our communication strategy is effective.     During this two-part series, we: Reviewed communication goals in prevention and dug into the “who” and the “what” as it relates to promoting our prevention message(s) Explored best practices for creating slides, handouts, and newsletters to support prevention efforts Identified practices that help persuade our target audience to engage in our initiative and take action   Session 2 is an opportunity to review using tools such as newsletters, handouts and slides.   Presenters  Clara McCurdy-Kirlis is a multilingual communications and project management professional and has over 15 years of experience in project development, implementation, and management. She has held lead roles in health and education instructional design for adult learners, e-learning design and delivery, higher education curricula development, and interdisciplinary project coordination. McCurdy-Kirlis has also led communities of practice (CoP) with an emphasis on facilitating dialogue in a safe space where participants can share successes, challenges, and brainstorm solutions together. Clara designs virtual and face-to-face training materials and creates tools, blogs, and informational resources for the Northeast and Caribbean Prevention Technology Transfer Center in English and Spanish.   Additional Resources  Flyer  PowerPoint

In this Issue:   Alignment and Synergy for Prevention Leadership Epi Corner: Children's Mental Health: Protecting the Most Vulnerable What's Happening Around the Region? Other Opportunities

  IC&RC Prevention Specialist Certification: What, Why, and How A Panel Presentation May 10, 2023   Panel Presentation Description Regardless of the service, those seeking a provider want to be sure that that person is both competent and ethical. This is especially important when the services are human services, such as prevention of substance misuse and mental illness. The International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium is the only organization that certifies prevention providers. Featuring a representative from each state or jurisdiction’s certification board, this panel presentation will discuss the need and process of becoming certified as a Prevention Specialist as well as highlight information about board-specific requirements and application procedures. By the end of this panel presentation, participants will be able to: Identify at least three reasons why certification of prevention specialists is important Outline the international process for certifying prevention specialists Describe the international prevention certification examination and its development List the certification requirements for their specific state or jurisdiction   Learning Session Materials IC&RC Certified Prevention Specialist Presentation Slides (pdf) IC&RC Certified Prevention Specialist Presentation Recording     Presenter Sandra Puerini Del Sesto, M.Ed, ACPS, is a consultant and master trainer who has provided community and strategic planning, program development, and capacity building in all areas of prevention practice throughout the United States. She was the founder and for 30 years the executive director of a statewide, multi-service prevention program and a founder of Rhode Island’s largest non-profit treatment program. In addition to her prevention work, she was the founding director of the Institute for Addiction Recovery at Rhode Island College. Sandra is a delegate to and the former Prevention Committee Co-Chair of the IC&RC. She is a member of the faculty and advisory board of the New England School of Addiction Studies, a member of the Advisory Board for the National Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), the National Hispanic/Latino PTTC and the New England PTTC. Sandra is a co-author of SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) and its Basic and Advanced Prevention Ethics as well as many other courses and webinars. She has previously trained members of the US National Guard in prevention planning. Sandra received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston College (Newton), and her Master’s degree in counselor education from Rhode Island College. She also completed a certificate program in nonprofit management through Brown University in Providence. Ms. Del Sesto is an Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist. Certification Board Panelists Wayne Giles Arizona Board for Certification of Addiction Counselors Pete Nielson California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals Angela Bolan Hawaii Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division Britany Wiele (on behalf of Natalie Powell) Nevada Certification Board James Arriola Pacific Behavioral Health Council and Certification Board   Questions? Contact Britany Wiele ([email protected]) if you have additional questions about the content related to this webinar.

Watch this video to see some of our alumni and fellows sharing their experience as participants of the National Hispanic and Latino Executive Leadership and Fellowship Program! The National Hispanic and Latino Executive Leadership and Fellowship Program is designed to help entry-level to mid-level career leaders/managers become great leaders in their field. The program focuses on leadership capacity building offering behavioral health leaders the opportunity to discover and expand their leadership strengths and be better prepared when new and greater opportunities come up.

This resource is adapted by the Southeast PTTC from a resource created in partnership with the Maine Prevention Workforce Development Workgroup, convened by AdCare Educational Institute of Maine under contract with the Maine Center for Disease Control. It aims to meet universal developmental training needs of the substance misuse prevention workforce in the Southeast. This resource is not specific to any one funding source or program. This resource can be used by new or current prevention professionals entering the field working in any federal, state, or locally funded prevention coalition, organization, or initiative. The purpose of this resource is to provide an overview of, and orientation to, the field of substance use prevention. We hope that the information will assist new professionals to become successful and productive. It is likely that your specific initiative or organization has its own on-boarding process and tools. This resource is offered as a supplement to your training. This document is a living document that will change as the field of substance use prevention changes. The most current document can be found at the download link above.

This is part 2 of the “4 E’s Learning Lab” series. Presenters will describe and explore a) how the 4 E’s can be applied in prevention work and b) how the 4 E’s can be implemented throughout the Strategic Prevention Framework. Learning Objectives: Describe how the 4 E’s intersect with the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)  Provide insights into how the 4 E’s can be operationalized within the SPF Network with prevention providers, community coalitions and community partners on how to apply the 4 E’s in their work. About the Presenters:     Carlton Hall is the President and CEO of Carlton Hall Consulting LLC (CHC), a multi-faceted, full-service consulting firm designed to provide customized solutions and enable measurable change for communities, organizations, families, and individuals. Carlton Hall has been providing intensive substance abuse prevention focused and community problem solving services to the nation for the last 25 years. Currently, Carlton and the CHC team provide executive training and technical assistance support to the Southeast PTTC (Region 4)       Dorothy Chaney is the Founder of Wisconsin Community Health Alliance, an organization committed to supporting coalitions, agencies, and individuals to improve the health of their communities and the environments in which they live. Dorothy is committed to equity in community health and works with communities both nationally and internationally to address health disparities and support the development of local solutions to complex problems. For more than 20 years, Dorothy has worked with community-based coalitions to address the impact of substance use on youth and families. Dorothy has also served on many state level work groups and advisory committees in Wisconsin. Chaney also works with communities to implement collective impact approaches to improve community health.

  This training will lead you to better understand what drives motivation to engage and commit time, energy and resources to any initiative. By learning to understand this core value you can help facilitate increased engagement and minimize frustration. Unpack the concept of The Golden Circle from Start with WHY Share tools and the process to discover your individual WHY Work 1-on-1 to write your WHY statement Learn how to maximize the capacity of collaborations Identify the “Why” that brings people to the table and helps them engage This session is led by Dave Closson from DJC Solutions and Kari Ter from Hue Life. Be sure to download the workbook discussed in this training <here>

A toolkit for behavioral health prevention and treatment providers, recovery community organizations, and individuals in recovery with practical information and tools to enhance their capacity to engage in effective stigma reduction efforts.

  As prevention professionals, we spend much of our time facilitating trainings for our peers and various community sectors. Facilitators juggle many roles, from keeping the group focused to exploring ways to promote the application of new knowledge. But how do you learn to do this? This workshop explored what makes the "perfect" facilitator and the impact the facilitator has on the training and participants. Many of you may have found yourself in a situation where you are ready to deliver an outstanding presentation, only to encounter a distraction. Distractions, whether intentional or not, happen. As facilitators, how we respond to distractions is a good indicator of how successful the presentation will be. It's best to be prepared for potential distractions so that we are ready just in case they occur. This workshop discussed the importance of setting group norms and expectations to create presentations that will benefit all learning styles. There was a discussion of the different types of participants. Finally, there was a discussion of strategies for working with all participants and situations that could arise during your presentation.   Learning Objectives: Identify instructional design theories, seat placement practices, and speaking styles that can help create the "perfect" presentation. Demonstrate skills needed to engage all audiences to accommodate different learning styles and develop capacity for managing difficult people and situations in a program setting. Recognize the types of different participants, the effects of disruptive audience members on others and the behavior of the perfect participant.   About the Presenter: Jordon Hillhouse is a Certified Prevention Specialist with over ten years of experience in substance use prevention. In the past, he has worked with state agencies targeting the opioid crisis, underage drinking, and mental health awareness efforts. His passion is with alcohol and drug prevention education. He has developed many prevention-related trainings and has had the opportunity to speak to thousands of people across the country. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Alcorn State University and is a published author. He currently works at the Mississippi Public Health Institute as the Workforce Development Manager, where he oversees the Mississippi Behavioral Health Learning Network, providing relevant trainings to state and national mental health professionals.

This product was developed as a handout to be shared with people unfamiliar with the substance use prevention field. It is intended to be an informational tool, summarizing what prevention is and why it is important. The product describes the prevention framework and the core principles that guide prevention efforts. It also provides key facts illustrating the scope of substance use issues in the United States and the value of prevention. It also describes the many forms that prevention can take.

Grant Writing Series Part 2: Building Grant Writing Skills Dan Webb, PhD January 25, 2023, 1:00pm-2:30pm EST COURSE DESCRIPTION In this session, participants will learn how to read a grant announcement and create a plan for responding to a request for proposals (RFP). LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain how to create a community overview and assessment Review practical approaches to satisfying response requirements within allotted space Explore techniques for making the grant writing process more manageable PRESENTER Dan Webb, PhD, is co-owner of Catalyst Research, LLC and Catalyst Insight, LLC. Dan has over eighteen years of experience writing and evaluating local, state, and national grants. In addition, he has over ten years of experience in business/organizational intelligence and analytics. His experience includes evaluation and research in education (elementary through post-secondary), youth substance use prevention, health and medicine, and housing and urban development. Dan holds a PhD in Sociology from the University at Buffalo.  

Our guests are Kate Kelley, Director of Community Programming with the Alliance of Southwest Missouri and Crystal Dalmasso, Prevention Specialist & Training Consultant with a TTA provider in Kansas called DCCCA.  In this episode we discuss SAMHSA’s recent Core Competencies training pilot. Visit the SAMHSA Evidence Based Practices Resource Center at: https://www.samhsa.gov/resource-search/ebp

Grant Writing Series Part 1: Introduction to Grant Writing Dan Webb, PhD January 18, 2023, 1:30pm-2:30pm EST COURSE DESCRIPTION In this session, participants will learn introductory elements of grant writing. This session will introduce participants to grant terminology, where to find grant opportunities, and how to read grant announcements. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Reviewed commonly used grant terminology Discussed how and where to find grant opportunities appropriate for their organization Reviewed how to determine their eligibility for grant opportunities PRESENTER Dan Webb, PhD, is co-owner of Catalyst Research, LLC and Catalyst Insight, LLC. Dan has over eighteen years of experience writing and evaluating local, state, and national grants. In addition, he has over ten years of experience in business/organizational intelligence and analytics. His experience includes evaluation and research in education (elementary through post-secondary), youth substance use prevention, health and medicine, and housing and urban development. Dan holds a PhD in Sociology from the University at Buffalo.  

In this Issue:   New Video Products from the South Southwest PTTC Epi Corner: Measuring an Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Cure What's Happening Around the Region?      Training Event: A Data Story: Visualizing with Purpose in Excel, January 26      Training Event: Promising Approaches for Reducing Substance Misuse-Related Health Disparities in Rural Contexts      Free Online Courses through HealtheKnowledge SAMHSA Prevention day, January 30              

  The videos below are designed to help you overcome test-taking anxiety and pass the credentialing exam. Do you experience excessive worry, fear, difficulty concentrating, procrastination, and other symptoms before and during taking exams? You are NOT alone! Although feeling nervous before an exam is considered normal and tolerable stress and may be energizing or motivational, some people experience test anxiety as debilitating, and as a result, their test scores may not reflect their true knowledge and skills. Fabricia Prado, SSW PTTC consultant, has developed several videos with tips to tackle testing anxiety. As you prepare for the credentialing exam, let these videos boost your readiness by building your resilience and self-competence.   Give Your Test-Taking Abilities a Boost focuses on resources specific to passing the credentialing exam with the purpose of helping you to remember and connect with specific qualities or skills needed to overcome this challenge.     Overcoming Testing Anxiety with 7 Psychological Tools walks you through the seven steps to managing test anxiety.     Grounding with the Five Senses helps you connect to the present and bring your awareness to the now.     Butterfly Hug is a positive resource used for calming and relaxing.      

In this Issue:   Increasing Organizational Capacity by Hiring Prevention Certified Professionals Epi Corner: A Closer Look at Opioid-Related Mortality: A Focus on American Indians and Alaskan Natives What's Happening Around the Region? Welcome the SSW PTTC BOLD Fellow, Jalynn Stubbs Webinar: A Data Story: Visualizing with Purpose in Excel, January 26 New! Coalition Effectiveness Video: Goal Directedness Video: Happy Holidays from the South Southwest team! SAMHSA Prevention day, January 30 New SAMHSA Guide: Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effecteve and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System Credentialing Barriers, Poll Question Results Opportunities from Our Partners

In this Issue:   Five Reasons to Get Credentialed in 2023! How the PTTC can help you get credentialed, Start here! News Release! IC&RC announces a new prevention specialist exam Epi Corner: Health Literacy and Prevention Practice What's Happening Around the Region? Webinar: Ditching the Discomfort with Data, Part 5, Communicating and Visualizing Data, Tomorrow, November 17 Video: Developing New Skills Webinar: Substance Misuse Prevention's Role: Addressing Disparities in Rural Communities, December 13 New SAMHSA Guide: Implementing Community Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse November National Awareness Resources

Efforts to prevent substance misuse generally fall under one of two broad approaches: individual and environmental strategies. Individual strategies focus on interventions to change attitudes and intentions, provide knowledge, and develop skills to help individuals resist influences that would lead them to use substances. These interventions involve working repeatedly with individuals and small groups, requiring a tremendous amount of resources to reach a large portion of the community population.   Environmental strategies, such as policy change, focus on changing the environments that shape individual behavior. The goal is to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Policy change also provides a greater opportunity to address health disparities.This guidebook will help you and your coalition make sense of the policy process by breaking it down step-by-step.   In detail, the guide will cover: How to draft the Policy Action Statement Building compliance of the policy with the responsible organization(s) or entity Collecting data to establish a link between the Community Condition and the Proposed Policy Developing an Issue Brief that makes the case for the Policy and offers the policy solution Drafting the Policy Language Utilizing media advocacy Organizing and mobilizing for support Preparing and presenting your policy to Decision Makers Supporting policy implementation and compliance Evaluating the policy campaign process and impacts     By working through the supporting activities, you and your partners will gain experience in forming, implementing, and promoting the compliance with ATOD policies. These policies have the potential to make alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs less accessible, less affordable, and less prevalent, thereby reducing the community-level harms associated with these substances.    This guidebook was adapted from Implementing and Supporting Policies to Prevent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Misuse Information Guide Series funded by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.

In this Issue:   Sowing Seeds of Prevention, a Conversation with Dr. Janice Williams   Epi Corner: Using Secondary Data Sources in Prevention Research   Ditching the Discomfort with Data Series, Review the Resources and Register for Part 4   Congratulations to International Credentialing and Reciprocity Consortium's (IC&RC) Prevention Specialist of the Year, Vicky Weigman!   What's Happening Around the Region? Register: Session 3, Building a Youth Prevention System Series, July 21 Coalition Affinity Group Booster Video #2, Opportunities for Participation Regional Needs Assessment NPN Conference presentations, August 23-25  National Hispanic & Latino PTTC events National Latino Behavioral Health Conference, September 15-16 Register for other events A Comprehensive Culturally Responsive Glossary