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New England PTTC Webinar Series: Evaluation for Substance Use Prevention Professionals   RECORDED WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Part 1: RECORDED ON December 2, 2020. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/fIExqfs8p7c. Part 2: RECORDED ON February 24, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/IbJdkuYH0nU.  Part 3: RECORDED ON April 14, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/yFfzp_wz_Xw. Part 4: RECORDED ON June 23, 2021. Watch on-demand at https://youtu.be/w0YEyru3N9Y   Course Summary: Prevention funding often requires program evaluation to demonstrate impacts, successes, challenges, opportunities, and efficiencies. However, conducting an evaluation is a science with many steps along the way. Join Public Consulting Group (PCG) on December 2 at 1:00 pm for an introduction to evaluation for substance use prevention professionals, the first of a four-part series to learn about the evaluation process from why evaluation is important to how to design and conduct an evaluation, and ultimately, how to use your findings to make data-driven decisions for your programs.   Learning Objectives: Identify reasons why program evaluation is important Explore common concerns about evaluation Learn when and how to decide to hire an expert - Learn how to build the basis of an evaluation (Theory of Change & Logic Model) is culturally responsive and sets up sustainable continuous quality improvement   This is the first of a four-part series by PCG on evaluation for substance use prevention professionals. Each session will focus on a different aspect of evaluation and will center around providing knowledge and skills to help prevention professionals better understand this important element of our work. About the Presenters: Megan Hawkes, MPH, Research Supervisor, and Kim Magoon, MS, Research Analyst at Public Consulting Group are the lead evaluators for the New England PTTC, as well as several other prevention and human services projects in New England and around the country.   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on December 2, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentation   Handouts

           Durante los últimos meses, los esfuerzos de prevención del uso indebido de sustancias, especialmente los programas de prevención escolares, han experimentado una multitud de cambios. En cada área del proceso integral de planificación de prevención: desde la evaluacion y cómo continuar con las actividades de prevención; seguir las modalidades y horarios cambiantes de enseñanza en los centros escolares; hacer adaptaciones de programas; o la transición a la programación virtual, ya no es algo habitual. Los profesionales que implementan programas de prevención en las escuelas principalmente con jóvenes de habla Hispana también deben abordar el tema del COVID-19 y como los factores culturales afectan los esfuerzos de prevención entre jóvenes. Esta serie de Seminario Web y Pláticas Entre colegas organizada en colaboración por el Centro Nacional Hispano Latino de Capacitación y Asistencia Técnica en Prevención y el Centro Regional de Capacitación y Asistencia Técnica en Prevención del Noreste y del Caribe brindarán una oportunidad para que los profesionales de la prevención examinen las lecciones aprendidas para continuar los esfuerzos de prevención escolares durante COVID y apliquen estrategias culturalmente efectivas para trabajar con jóvenes Hispanos/ Latinos que reconocen el impacto de COVID en las comunidades Latinas. Sesión 1. Título: Mejorando los esfuerzos de prevención en las escuelas para las poblaciones Hispanas y Latinas en el contexto cambiante de COVID. Seminario web: 27 de Enero de 2021 de 3:00 p.m. a 4:30 p.m. hora del Este En la primera sesión tendremos el seminario web, revisaremos las mejores prácticas para implementar programas y estrategias de prevención en las escuelas ya sea en forma virtual, en persona, o híbridos. Discutiremos el impacto desproporcionado del COVID en las comunidades Hispano/Latinas y cómo estas disparidades podrían afectar los esfuerzos de prevención y cómo pueden proporcionar a los profesionales de la prevención estrategias para integrar un enfoque de 'La cultura como prevención', utilizando aspectos de la cultura Hispano/Latina como factores de protección en los esfuerzos de prevención. Recursos Grabación de presentación Diapositivas de presentación Recursos Addicionales Translations       Presentadores Michelle Baroni Nací en Secaucus, Nueva Jersey. Mi padre es peruano y mi madre chilena. Mis hermanos y yo somos la primera generación. Un mes después de mi nacimiento, mi familia y yo nos mudamos a Norcross, Georgia, donde fuimos los únicos hispanos que se vieron en 1987. Me sentí muy diferente a todos los demás, pero eso era todo lo que sabía. Yo era única y estaba de acuerdo con eso. Con el paso de los años, el condado de Gwinnett comenzó a cambiar y comencé a conocer a más personas que se parecían a mí. Me puse más en sintonía con quien soy como individuo y ¡guau, necesitaba mejorar mi español! En 2005, me gradué de Berkmar High School en Lilburn, GA y comencé a estudiar Psicología en Gainesville State College. En 2006, comencé a trabajar como aprendiz de prevención para CETPA, Inc. Donde trabajé dando un plan de estudios basado en la evidencia a los jóvenes latinos. En 2012, recibí mi certificación de Especialista en Prevención del Prevention Credentialing Consortium of Georgia. Ese mismo año recibí mi certificación TEFL de la Universidad de Oglethorpe y en 2013 me convertí en director del Club de Prevención llamado Club Mixtura. para CETPA, Inc., una clínica de salud mental ubicada en Norcross, Georgia. Mi principal pasión es trabajar con los jóvenes de la comunidad en la que me crié. Siempre me ha apasionado mucho la prevención de las drogas, los niños solían etiquetarme como la "niña buena" solo porque nunca quise participar en nada de esas "cosas." En un momento, simplemente dejaron de preguntar. Desde 2006, he tenido el honor de servir a más de 5.500 jóvenes y espero continuar con esta misión durante toda la vida. “No puedes salvarlos a todos, pero puedes plantar esa semilla de esperanza en cada uno de ellos con un cálido abrazo y una sonrisa amistosa" Shai Fuxman Nací en Jerusalén, Israel a padres argentinos. A los siete años, me mude con mi familia a la Ciudad de México donde vivimos durante tres años, y luego a Caracas, Venezuela. Estas experiencias me ensenaron a navegar a través de diferentes culturas, tradiciones e idiomas. Vine a los Estados Unidos para estudiar en la universidad Brandeis, donde aprendí una nueva cultura que eventualmente adopte como mia propia, mientras mantengo mi orgullo y conexiones con los diferentes países donde creci. En la universidad, me inspire por la idea de utilizar la educación para promover cambios sociales positivos. Este concepto me inspiró a obtener primero una maestría y luego un doctorado en educación.Hoy en día trabajo como investigador científico en EDC, donde lidero diferentes proyectos que promueven el desarrollo positivo de los jóvenes, en particular los jóvenes de comunidades marginadas, incluyendo los jóvenes LGBTQ y los jóvenes con discapacidades. También tengo experiencia en Aprendizaje Social y Emocional (SEL), desarrollo juvenil, apoyando a estudiantes impactados por trauma, y prevención del abuso de drogas. También tengo experiencia en evaluación de programas, competencia cultural e investigaciónes cuantitativas y cualitativas. Como el director de la Academia de Salud Mental y SEL de EDC, proveo capacitación profesional para ayudar a educadores en escuelas a promover el SEL y la salud mental de estudiantes. Como especialista en capacitación y asistencia técnica de Prevention Solutions @ EDC, también apoyo a agencias estatales y organizaciones comunitarias para implementar y evaluar programas efectivos de prevención del abuso de drogas.

This program is intended for professionals in HHS Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).   The New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center Fellowship program is an opportunity for professionals who have been in the field of prevention for 5 or more years to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team to develop an innovative piece of research and accompanying tool for the benefit of the workforce at large. This program will support a seven-month term, during which the fellows will each create a tool or product around a central, priority subject area, and at the end of the program, the fellows will present their products to the workforce in a symposium meant to demonstrate how the products should and can be used.    The goal of the program is twofold: First, it supports the advanced development of skills for prevention professionals who have experience in the field so that they can continue to grow professionally. Fellows can expect to be credited with the creation of their product by the New England PTTC, where the products will be housed, and each Fellow may use the product as they see fit within their own career advancement. Second, the program creates new and original research and products which are specific to the New England region to support prevention professionals at all levels of experience. Each fellow will create their own product or tool using their research, and all six fellows will work together to be sure that their products complement one another and can be used in concert.    The program will optimally have one fellow from each of the six New England states and will provide each fellow with a total working stipend of $10,000. The term will begin in May of 2021 and will complete after the symposium, scheduled for November 2021. Each Fellow is expected to attend three collaborative meetings, a technical meeting prior to the symposium, and the symposium itself. Fellows will then remain active alumni of the program after completion of the term and may reapply for future terms of the program if desired.    Ideal candidates for the program have some experience with research and development and will be in contact with another professional who can offer them additional research and development guidance if necessary. Candidates will have the ability to work over the course of several months on the production of a tool or resource and will be able to work with a team on the presentation of the final products. Candidates can apply for the New England Fellowship Program from January 12, 2021, to March 12, 2021.    Learn more and apply at (you'll need a google account to view the form): https://bit.ly/38YysEI   Need more information? Contact us at [email protected]

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded November 5, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Course Summary: Do your marijuana presentations inspire and influence your audiences? Do you know how to pivot - and edit - your content to meet a wide range of audience needs and accommodate ever-shifting and changing policies? Preventionists are called upon to educate a diverse range of community members about the impact of marijuana and presentations are often the vehicle through which that information is relayed. In this 90-minute virtual training, participants will learn practical skills to create compelling marijuana prevention presentations that can be adapted for different audiences, using the tools and resources they already have.   Learning Objectives After this session participants will be able to: Refine their message for unique audience types Edit a wide range of information and carefully select content to avoid information overload Present information in a way that translates and resonates with audiences Use tools and techniques that enhance learning Design compelling, polished visual aids for presentations   Presenters: Jamie Comstock and Robin Carr founded Info Inspired in 2014, after many years of designing and giving presentations with no formal training in this area, and watching their public health colleagues struggle with the same skills gap. Both are certified prevention specialists with 30 years’ combined experience in the field. They’ve spent the last several years researching and testing ways to not only capture and hold an audience’s attention, but to also inspire audiences. They’ve spent countless hours refining the presentation planning process, identifying free resources, and learning how to maximize the tools they already had. It’s also important to know that they aren’t graphic designers, artists, or especially tech savvy. Everything they do, you can do too.   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on November 5, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentation    Handouts

The sixth edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month’s edition features our newly launched Prevention Mentorship Program, microlearning courses vaping series, marijuana prevention slide bank in Spanish and Portuguese, tips for celebrating the holidays safely, SAMHSA’s Mental Health Crisis Plan app, and regionally and nationally developed trainings and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England. View the newsletter.

New England PTTC Microlearning Course: Vaping Series Public Health Concerns of Vaping   This mini-course is one of four in our vaping series. The course contains a short video (5-10 minutes) about Public Health Concerns of Vaping followed by a brief quiz. To complete the mini-course, first, watch the video, then answer the quiz to complete the course. Pass the quiz to earn a certificate of completion!   View and complete the 12-minute course. View links and details to the four-part microlearning vaping series.    The course requires access to Google Forms. The videos included in the modules were recorded during 2019-2020 as part of the New England PTTC Project ECHO: Reducing Vaping. Looking for additional resources on vaping? Check out the New England PTTC Vaping Resources.

New England PTTC Microlearning Course: Vaping Series The Appeal of Vaping   This mini-course is one of four in our vaping series. The course contains a short video (5-10 minutes) about The Appeal of Vaping followed by a brief quiz. To complete the mini-course, first, watch the video, then answer the quiz to complete the course. Pass the quiz to earn a certificate of completion!   View and complete the 7-minute course. View links and details to the four-part microlearning vaping series.   The course requires access to Google Forms. The videos included in the modules were recorded during 2019-2020 as part of the New England PTTC Project ECHO: Reducing Vaping. Looking for additional resources on vaping? Check out the New England PTTC Vaping Resources.

New England PTTC Microlearning Course: Vaping Series Neurobiology of Cannabis   This mini-course is one of four in our vaping series. The course contains a short video (5-10 minutes) about the Neurobiology of Cannabis followed by a brief quiz. To complete the mini-course, first, watch the video, then answer the quiz to complete the course. Pass the quiz to earn a certificate of completion!   View and complete the 8-minute course. View links and details to the four-part microlearning vaping series.   The course requires access to Google Forms. The videos included in the modules were recorded during 2019-2020 as part of the New England PTTC Project ECHO: Reducing Vaping. Looking for additional resources on vaping? Check out the New England PTTC Vaping Resources.

New England PTTC Microlearning Course: Vaping Series Nicotine and the Adolescent Brain   This mini-course is one of four in our vaping series. The course contains a short video (5-10 minutes) about Nicotine and the Adolescent Brain followed by a brief quiz. To complete the mini-course, first, watch the video, then answer the quiz to complete the course. Pass the quiz to earn a certificate of completion!   View and complete the 7-minute course. View links and details to the four-part microlearning vaping series.    The course requires access to Google Forms. The videos included in the modules were recorded during 2019-2020 as part of the New England PTTC Project ECHO: Reducing Vaping. Looking for additional resources on vaping? Check out the New England PTTC Vaping Resources.

  This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded October 20, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Course Summary: The New England PTTC Prevention in Action webinar series features successful prevention stories from across New England. In this Prevention in Action webinar, representatives from New Hampshire and Maine will share how their agencies each developed data-driven vaping prevention media campaigns, what the campaigns included and what their next steps are. This webinar will demonstrate how state and local data can be used to develop universal and targeted media campaigns for prevention.    Presenters:  Jessica Morton, New Hampshire DHHS Tobacco Control and Prevention Christin D’Ovidio, John Snow Institute David Pied and Garth Smith, Maine CDC Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention Elizabeth Daniels, Rinck Advertising   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on October 20, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentations

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded September 11, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Course Summary: Direct to consumer alcohol sales are on the rise nationwide, especially as some states loosen or modify restrictions to allow alcohol delivery, curbside pickup and cocktails to go during the pandemic.  These models challenge traditional alcohol control policy and require creative solutions to address challenges in enforcement. This webinar will review current policies on home alcohol delivery, alcohol shipping and curbside service, challenges in enforcement and compliance. It will also provide specific examples of how compliance and enforcement can work in this environment and action steps that can be taken in your own community. This webinar will include data specific to the New England states as well as drawing from nationwide trends and examples from other regions. Presented by Cassandra Greisen of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, Carrie Christofes of the National Liquor Law Enforcement Agency, and Matthew Stemple of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Alcohol Law Enforcement Division   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on September 11, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentation

The fifth edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month's edition features a prevention workforce needs survey, risk factors of isolation infographic, linguistic competence, resources for substance abuse prevention month and mental health awareness, regionally and nationally developed trainings and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England.

The fourth edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month's edition features an update from the director focusing on schools reopening, micro-learning, regionally and nationally developed trainings and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England.

The third edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month's edition features an update from the director, toolkit for parks and recreation, regionally and nationally developed trainings and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England.

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded May 26, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Prevention in Action: Connecting with youth before, during and after COVID-19 Course Summary: As part of the Prevention in Action webinar series featuring successful prevention programs around New England, this webinar will feature a panel of prevention practitioners to discuss their strategies for keeping youth engaged and connected in prevention while schools are closed and meetings are not possible. They will also discuss how these strategies can be adapted to continue to be helpful in the future. Panelists will include Marissa Carlson, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Teen Institute, Deborah Lake, Prevention Program Manager, Governor's Prevention Partnership (CT), Jessica Summer, Youth Project and Fundraising Coordinator, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community.   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on May 26, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentation

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded April 28, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Prevention in Action: Positive Ripple Effect of Restorative School Policy   Course Summary: The New England PTTC Prevention in Action webinar series features successful prevention programs throughout New England. In this webinar, So-Po Unite will describe their efforts to create a restorative substance use policy. The South Portland School Department revised the substance use policy from out of school suspension to restorative response in May 2018. The ripple effect has been outstanding! Students are held accountable and underlying causes of substance use are addressed. Students complete an assessment and meet with the social worker, staff and parents to create a response plan: academic support, prevention education and community service. At the re-entry meeting, students have the opportunity to repair the harm they may have caused and plan for moving forward. Over 40 school staff took a 37.5 hour course in restorative mindset and a full-time coordinator works with students. An alcohol and drug counselor provides clinical assessments. Our athletic code is now restorative; athletes are not kicked off the team and can still attend practices. Our policy has informed Maine’s Department of Education and is now the model policy for all schools!   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on April 28, 2020). No continuing education is available.    PowerPoint Presentation 

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded April 23, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Laughing Matters, A Conversation about Natural Highs and Coping with Stress Presenter: Matt Bellace, PhD, Comedian & Psychologist   Course Summary: This engaging hour-long discussion will involve comedy and inspiring stories, in addition to demonstrating Matt’s style when presenting to and communicating with youth, especially during a time of social distancing and self-isolation. Dr. Bellace will respond to questions that participants submitted during the registration process for this event. Since 1995, Matt Bellace has been traveling the country as a professional speaker and stand-up comedian. He has spoken in 47 states to a wide range of audiences, including SEAL Team Six and survivors of Sandy Hook. Dr. Bellace has a PhD in clinical neuropsychology and trained at both the National Institutes of Mental Health and the traumatic brain and spinal cord injury units of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is the author of the book, “A Better High,” contributing author for National Geographic Kids, and was a regular on truTV’s, “World’s Dumbest.”   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on April 23, 2020). No continuing education is available.   

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded March 12, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Recorded Webinar - Evidence-Based Practices to Address Substance Misuse Among Young Adults Presenter: Kim Dash, PhD, MPH   Course Summary: SAMHSA’s National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention have collaborated to develop a new evidence-based resource guide, “Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Prevention for Emerging Adults”. This guide is one of many that was developed to fulfill the charge of the 21st Century Cures Act to disseminate information on evidence-based practices and service delivery models to prevent substance misuse and to help individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), serious mental illnesses (SMI), and serious emotional disturbances (SED) get the treatment and support that they need. This webinar will review the process of developing the guide with technical experts around the country, review the literature and science in the guide, examine emerging and best practices, determine key components of peer-reviewed models that affect policies and programs, and identify challenges and gaps in implementation.   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on March 12, 2020). No continuing education is available.    Download the PDF guide here: store.samhsa.gov/product/Substance-Misuse-Prevention-for-Young-Adults/PEP19-PL-Guide-1

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this webinar (recorded April 29, 2020), participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Recorded Webinar - Preventing The Non-Medical Use Of Prescription Drugs In New England Presented by Sandra Del Sesto, M.Ed., ACPS with Megan Hawkes and Kim Magoon, Public Consulting Group Course Summary: Increases in the non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) and opioid misuse overall, have many New England communities increasingly focusing on these problems as a prevention priority. In order to address these problems, prevention practitioners must understand the factors that contribute to the problems and the strategies that have been effective in addressing those factors. This webinar will look at where to go to learn about risk and protective factors associated with prescription drug misuse, provide an overview of evidence-based strategies that address these factors, and begin to explore opportunities for forging the new partnerships needed to implement these strategies in New England.   Link to view the recorded webinar (recorded on April 29, 2020). No continuing education is available. 

  A downloadable one-page (PDF document) that highlights the risk factors for isolation and protective factors.  

Toolkit for Parks and Recreation Departments: Preventing Youth Substance Use and Addressing Substance Misuse   Substance use disorders are a community problem that require a community response. While it will take many sectors of the community to solve this problem, Parks and Recreation Departments (referred to as P&R Depts in this document) have a unique role to play in preventing substance use disorders and in addressing substance misuse in New England communities. Many P&R Depts offer before and afterschool childcare, summer, and sports programming for young people, and play a large role in building healthy communities through the oversite of parks and playgrounds and holding public events. This toolkit offers P&R Depts some guidance and resources for implementing research-based strategies to help prevent youth substance use and address substance misuse. 

New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) recognized the immediate need to provide information, training and resources to meet the challenges prevention professionals facing transition in service delivery as a result of the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19). A survey to assess these needs was launched March 23, 2020 and closed April 3, 2020. A total of 144 people participated in the survey. Themes for open-ended responses are summarized below each question.

The second edition of our bi-monthly newsletter is available. This month's edition features an update from the director, COVID-19 resources, regionally and nationally developed trainings and tools to support and grow the prevention workforce in New England. 

This webinar is one of the New England PTTC's prevention trainings. In this recorded webinar, participants will receive a detailed overview of each of the four products in the toolkit. No continuing education is available. Contact us if you have any questions.   Recorded Webinar: New England PTTC Prevention Workforce Needs Assessment: Key Findings Presenter:  Scott M. Gagnon, MPP, PS-C, Director, New England PTTC   Course Summary: Beginning in September 2018, New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center conducted a prevention workforce needs assessment in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. This needs assessment was conducted by the New England PTTC's evaluation sub-contractor, Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG). This webinar, recorded on Feb. 13, 2020, covers the major findings and recommendations from the report. The full report can be accessed here: pttcnetwork.org/centers/new-england-pttc/product/new-england-pttc-needs-assessment-final-report