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Course Description SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) is an evidence- based practice that uses a preventive public health approach to identify and intervene with persons whose pattern of use puts them at risk for, or are experiencing substance-related health problems, and/or deliver referrals to treatment for persons with a high potential for substance use disorders. With current data reporting 66.6 million people in the US as binge drinkers, and over 30 million more having used illicit drugs in the past month, many of whom will not meet the criteria of alcohol or substance use disorders, SBIRT is an essential intervention to integrate in behavioral health settings. This interactive two-part training discusses validated evidence-based tools used in SBIRT, how to provide a brief intervention and skills practice, and essential components of successful facilitation of referrals to treatment. Presenter Diana Padilla -- is Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Division of Substance Use Disorders, Columbia University Medical Center. Ms. She is a Senior Trainer with more than 23 years of public health service, instructing behavioral health practitioners, prevention specialists and drug court professionals on addictions and recovery supporting best practices.  Supplemental Material Session 1 Transcript Session 2 Transcript PowerPoint

El trabajo entre las organizaciones y sectores interesados en asuntos de la comunidad, toma formas variadas. La relación entre socios se da desde una vinculación de tipo informal (ej. dos agencias intercambian información) hasta una relación mucho más estructurada (ej. múltiples organizaciones que trabajan de cerca para alcanzar una visión compartida).      

La competencia cultural describe la habilidad de una persona u organización para interactuar  efectivamente con personas de diferentes culturas. También significa el respetar y responder a las  creencias en torno a la salud, a los valores, a las prácticas, y a las necesidades culturales y  linguísticas de diversos grupos poblacionales. La competencia cultural es el punto de entrada para la colaboración efectiva. Con ella, estamos  más receptivos a las necesidades, fortalezas, y experiencias de otros. Podemos entender mejor el  uso de substancias en su comunidad. Podemos comprender mejor los factores culturales que  podrían proteger del uso de substancias. Y podemos comenzar a crear un ambiente de  colaboración que apoye la vinculación genuina y significativa y que con toda probabilidad produzca  acercamientos de prevención efectivos y reduzca las disparidades arraigadas.  Resource

Antes de incursionar en nuevos esfuerzos de colaboración, es importante ponderar la composición y naturaleza de nuestras alianzas al presente. ¿Quién comparte en la mesa de prevención? Dicha mesa, ¿refleja la diversidad de la comunidad?¿Qué destrezas, peritaje y perspectivas aportan los socios? ¿Cómo funcionan las relaciones con los diversos socios? ¿Puede identificar algunos patrones relacionados a las diversas relaciones existentes?  ¿Qué acciones se toman para apoyar el trabajo de los socios? Y finalmente, ¿Qué roles se les ha propuesto asuman en su trabajo de prevención - y si esos roles incluyen roles de liderazgo? Esta hoja de trabajo está diseñada para ayudarle a desarrollar un breve inventario de aquellos con quienes usted trabaja y cómo. El analizar sus alianzas existentes le ayudará a visualizar y apreciar el valor de sus socios actuales. También le ayudará a determinar si los socios actuales son los acertados, a la luz de sus prioridades de prevención al presente; y a visualizar dónde necesita reclutar nuevos socios para llenar las brechas y/o para garantizar la representación de los grupos claves. Worksheet

September 13, 2021 Course Description Addressing the use of multiple substance at one time, or polysubstance use, represents an untapped opportunity in prevention, given its prevalence, related consequences and impact on communities.   This virtual learning event featuring explores current definitions of polysubstance use, national and regional polysubstance use data trends, challenges around (and possible solutions to) enhancing polysubstance use-related surveillance efforts, evidence-based risk factors for polysubstance use, and ways to maximize efficiency by applying cross-substance best practices in our prevention efforts.    Supplemental Material Transcript PowerPoint

  The Great Lakes PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders. This is the second of a two-part  webinar series on community response to cannabis legalization.   To view Part 1 of this series use this link: Community Responses to Cannabis Legalization    The Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act went into effect on January 1, 2020, making retail cannabis sales legal in Illinois. In this webinar, we will describe the main features of the legislation, provide a snapshot of the current cannabis landscape in Illinois, and highlight some of the ways the state’s prevention system and local communities are responding.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to: Summarize basic information about the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act that went into effect on January 1, 2020. Understand how the State of Illinois uses prevention funds that come back into communities from cannabis taxes. Describe Illinois prevention strategies addressing cannabis.   Presenters:  Jake Levinson joined Prevention First in 2019. Jake’s areas of expertise include planning and implementing youth prevention education; school-based communication campaigns; coordinating community coalitions; engaging stakeholders in community assessment and data analysis; and grants management. Jake earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Education. Brandi Young is the Program Administrator for Prevention First’s Cannabis Policy Resource Center.  Brandi has over a decade of experience in social services and project management.  Brandi’s areas of specialization include, substance use prevention planning and implementation, suicide prevention and awareness education and training, and facilitating community action.  Brandi is a United States Marine Corps Veteran, a wife, and a mom to four amazing young adults.  She enjoys reading, music, and spending time with her family, including a small zoo of foster fails turned pets.“ Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali  

COURSE DESCRIPTION Methamphetamine use has increased over the past couple of decades, with overdose consequences mirroring that of opioid use. This webinar provides an overview of the current state of methamphetamine use in the Great Lakes and South Southwest PTTC regions, highlighting the use and overdose patterns, risk and protective factors, and the current state of prevention research. Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below is the PowerPoint for this webinar. PowerPoint Methamphetamine Brief in the Great Lakes and South Southwest PTTC regions Methamphetamine Brief in the Great Lakes Region 5 Methamphetamine Brief in the South Southwest Region 6   PRESENTERS Emily Patton, MSc., Pg.Dip., is a Research Associate with Carnevale Associates, LLC. She offers over nine years of expertise in data analysis, program management, and evaluation. Under the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), she provides data analysis, programmatic support, and training and technical assistance (TTA) for multiple contracts that serve youth and families in the district. She also serves as a research associate with the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) Central-East region. In this role, she provides expertise in substance use prevention, mental health, and program management. Prior to joining Carnevale Associates, she worked for CSR Inc., serving as the lead analyst for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which is the largest source of federal justice funding in the country under the direction of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Emily holds a Master of Science with Merit in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh.   Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates, LLC. Mr. Esrick has extensive experience researching, writing, evaluating, and presenting on substance use prevention and other behavioral health topics. He has developed numerous Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Prevention Technology Transfer Center and Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ products and trainings. Among other projects for SAMHSA, he has helped write annual Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting reports, conduct evaluations of the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants, and wrote the monthly Financing Focus for the Center for Financing Reform and Innovation. Mr. Esrick has also published in the International Journal of Drug Policy on considerations surrounding marijuana legalization and in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy on the modern usage of fear-based prevention messaging. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Masters of Public Policy from George Washington University.    

Since 2017, methamphetamine use has increased nationally and in 4 of the 6 states in the Great Lakes region. Although use remains relatively low compared with opioid use, and the year-over-year increases are not always statistically significant, prevention professionals should prepare to address these trends before they potentially worsen. Methamphetamine Use in the Great Lakes October 2021 gives an overview of the issue and provides recommendations for prevention professionals.   

                                                          Using Data to Tell Your Story: Advancing Prevention Efforts into the Future SESSION 2  (WEBINAR) Josh Esrick, MPP, Jessica Goldberg, MSW, MPH, and Cory Morton, PhD, MSW October 19, 2021, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION As our country continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, communities are experiencing emerging and worsening substance misuse problems relating to it. Many of these issues—for example, easing retail restrictions for alcohol and marijuana and the devastating rise in fatal opioid overdoses nationally—we are aware of it. But, many we are not, in part because the pandemic has hindered our ability to collect data to better understand what is happening in our communities. We as prevention practitioners need to have data to tell the story of how the pandemic has affected substance misuse in our communities, and to use that data to bring partners to the table to plan, implement and support strategies to meet these new challenges. This four-part virtual learning event series, featuring two webinars and two interactive “learning labs”, will explore finding, collecting, understanding and, ultimately, using data to tell your community’s story through the covid-19 pandemic. It will provide you with the tools necessary to locate existing substance misuse-related data, fill in data gaps with local data collection, and troubleshoot issues relating to data quality. It will also highlight the importance of using data to create a compelling narrative about your community’s experience, interpreting data appropriately and framing it as a story that will resonate with your key stakeholders and the public alike. During the learning lab sessions, participants will have the opportunity to apply the information shared during the webinar sessions through hands-on activities and case study examples. Note: Recordings of the two interactive "learning labs" will not be posted. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss the importance of using data to tell your community’s “story” with regard to substance misuse Describe strategies for working with imperfect data to tell your community story List steps in the process of analyzing and using data to guide current and future prevention efforts Discuss ways to share your community story with key stakeholders to build prevention capacity PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing T/TA to numerous organizations. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics.   Jessica Goldberg, MSW, MPH  is 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 health, mental health, and behavioral health. 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 strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MPH and an MSW from Boston University.   Dr. Cory Morton, Assistant Research Professor has over ten years of experience conducting research in the field of prevention science. His research investigates the community context of substance use—whether structural features of neighborhoods, such as access to substance use and social services, lessen substance related harms and support individual and family well-being. Cory’s coordinates the Northeast and Caribbean Prevention PTTC’s special focus on geospatial applications, providing webinars and technical assistance on using mapping to determine community need or to evidence change. Cory holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from Rutgers University.

                                                          Using Data to Tell Your Story: Advancing Prevention Efforts into the Future SESSION 1  (WEBINAR) Josh Esrick, MPP, Jessica Goldberg, MSW, MPH, and Ivy Jones Turner, MA October 5, 2021, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION As our country continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, communities are experiencing emerging and worsening substance misuse problems relating to it. Many of these issues—for example, easing retail restrictions for alcohol and marijuana and the devastating rise in fatal opioid overdoses nationally—we are aware of it. But, many we are not, in part because the pandemic has hindered our ability to collect data to better understand what is happening in our communities. We as prevention practitioners need to have data to tell the story of how the pandemic has affected substance misuse in our communities, and to use that data to bring partners to the table to plan, implement and support strategies to meet these new challenges. This four-part virtual learning event series, featuring two webinars and two interactive “learning labs”, will explore finding, collecting, understanding and, ultimately, using data to tell your community’s story through the covid-19 pandemic. It will provide you with the tools necessary to locate existing substance misuse-related data, fill in data gaps with local data collection, and troubleshoot issues relating to data quality. It will also highlight the importance of using data to create a compelling narrative about your community’s experience, interpreting data appropriately and framing it as a story that will resonate with your key stakeholders and the public alike. During the learning lab sessions, participants will have the opportunity to apply the information shared during the webinar sessions through hands-on activities and case study examples. Note: Recordings of the two interactive "learning labs" will not be posted. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss substance use and misuse-related problems and related behaviors (e.g., changes in substances used, ways in which substances are used, consumption and consequence rates, relevant risk and protective factors) that have emerged in the past year List key considerations for collecting substance misuse-related data to develop your community story Identify strategies for filling data gaps caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic Explore common issues associated with the quality of collected data PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing T/TA to numerous organizations. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics.   Jessica Goldberg, MSW, MPH  is 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 health, mental health, and behavioral health. 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 strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MPH and an MSW from Boston University.   Ivy Jones Turner, MA , an expert in behavioral and mental health promotion and prevention, is an experienced program leader, technical assistance (TA) specialist, applied researcher, and evaluator. Her expertise includes building the capacity of schools and organizations to effectively research, implement, evaluate, and sustain interventions to prevent substance misuse, suicide, youth violence, and bullying, and to promote social-emotional and mental health. Ivy delivers culturally competent, comprehensive support that helps EDC’s federal, state, community, and school district clients address system-level issues, incorporate evidence-based practices, monitor progress, and support staff in achieving program goals. Ivy holds an MA in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and is certified in Massachusetts as a specialist in both prevention and conflict mediation.

Este es un video podcast sobre los diferentes niveles de colaboración y cómo comenzar a construir los puentes de colaboración en el contexto de Puerto Rico en los tiempos actuales. Este video podcast comienza revisando la importancia de la colaboración en la prevención, las prioridades y los socios, los niveles de colaboración y cómo prepararse para la colaboración independientemente de dónde se encuentre con una parte interesada en su comunidad. Los recursos están incorporados en este video podcast y también están en el sitio web de PTTC. Presentadoras Lourdes Vázquez-Matienzo es una profesional con más de 30 años de experiencia en el campo de la prevención y la salud conductual. Lourdes fue directora de proyectos del Centro para la Aplicación de Tecnología de Prevención (CAPT) de SAMHSA, y los servicios de adiestramiento y asistencia técnica para los organismos estatales y jurisdiccionales de los Fondos del Bloque de Prevención y Tratamiento del Abuso de Sustancias (SAPST) financiados por SAMHSA en la región sureste de los Estados Unidos y el Caribe. Anteriormente, Lourdes también se desempeñó como gerente de proyecto para la subvención de Incentivo Estatal de SAMHSA en Puerto Rico, fue directora ejecutiva de Centros de Prevención al Uso de Drogas y Alcohol en Puerto Rico y fungió coordinadora estatal del Centro Regional del Sureste para Escuelas y Comunidades Libres de Drogas, donde facilitó y apoyó el establecimiento de coaliciones de prevención en áreas rurales y urbanas, logrando expandir los servicios, y la satisfacción y ejecución de las comunidades y distritos escolares participantes. Su compromiso mayor es con la atención de las disparidades en salud y la búsqueda de la equidad en salud con poblaciones marginadas.  Clara McCurdy-Kirlis tiene más de diez años de experiencia en gerencia de proyectos en los campos de la salud y la educación a nivel estatal, tribal, comunitario e internacional. En su rol como coordinadora de servicios de asistencia técnica con el PTTC, Clara juega un rol principal en el diseño instruccional para participantes adultos, en el diseño y ofrecimiento de aprendizaje virtual, a través del diseño de materiales de entrenamientos virtuales y presenciales, y creando documentos educativos. Clara es apasionada sobre el rol de la educación en la transformación de la sociedad y en lograr un cambio positivo a través de la colaboración y el compromiso.   Transcripción PowerPoint

La competencia cultural describe la habilidad de una persona u organización para interactuar efectivamente con personas de diferentes culturas. También significa el respetar y responder a las creencias en torno a la salud, a los valores, a las prácticas, y a las necesidades culturales y linguísticas de diversos grupos poblacionales. La competencia cultural es el punto de entrada para la colaboración efectiva. Con ella, estamos más receptivos a las necesidades, fortalezas, y experiencias de otros. Podemos entender mejor el uso de substancias en su comunidad. Podemos comprender mejor los factores culturales que podrían proteger del uso de substancias. Y podemos comenzar a crear un ambiente de colaboración que apoye la vinculación genuina y significativa y que con toda probabilidad produzca acercamientos de prevención efectivos y reduzca las disparidades arraigadas.   Click to download resource.

La prevención de sobredosis por uso de opioides requiere la colaboración de una amplia gama de socios, muchos de los cuales pueden ser nuevos para los proveedores de servicios de prevención.   Click here to download resource. 

Antes de incursionar en nuevos esfuerzos de colaboración, es importante ponderar la composición y naturaleza de nuestras alianzas al presente. ¿Quién comparte en la mesa de prevención? Dicha mesa, ¿refleja la diversidad de la comunidad?¿Qué destrezas, peritaje y perspectivas aportan los socios? ¿Cómo funcionan las relaciones con los diversos socios? ¿Puede identificar algunos patrones relacionados a las diversas relaciones existentes? ¿Qué acciones se toman para apoyar el trabajo de los socios? Y finalmente, ¿Qué roles se les ha propuesto asuman en su trabajo de prevención - y si esos roles incluyen roles de liderazgo? Esta hoja de trabajo está diseñada para ayudarle a desarrollar un breve inventario de aquellos con quienes usted trabaja y cómo. El analizar sus alianzas existentes le ayudará a visualizar y apreciar el valor de sus socios actuales. También le ayudará a determinar si los socios actuales son los acertados, a la luz de sus prioridades de prevención al presente; y a visualizar dónde necesita reclutar nuevos socios para llenar las brechas y/o para garantizar la representación de los grupos claves.   Click to download resource. 

DESCRIPTION Coalition member recruitment, retention, and engagement require intentional efforts to mobilize members to move the community’s prevention work forward. The Coalition Building Part 1: Recruitment and Retention PowerPoint and materials are resources available to you and your organization. Select the Download button above to access these materials.     PRESENTER Sarah Davis is the associate director for the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, housed within the Center for Public Health Practice at the Colorado School of Public Health. The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center is one of 10 HRSA-designated regional public health training centers. Mrs. Davis leads a team of instructional design, evaluation, and training implementation specialists to provide high-quality, primarily distance-based training to professionals addressing public health issues throughout the Region VIII states of Colorado, Montana, North and South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. She also supports national workforce development efforts as part of the Public Health Learning Network and through previous collaborations with the Centers for Disease Control, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, and the National Network of Public Health Institutes.   Sarah holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management and has spent the past 20 years in the public health field working as a project and team leader, a facilitator and trainer, and a grant writer and manager. Her background includes program planning and implementation, integrating program and policy initiatives, and working with coalitions. Sarah lives in Denver with her husband, high school daughter, and two dogs. In her free time, Sarah is a TRX Trainer and fitness dance instructor, avid reader, fair-weather skier, and craft beer enjoyer. 

This series of posters is designed to help you promote awareness of your programs and services in your community! They can be customized by adding your logo, information, and adding a translation of the message in your own language.  These were designed by Jessamine Jackson from JBS International, a partner of the National American Indian and Alaska Native PTTC.

July 23, 2021, 10:00am-12:00pm Course Description  While interpersonal violence is a global issue, the spread of gender violence has reached levels of urgency such that the Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, declared a state of emergency for the island in January of 2021.  This session focuses on how to support professionals who work with individuals within Hispanic/Latina communities who are experiencing gender-based violence  This two-hour interactive webinar will identify the dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence, social services to support, explore how an on-site safety plan can be a resource for victims, and inform on culture and trauma informed strategies that support Latina victims of intimate partner violence. Presenter Diana Padilla -- is Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Division of Substance Use Disorders, Columbia University Medical Center. Ms. She is a Senior Trainer with more than 23 years of public health service, instructing behavioral health practitioners, prevention specialists and drug court professionals on addictions and recovery supporting best practices.  Supplemental Material Transcript Session Slides  

COURSE DESCRIPTION Preventing Trauma and Its Consequences A Five-Part Webinar Series by the South Southwest PTTC Session 5: Community Trauma and Systemic Intervention Strategies Communities, just like individuals, experience trauma. These events can fracture a community leaving it in a state of flight or freeze or mobilize it into an action phase. This webinar discussed the impact of community traumas such as racism, violence, drug and alcohol tragedies, and socio-political traumas on a community’s stages of readiness to address change. Because participants of this webinar engaged in a dialogue about applying these principles to individual situations and professional practices, the webinar recording is not available. Select the DOWNLOAD button above to download session five PowerPoint and Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience resource.     PRESENTER Sean P. Byrne, MED, MCP, CPS, LPC-S, is the owner/CEO of The Byrne Center, a private counseling practice serving teens and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma issues and an adjunct instructor at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Sean is a licensed professional counselor, certified prevention specialist, and EMDR therapist who has been engaged in community and individual change for over 25 years.   As the former Executive Director of PreventionWorkz, a regional drug and alcohol prevention center serving northwest Oklahoma, Sean previously served as Executive Director of the United Way of Enid and Northwest Oklahoma, Assistant Director of Youth & Family Services, Coordinator of Training and Development for the University of Oklahoma H.R. Division, and Director of the National Teenline program at the Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse.   Sean has been active in the Enid community since 1998 serving on the Board of Directors for the Booker T. Washington Center, PEGASYS, Cherokee Strip Community Foundation, Child Advocacy Center, and the Metropolitan Human Services Commission.  He is the former Co-Chair for the Partnership for a Drug Free Oklahoma and co-founder and past President of the Oklahoma Prevention Policy Alliance, a legislative advocacy group that helped pass numerous laws surrounding alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.  He currently serves as the Chair for the Garfield County Mental Health Coalition.   Sean has a Masters of Secondary Education with an emphasis in community mobilization, and a Masters of Counseling Psychology from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He is completing a Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Oklahoma.   

July 12, 2021, 1-2:30pm Course Description The Prevention Think Tank Code of Ethics outlines six principles that govern the professional behavior of substance misuse prevention practitioners: Non-Discrimination, Competence, Integrity, Nature of Services, Confidentiality and Ethical Obligations for Community and Society. Ethical considerations underpin every aspect of our work - from how we select which substance misuse-related issues to address, to how we partner with and engage members of our focus communities, and beyond – and the code of ethics expresses the responsibilities we have and values we hold as preventionists to our colleagues, the people we serve and the general public.   This two-part series explores how our prevention priorities and efforts have changed (and will continue to change) amid the challenges brought on by our country’s recent reckoning with racial inequity and its pandemic experience. Part 1 of this series will focus on principles 1 through 3. We discuss the role of the Prevention Code of Ethics as a touchstone for our field, and introduce an approach for critically evaluating its principles to determine how to better align them with current and emerging needs within the prevention landscape. Learning Objectives explore the relationship between the prevention code of ethics and emerging issues in prevention, with focus on principles 1 through 3.  describe how prevention practitioners can use the code of ethics to guide their professional responses to changing cultures and contexts.  develop a personal action plan for enhancing the ethical performance of their professional responsibilities  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 sustainability. 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. For over a decade, Jess has specialized in building capacity to improve behavioral health at the national, state, regional and local levels. Her areas of expertise include preventing youth substance use; promoting cross-sector collaborations; addressing health disparities; strategic planning, logic model development, and sustainability planning. Jess holds an MSW and MPH from Boston University, and is a Certified Prevention Specialist.  Sandra Del Sesto, M.ED, ACPS – Is a co-author of SAHMSA’s Center for Applied Prevention Technology’s Substance Abuse Prevention Training and many prevention ethicscourses. For over 35 years, she has provided training, community and strategic planning, support program development, and capacity building in all areas of prevention practice. Sandra sits on the board of both the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), as well as CODCA, a statewide treatment program specializing in opioid treatment services.     Supplemental Material Session Transcript Session Slides Enhancing Prevention Ethics to Meet New Challenges Handout CAPT Advanced Ethics: Ethics for Policies for Agencies CAPT Advanced Ethics: Ethics for Social Media SAPST Wellness Handout Enhanced National CLASS Standards

Environmental Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Substance Use Josh Esrick, MPP, and Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip July 21, 2021, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION Environmental strategies are prevention interventions that address factors related to the context within which individuals make decisions about initiating and continuing substance use. By focusing on communal and societal risk and protective factors, including the social determinants of health, environmental strategies can provide an additional approach for prevention professionals. This webinar will discuss the different types of environmental strategies and provide examples of evidence-based strategies. It will also overview the collaborative partners needed to implement environmental strategies and how to fit environmental strategies into a comprehensive prevention approach. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define environmental strategies and how they differ from behavioral strategies Discuss how environmental strategies fit into a comprehensive approach to prevention Overview the collaborative partners that can be necessary to implement environmental strategies Summarize the categories of environmental strategies and provide examples PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing T/TA to numerous organizations. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics. Emily Patton, MSc, PgDip holds a Masters of Science in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University and a Postgraduate Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Edinburgh. She offers significant professional experience in the fields of public policy development and analysis, criminal justice research, data collection and analysis, program development, and performance management.    

In this Issue:   Reducing Community Trauma, Repairing Communities Additional Resources on Community-Based Trauma Interventions What's Happening Around the Region? The Final Session in the Five-Part Webinar Series on Preventing Trauma and Its Effects, July 22, 1:30 CT Need Sensing: Learning with the Partnerships For Success Grantee 2019 Cohort, July 27, 1:30 CT Partnering With Faith Organizations to Address Substance Misuse, A Super Session August 3, 10:00 CT Your Input is Needed: Training and Technical Assistance Needs Survey Epi Corner: Measuring Community-Level Trauma

Identifying and Responding to Emerging Drug Trends Part 2: How to Determine Priorities Josh Esrick, MPP, and Lauren Pappacena, MSW June 30, 2021, 1-2:30 PM EST COURSE DESCRIPTION This webinar will discuss the importance of prevention professionals conducting needs assessments to determine and prioritize the emerging trends specific to their service areas. It will provide an overview of topics such as: identifying potential data sources, overcoming barriers to accessing or using data, collecting original data, and identifying and prioritizing trends. The webinar will also discuss the next steps in responding to emerging trends, and the need to ensure that prevention organizations remain focused on addressing the root causes of substance use. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Review the importance of conducting a needs assessment Describe how to conduct a needs assessment and overcoming assessment challenges Summarize how to prioritize emerging trends Overview the steps to addressing identified emerging trends PRESENTERS Josh Esrick, MPP is a Senior Policy Analyst with Carnevale Associates. Josh has extensive experience in substance use prevention; researching, writing, and presenting on best practice and knowledge development publications, briefs, and reference guides; and developing and providing T/TA to numerous organizations. He developed numerous SAMHSA Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies’ (CAPT) products on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, risk and protective factors for substance use, youth substance use prevention strategies, youth substance use trends, emerging substance use trends, the potential regulations surrounding marijuana legalization, as well as numerous other topics. Lauren Pappacena, MSW is a Research Associate with Carnevale Associates. Lauren has a background in criminal justice and juvenile justice research specifically as it relates to evidence-based programs and practices spanning criminal justice topics, including corrections, law enforcement, reentry, and courts. Currently, she assists with training evaluations for NADCP and the PTTC, where she brings her experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis and data visualization. With a strong interest in policy analysis, research translation, data collection, and analytic writing, Ms. Pappacena is published in the Journal of Human Rights and Social Work for her analysis of national early-release laws.  

COURSE DESCRIPTION Preventing Trauma and Its Consequences A Five-Part Webinar Series by the South Southwest PTTC Session 4: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care:  The Practicalities May Not Be What You Think They Are This training provided an overview of what implementing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) involves and steps to incorporate it into your programs and organizations. Because participants of this webinar engaged in a dialogue about applying these principles to individual situations and professional practices, the webinar recording is not available. Select the DOWNLOAD button above to download the session four PowerPoint and SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach.   PRESENTER Aric Rohner is a visionary and a problem solver deeply involved in trauma since childhood with firsthand experience in what it means to need trauma-informed care (TIC) and not receive it.   He spent 30 years helping companies like Electronic Data Systems, Hewlett Packard, and General Motors develop and implement new organizational processes and information systems. Through this career path, he honed his skills to help organizations adopt change. Despite the fascinating human element involved in helping people accept and adopt change, the singular focus on financial efficiency left him longing for more.     Invigorated by using his business, technical, and coaching skills for a larger purpose, Aric’s deep curiosity about personal and spiritual growth led him to coaching, mentoring, and, eventually, to form the TIC Training Center with Carl Donovan. Aric provides training on TIC to help organizations and groups implement a trauma-Informed paradigm in their personal, professional, and organizational lives.