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This two-part virtual learning event will explored change as a foundational concept in substance misuse prevention. It looked at common definitions of change, motivations for and barriers to change, and examined change across the various socio-ecological domains in which it takes place–at the individual level, within relationships, at the community and organizational level and within our society at large.
We also identified tools and strategies to implement change efforts currently used by many prevention practitioners to guide our efforts and additional approaches to consider that can help us better manage change in our work for years to come.
Session 1 highlighted models of individual and family-based change behavior and aligned prevention interventions and approaches. Session 2 highlighted models of community and organizational change and aligned environmental strategies and approaches.
The 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.
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Published: February 22, 2022
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Webinar Description
This two-part virtual learning event will explored change as a foundational concept in substance misuse prevention. It looked at common definitions of change, motivations for and barriers to change, and examined change across the various socio-ecological domains in which it takes place–at the individual level, within relationships, at the community and organizational level and within our society at large.
We also identified tools and strategies to implement change efforts currently used by many prevention practitioners to guide our efforts and additional approaches to consider that can help us better manage change in our work for years to come.
Session 1 highlighted models of individual and family-based change behavior and aligned prevention interventions and approaches. Session 2 highlighted models of community and organizational change and aligned environmental strategies and approaches.
The 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.
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Published: February 22, 2022
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Recording Link - Diversifying Your Network for Equity
Prevention strategies are more likely to be equitable and sustainable when implemented by diverse partners sharing the same vision. However, growing a network of diverse partners is easier said than done. We all have the tendency to work with the same people and organizations. In this workshop, participants will explore the synergy at the heart of diverse networks. Then, Ericka will guide participants in exercises to expand their networks to include non-traditional partners. More importantly, participants will identify strategies to connect authentically with new and diverse partners.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Participants will build their capacity to grow a diverse network by
Understanding the connection between a diverse network and equitable solutions.
Learning and exchanging strategies to diversify their networks.
Practicing authenticity for connection.
PRESENTER:
Ericka Burroughs-Girardi is the senior outreach specialist for County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Ericka’s primary role is to manage County Health Rankings & Roadmaps’ webinar production. She is also part of a team that develops online tools to connect communities to evidence-informed strategies and community change resources, fosters peer learning and connections, delivers knowledge and skill building sessions, and recognizes and celebrates health improvement.
Ericka holds an MA in Anthropology from the University of South Florida and an MPH from the University of South Carolina. Ericka resides in Florida where in her spare time she volunteers at the food pantry at her church.
Published: February 10, 2022
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Introduction to Grant Writing for Prevention Organizations
Session 3: Using Data in Grant Applications
Dan Webb, PhD
February 10, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST
COURSE DESCRIPTION
“In God we trust. All others must bring data.” – W. Edwards Deming
A successful grant application hinges on your ability to provide data that support your stated needs and intentions. In this session, participants will learn how data should be used to support your grant application and where to find useful data for grant applications in the prevention field. This is the third session of a four-part series that will empower participants to find and appropriately respond to grant opportunities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain how data are commonly used in grant applications
Explore how to use state and federal data sources to support your grant applications
Review best practices for presenting data in your grant application
PRESENTERS
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.
Published: February 10, 2022
eNewsletter or Blog
The Great Lakes Current is the e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, the Great Lakes MHTTC, and the Great Lakes PTTC.
The January 2022 issue features the Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment and Recovery Hall of Fame, Counselor's Corner blog post, and a complete calendar of events for the month.
Published: February 7, 2022
eNewsletter or Blog
The Great Lakes Current is the e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, the Great Lakes MHTTC, and the Great Lakes PTTC.
The February 2022 issue features the Counselor's Corner blog post, State Spotlight-Illinois, and a complete calendar of events for the month.
Published: February 7, 2022
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Introduction to Grant Writing for Prevention Organizations
Session 2: Getting Your Grant Application Started
Dan Webb, PhD
February 3, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A successful grant application requires several foundational pieces that are common across grant opportunities. These elements include a history of the community being served, an assessment of the community’s strengths/needs, and proper writing management to meet length requirements. In this session, participants will learn how to read a grant announcement and create a plan for responding to a request for proposals (RFP). This is the second session of a four-part series that will empower participants to find and appropriately respond to grant opportunities.
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
PRESENTERS
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.
Published: February 3, 2022
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Professional ethical standards and the values they are based on also apply to prevention data-related activities, including needs assessment and evaluation. As prevention professionals working with data, we have a critical role to pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people. Through prevention needs assessment and evaluation activities, we seek to promote sensitivity to and knowledge about oppression and cultural and ethnic diversity. Prevention professionals strive to ensure access to needed information, services, and resources; equity; and meaningful participation in data-based decision-making activities for all people, while protecting those we serve.
Objectives
Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Summarize and apply the basic rules regarding ethics and professional behavior in prevention activities related to data collection, assessment and evaluation.
Recognize specific situations among colleagues in the workplace or within the community where ethics should guide actions related to data collection, assessment, and evaluation.
Apply the code of ethics and decision-making process to different data-related scenarios within the Strategic Planning Framework
Published: February 2, 2022
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Introduction to Grant Writing for Prevention Organizations
Session 1: Introduction to Grant Writing
Dan Webb, PhD
January 27, 2022, 1-2:30 PM EST
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Grant funding can provide systems-changing resources for agencies small and large. However, applying for a grant can be a time- and resource-intensive process, especially for those with little experience. In this session, participants will learn introductory elements of grant writing, including grant terminology, where to find grant opportunities, and how to read grant announcements. This is the first session of a four-part series that will empower participants to find and appropriately respond to grant opportunities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Review commonly used grant terminology
Discuss how and where to find grant opportunities appropriate for your organization
Review how to determine your eligibility for grant opportunities
PRESENTERS
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.
Published: January 27, 2022
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Working with youth in any discipline is understandably challenging when you consider this population’s consistently evolving and malleable cognitive process. This interactive 2-hour webinar will incorporate an ecological perspective in understanding dynamics that may form the adolescent ‘worldview.’ Neurological functions that form emotional context and influencing factors that premediate behavior will be discussed. The content will also include strategies to help engage and support healthy development using effective approaches and interventions in health care, behavioral health, or school settings.
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.
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Published: January 25, 2022
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Adolescents are influenced by a variety of factors that can place them at a high risk for substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Consequently, there is a potential for obstructing healthy emotional, physical, and social development. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal screening in pediatric primary care, and many school settings are integrating substance use screening to capitalize on contact opportunities. This interactive webinar training will review validated screening tools for adolescents and rapport building approaches to conduct an effective substance use screening, utilizing components of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral 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.
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Published: January 20, 2022
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Published: January 13, 2022
Toolkit
Developed in conjunction with the virtual learning series A New Call to Action: Enhancing Prevention Efforts to Meet New Challenges, this resource provides an overview of the six principles that comprise prevention’s Code of Ethics. For each principle, we present considerations for applying the code within our current climate and questions you can use to reflect on your own professional behavior. At the end of the resource, we include an action planning tool designed to help you identify areas of your professional ethical practice that may need strengthening in light of these considerations.
The virtual trainings and other resources development in support of the material are also available via our website. Click here for A New Call to Action: Enhancing Prevention Efforts to Meet New Challenges Session 1and here Session 2.
Download resource here.
Published: January 11, 2022
eNewsletter or Blog
The Great Lakes Current is the monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. The December 2021 issue features the Counselor's Corner blog, a complete events calendar, and resources for student mental health.
Published: December 6, 2021
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Part One of the Ditching the Discomfort with Data series, introduces the topic of data literacy and its purpose in the field of prevention, provides an overview of the components of "ditching the discomfort" with data and identify practical tips for working with data.
Select the View Resource button above to watch the recording. Below is the PowerPoint for this webinar.
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Begin Your Data Journey and Ditch the Discomfort
Are you curious about what you need to know as a prevention professional to participate in data-based decision-making? Have you been working with a prevention grant that requires you to conduct a needs assessment or an evaluation? If you are relatively new to prevention or new to using data, this series is for you! In this five-part series, Dr. Hayden Center will take you on a data journey, from providing an overview of the basic components of data literacy to then taking a deeper dive in parts two through four to learn more about data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and finally visualizing and communicating data to your partners. During this journey, there will be discussion and practical tips from Dr. Center; who has worked with local community prevention organizations to build capacity around working with data.
PRESENTER
Dr. Hayden D. Center, Jr. was most recently on faculty at Auburn University at Montgomery in the Department of Psychology, where he taught for ten years. He has taught at several universities over the past thirty years. He has also been a licensed professional counselor (LPC) specializing in addiction issues for over 30 years.
Dr. Center has worked as a consultant in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention since 1987. He has worked in the field of prevention for more than 30 years. He served as the director of a US Department of Education (USDOE) grant while at Auburn University. He served the State of Alabama Department of Education as the coordinator of the state Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. He was a consultant to the Alabama Governor’s Office of Drug Abuse Policy for ten years and has worked with numerous state and local agencies in the state of Alabama. He served as the evaluator for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s (CSAP) Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (SECAPT) and the Border Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (BCAPT). He has provided over 300 trainings and workshops on the topics of “science-based prevention,” “evaluation,” “risk and protective factors”, and “sustainability.” He has worked with numerous agencies and organizations at the national, state, and local levels as an evaluator, including three Drug-Free Community grants. His experience includes working with several projects to develop data bases, collect and interpret data, and produce data dissemination products and materials.
Most recently Dr. Center has conducted training on implementation science, the psychopharmacology of marijuana, opioid use disorder, the opioid epidemic, and prevention of opioid overdose death. He is also working on the development of a sustainability toolkit that was released in the Fall of 2019. He and three colleagues presented an overview of the toolkit at the National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference in Chicago in 2019.
Published: November 19, 2021
eNewsletter or Blog
Monthly e-newsletter of the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. The November 2021 issue features the Counselor's Corner blog series, a complete calendar of events, Native American Heritage Month, and new products from SAMHSA.
Published: November 15, 2021
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In this Issue:
Mental Health Care For All: Let's Make It A Reality
Epi Corner: Focusing on the Mental Health and Service Needs of Vulnerable Populations
Additional Mental Health Resources
What's Happening Around the Region?
Logic Model Technical Assistance
Methamphetamine Use: What are the Data Telling Us?, October 26
Ditching the Discomfort with Data Series: Part One Overview, November 18
Resources for National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month. Share these with your partners.
Published: November 2, 2021
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The Great Lakes PTTC offers this training for prevention professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This training is offered in response to a need identified by stakeholders in HHS Region 5.
Logic models provide valuable insight into a program's effectiveness and impact. In this two-part webinar series, speakers will demonstrate how to develop a logic model that describes a program effectively and guides its evaluation. The introductory webinar will provide an overview of logic models and how to create one for a prevention program.
Learning Objectives: Introductory Webinar
Identify logic model benefits
Define key components of logic models
Describe how logic models inform program evaluation
Speaker
Kyle Barrington, Ph.D., has over 30 years of experience in substance misuse prevention and treatment. His experiences include being a substance abuse counselor, counseling director for a juvenile prison, director of a dual-diagnosis hospital unit for adults and youth, director of an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth, and evaluator for local and statewide organizations. Dr. Barrington has five published, peer-reviewed articles, has been a technical writer for two books, has been quoted in several scholarly articles, and has conducted over 300 program evaluations. Since 2015, he has been the principal investigator on five SAMHSA-funded programs to reduce co-occurring disorders in rural communities. As of March 2021, Dr. Barrington and his team at Zajonc Corporation are actively working with 14 different school districts in six states to help them implement and evaluate the effectiveness of 12 various evidence-based programs and practices.
Published: October 29, 2021
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Pacific Southwest PTTC's Catching the Wind: How Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners Can Engage Traditional Media and Leverage Social Media
Webinar Date: October 20, 2021
Webinar Slides
Webinar Slides for Catching the Wind: How Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners Can Engage Traditional Media and Leverage Social Media
Webinar Support Materials:
Fentanyl Poster Example from Live Well San Diego
Example Press Release for International Overdose Awareness Day
Example of a Graphic Organizer Pamphlet: Meth 101 by the San Diego County Meth Strike Force
High Truths Podcast by Dr. Roneet Lev
Overview
Your work as a substance misuse prevention practitioner is important and timely. Your data and information are valuable and needed. Your programs are necessary and effective. However, you may have a small budget for outreach. The traditional media has undergone a paradigm shift in the past 20 years. Social media has created a second-by-second news cycle. The result is short attention spans and ultra-competitive platforms for eyes and ears. So, what do we do to get our stories out there? Join this webinar to learn strategies for enhancing your media visibility!
Objectives
By the end of the webinar, participants will:
Describe what media advocacy is and is not
Identify strategies for establishing, maintaining, and growing your media relationships
Identify tools and resources available to enhance media outreach
Audience
Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Presenter
Bernard Gonzales possesses extensive experience in broadcast journalism, public relations, government relations, and education. Currently, he operates a small business, GComm Consulting. He is the Media Specialist consultant for The Center for Community Research(CCR). CCR oversees the San Diego County Meth Strike Force, Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, and Marijuana Prevention Initiative. Prior to that, he was the Senior Council Aide to Chula Vista City Councilmember, now Mayor, Mary Casillas Salas.
Webinar Recording
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Published: October 27, 2021
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Northwest PTTC's Promoting Engagement and Motivation in The Middle School Classroom 4 Part Webinar Series
Session 4 - Practices that Support Healthy Beliefs
October 20, 2021
Series Description
Promoting engagement and motivation in the middle school classroom can be challenging, even more so as students are returning to the classroom in person. This four-part webinar series will describe a set of simple yet powerful practices that, when used consistently by teachers, can enhance engagement and motivation in middle school. Teachers and staff will learn simple practices to activate the Social Development Strategy, a proven approach to promoting healthy outcomes, in a school setting. This series will highlight each of the practices described in the practice guide, Promoting Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Agency in Middle School Students: Simple practices to activate the Social Development Strategy in a school setting.
Presenters
Sally Chapman M.Ed., is an educational consultant, working with the SDRG for the past 15 years on evidence-based programs for schools. Formerly, she was the executive director of an education company, a director of new product development for the education association ASCD, a curriculum and staff development director for a public school district, and a teacher in elementary and middle school classrooms. She holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in educational policy and administration from the University of Kansas, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Buena Vista University.
Kevin Haggerty, MSW, PhD., is a Professor in the UW School of Social Work and the Co-Director of the NW PTTC. He has directed the school-based intervention, the Raising Healthy Children study. Along with colleges in the UW College of Education and the Washington Office of Public Instruction, he has assembled a series of evidence-based practices to promote positive social and emotional development in middle school. Dr. Haggerty is the Director of the Social Development Research Group where he has conducted training for parents, teachers and community members and has focused on interventions to promote well-being and prevent substance misuse for the past 36 years.
Webinar Recording and Slides
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Additional Resources
Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Agency In Middle School Students: Simple practices to activate the Social Development Strategy in a school setting
Session 4 Handouts for Webinar Series: Promoting Engagement and Motivation in the Middle School Classroom
Sentis Brain Animation Series: Neuroplasticity (YouTube Video)
Championship Newsletter #13: Carol Dweck A Study on Praise and Mindsets (YouTube Video)
60 Second-Strategy from Edutopia (YouTube Video)
Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve (TEDxNorrkoping Video)
The Necessity of Finding More Ways to Praise
Questions
Contact Clarissa Lam Yuen (
[email protected]) if you have additional questions about the content related to this webinar.
Published: October 26, 2021
Toolkit
Brush up on your cannabis knowledge with this series of short lessons on cannabis and prevention! Each lesson consists of a 5-10 minute video followed by a brief quiz. Topics include the basic differences between THC, CBD and hemp, how drug screening and confirmation for cannabis works, the effects of cannabis consumption on road safety, and the role of prevention in cannabis policy decisions.
How to use:
Complete the lessons yourself to increase your knowledge or share these lessons with your coalition members, for parent or youth education programs, or with others in your community. Lessons can be viewed in the online quiz format through the links below or can be taught along with the discussion guide available for download to use with a group.
Option 1: Online Quiz Format
To complete the lessons using the online quiz format, follow the link to each lesson below.
Cannabis, THC and CBD – What are they?
Cannabis, hemp, THC, CBD, what’s the difference? This lesson briefly reviews each of these substances and where they come from.
Cannabis and Drug Screening and Testing
How does drug screening for cannabis work and what does it detect? This lesson reviews what drug screening and confirmation testing are, what they can (and can’t) detect and other considerations of urine drug screening.
Cannabis and Driving Safety
How does cannabis use impact driving and road safety? This lesson reviews the impacts of cannabis use on road safety and policy and enforcement considerations in states with and without legalized cannabis.
Cannabis Policy - Where Prevention Fits
What is the role of prevention in cannabis policy at the municipal/local or organization level? This lesson reviews the various types of policy that preventionists can be aware of and how to strategize for effective policy change.
Option 2: Discussion Guide
To use the lessons with a group in a discussion format, follow the discussion guide below. Each lesson includes a link to the video, followed by a set of discussion questions and answers.
Lesson 1: Cannabis, THC and CBD – What are they?
Cannabis, hemp, THC, CBD, what’s the difference? This lesson briefly reviews each of these substances and where they come from.
Watch the video
Discussion Questions
What does the term cannabis refer to?
What are THC and CBD? Are they related?
Is hemp the same as cannabis?
Why is it important that we understand the terminology of cannabis?
Answers
Cannabis refers to the plant (typically Cannabis Sativa or Cannabis Indica) that THC, CBD, and other cannabis products are derived from. Cannabis is the scientific name for the plant that may be referred to as a marijuana plant in some settings.
THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) are the two most common of the 500 chemicals found within the cannabis plant. THC is the psychoactive component that causes the “high” feeling and can impair cognitive and motor function. THC is illegal on the federal level but legal for medical or adult-use in many states.
CBD is not psychoactive and is thought to balance some of the negative effects of THC. It has potential medical applications in large doses as an anticonvulsant used to treat epilepsy. The FDA currently allows CBD products such as lotions and topical products, but not CBD for consumption in food or beverages.
Hemp is a variant of the cannabis plant without THC. Hemp plants can be farmed and harvested for fibers often used to make rope, fabric and other applications. Hemp agriculture is governed by the USDA and cannot contain more than 0.03% THC in dry weight.
Learn more
The Marijuana Education Toolkit (PTTC Network)
Marijuana DrugFacts (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Research, Policies, and Practices: Federal and Community-level Perspectives on Vaping (PTTC Network)
Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth - Resource from SAMHSA
Lesson 2: Cannabis and Drug Screening and Testing
How does drug screening and confirmation testing for cannabis work and what does it detect (or not)?
Watch the video
Discussion Questions
What are the key differences between a urine drug screen and a confirmation test?
Can secondhand exposure to THC result in a positive drug screen?
Can CBD-use result in a positive drug screen?
Does your state have policies limiting use of drug screening tests in the workplace or other settings?
Answers
Urine screens are commonly used to provide quick results. They are often used at point-of-care testing and typically identify "positive" or "negative" results for the presence of certain drug classes in the urine. Screens can lead to false positive or negative results. Confirmations are more accurate laboratory tests that take longer but provide more accurate and detailed results. A confirmation can identify specific substances and the amount of substance present in the test.
If a screening test uses the standard cutoff of 50ng/mL, it extremely unlikely for someone to test positive having only been exposed secondhand given the amount of smoke they would have to be exposed to at that level. For screening tests that use a lower cutoff like 20ng/mL, it is possible because the results can be more variable, but still not likely.
CBD does not cross well with most urine drug screens, meaning it is unlikely that it would lead to a positive result, but it is possible that large amounts of CBD combined with other factors like trace amounts of THC in the products could result in a positive test. However, follow up confirmation testing can distinguish THC from CBD. One related issue is that studies have shown that CBD products are not always accurately tested and labeled regarding their CBD and THC content, so it is possible for someone who uses CBD products regularly to have inadvertent THC exposure if products are not accurately labeled.
State policies regarding the use of urine drug screening in different settings may vary, especially for use in the workplace. Some states have policies limiting use of drug screening for cannabis while others may not.
Learn More
Moeller, Karen E., Julie C. Kissack, Rabia S. Atayee, and Kelly C. Lee. “Clinical Interpretation of Urine Drug Tests: What Clinicians Need to Know About Urine Drug Screens.” Mayo Clinic Proceedings (2017)
Lesson 3: Cannabis and Road Safety: How does cannabis use impact driving and road safety?
This lesson reviews the impacts of cannabis use on road safety and policy and enforcement considerations in states with and without legalized cannabis.
Watch the video
Discussion Questions
What are the possible effects of cannabis that can impair driving ability?
What are some examples of negative effects of cannabis use on driving?
For how long after cannabis use could driving ability be impaired?
What are some of the enforcement challenges related to cannabis-impaired driving?
Answers
Cannabis use can impact several areas related to driving. THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, can impair motor coordination and impair perception. It can also slow reaction time and impair ability to make decisions, all of which can influence driving. Under the influence of cannabis, some common driving safety effects are delayed braking, not maintaining a consistent speed or driving too slow (which can be dangerous) and not maintaining a safe distance between cars.
While THC levels begin to drop within a few minutes of stopping use (while smoking), performance can be impaired for another 1-2 hours after use, which may be longer than a person feels the subjective high. For edible products, the peak effects occur anywhere from 2-4 hours after use and may last as long as 4-12 hours.
A major challenge for enforcement of cannabis-impaired driving is that there is no accurate roadside test currently available, especially since cannabis can remain in a person’s system for several days or longer. A standardized field sobriety test may be used but is not always effective. Combined use of alcohol and cannabis is becoming more common, and alcohol can be detected through roadside testing. Use of primary enforcement seatbelt laws may help prevent cannabis-impaired driving.
Learn More
Does marijuana use affect driving? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Marijuana Use and Driving. (Teen Driver Source)
Brands B, Di Ciano P, Mann RE. Cannabis, Impaired Driving, and Road Safety: An Overview of Key Questions and Issues. (Front Psychiatry. 2021)
Lesson 4: Cannabis Policy - Where Prevention Fits
What is the role of prevention in cannabis policy at the municipal/local or organization level? This lesson reviews the various types of policy that preventionists can be aware of and how to strategize for effective policy change.
Watch the video
Discussion Questions
Besides the federal and state level, what are other policy levels where cannabis policy should be considered?
Zoning, limits on number of dispensaries, and school buffer zones are some examples of cannabis policies that can be enacted at what level?
What elements are important to making effective policy change?
Answers
In addition to federal and state laws on cannabis, many other policy levels should consider cannabis. Some examples include municipalities, K-12 and college/university school systems, healthcare organizations, housing/residential programs, and employers.
While some state laws on cannabis may include stipulations on zoning, density limits or buffer zones, these policies are often enacted at the local/municipal level. A community that is deciding to opt-in or opt-out of a state cannabis policy should consider these factors.
Training, communication, monitoring and evaluation, and strategy for periodic policy review/revision are key elements of the policy change cycle. These elements align with the Strategic Prevention Framework in many ways.
Learn More
Prevention and Youth Cannabis Use Toolkit (PTTC Network)
Cannabis: People before Profits. The Evolution of Cannabis Policies and Where Prevention Fits In (Recorded Webinar – PTTC Network)
A Prevention Practitioners' Toolkit to Understanding HHS Region 10 State Cannabis Policies and Regulations (PTTC Network)
Interested in learning more about vaping prevention? Check out our Microlearning Toolkit: Vaping Prevention 101.
Published: October 24, 2021
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Northwest PTTC's Promoting Engagement and Motivation in The Middle School Classroom 4 Part Webinar Series
Session 3- Practices that Promote Bonding and Recognition
October 6, 2021
Series Description
Promoting engagement and motivation in the middle school classroom can be challenging, even more so as students are returning to the classroom in person. This four-part webinar series will describe a set of simple yet powerful practices that, when used consistently by teachers, can enhance engagement and motivation in middle school. Teachers and staff will learn simple practices to activate the Social Development Strategy, a proven approach to promoting healthy outcomes, in a school setting. This series will highlight each of the practices described in the practice guide, Promoting Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Agency in Middle School Students: Simple practices to activate the Social Development Strategy in a school setting.
Presenters
Sally Chapman M.Ed., is an educational consultant, working with the SDRG for the past 15 years on evidence-based programs for schools. Formerly, she was the executive director of an education company, a director of new product development for the education association ASCD, a curriculum and staff development director for a public school district, and a teacher in elementary and middle school classrooms. She holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in educational policy and administration from the University of Kansas, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Buena Vista University.
Kevin Haggerty, MSW, PhD., is a Professor in the UW School of Social Work and the Co-Director of the NW PTTC. He has directed the school-based intervention, the Raising Healthy Children study. Along with colleges in the UW College of Education and the Washington Office of Public Instruction, he has assembled a series of evidence-based practices to promote positive social and emotional development in middle school. Dr. Haggerty is the Director of the Social Development Research Group where he has conducted training for parents, teachers and community members and has focused on interventions to promote well-being and prevent substance misuse for the past 36 years.
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Additional Resources
Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Agency In Middle School Students: Simple practices to activate the Social Development Strategy in a school setting
Session 3 Handouts for Webinar Series: Promoting Engagement and Motivation in the Middle School Classroom
The Magic Relationship Ratio: John Gottman, YouTube Video
The Power of Relationships in Schools from Edutopia, YouTube Video
Be a Mr. Jensen, Clint Pulver, YouTube Video
On the Road: Middle School Football Players Execute Life-changing Play, CBS Evening News Clip, YouTube Video
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Published: October 14, 2021
Presentation Slides
Slides from the October 14, 2021 session, "Slides for Indigenous Resiliency: Indigenous Ways of Knowing for Thriving Prevention Programs". This webinar's purpose is to introduce resiliency through a sustainable framework, articulate area to consider, and share successes and challenges.
Published: October 14, 2021
Toolkit
Handouts from the October 14, 2021 session, "Slides for Indigenous Resiliency: Indigenous Ways of Knowing for Thriving Prevention Programs". This webinar's purpose is to introduce resiliency through a sustainable framework, articulate area to consider, and share successes and challenges.
Handouts include:
1. Building Your Case for Support
2. Internal Support
3. Mapping Your Sustainability Model
4. Blocks and Solutions
5. Building the Path Forward
Published: October 14, 2021