Training and Events Calendar

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Webinar/Virtual Training
Webinar Description: Timing is everything – especially when it comes to delivering successful prevention programs that truly resonate with your audience. This webinar will discuss the importance of considering developmental stage when selecting and implementing evidence-based preventive interventions. Following a brief discussion of developmental theory and how it can be applied to selecting and implementing evidence-based preventive interventions across the lifespan, examples of existing evidence-based programs implemented in several contexts including schools and families will be provided.   Webinar Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Analyze the concept of human development within context Recognize the developmental stages most associated with the peak onset of mental and behavioral health issues and related risk and protective factors Describe how brain development can inform developmentally timed preventive interventions Compare the different types of preventive interventions typically employed at various stages of development   Who Should Participate: Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau.   Dates & Times: States and American Samoa February 19, 2025 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Arizona 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Pacific 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Hawaii 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m. American Samoa Pacific Jurisdictions February 20, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae 09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 08:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. Republic of Palau (View in your time zone)   Presenter: Nathaniel R. Riggs, PhD Dr. Riggs is a professor of Human Development and Family Studies and the executive director of the Colorado State University Prevention Research Center, a campus-wide trans-disciplinary center committed to studying the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective and sustainable preventive interventions across the lifespan. Dr. Riggs has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to his research interests in testing preventive interventions that promote youth socioemotional development and prevent adolescent risk behaviors. He is also an engaged scholar who works alongside community partners to support the implementation of evidence-based preventive interventions. To support this work, he is the principal investigator on several federal, state, and locally funded projects with community partners around Colorado. Dr. Riggs also frequently participates in the process of translating research into policy. He is currently a member of Colorado State University's Government Relations Faculty Ambassadors Initiative, a program training CSU faculty on best practices for engaging federal policymakers and funding agencies.   Registration: Click here to register for the webinar: Powering Prevention with Developmental Theory   Continuing Education: Participants will receive a certificate of attendance of 1.5 hour for completion of this live webinar event.   Cost: FREE!   Questions: For questions about registration or any other inquiries, please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen at [email protected].
Face-to-Face Training
An in-person training in partnership with       Overview The Introduction to the Prevention Core Competencies for Prevention Professionals is a three-day, in-person, training that covers the foundations of substance use prevention science for early and mid-career prevention professionals. By taking this training, you will be able to expand your knowledge and skills in the field of prevention and ultimately enhance your ability to make a positive impact in your community. The course covers a wide variety of topics including prevention science, community organization, needs & resource assessment, evidence-based interventions, and more. The Prevention Core Competencies and accompanying knowledge, skills, and abilities offer professional direction to the prevention field, affecting staff development, career ladders, and pipelines, and providing guidance for training programs and service delivery qualification. The curriculum utilizes evidence-based strategies for adult learning; and builds upon and complements existing workforce training curricula and resources (SPF Application for Prevention Success Training (SAPST), Foundations of Prevention Science and Practice Curriculum, and Universal Prevention Curriculum). Learning Objectives By the end of this training, participants will be able to Describe the key elements of prevention planning and evaluation. Define core prevention professional knowledge, skills, and competencies. Acknowledge the importance of research-based theories and processes that help explain and build effective prevention interventions, and Describe how evidence-based (EB) prevention strategies can be delivered across settings including the family, school, media, community, or workplace. Who Should Participate This training is limited to community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including 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. Virtual Trainer of Trainers coming Summer 2025! Looking to become a trainer for this curriculum? Join our Virtual Training of Trainers (TOT) session in 2025! To qualify, participants must have over three years of experience in substance misuse prevention and have completed the 16-hour in-person or virtual Prevention Core Competencies training within the past three years. The 6-hour self-paced online course version does not meet TOT requirements.   Location This is an in-person training and will take place at: 2625 Augustine Drive, Room 125 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Dates and Times March 18, 2025, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm March 19, 2025, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm March 20, 2025, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm   Who Should Participate Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region, including 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.   Facilitators Alicia Hughes is a Washington State Certified Prevention Professional (CPP) and has been working in the prevention field since the 2010s. Starting in California, she supported individuals with technical assistance and training to obtain their state certifications in addiction counseling. From 2018 to 2024, Alicia led the Washington State substance use disorder prevention workforce system, assisting with implementing prevention trainings and leading the WA State Fellowship Program. Now, Alicia works with Thurston County to plan and implement chronic disease and substance use prevention programming, in addition to continuing to support the Region 10 PTTC’s prevention workforce system. Debby Jones is a Certified Prevention Specialist and the Prevention Director for Wasco County and YouthThink in the state of Oregon. She also serves as the counties Overdose Prevention Coordinator. Jones received her BS Degree from Brigham Young University. She currently serves as the Chair for the State of Oregon’s Addiction and Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council and the Vice-Chair of Oregon’s Alcohol and Other Drug Policy Commission. She is a Board Member of the 4 Rivers Early Learning Hub as well as the Oregon Coalition of Prevention Professionals and a member of the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center’s Advisory Council. Jones is also an active member of Fairplay for Kids and their On-line Harms subcommittee. She is a certified QPR, and SAMHSA’s Prevention Core Competencies Instructor. Jones is the Co-Creator of T2T Connection, a resiliency resource for children, teens and parents. Cost  Registration for this event is FREE! Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses.   Certificates Participants who complete the entire training will receive a certificate of attendance for 16 contact hours. No partial credit is given for this training. Participants will need to confirm with their certification board to determine if these certification hours are accepted towards their specific certification requirements.   To Register Register Here for Introduction to the Prevention Core Competencies for Prevention Professionals Questions? For any questions, please contact Britany Wiele at ([email protected]).
Webinar/Virtual Training
An Enhanced Prevention Learning Series   Series Overview: This seven-week Enhanced Prevention Learning Series offers participants a unique, interactive experience to explore how to develop a sustainability plan. Sustainability planning is an intentional process of looking critically at your current prevention infrastructure, processes, and strategies to develop the necessary resources to sustain meaningful prevention outcomes beyond current funding. Sustainability planning involves a series of concrete tasks to create feasible, ongoing support for essential components of your prevention work. Elements of sustainability planning include examining the impact of strategic planning processes, such as SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and interventions, priority setting, resource and feasibility analysis, communication planning, and resource and grant development. This learning series incorporates online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, self-study and reading assignments, group activities, and discussion designed to guide participants through five critical components of sustainability planning. Trainers will demonstrate how to use a set of tools to facilitate a sustainability process with community partners and will coach participants to set actionable steps and timelines to complete a plan over the next year. By the end of the EPLS, participants will be able to: Define sustainability and summarize key findings from research Explain the value of sustainability planning to community stakeholders Share how partnerships and collaborations provide the foundation for sustainability Identify and recruit partners to participate on a Sustainability Planning Team Summarize five components of sustainability planning Collect information and capture lessons learned throughout the SPF process Gather information and document lessons learned from interventions Develop communication products as part of ongoing sustainability effort Outline key tasks that inform a written sustainability plan Establish a timeline to create a sustainability plan Apply a set of tools to create a sustainability plan with community partner Audience: Community-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and community coalition coordinators located in the Pacific Southwest (HHS Region 9) states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau. Prevention practitioners who would like to become a Certified Prevention Specialist or need to continuing hours of education to meet re-certification requirements. Please note: This training is reserved for prevention professionals working in HHS Region 9. Prevention professionals interested in this course but who work outside of HHS Region 9 are encouraged to contact their region’s PTTC to learn about similar courses available to them. Facilitator: Christina Lopez-Gutierrez is a seasoned professional in evidence-based substance abuse prevention, with a dynamic career spanning local, state, and bi-national initiatives. She began her journey in the late 1990s, implementing "quote" curricula in communities. By the mid-2000s, she transitioned into providing Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) to empower community-based coalitions, guiding them toward best practices. Her expertise has benefited diverse audiences, including single state agencies, community stakeholders, and Promotores or Community Health Workers. Throughout her career, Christina has played a pivotal role in numerous training efforts, notably delivering the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) in Spanish to U.S.-Mexico border states and their Mexican sister cities. She has also been a key member of regional training teams such as SAMHSA’s CAPT and PTTC, frequently called upon to design culturally responsive training for Latino and Native American communities. Currently, Christina contributes to a statewide evaluation team, providing critical support to grantees working to reduce prescription drug misuse and underage drinking, helping them achieve impactful, data-driven outcomes. Dates and Times: States & American Samoa: March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2025 04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m.          Arizona 03:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m.          Pacific 12:00 p.m. – 01:30 p.m.          Hawaii 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.          American Samoa Pacific Jurisdictions: March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, & May 1, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.          Republic of the Marshall Islands 09:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.          Pohnpei and Kosrae 08:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m.          Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap 07:00 a.m. – 08:30 a.m.          Republic of Palau (view in your time zone) Commitment and Expectations: If your experience with Zoom is limited or you want to review key features of Zoom, please view the 20-minute Introduction to Zoom video prior to the first session on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 on how to use and maximize the platform Participate in 7 sessions of training, for 1.5 hours on scheduled series days/times Complete up to ONE hour of independent learning activities between each session Use a web-camera and have access to appropriate technology to join the online videoconferencing platform (i.e., internet connection, built-in or USB webcam, desktop/laptop computer, built-in/USB/Bluetooth speakers & microphone) Actively engage and be on camera 90% of the time during each session, since this is not a webinar series and active participation is essential to gain/improve skills Certificates: Participants who complete the entire course will receive a certificate of attendance for 17.5 hours. Partial credit will be considered if a participant completes over 80% of the course and submits completed prep packets to the course facilitator for review for any missed session. Participants will need to confirm with their certification board to determine if these certification hours are accepted towards their specific certification requirements. To help make engagement more comfortable, we limit the number of people who can enroll in EPLS. If you cannot commit to joining the sessions or completing the prep-work packets, please defer this opportunity to others on our waiting list. Register Here: Sustainability Planning EPLS Registration Cost is Free! Questions? Please contact Clarissa Lam Yuen at [email protected] if you have questions.
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