SAPST – SPF: Application for Prevention Success Training – October 7-10, 2024

A 31-Hour Training with Julie Yerkes, MEd, CPS & Marissa Carlson, MS, CPS

8:30am-4:30pm each day

130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Concord, NH 03301

Presentation: This innovative training, combining online and in-person components, offers practitioners a comprehensive introduction to the substance use prevention field. Grounded in current research and SAMSHA’s Strategic Prevention Framework, SPH is designed to help practitioners develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement effective, data-driven prevention that reduces behavioral health disparities and improves wellness. It is appropriate for entry-level prevention practitioners, as well as professionals in related fields.

SPF consists of a five-hour, self-paced online module, followed by a four-day/26-hour interactive, in-person training. The online course is entitled “Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training: Building Our Behavioral Health Workforce.”

Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (Online): This foundational course offers practitioners new to the field of prevention, or working in related fields, an introduction to the history of prevention, key concepts and definitions, specific drug effects, and an exciting glimpse into the effects of substance use and addiction on the brain. Participants will learn about:

• Basic terminology and facts
• History of substance use and prevention in the US
• Addiction and the brain
• Effects and health risks of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

In-Person SPF: Application for Prevention Success Training: This 4-day training will be held at 130 Pembroke Road, Suite 150, Concord, NH from 8:30am to 4:30pm daily (6.5 hours of direct training daily). IT will address the following topics:

• Behavioral health
• Institute of Medicine’s Continuum of Care
• Public health approach
• Risk and protective factors
• Developmental perspective
• Application of SAMSHA’s Strategic Planning Framework: assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Cultural competence and sustainability

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Describe public health approach to prevention;
2. Describe risk and protective factors;
3. Summarize the Institute of Medicine’s Continuum of Care;
4. Explain the application of SAMSHA’s Strategic Prevention Framework: assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation; and
5. Summarize cultural competency and sustainability.

31 Contact Hours Available

CRSW Performance Domains: 1 & 3
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 13
Certified Prevention Specialist Domains: 1-6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC & Psychologist *Not Available

NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services

REGISTER HERE