Training

Training by Request

On-site prevention training can be offered by request from Florida prevention agencies.  To request one of the workshops described below in your location, contact Jill McGarry, Training Assistant at jmcgarry@flcertificationboard.org. Custom training is available with a guarantee of 40 participants.

Prevention Institute

The Prevention Institute is a three (3) day skills-based training focused on a set of macro-level skills common to prevention work in diverse settings, addressing multiple issues, and targeted at clients of any age.

Target Audience: Direct service prevention specialists in any type of prevention work, especially those with three (3) or fewer years' experience.

Skills Focus: The institute is focused on practical application of prevention skills to

·        Enhance motivation for changing behavior

·        Activate behavior change

·        Help participants move through the stages of change

·        Establish positive relationships

·        Manage group process

·        Use specific educational strategies

·        Measure participants progress

Prevention Frameworks

Today’s prevention professionals are able to utilize a variety of evidence-based programs and intervention strategies to provide the most effective services for individuals and communities.  In order to make the best use of these programs and strategies, it is important for Preventionists to understand the science and research frameworks underlie their work.

 Three frameworks form the basis of most modern prevention approaches:

• Risk and Protective Factors
• Developmental Assets
• CSAP’s Strategic Prevention Framework.

Through examples and group activities participants in this training will become familiar with using these frameworks to implement prevention strategies, adapt interventions to meet the needs of their participants or choose appropriate evidence-based programs for their communities.

Target Audience: This is a BASIC training for those with minimal experience in prevention.

Prevention Ethics

Most ethics courses are geared for treatment counselors and often do not address the needs and issues that arise in the many arenas of prevention practice: schools, community based agencies, coalitions and faith-based organizations. This training is designed to give Preventionists the skills and tools they need to manage unique prevention-related ethical challenges. The interactive training offers an opportunity to discuss ethical concerns, network with peers and develop an ethical framework to shape prevention practice. 

Social Marketing: Harnessing the Power of Persuasion

This workshop provides an introduction to community-based social marketing and how it can be applied to substance abuse prevention activities. Those who attend the introductory workshop will learn the five steps of community-bases social marketing and the four basic elements to social marketing campaign. Participants will also develop a sample social marketing campaign plan.

Specifically, this course offers participants the opportunity to:

• List the five steps of community-based social marketing
• Identify four elements to social marketing campaign
• Describe how social marketing can be used for substance abuse prevention
• Create a sample social marketing Campaign plan 

Online Courses

Self-Paced

Drugs of Abuse- 3 CEUs
Every prevention practitioner needs basic information about commonly abused substances and their effects on users. The course is designed for participants with limited knowledge of drugs of abuse and their effects and provides a basic knowledge:

·         Commonly abused substances

·         Intoxicated effects and potential health consequences of abusing these substances

·         Opportunities to apply preventive approaches to address specific drugs of abuse.

Understanding Addiction- 2 CEUs
This course provides basic information about the disease of addiction and its consequences. The course is designed for prevention service providers with the limited knowledge of addiction or addiction treatment. This course is designed to provide a basic knowledge of:

• The definition of addiction
• Stages of addiction
• Causes of addiction
• Screening for substance abuse problems
• Substance abuse treatment and recovery 

Instructor-Facilitated

Prevention Ethics

Unique ethical issues can arise in the many arenas of prevention practice: schools, community based agencies, coalitions and faith-based organizations. This training is designed to give Preventionists the skills and tools they need to manage unique prevention-related ethical challenges. The online course is instructor-facilitated with structured assignments and schedules for posting your work. Feedback and online discussion help to give this course an interactive quality while allowing for flexibility in scheduling.

To register: Go to www.preventionon-line.org

Other Training