Substance use disorder prevention is founded on proven theories and frameworks to inform its methodologies, strategies, and innovations. This session discusses behavioral change theories, explains how behavioral change theories inform SUD prevention, and reviews those foundational SUD prevention theories and frameworks that promote effective prevention efforts. In addition, this session identifies key prevention strategies that […]

Morning will cover: Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention This section defines the content and scope of substance use disorder prevention, and explores its foundational concepts. A historical overview is provided to explain how past strategies have progressed and how they continue to inform current prevention practices. The importance of SUD prevention is highlighted, including its […]

Focus groups are an excellent way to gather non-scripted information from community members and to engage young people in a meaningful way. They can be a particularly useful strategy for understanding the “why” behind common norms, attitudes, and perceptions. This workshop is appropriate for youth who will be engaging in focus group efforts and their […]

BI is a short-term counseling intervention that consists of two-four sessions aimed at adolescents who use alcohol and/or other drugs. This approach uses motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy and the stages of change model to meet the needs of adolescents. This training is appropriate for school counselors and staff working in drug prevention, treatment, mental […]

This training addresses the thought processes and tools that support planning in SUD prevention. This session discusses logic models and their role in prevention planning, implementation, and evaluation, as well as how the strategic plan and logic models come together. Participants will be able to: Develop a logic model that fits with selected priorities from […]

To register for this event, please contact Genie Lee at genie.lee@hhs.sccgov.org or the Learning Partnership at 408-792-3900. This training is to build skills of counselors working with adolescents. BI is a short- term counseling intervention that consists of 2 to 4 sessions aimed at adolescents who use alcohol and/or other drugs. This approach uses motivational […]

You are invited to attend the Community Prevention Initiative (CPI) Professional Competency No-Cost Training titled Brief Intervention for Substance Using Adolescents. BI is a short-term counseling intervention that consists of two-four sessions aimed at adolescents who use alcohol and/or other drugs. This approach uses motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy and the stages of change model […]

As a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention professional, ethical situations arise involving service recipients, colleagues, external professionals, and stakeholders. This training will present ethical standards and an ethics decision-making process based on an accepted code of conduct developed specifically for the SUD prevention field. The training will examine each of the six principles identified in […]

BI is a short-term counseling intervention that consists of two-four sessions aimed at adolescents who use alcohol and/or other drugs. This approach uses motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy and the stages of change model to meet the needs of adolescents. This training is appropriate for school counselors and staff working in drug prevention, treatment, mental […]

Funding is an ongoing challenge for any prevention program, and grant writing is a key strategy to increase your support and sustain your program into the future. This workshop covers the do’s and don’ts of grant writing, and provides insight into how to find potential grants, how to respond to requests for applications, what to […]