A Few of our Training Topics and Descriptions

 

Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)

The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) uses a five-step process known to promote youth development, reduce risk-taking behaviors, build assets and resilience, and prevent problem behaviors across the life span. The idea behind SPF is to use the findings from public health research along with evidence-based prevention programs to build capacity at the state and community levels and in the prevention field. This in turn will promote resilience and decrease risk factors in individuals, families and communities. 

             

The Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST)

The SAPST curriculum was developed by CSAP’s Western CAPT in 1989, and adopted by CSAP’s National CAPT steering committee, in response to the multiple requests from prevention specialist in state agencies and community-based organizations. The training is designed to provide an understanding of the discipline of the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse as it relates to communities, providers and volunteers, in a fun, creative unique training that begins where people are at, and which includes applications. The SAPST curriculum is also designed to provide both pre-service and in-service prevention professionals with up-to-date, evidence-based information to the prevention field.  

 

Evidence-based Prevention - The Science of Program Success

What is Evidence-based Prevention and why is it so important? This workshop explains the theoretical foundation of prevention and examines the data-driven strategies common to effective prevention programs. Workshop attendees will be able to identify effective data-driven prevention strategies and programs, increase their knowledge of principles of effective prevention programs. And gain an awareness of resources for continued study of emerging best practices in prevention.

 

Cultural Competence

This foundational framework of culture competence introduces participants to a process that can be used to understand various growth stages of diversity/inclusion, awareness and consciousness.  This module fosters growth by assessing and improving one’s thoughts and actions around diversity-related issues.   

 

Down on the Pharm - Emerging Trends in Youth Drug Abuse

Have you ever heard of “pharming”? Here’s a hint - it has nothing to do with cattle or corn. Have you ever heard of the terms K2/Spice, MDPV or Bath Salts?  Patterns of youth drug abuse are changing on a daily basis, as is the assortment of illicit drugs available to them. This interactive workshop will explore current trends and provide statistical information and resources to equip youth service professionals for facing the challenges ahead. Participants will be able to identify current trends in substance abuse, increase their knowledge of substance abuse prevention resources and gain an awareness of resources for continuous updates of epidemiological data.     

 

Asset building - Understanding the Importance of Risk and Protective Factors

Risk and protective factor research began with two PhDs and a team of researchers from the University of Seattle Washington. In the early 1980s, Drs. J. David Hawkins and Richard F. Catalano conducted a review of 30 years of youth substance abuse and delinquency research and identified risk factors for adolescent drug abuse and delinquency. They have continually updated this review.

 

Prevention according to their risk factors/protective factors theory is based on a simple premise: To prevent a problem, we need to identify the factors that increase the risk that the problem will develop and then find ways to reduce the risk. This workshop outlines risk and protective factor theory and offers participants hands-on experience in implementing strategies to build assets in young people.

 

 

Exploring Environmental Prevention Strategies

Much of prevention is focused on individual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and skills. Yet individuals do not make their choices in a vacuum. In this training, we will explore the environmental influences on individual alcohol and drug use choices. We will examine effective strategies that can be used to impact the following environmental factors: community norms, access & availability, media messages and policy & enforcement.  Participants will be able to articulate the basic premises of the Public Health Model; Identify the four areas of environmental change: community norms; access and availability; media messages; and policy and enforcement.  In addition, participants will be able to identify which policies have been most effective in decreasing ATOD abuse and understand the role of media advocacy in policy change efforts and know the key steps to an effective media advocacy initiative.

 

Community Strategic Planning Retreats for Boards and Coalition Leaders

Our trainers have provided customized facilitation of strategic planning, especially for coalitions and environmental change efforts. Our master trainer has provided this service most recently for the Sylvania Community Action Team in Lucas County. She facilitated the group through an analysis of their current strategies and activities, trained the group in environmental prevention strategies, facilitated a gap analysis to identify key aspects of environmental prevention missing in their current plan, and helped the group to create priorities for the future.

 

Gambling Prevention

With problem gambling affecting approximately 4% of our population and the issue of Casino gambling becoming more prevalent in Ohio, it is important that we are educated on the effects of gambling problems in our society.  This workshop will explore gambling addiction and how to recognize the signs and symptoms of gambling addiction.  We will discuss tools and techniques to prevent gambling addiction in youth and adults and explore how gambling prevention can be incorporated in current ATOD prevention programs.  Participants will also explore how to create awareness about pathological and problem gambling.  They will also recognize the signs and symptoms of problem and pathological gambling and identify tools to prevent gambling addiction. Participants will also understand the similarities to drug addiction. 

 

Understanding Generations in the Workplace         

Understanding Generations in the Workplace is an interactive diversity training that helps participants better understand the general preferences of the four primary generations in the US workplace.  We will examine the impact of stereotypes present in today’s workforce relative to: Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y and Millennial.  Participants are exposed to the history and collective experiences of each generation.    

 

Directing Your Own Traffic

This course is designed to assist participants in understanding the importance of having and taking ownership for their professional growth and development in the organization.  As a result, participants will assume ownership for their attitudes, behaviors for achieving business goals and objectives.  Participates will also realize that while the designer of the professional direction, they cannot achieve success on their own but through quality interactions and collaborations with peers, direct reports, supervisors/managers leaders and clients.  

 

Leadership - The Art of Creating Quality Results Through Others 

This course helps leaders to expand their ability to act, guide, lead and inspire a group, team or organization through a strategic vision and direction to achieve a specific goal or objective.  We will explore four critical areas of quality leadership; awareness of self, management of self, understanding ones environment and developing people interactive skills.  This training is ideal for all levels (emerging, mid- level leadership and advanced) levels of leadership. 

 

Lessons Learned: Historical and Contemporary Models of Prevention

This workshop will overview the history of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and identify important lessons we have learned from past efforts.  We will also look at the current state of prevention, accepted definitions and promising approaches currently in use. Participants will be able to gain an understanding of historical approaches to alcohol and other drug abuse prevention; understand the lessons learned from past prevention efforts; discuss the accepted definition of prevention for Ohio; gain an understanding of what prevention is NOT and explore promising approaches currently in use.

 

It’s Only Weed, Right?

Marijuana use is on the rise, and so are the number of myths and misunderstandings about this drug.  As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to separate fact from fiction by learning the latest research on both health and impairment effects.  We will discuss immediate, lingering and long-term effects of use on the human body.  This will include effects on brain functions such as memory, reflexes, judgment, perception, attention and cognitive skills.  We will also discuss health risks such as cancer and addiction, as well as effects on the heart and the reproductive, respiratory and immune systems.  As a result of the workshop, participants will be able to: identify commonly held views about marijuana and evaluate the accuracy of these views based on current research findings; counteract harmful and misleading information that is circulating about marijuana and contributing to the perceived lack of risk associated with its use and understand why abstinence is the only recommended choice for marijuana.

 

 

Social Media 101

Learn the simple basics of social media including social networks, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, blogs and more. Learn the right and wrong way to use social media and understand how to create a manageable social media plan for organization to draw prospects your way.  Social Media is one of the best ways to reach the youth. In this workshop, you will learn techniques for using social media for networking, attracting volunteers, community outreach and branding. You'll know how to pay it forward and look like an expert, build a better community, and optimize your profile with keywords and more. You'll leave knowing successful tips for the different social media platforms, finding prospects, developing power partners and how to use social media for your benefit.