ABOUT: Grounded in current research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework, this foundational training helps practitioners develop the knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate effective, data-driven programs and practices that reduce behavioral health disparities and improve wellness.  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

• Define behavioral health and its relationship to substance misuse  

• Describe the Strategic Prevention Framework, SAMHSA’s five-step planning model 

• Identify the needs of vulnerable populations in order to improve cultural competency and more effectively address behavioral health disparities  

• Discuss effective approaches to collaborating across sectors to sustain prevention outcomes  

TRAINING CONTENT:  

• Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (online)  

• Basic terminology and facts  

• History of substance use and prevention in the U.S. 

• Addiction and the brain  

• Effects and health risks of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs  

• Setting the Foundation: From Theory to Practice (in-person)  

• Behavioral health  

• Institute of Medicine’s Continuum of Care 

• Public health approach  

• Risk and protective factors  

• Developmental perspective 

• Application: SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (in-person)  

• Assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation  

• Cultural competence, sustainability  

*IMPORTANT NOTE*: Completion of the free Pre-SAPST workshop is a prerequisite to this course. Please create an account and register for the pre-course with the instructions below. This pre-requisite must be completed in order to finish registration for the 4-day in-person SAPST. 

For more information contact: Novelette Mack at nmack@drugfreelasvegas.org

Cost: Free with code, contact the training coordinator