Online Training Courses – Professional Competencies in SUD Prevention
These self-paced training courses provide the prevention field an opportunity to gain or expand their knowledge in foundational and specialized topics. The training modules can be taken individually or as a whole series, to best meet your needs. Each training session requires successful completion of a short quiz in order to receive continuing education hours or certificates of completion.
New courses will be added regularly, so check in again soon!
Available training topics include:
Prevention Foundations
Welcome to Prevention! An Introduction to the Primary Prevention Field
Decoding Prevention: Acronyms, Affiliations, and Alphabet Soup
Fundamentals of the Strategic Prevention Framework
Understanding and Navigating the Institute of Medicine Continuum of Care
Establishing and Sustaining School-Based Partnerships as Prevention Professionals
SAMHSA Primary Prevention Strategies: Environmental
SAMHSA Primary Prevention Strategies: Problem Identification and Referral
Substance Use Disorder Prevention – Back to Basics
Teaching What Matters: Relevant and Resonant Substance Use Prevention Education and Evidence-Based Services
Community-Based Prevention Services
Advanced Prevention Skillsets: Engaging Transition Age Youth (TAY) in Local Prevention Efforts
“Nothing About Us Without Us:” Implementing Culturally Appropriate Engagement and Empowerment Prevention Substance Use Strategies
Understanding Coalitions and Building Local Capacity
Navigating and Addressing Team Conflict or Dysfunction
Substance Use Trends
Identifying and Addressing Current Trends in Substance Use
Opioid Use Across Populations and Communities
Understanding, Preventing, and Acting on the Opioid Crisis