Strategic Prevention Framework - 3 Part Series

This course engages practitioners in each step of the model, as they work to assess local needs,

build capacity to address prevention priorities, plan prevention activities, implement evidence-

based strategies, and evaluate their prevention efforts.

Day One Description

Part one of the webinar series will explore the assessment and capacity steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework. Session 1 walks participants through the assessment process of examining community problems and related behaviors, risk and protective factors, logic models, data collection, and the capacity for prevention. Participants will learn how to engage diverse stakeholders and raise community awareness. 

Day One Agenda

Strategic Prevention Framework

-Assessment

-Capacity

Day One Learning Objectives

-Describe how to assess substance use problems and related behaviors.

-Explain how health disparities relate to prevention.

-Describe how to assess the risk and protective factors that influence (or contribute to) the problems.

-Explain how to assess a community’s readiness and resources to address substance misuse

problems.

Day Two Description

Part two of the webinar series will continue to explore the capacity step of the SPF as well as

cultural competency and planning. Session two walk participants through building community

and coalition capacity for prevention. Participants will learn how to strengthen community

collaborative groups, learn the skills for cultural competency, and ensure a comprehensive

approach.  Participants will learn how to refer back to the general road map of the logic model,

prioritize risk and protective factors in order to choose the proper interventions.

Day Two Agenda

Review Key Concepts from Session 1

• SPF Step 1: Assessment

• SPF Step 2: Capacity (Assessing)

Strategic Prevention Framework

• Step 2: Capacity (Building)

• Cultural Competence

• Planning

Day Two Learning Objectives

-Explain how a community can build its capacity to prevent the problems identified in its

assessment.

-Describe culture and how to apply cultural competence to prevention and promotion

-Explain how to prioritize risk and protective factors.

-List different types of interventions and describe criteria for selecting an intervention

Day Three Description 

Part three of the webinar series will explore sustainability and the implementation and evaluation step of the SPF. During session three, we will move into implementation and how to connect with key partners, assure fidelity and adaption and establish implementation supports. Session three will also discuss the benefits and types of evaluation as well as evaluation tasks and principles. Participants will learn the importance of sustainability practices in prevention and why the evaluation process is so important.

Day Three Agenda

Strategic Prevention Framework

• Sustainability

• Step 4: Implementation

• Step 5: Evaluation

Bringing It All Together

Day Three Learning Objectives

-Recognize the keys to sustainability and how they are integrated into the SPF

-Describe high-quality implementation and why it’s important

-Explain the purpose of evaluation and what to consider when reporting the results

-Identify ways to apply the training material to your work

This event is eligible for 1.5 contact hours approved by the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners.

CE Credit Information:

1.5 Contact Hours approved by the Alabama Board of Social Work. Provider Number: 0687

Policies:

Program Fee Policy The fee of the event and any additional fees will be clearly communicated to potential participants when registering for the event. There will be no additional charge for a certificate of completion/participation or verification of participation.

Cancellation Policy Registrants may submit a request for a refund to the event organizer and CE authorized individual, Ashley Loftis (ce@apcbham.org). A request for a refund/cancellation request, which arrives at least 2 days prior to the workshop or event will be honored. Cancellation request that are submitted less than 2 days before the planned event will be reviewed by the event organizer and approved on a case-by-case basis. In the event that the training is canceled, refunds will be issued to registrants through the original registration source.

Grievance Policy Participants that are not satisfied with the event hosted by the Addiction Prevention Coalition may submit a complaint to Ashley Loftis, the CE authorized individual, via email (ce@apcbham.org). If this complaint cannot be immediately resolved, then, this complaint will be forwarded to the Executive Director for resolution.

Verification of Attendance Verification of participation will be verified through registration and engagement with the event. Participants will be asked to change their name on Zoom to the name that they used to register for the event and the name that will be printed on their certificate of completion/participation. The CE authorized representative will monitor that the participant remains logged into Zoom for the duration of the program.

Requesting CE Credits and Evaluations In order to receive CE hours, participants must have remained logged into the entire program presentation. The participant will need to complete the request for CE hours. The request for CE hours will be provided at the end of the program along with the evaluation. They will also need to complete the program evaluation. A certificate will be issued to the participant within seven days of the completion of the request for CE hours and completion of the program evaluation.