This in-person workshop for prevention professionals aims to educate participants on the CT Opioid Settlement Funds and the CT Opioid Settlement Advisory Board, understand the amount of funding projected to be received in each community, explore prevention strategies and activity uses of the funds, and engage in an advocacy action plan to access the funds.

All participants will need a laptop or device to participate in the workshop.

Trainer:

• Jennifer Jacobsen

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This 1 hour virtual lunch and learn will provide information on National Prevention Week and explore strategies, activities, and engagement opportunities that coalitions can adopt to celebrate National Prevention Week.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the goals of National Prevention Week, May 12-18, 2024

2. Explore past NPW state and local activities that coalitions can adopt

3. Identify current or past local prevention initiatives that can be promoted or celebrated during NPW

4. Explore new opportunities and engage community sectors into local NPW prevention programming

Trainers:

• Lisa Mason, TTASC

• Denique Weidema-Lewis, CT DMHAS

This 1 hour virtual lunch and learn will provide information on National Prevention Week and explore strategies, activities, and engagement opportunities that coalitions can adopt to celebrate National Prevention Week.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the goals of National Prevention Week, May 12-18, 2024

2. Explore past NPW state and local activities that coalitions can adopt

3. Identify current or past local prevention initiatives that can be promoted or celebrated during NPW

4. Explore new opportunities and engage community sectors into local NPW prevention programming

Trainers:

• Lisa Mason, TTASC

• Denique Weidema-Lewis, CT DMHAS

This in-person workshop for prevention professionals aims to educate participants on the CT Opioid Settlement Funds and the CT Opioid Settlement Advisory Board, understand the amount of funding projected to be received in each community, explore prevention strategies and activity uses of the funds, and engage in an advocacy action plan to access the funds.

All participants will need a laptop or device to participate in the workshop.

Trainer:

• Jennifer Jacobsen

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This in-person workshop for prevention professionals aims to educate participants on the CT Opioid Settlement Funds and the CT Opioid Settlement Advisory Board, understand the amount of funding projected to be received in each community, explore prevention strategies and activity uses of the funds, and engage in an advocacy action plan to access the funds.

All participants will need a laptop or device to participate in the workshop.

Trainer:

• Jennifer Jacobsen

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This 2 hour virtual training will provide information on gambling prevention strategies, responsible gambling efforts, ethical decisions and how to integrate gambling into brief screenings and interventions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify gambling specific prevention strategies

2. Analyze and discuss gambling related ethical situations to determine best practices for prevention professionals

3. Describe a model for gambling integration within mental health, substance use and recovery based organizations that can be used in prevention and treatment

Trainers:

• Kaitlin Brown, Director of Programs and Services, CT Council on Problem Gambling

• Kelly Leppard, Primary Prevention Services Coordinator, DMHAS Problem Gambling Services

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

• This hour-and-a-half virtual training aims to:

• Describe Youth Engagement as an evidence-based prevention strategy

• Identify ways to incorporate and expand sustainable youth engagement into prevention work

• Assess resources and readiness to engage youth

• Discuss strategies to increase funding for youth engagement

• Review youth engagement planning tools

Trainer: Lisa Mason, mason@xsector.com

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 1.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This in-person workshop for prevention professionals aims to educate participants on the CT Opioid Settlement Funds and the CT Opioid Settlement Advisory Board, understand the amount of funding projected to be received in each community, explore prevention strategies and activity uses of the funds, and engage in an advocacy action plan to access the funds.

All participants will need a laptop or device to participate in the workshop.

Trainer:

• Jennifer Jacobsen

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This 2 hour virtual training will focus on gambling as a co-occurring disorder with both substance use and mental health disorders and current national, state, regional and local gambling data that is available.

Learning Objectives:

1. Compare the similarities and differences between gambling and substance misuse behaviors and brain biology

2. Describe the co-occurring nature between mental health and gambling

3. Identify and review emerging trends and current national, state, regional and local data that is available

Trainers:

• Kaitlin Brown, Director of Programs and Services, CT Council on Problem Gambling

• Kelly Leppard, Primary Prevention Services Coordinator, DMHAS Problem Gambling Services

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This 1-hour training will review tools and resources for coordinators and offer insight into the YPA onboarding process.

Learning Objectives:

• Review a structured onboarding process for youth peer advocates

• Review interactive work flows that could assist in the professional development of your YPA and their contribution to the coalition’s mission

• Discuss the importance of and steps to developing a collaborative working relationship between YPA and the coalition coordinator

Former youth peer advocate and current TTASC trainer, David Reyes, will facilitate this training.

An Overview of Problem Gambling in Connecticut

This 2 hour virtual training will include the overview of gambling, features in games that resemble gambling, defining problem gambling, Connecticut prevalence, gambling prevention resources and information on the Regional Gambling Awareness Teams.

Trainers:

• Kaitlin Brown, Director of Programs and Services, CT Council on Problem Gambling

• Kelly Leppard, Primary Prevention Services Coordinator, DMHAS Problem Gambling Services

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

Ethics Across the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) builds on fundamental ethics concepts for prevention professionals. This training will present ethical situations coalitions may encounter throughout each step of the SPF. Participants will also learn how to apply ethical principles across the twelve community sectors and use interactive scenarios to bring life factors that affect decision-making.

Learning Objectives:

• Define ethics and related key terms

• Application of the six principles from the Prevention Code of Ethics to the SPF as well as community sectors

• Use a process to resolve ethical dilemmas

Who should attend this event?

• Prevention professionals/coordinators working at the state level or in communities

• Members of local prevention coalitions

• Organizations/staff that support prevention initiatives

This 1.5-hour virtual training will provide a comprehensive review of the steps required to become a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS). Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and provide commentary throughout the training.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the rationale for prevention certification

• Identify the six prevention domains that align with prevention workforce competencies

• Review the CPS application requirements as regulated by the CT Certification Board

• Review the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) CPS Exam registration process

• Preview exam study materials and review exam preparation tips

Who Should Attend:

• Coalition Coordinators working with State/Federally funded prevention coalitions

• Individuals working in the field of prevention

Lisa Mason and David Reyes of TTASC will facilitate this training.

This two-hour virtual training will provide a historical overview of the development of ethical principles, a review of the prevention specialist code of ethics, guidance from evaluators on maneuvering through ethical dilemmas while collecting data, and opportunities to apply ethical principles in the process of data collection.

This training also meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) on ethics prevention for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This virtual workshop session will explore opportunities to incorporate National Prevention Week into local prevention programming. Learn from prevention professionals who have used National Prevention Week in past years to successfully engage coalition members and build partnerships with new community sectors.

Lisa Mason & Ken Plourd of TTASC and Daniella Arias from The Hub, a Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization, will facilitate this workshop.

The learning objectives of this 2-hour In-Person training include:

• Becoming familiar with the General Assembly Website and Daily Events

• Gain knowledge of the various legislative committees and public hearing process

• Learn the difference between advocacy and lobbying

• Learn how to testify on a bill in person and in writing

• Learn how to track bills and search statutes

• How to contact legislators

This training will be capped at 40 participants.

You must have a laptop or device to participate in the workshop.

The learning objectives of this 2-hour In-Person training include:

• Becoming familiar with the General Assembly Website and Daily Events

• Gain knowledge of the various legislative committees and public hearing process

• Learn the difference between advocacy and lobbying

• Learn how to testify on a bill in person and in writing

• Learn how to track bills and search statutes

• How to contact legislators

These trainings will be capped at 40 participants each

You must have a laptop or device to participate in the workshop

This virtual workshop session will explore opportunities to incorporate National Prevention Week into local prevention programming. Learn from prevention professionals who have used National Prevention Week in past years to successfully engage coalition members and build partnerships with new community sectors.

Lisa Mason & Ken Plourd of TTASC and Daniella Arias from The Hub, a Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization, will facilitate this workshop.

Ethics Across the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) builds on fundamental ethics concepts for prevention professionals. This training will present ethical situations coalitions may encounter throughout each step of the SPF. Participants will also learn how to apply ethical principles across the twelve community sectors and use interactive scenarios to bring life factors that affect decision-making.

Learning Objectives:

• Define ethics and related key terms

• Application of the six principles from the Prevention Code of Ethics to the SPF as well as community sectors

• Use a process to resolve ethical dilemmas

Who should attend this event?

• Prevention professionals/coordinators working at the state level or in communities

• Members of local prevention coalitions

• Organizations/staff that support prevention initiatives

This 2 hour virtual training will provide information on gambling prevention strategies, responsible gambling efforts, ethical decisions and how to integrate gambling into brief screenings and interventions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify gambling specific prevention strategies

2. Analyze and discuss gambling related ethical situations to determine best practices for prevention professionals

3. Describe a model for gambling integration within mental health, substance use and recovery based organizations that can be used in prevention and treatment

Trainers:

Kaitlin Brown, Director of Programs and Services, CT Council on Problem Gambling

Kelly Leppard, Primary Prevention Services Coordinator, DMHAS Problem Gambling Services

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This 1.5-hour virtual training will provide a comprehensive review of the steps required to become a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS). Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and provide commentary throughout the training.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the rationale for prevention certification

• Identify the six prevention domains that align with prevention workforce competencies

• Review the CPS application requirements as regulated by the CT Certification Board

• Review the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) CPS Exam registration process

• Preview exam study materials and review exam preparation tips

Who Should Attend:

• Coalition Coordinators working with State/Federally funded prevention coalitions

• Individuals working in the field of prevention

Lisa Mason and David Reyes of TTASC will facilitate this training.

This 90 minute virtual training will provide an overview of equity considerations in data collection and steps to better understanding your community or population of focus through an equity lens.

This course provides an overview of the prevention field that is valuable to new and experienced prevention professionals alike. In this course, participates will learn and understand:

1.What are the core fundamentals of prevention

2.What makes a thriving prevention program

3.Understanding common prevention strategies and risk factors

4.And how to encourage youth driven prevention and protective factors

This 2 hour virtual training will focus on gambling as a co-occurring disorder with both substance use and mental health disorders and current national, state, regional and local gambling data that is available.

Learning Objectives:

1. Compare the similarities and differences between gambling and substance misuse behaviors and brain biology

2. Describe the co-occurring nature between mental health and gambling

3. Identify and review emerging trends and current national, state, regional and local data that is available

Trainers:

Kaitlin Brown, Director of Programs and Services, CT Council on Problem Gambling

Kelly Leppard, Primary Prevention Services Coordinator, DMHAS Problem Gambling Services

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

This 1-hour training will review tools and resources for coordinators and offer insight into the YPA onboarding process.

Learning Objectives:

• Review a structured onboarding process for youth peer advocates

• Review interactive work flows that could assist in the professional development of your YPA and their contribution to the coalition’s mission

• Discuss the importance of and steps to developing a collaborative working relationship between YPA and the coalition coordinator

Former youth peer advocate and current TTASC trainer, David Reyes, will facilitate this training.

An Overview of Problem Gambling in Connecticut

This 2 hour virtual training will include the overview of gambling, features in games that resemble gambling, defining problem gambling, Connecticut prevalence, gambling prevention resources and information on the Regional Gambling Awareness Teams.

Trainers:

Kaitlin Brown, Director of Programs and Services, CT Council on Problem Gambling

Kelly Leppard, Primary Prevention Services Coordinator, DMHAS Problem Gambling Services

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

Join a virtual discussion on methods of supporting LGBTQIA+ youth. Learning objectives include:

• Learn the fundamentals of allyship

• Review strategies for building inclusive environments

• Learn how to implement practical strategies and best practices

• Share in the lived experience of our speakers

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 1.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

Representatives from TTASC, The Hub, Triangle Community Center and the New Haven Pride Center will provide this training!

Join a virtual introduction to and discussion on methods of supporting LGBTQIA+ youth. Learning objectives include:

• Enhance your knowledge of LGBTQIA+ vocabulary

• Identify and review CT LGBTQIA+ data trends

• Learn to use the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to identify population-specific risk and protective factors

• Understand prevention strategies to support LGBTQIA+ youth

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 1.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

Representatives from TTASC, The Hub, Triangle Community Center and the New Haven Pride Center will provide this training!

This two-hour virtual training will focus on the foundation of ethics for the prevention professional and provide tools and resources for supervisors to support ethical behavior. TTASC’s team of trainers will guide participants through the Prevention Code of Ethics Framework and examine the six guiding principles.

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in Ethics for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

Join a virtual interactive discussion on the most common drugs misused by CT youth. Review information about alcohol, tobacco/vaping, cannabis, and prescription drugs, including opioids and ADHD drugs. Get updated data and resources for each substance. This training will prepare youth leaders and coalition members to share effective prevention messaging.

This training meets the Connecticut Certification Board requirements for 1.5 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Certified Prevention Specialist Certification.

TTASC and The Governors Prevention Partnership will present this course!