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Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training - Phase 1
There are no scheduled classes available at this time.
MCTC provides on-site and mobile training of the highest quality at no cost to the student to all those involved in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
Course Description
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), in collaboration with Midwest Counterdrug Training Center (MCTC), is offering the national CAPT version of Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST). The curriculum has the most current information available on evidence-based prevention practices and programs. SAPST will enable participants and agencies to gain the ability to enhance their efforts and design prevention programs that create real, long term results.
This tuition-free training has three parts: a 5-hour online course (pre-requisite), entitled Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics, followed by two separate 2-day resident training sessions. Phase 1 requirements include completing the online training and the 1st 2-day resident training session. Participants that complete Phase 1 will be auto-enrolled into Phase 2 for the remaining 2-day resident block.
**Participants must be able to complete all 3 parts**
What is the Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST)?
SAPST is a foundational course of study in substance abuse prevention, and an innovative training that blends two 2-day in-person components with an interactive online unit. It is for entry-level prevention practitioners and professionals working in related fields. This course is grounded in current research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). It provides knowledge and skills to implement effective, data-driven prevention programs, practices, and policies that reduce behavioral health disparities and improve wellness.
The IC&RC Prevention Committee has endorsed SAPST as an IC&RC-approved curriculum. This endorsement ensures that SAPST is applicable to IC&RC’s prevention specialist domains and can be used toward the IC&RC’s Prevention Specialist credential requirements. SAPST has also been approved by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Participants completing SAPST will receive a certificate for 31 hours of training. Certificates can be submitted to credentialing authority toward certification or re-certification.
What does the SAPST cover?
-Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (Online Pre-requisite)
--Basic terminology and facts, history of substance abuse, 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 HealthInstitute of Medicine’s Continuum of Care
--The Public Health Approach
--Risk and Protective Factors
--Developmental Perspective
-Application: SAMHSA’s SPF (In-person)
--Assessment, Capacity, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
--Cultural Competence, Sustainability
FAQ's
-Who is the intended audience? Substance Abuse Prevention Specialists, public health professionals, educators, coalition leaders, and professionals working in related fields. Priority for this course will be given to professionals currently working in the substance abuse prevention field and need the course for Prevention Specialist certification requirements.
-What are the pre-requisite requirements? Participants will receive the online pre-requisite course details via email one month before the first two-day training is scheduled to start.
-When is Phase 2? All students who complete this Phase 1 training will automatically be enrolled in the next scheduled Phase 2 course.
-Is free lodging available? Free lodging is only available if noted within the registration process.
-How often is the SAPST offered in Iowa? This course is offered two times per year, once in the fall and once in the spring. The course dates are set 3-6 months before the training occurs and once confirmed, are posted on the MCTC website.
-Who can tell me more? Julie Hibben from IDPH is the POC for this course and may be contacted for additional information at 515-326-5703 or Julie.Hibben@idph.iowa.gov.
There are no scheduled classes available at this time.
MCTC provides on-site and mobile training of the highest quality at no cost to the student to all those involved in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
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