Sponsor: NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association
NH Training Institute on Addictive Disorders is offering training in the highly rated SAMHSA program, Project SUCCESS (Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students). Project SUCCESS prevents and reduces substance use among secondary school adolescents, by providing a full range (universal, selective and indicated) of substance use prevention strategies. These include a prevention education series, school wide awareness activities, counseling, screening and referral, and environmental strategies.
The interactive training will provide participants with the information and skills needed to implement the program.
Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify the Core Components of Project SUCCESS
- Participants will be able to identify risk and protective factors associated with preventing and reducing adolescent substance use
- Participants will be able to identify and explain the importance of school wide awareness activities
- Participants can identify and explain the four topics for the Prevention Education Series
- Participants will be able to identify the key areas to address to provide a comprehensive strength based assessment
- Participants will be able to describe the focus of Project SUCCESS groups
- Participants will be able to identify the steps in counseling a COA.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Andrea Fallick, LCSW, CASAC, CPP is the Director for School Based Programs at Student Assistance Services Corp. Ms. Fallick provides training and consultation to professionals, parents and community groups on a wide variety of adolescent, substance abuse, bullying, and other youth related issues. She has presented over 300 workshops for mental health, substance abuse, and education professionals including presentations at county wide, statewide and national conferences. Ms. Fallick provides training across the country to agencies and school districts replicating Project SUCCESS and the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
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