New Upcoming Events

We welcome you to join us for no-cost

learning events in January!

NEW LEARNING SERIES!

Prevention Pathways: Expanding and Enhancing the Prevention Workforce Series

Fundamentals of the Strategic Prevention Framework

Wednesday, January 24 • 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PT

This training will present an overview of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) – the SAMHSA model that all California counties follow when planning their Substance Use Disorder (SUD) primary prevention services.

Topics will include:

What is and what isn’t prevention
Five stages of the SPF – Assessment, Capacity Building, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
Two kinds of data and the importance for each
Prioritizing community problems
Finding evidence-based programs to implement
Balancing fidelity with adaptation when implementing evidence-based programs

About the Presenter

Charlie Seltzer (he/him/his) was the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention coordinator for the Mendocino County Public Health Department for 10 years. When he retired from full time work, he asked to become a consultant for CARS. He enjoyed prevention, but he wanted to assist the whole field, not just his county. Now, he gets to consult with people all across the state, assisting them to design and implement strategic plans and build capacity for their local prevention work. He also enjoys offering SUD prevention trainings to the field and has led numerous Prevention-101 trainings, trainings on environmental prevention, the Strategic Prevention Framework, social determinants of health, conducting focus groups, designing logic models, and Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Belonging issues for LGBTQ+ individuals, the disabled and rural populations. When he’s not working in the SUD prevention field, Charlie enjoys playing the piano (he’s quite good), gardening, reading, cooking, hiking the beautiful hills of Mendocino County, and being home with his husband and their cat.

Enhancing the Behavioral Health Workforce:

Prevention Pathways Community of Practice

Overview:

ABHPC will host a monthly online Prevention Pathways Community of Practice. These interactive sessions will provide participants with an opportunity to learn, build skills for successful prevention efforts, and network with other prevention professionals. Discussions will be centered around best practices in prevention, emerging and empirical research, and evidence-based programs. Each session will be led by an experienced consultant with expert knowledge on the topic and will include ample time for participant engagement and interaction.

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January Topic:

Networking for the Prevention Professional: Building Peer Connections and Collaborations

Friday, January 26 • 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PT

Networking is a key component of creating successful prevention strategies within communities and sharing best practices throughout the broader prevention field. This Community of Practice session will demonstrate how to leverage networking and collaboration skills to strengthen our joint prevention ventures. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and interact with other prevention professionals, learn from each other's stories of successful strategies, and brainstorm new ideas on how peer networks can help us achieve prevention goals.

About the Presenter

Angela Da Re (she/her), CCPS, ICPS, has over 25 years of experience in substance use disorder prevention and health promotion. As the CEO of Delta Prevention, she leads a team primarily centered on parent and family strategies, effecting positive changes in families nationwide.

Her expertise includes Community Building, Data Collection, Health Equity, Community Crisis Care, and Non-Opioid Treatment Options. Angela is deeply dedicated to specialized groups such as rural communities, faith groups, veterans, youth, and families. She crafts strategies and interventions tailored to these groups' distinct needs and works with communities to engage hard-to-reach sectors.

Angela has been a consultant for various California communities for nearly two decades. Additionally, as a national consultant and trainer for CADCA, she contributes to key training projects, enhancing substance use disorder prevention outcomes in communities nationwide.

Angela prioritizes community-driven solutions. Her unwavering commitment to promoting positive change through education and prevention underscores her influential role in the sector.

Questions about the trainings? Contact us at ABHPCinfo@cars-rp.org

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