POWER OF PREVENTION

10 hrs | $85.00

This course will give an overview of the factors that put children and adolescents at risk for substance abuse. This course presents three main Family-Centered Approaches along with the evidence that supports them and helpful information on program development and delivery.

Certification Areas and Continuing Education: 10 Hours Total
Professional Readiness

Most of us agree that the family is primarily responsible for ensuring the safety of children and for providing the nurturing and guidance children need.  Because of the increase of intense family stressors over the past few decades, the family’s ability to nurture healthy children has greatly diminished. The likelihood has increased that our youth will turn to substance abuse even during elementary school years.  It is for this reason this course will focus on Family-Centered Approaches to prevention.

Students will come to understand how adverse childhood experiences put children at risk through social, emotional and cognitive impairment. Students will learn the factors and stressors on families that cause children to be at risk, as well as understand how to promote positive protective factors.

This course presents three main Family-Centered Approaches along with the evidence that supports them and helpful information on program development and delivery.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Selected Readings is included with the course. You will receive your materials after purchase.

COURSE GOAL

This course will give an overview of the factors that put children and adolescents at risk for substance abuse. Students will learn risk factors, prevention factors and levels of evidence for using this information with families with varying levels of risk. Students will learn the value of parent and family skills training, family in-home support, and family therapy as prevention approaches.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Identify family risk and protective factors pertaining to child and adolescent substance abuse.
  • Determine which approach will support families with particular risk factors by examining the level of evidence for each approach.
  • Understand the processes involved in program development and delivery of Family-Centered Approaches.
  • Be able to identify community resources available to families.