Youth Prevention Education

Youth Prevention Education (YPE) Training

Date: January 25th & 26th

Time: 9AM – 1PM 

Registration Information:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ocOCrqj0uH9RozOVHJ61g9MBYC3ATW-Gu

Description: 

North Carolina Foundations of Youth Prevention Education prepares direct service providers to implement evidence-based and/or standards-based Youth Prevention Education (YPE) programs. North Carolina Foundations of Youth Prevention Education provides a basic understanding of the components and best practices related to implementing any YPE program. This training will increase participants’ knowledge and skills related to planning, managing, facilitating, evaluating, and monitoring a Youth Prevention Education program.

The training will be interactive with breakout rooms and group discussions.

Learning Objectives: 

• At the end of this course, direct service providers will be able to: explain the role of prevention professionals when facilitating school or community-based programs
• Describe strategies for administering a collaborative YPE Program
• Identify specific strategies to develop strong agreements with schools for implementation of a multi-year program
• Describe strategies for working with youth using the principles of adolescent development
• Describe ways to create effective classroom environments

• Recognize facilitation techniques to engage students and manage participation
• Recognize the components of implementation criteria
• Relate how to implement a YPE program with fidelity and identify appropriate adaptations
• Identify components of process and outcome evaluation to assess program effectiveness, and
• Understand how to remain in compliance, manage, and report on YPE programming.

The training is broken up into self-paced pre-work and 2 days of content with engaging activities that allow participants to meet the previously stated objectives through direct application of the material.

Presenter

Stacey Stottler has 12 years of experience in substance use prevention, as a program manager, a prevention specialist, a training and technical assistance associate, and now as the State Opioid Response Prevention Program Manager. She specializes in Communication Campaigns and Youth Prevention Education, and is passionate about speaking with and learning from fellow prevention providers. Stacey graduated from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and currently resides in Illinois with her husband and three children.

Audience

This training is designed for Substance Abuse Block Grant Prevention Staff and other community-based youth advocates who wish to learn more about implementing Youth Prevention Education in their community.

Skill Level

The event is intended to serve the professional needs of novice to moderately experienced professionals or anyone interested in improving classroom-based prevention activities.

Funding in whole or in part for this event was provided by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services with funding from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services