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What is the SPF? - Self-paced Online Course Announced

What is the SPF? An Introduction to SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework

Self-Paced Online Course

When

Dates: Monday, August 15 - Friday, August 29, 2016

Audience

Strategic Prevention Framework sub-recipients, prevention providers, and prevention coalition partners

Description

This interactive, self-paced course offers practitioners new to the field of prevention a "just in time" opportunity to learn about the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) - SAMHSA's five-step, data-driven planning process. Using a case-based approach, What is the SPF? engages practitioners in each step of the model, following five communities as they work to assess local needs, build capacity to address prevention priorities, plan prevention activities, implement evidence-based strategies, and evaluate their prevention efforts.

How Long Does this Course Take to Complete?

This course will take approximately four hours to complete, though timing will vary depending on participants' familiarity with the content, learning style, and competing demands on your time. 

Accreditation

This course is endorsed by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) for Prevention Specialist certification or re-certification. On passing the assessment at the end of this course (80% correct), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion which they can submit to their respective credentialing authorities.

Questions?

Please contact Michelle Frye-Spray (mfryespray@casat.org) for technical issues and Trisha Dudkowski (tdudkowski@casat.org) with other questions. 

Registration

Please register by August 14, 2016 at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/register-SPF-081516-West