Activating Communities for Change: Session 1 of 4

This is an Enhanced Prevention Learning Series (EPLS) that will run Tuesdays and Thursdays, December 7, 9, 14 and 16 from 12:30-2 p.m.

• An EPLS is a sequenced, synchronous online learning event, commonly delivered over several weeks to increase participants’ knowledge and skills application on specific topics.
• Participants log into a web portal each week to obtain reading material and pre-session learning assignments. 
• Participants join live web-based, video-conferencing sessions with experts who facilitate discussion on the posted materials, provide opportunities to apply skills, receive feedback and share experiences.

Series Overview:

​We know that policy work is important for creating lasting change, but how do we navigate and impact a regulatory landscape that can be confusing and at times fraught with hidden pitfalls? This four-session distance learning series offers participants with an interactive opportunity to explore the prevention and regulatory landscape in order to better understand the system, analyze the current state of laws and regulations, and work toward activating their community for change.  The series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussion.

Audience:

Community, state, and tribal-based prevention practitioners and allied partners working to prevent substance misuse in the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center HHS Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Prevention professionals interested in this course but who work outside of Region 10 are encouraged to contact their region’s PTTC to learn what opportunities for similar courses are available to them.