Event Calendar

This four-session distance learning series offers participants an interactive opportunity to explore and experience Ripple Effects Mapping (REM), a participatory evaluation tool designed to identify the outcomes and impact of complex community work. REM provides the ability to collect stories of the direct and indirect impacts of your work, while simultaneously being a reflective and engaging process for participants. The series will include skill-based learning opportunities, individual and group activities, reading assignments, and group discussions. By the end of the series, participants will have increased their capacity to:

• Understand the flow (from start to finish) of a Ripple Effects Mapping event by observing a peer organization participate in a REM session
• Discover the benefits of using this technique to identify the intended and unintended outcomes of your work
• Explore the theory behind the core components
• Learn how to develop Appreciative Inquiry questions and appropriate prompts for effective mapping
• Participate in Appreciative Inquiry conversations; followed by a mind-mapping exercise
• Develop a communications plan to hold your first event
• Discuss coding frameworks and qualitative analysis processes that would be relevant to a prevention/public health framework SAMHSA’S Northwest (Region 10) Prevention Technology Transfer Center
• Discover reporting best practices for REM data

August 20, 27 and September 3, 17, 2024

10:00 am – 11:30 am Alaska
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Mountain
(View in your time zone)

*Please note there will be no live session on September 10, 2024.

Participant Commitments and Expectations

• View a 20-minute video tutorial on Zoom if unfamiliar with the technology, and complete the Session 1 prep packet prior to the first session on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
• Attend each of the four (1.5-hour) sessions in the series.
• Complete up to an hour of independent learning activities between each session.
• Use a web-camera and have appropriate technology to join the online videoconferencing platform (i.e., internet connection, built-in or USB webcam, laptop/tablet, built-in/USB/Bluetooth speakers & microphone).
• Actively engage and be on camera 90% of the time during each session since this is not a webinar series, and active participation is essential to gain/improve skills.

Please Note:
This Enhanced Prevention Learning Series is not a webinar. Active participation is essential to gain and improve skills. Registrants enrolled in this series are required to attend all sessions. If you do not attend Session 1 on Tuesday, August 20, you will forfeit your attendance.

In addition, it is expected that participants will have access to the appropriate technology by Session 1 on  Tuesday, August 20, 2024, in order to fully participate and be on camera at least 90% of the time.

CADCA’s Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) partnered with American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation to host a two-part webinar series focused on helping communities prevent and reduce commercial tobacco use. Please note, this is the second webinar in the series and will cover the basics of going smoke-free. For more than 40 years, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights has been clearing the air of secondhand smoke working at the local, state and national level to develop and implement evidence based best practices and strategies to guarantee smoke-free workplace protections for all. 

In today’s digital landscape, a strong social media presence is essential for community coalitions. This roundtable discussion, hosted by CADCA, is designed to equip you with the tools and strategies needed to effectively engage your target audiences and amplify your message.

During this session, you will learn how to develop innovative strategies to increase your social media presence and interactions with your focus audiences. The facilitators will guide you through the process of creating a proactive social media plan that ensures consistent and meaningful engagement. Additionally, you’ll discover how to connect current news and issues to your substance use prevention efforts, enabling you to expand your reach and raise awareness. This webinar will provide valuable insights and practical tips to elevate your digital presence and drive meaningful change.

Do you have a firm grasp of LGBTQ+ terminology and want to expand your skills in cultivating welcoming spaces? Are you interested in learning how to more profoundly support LGBTQ+ people?

Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing for a webinar featuring Layla Orlando, Director of Health Equity & Wellness for Garden State Equality. Discussion will center on moving beyond simply understanding LGBTQ+ identities and experiences to actively dispelling myths, undoing harm, and empowering LGBTQ+ people and communities. 

This year, more than 500 anti-LGBT bills have been sponsored in states across the country. In this climate, LGBTQ+ youth are quickly losing access to critical resources, supportive programming, and spaces of belonging. In addition, many caring adults, mentors, child welfare providers, educators, and youth serving organizations are unsure of what, if anything, they can do to affirm LGBTQ+ young people in their care.

In this Mentor Learning Series, Dr. Christian Rummell from Mentorist Consulting will highlight individual actions that each of us can take to counter risks and hostile climates faced by LGBTQ+ young people. In this session, you will learn about the Assets of PRIDE---intentional strategies you can take to build strengths-based relationships for LGBTQ+ young people that specifically encourage Possibilities, Resilience, Identity, Development and Engagement.

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Dr. Christian Rummell has over 25 years of experience as a researcher, training and technical assistance provider, and practitioner in the youth mentoring field—with specific expertise on mentoring LGBTQ+ youth. Dr. Rummell is the co-author of the LGBTQ Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice and is the lead consultant on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America LGBTQ+ youth mentoring enhancement initiative. At Portland State University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research, Dr. Rummell conducted one of the first studies on the role of mentors in supporting identity development in gay youth. He is currently the Principal Consultant at Mentorist.

This required meeting takes the place of the Learning Community Meeting that would normally fall on this date.

Pre-registration for this Zoom meeting is required. After you register, you'll receive an email which will include the meeting access link.

Mindfulness is a useful tool to help patients deal with all kinds of smoking triggers, especially anxiety and chronic pain. This intervention can be used as a group treatment as well. 

This session will equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare and conduct focus groups. It will cover foundational information about the intricacies of selecting participants, crafting questions, and managing logistics. Attendees will learn how to leverage focus groups to gather quality sources of information. This session features content presented at the 2024 CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute in Chicago.

What do permanent supportive housing residents think about drug use, overdose, where they live, and their service needs?

Residents living in permanent supportive housing are at a higher risk to witness or have an overdose. To learn more about this group of people and substance use issues, UW ADAI Research Coordinator and MSW Student Saul Petersky conducted a survey of 188 residents in ten counties across WA State.

The WA State Permanent Supportive Housing Perceptions and Community Health (PerCH) Survey asked residents about:

• Perceptions of substance use in housing, and related service needs and policies
• Knowledge of overdose response and naloxone access
• Community relationships, isolation, and sense of empowerment

This webinar will present results from the survey and identify potential strategies to address overdose and substance use in these programs, and better support residents who use drugs. A full report on the survey results will be released in September.