Announcements

As an all-volunteer board, the Prevention Specialist Certification Board of Washington (PSCBW) strives to do its work as efficiently and timely as possible. However, during the month of December, response time will be delayed. Several directors of the board will not be available for certification and board work, including responding to email inquiries, review and approval of any PSCBW prevention certification applications, and other board related business. Thank you for your understanding.… read more

The 2024 National Prevention Network Conference (NPN) will be held August 13-15, 2024 at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, AZ! More information will be posted on the conference webpage soon!

We are nearing the next cycle of the Communities Talk!

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will be sponsoring stipends for the next round of Communities Talk to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse, an initiative that focuses on alcohol and other drug misuse that negatively affect communities and our youth. Since 2006, the initiative has provided prevention resources and stipends to thousands of community-based organizations, colleges, and… read more

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) is collaborating with WellScreen to bring PPW’s unique evidence-based “whole-health” brief substance use prevention interventions that promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and mental health onto WellScreen’s online technology for screening for alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, including opioid consumption.

WellScreen is based on the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocol and uses evidence-based screeners like CRAFFT and… read more

What is involved? The Review Team reviews the previous year’s Overview and Nomination Packet documents during January and February, making suggestions on improvements, suggestions on how to market the awards to encourage more participation, and to make suggestions on how to simplify the nomination process. Any meetings are via Microsoft Teams. Award nominations are accepted during the April – August time frame; there are no Review Team meetings or duties during the nomination period. However… read more