Provider training
These trainings are designed and developed for HCA/DBHR contractors and other prevention professionals. Most recent Learning Community Meetings slides and past Learning Community slides are not found on this page. Additional trainings are available on the OWL E-Learning system. Upcoming trainings can be found on the Training Calendar.
Prevention scholarship trainings 2023
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) has identified funding to provide financial support for prevention partners to attend various conferences. These conferences provide training on prevention theory, strategic planning, coalition development, cultural competency, reducing health disparities, community organizing, and/or the Strategic Prevention Framework.
These conferences are open to CPWI, CBO, and Tribes for attendance. Requests will be reviewed with your Prevention System Manager and reviewed with other trainings and activities in your approved budgets.
Only registration costs can be covered by these scholarships. You will need to use other funds to cover expenses such as travel and per diem. Below is a list of conferences that the DBHR prevention team can support registration costs:
Washington State Prevention Summit; Communities That Care® (CTC); CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute; CADCA Boot camp, CADCA National Leadership Forum, National Prevention Network Conference, Society of Prevention Research Conference and Marijuana Prevention Research Symposium.
If interested in attending any conferences, please email a completed scholarship application to Harrison.Fontaine@hca.wa.gov.
General trainings and calls:
2023
Session 1 - February 22
- Session 1 Presentation (PPT)
- Youth Adult Engagement Readiness Assessment - Useful to review before February 28 training
Session 2 - February 28
2022
Day 1
- Networking/Thick greeting activity
- Presentation - Welcome and opening remarks - DBHR
- Presentation – Substance use disorder stigma and prevention - Nigel Wrangham, CADCA Master Trainer. Arranged and facilitated by Northwest PTTC.
Day 2
- Presentation – Health equity across systems and sectors - Marc Morgan, Colorado Department of Health, and Environment. Arranged and facilitated by Northwest PTTC.
Materials: - Presentation – Option A: Developing | Healthy Youth Survey results and insights – Tyler Watson and Miranda Calmjoy, DBHR
- Presentation – Option B: Advanced | Engaging diverse sectors - Presented by provider panel including:
- Presentation – Option B: Advanced | Sustainability planning – Presented by provider panel including:
- Stacey Okland, Executive Director of Okanogan County Community Coalition
- Dayana Ruize, Community Relations Manager of Renew – Grant Behavioral Health and Wellness
- Joy Lyons, Prevention and Youth Services Manger of ESD 112 and Prevention Coalition
2021
Day 1
- Presentation - Welcome and opening remarks - DBHR
- Prevention foundation: Shared risk and protective factors - Dr. Kevin Haggerty, University of Washington and the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network
Day 2
- Presentation - Prevention health equity activity - DBHR
- Presentation - Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative action planning - DBHR
- Presentation - Opioid prevention - Katherine Hampilos and Elizabeth Weybright, Washington State University, Center for Rural Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
Day 3
- Presentations - Evidence based programming: Online adaptation success stories - An "open house" style event with multiple presenters.
- Presentation - Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative data books - DBHR
- Presentation - Data entry into MIS/Minerva - DBHR
- Presentation - Qualitative data clinic: When and how to use qualitative data
2020
- Presentation - Provider meeting - Kasey Kates and Sarah Mariani, DBHR, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction update - Mandy Paradise, OSPI, and Statewide CPWI Evaluation: What is it telling us and what does it mean for my prevention work? - Brittany Cooper, PhD, Gitanjali Shrestha, MS, and Clara Hill, MPH, IMPACT Research Lab, Washington State University
- Presentation - Data Books - "How to tell your story by the numbers," presented by Sandy Salivaras, DBHR
- Summary narrative
- Presentation - Welcome and opening remarks - DBHR
- Presentation - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) update
- Presentation - Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI) collaboration: A showcase of Educational Service District (ESD) strategies
- Presentation - Health disparities - Vincent Perez, Equity Institute
- Handout - Cultural Capitol by Tara J. Yosso, as presented by Vincent Perez, Equity Institute
- Presentation
- Billing tips [updated July 2021]
- Tips for Contractors for PDFs [updated December 2020]
2019
- Presentation - Provider meeting - Kasey Kates and Sarah Mariani, DBHR and Reframing the Statewide CPWI Evaluation Results - Brittany Cooper, PhD and Gitanjali Shrestha, MS, IMPACT Research Lab, Washington State University
- Presentation - Changing the Conversation about Prevention: Taking every Opportunity to Reframe - Anna Marie Trester, PhD, FrameWorks, Institute
- Case study: Start-to-finish messaging success story
- Presentation - Stephanie Morgareidge, Coordinator, Concrete Resource Coalition
- Presentation - Wa'Lynn Sheridan, Coordinator, Mt. Baker Community Coalition
- Using local data in prevention storytelling - Brittany Cooper, PhD, Associate Professor of Human Development, Director of Prevention Science PhD Program, Washington State University
- Presentation
- Worksheet
- CPWI evaluation one pager - legislators
- CPWI evaluation one pager - program providers
- Telling the Washington prevention story: A strategic communication workshop for the Coalition Leadership Institute - Mackenzie Price, PhD, Applied Sociolinguist and Senior Associate for FrameWorks, Inst.
- The message is developed, now what? Engaging key leaders and stakeholders in your community - Blair L. Brooke-Weiss, MPH, Communities That Care
- Telling your story through social media - keys to personal and professional social media success - Stephanie Malham, Communications Consultant, Washington State Health Care Authority
- Audience engagement for rural and urban communities - Melissa Thoemke, Behavioral Health Communications Manager, Washington State Health Care Authority
- Lessons learned: Determining next steps in prevention messaging for your community
- Presentation - Joe Neigel, CPP, Monroe Community Coalition Coordinator
- Presentation - Julie Schillreff, EdD, White Swan Community Coalition Coordinator
2018
- Agenda
- Full slide deck
- Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction updates slides and quick sheet - Mandy Paradise, Prevention Intervention Program Supervisor
- Collaborative relationships: A panel discussion highlighting how to build effective collaborations and partnerships - Facilitated by Kasey Kates, HCA/DBHR
- North Sound Region Marijuana Prevention Programs - Alyssa Pavitt, Whatcom County Health Department
- Southwest regional's collaborations - Leanne Reid, ESD 112
- CPWI evaluation - Dr. Brittany Cooper, WSU IMPACT
- CPWI evaluation one pager - School outcomes
- CPWI evaluation one pager - Substance use
- CPWI evaluation one pager - Program providers
- Vashon Island LGBTQ Targeted Enhancement Project - Facilitated by Lizzie Callender, HCA/DBHR
- Telling your prevention story - Dr. Seth W. Greenfest, HCA/DBHR
Student Assistance Program and Project SUCCESS One-pager
2017
Enhancing environmental prevention efforts presented by Rodney Wambeam, Ph.D., University of Wyoming
- Fidelity Assessment Guidelines - September 7, 2017 webinar
- Evaluating Environmental Strategies - September 21, 2017 webinar
Rodney Wambeam, Ph.D., University of Wyoming
- Fidelity Assessment Guidelines - September 7, 2017 webinar
- Evaluating Environmental Strategies - September 21, 2017 webinar
Kyle D. Barrington, Ph.D., Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
Ethics in Data Collection
Rodney Wambeam, Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Environmental Strategies Implementation
- Presentation
CPWI Coordinators
Targeted Enhancements Marketplace
- Mental Health Promotion Projects
- Secure Medicine Take-back
- Sector Sharing
- LGTBQ Communities
- Community Check Box
Seth Greenfest, Prevention System Project Manager
Minerva Announcements
Sarah Mariani & Lucy Mendoza
Languages of Appreciation
Ginlin Woo, Independent Consultant
Coalition Development
Amy Hockenberry, Ferndale Community Coalition Coordinator
Informatics for Coalition Implementation
How Can we Keep It Going? Key Ingredients for evidence-based program sustainability, Brittany Rhoades Cooper, PhD, Washington State University (WSU) & Drew Lenore Betz, MS, WSU Extension
- Presentation Slides
- Handout fact sheet
Presentation Slides:
- Organizational Development, Governance, Mission Statements - January 31, 2017
- Needs Assessment, Data Resources, and Resources Assessment - February 15, 2017
- Data Books - March 31, 2017
- Needs Prioritization and Developing a Comprehensive Prevention Approach - Planning - April 6, 2017
- Action Plan and Program Implmentation and Community Partnerships - May 4, 2017
2016
Presentation slides and handouts:
- Future of Prevention in Changing Times - Frances M. Harding, Director, SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- DBHR Prevention Services Overview, Lunch Celebration topics, and Reveal of Washington’s Best Practices for Substance Abuse Prevention & Mental Health Promotion Guide
- CPWI Outcome Evaluation Phase II Results - Laura G. Hill, PhD, Human Development, Washington State University
- Youth Marijuana Prevention Media Campaign Update - Kristen Haley, Media & Priority Populations Consultant, Washington State Department of Health
- Workforce Development Survey Results - Scott Waller, Prevention Systems Integration Manager, DBHR
- Understanding Gay Youth: Creating LGBTQ- Inclusive Environments - Fred Swanson, Executive Director & Alyssa Piraino, HIV/STI Tester / Youth Tobacco Prevention lead, Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center Presentation Handout
- IT’S PERSONAL: Sharing Your Personal Brand with the Media - Raquel Eatmon, CEO, Rising Media LLC
Mike Bebe, Leadership for Change Consulting
Keeping Coalition Members Engaged Through Advanced Facilitation Techniques
- Ball Pass-Group Juggle (Team Building Activity)
- Focused Conversation (Overview)
- Focused Conversation (Worksheet)
Jill Parker, CAPT Associate, Western Resource Team SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technology
Advanced Sustainability and System Development
CPWI Coordinators
Targeted Enhancement Project Presentations
- Secure Medicine Take-back
- Community Check Box
- Sector Sharing
Drs. Brittany Rhoades-Cooper & Louise Parker, Washington State University
Increasing Capacity for Implementation & Ensuring Cultural Competency
These are the PowerPoint presentations and handouts from the workshop held on May 6, 2016 in Spokane, WA. Posted with permission from Washington State University.
Click on the item to open that file. All files are saved as PDFs.
2015
Additional items related to the CPWI Coordinator Orientation:
- Risk Factor Chart
- Social Development Strategy - Flow Chart
- Social Development Strategy - Tree
Amelia Arria, Ph.D., presentation slides. ACADEMIC IMPACTS OF YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE: Application to Community and School-Based Substance Use Prevention.
- The academic opportunity costs of substance abuse during college, Brief Report. Center on Young Adult Health and Development. Arria, A. M., Caldeira, K. M., Bugbee, B. A., Vincent, K. B., & O’Grady, K. E. (2013).
- Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants What college administrators, parents, and students need to know. Prepared by the Center on Young Adult Health and Development, 2015 | University of Maryland School of Public Health
Jason Kilmer, Ph.D., University of Washington presentation slides. Addressing Substance Use with Adolescents and Young Adults: Trends, Needs, Questions, and Strategies.
Engaging Communities to Address Health Disparities in Washington State presentation slides. CAPT Associates Haner Hernandez, Ph.D., and Janet Porter, MPH, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist, West Resource Team.
DBHR Mental Health Promotion Projects Overview presentation slides. Scott Waller, Prevention Systems Integration Manager, DBHR.
Personal Responsibility Education Program (WA PREP) presentation slides. Connections Between Substance Use and Adolescent Sexual Health
2015 Webinar Series:
2015 Strategic Plan Update Overview Webinar Feb 19, 2015
Needs Assessment 101 - Webinar Slides Feb 23, 2015
Using your 2015 Data Book (PDF version) - March 17, 2015
Using your 2015 Data Book (PPT version) - March 17, 2015
Gap Analysis/ Strategy Selection- April 8, 2015
Community Survey and Local Evaluation
Balancing Adaptations and Fidelity Presentation, Brittany Rhoades-Cooper, Ph.D- April 30, 2015
Environmental Prevention Strategies Overview Presentation, Scott Waller, DBHR - April 30, 2015
2014
2013
2012
Many Hands Make for Light Work: Tools and ideas that can help coalition members take action
Evaluating community coalitions and partnership
Evaluation: Critical reflection
