Training at Prevention First

Award-winning TEDx speaker De’Amon Harges is a highly sought-after speaker and trainer for the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute of DePaul University. DeAmon became nationally and internationally recognized after his ten-minute TEDx Indianapolis speech about his experience as “The Roving Listener.”

Decades ago, The Broadway Church Summer Program Director employed DeAmon Harges to discover the gifts and talents of four thousand residents living within a four-block radius and labeled as low-income and low-achieving. Deamon was further empowered to make the invisible visible by finding a place for the gifts and celebrating the gifts in ways that built community, economy, and mutual delight. This position earned DeAmon the title of The Roving Listener. This title has now been conferred upon many others, including those that will facilitate this training. During the session, participants will learn the history and practice of deep listening and paying attention to what is already present when sharing and telling intergenerational stories.

After the training sessions, participants will learn:

• How to help younger and older people discover their respective gifts
• How to guide younger and older people in activating their respective gifts
• How to help younger and older people discover and develop their potential

Assessment and safety planning are cornerstones of mental health, substance use, and domestic violence work. However, we often work in silos even though these three issues have strong intersections. Today, we'll explore how to integrate a domestic violence perspective into your current assessment and safety planning processes so you can confidently provide holistic support and effective referrals to your clients.

1. Increase knowledge of best practices when working with clients experiencing mental health or substance use challenges who disclose domestic violence.
2. Analyze current practices when addressing DV in mental health or substance use services.
3. Explore methods for developing and implementing an assessment and corresponding safety plan that integrates both domestic violence and suicide.

Trauma-informed supervision is important if youth development and violence prevention programs are to achieve success. Topics covered in this presentation include trauma-informed leadership and trauma-informed supervision using an equity lens; encouraging training and development opportunities that raise awareness of and address secondary trauma; and the role of the supervisor in promoting empathy and equity in a trauma-informed system of care.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:

• Promote open communication and concern among staff, students, and clients
• Provide information and insight to clinical as well as non-clinical staff
• Prioritize employee well-being as well as your own well-being
• Prevent retraumatization, recognize resilience, and celebrate compassion among employees
• Practice and elevate empathy and equity in your role as a team leader

Subpart C: Intervention and Treatment Licenses

SUPR will begin holding a webinar training series for licensed organizations to support
understanding and implementation of the new Administrative Rule, Part 2060. Each training
session will address specific rule sections and content areas, as outlined below. Attending
these trainings will provide valuable insights into how the changes impact administrative
functions and service delivery, helping organizations ensure compliance and enhance
operational effectiveness. Trainings will be recorded and available on-demand as well as
live.

Webinars will occur on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:00am-10:30am, unless
otherwise specified.

Trauma-informed supervision is essential if youth development and violence prevention programs are to achieve success. Topics covered in this presentation include trauma-informed leadership and trauma-informed supervision using an equity lens, encouraging training and development opportunities that promote cultural competence; and the supervisor's role in establishing an environment of cultural responsiveness.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, the program supervisor or coordinator will be able to:

• Check and correct their own unconscious biases and encourage employees to do the same
• Communicate regularly with staff, students, and families in a culturally-responsive manner
• Create an environment where cultural beliefs and behaviors are validated and valued
• Connect families with trusted community resources

With the year coming to an end, we invite you to join Prevention First's Mental Health Training & Technical Assistance Team to learn about the services and trainings we offer! We will discuss:

• QPR: Question, Pursuade, Refer - Suicide Prevention
• Youth, Adult, and Teen Mental Health First Aid
• safeTALK
• AMSR: Assessing and Measuring Suicide Risk
• Webinar opportunities 
• and more 

We will answer any questions you may have and discuss different ways we can offer these services to your organization. We look forward to chatting with you! 

In this webinar, participants will explore the topics of community building, radical listening, youth as partners, dream building, and finding joy. Each of these themes will provide caregivers, youth, and community members with specific strategies to engage each other while building a community that sustains life.

These practices are a return to the old and challenge current mindsets that can diminish and isolate system-impacted youth. Participants will learn how to dismantle obstacles to self-advocacy, self-care, and healing community.

In this webinar, we will explore the benefits of youth and adult partnerships that enable communities to foster proactive prevention strategies led by youth. Youth and adult partnerships create a system of both mentorship and positive peer support that lead to healthy and long-lasting cycles of effective and evaluated prevention efforts at the local level. We will explore the use of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and how it can be used to develop a strong infrastructure for school or community-based health approaches. We’ll hear success stories from prevention programs in utilizing prevention strategies that acknowledge how youth are part of the solution. This presentation is hands-on and will leave you with tangible resources for bringing these tools to your own programs and communities.

Objectives:
1. Provide an overview of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and how it can be used to develop a strong approach.
2. How to empower youth voices through prevention education, community advocacy, and leadership development to create a positive impact.

Are you passionate about prevention work and wondering how to take the next step in your career? Maybe you have heard about the Prevention Specialist Certification but are unsure what it is and where to start. You are not alone. Join us during this Power Hour for Peers to network with other prevention professionals interested in the CPS process and those who recently passed the exam and can share their insights. Come with curiosity and questions.

 Subpart D: Treatment Service Requirements

SUPR will begin holding a webinar training series for licensed organizations to support
understanding and implementation of the new Administrative Rule, Part 2060. Each training
session will address specific rule sections and content areas, as outlined below. Attending
these trainings will provide valuable insights into how the changes impact administrative
functions and service delivery, helping organizations ensure compliance and enhance
operational effectiveness. Trainings will be recorded and available on-demand as well as
live.

Webinars will occur on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:00am-10:30am, unless
otherwise specified.

Subpart D: Treatment Service Requirements

SUPR will begin holding a webinar training series for licensed organizations to support
understanding and implementation of the new Administrative Rule, Part 2060. Each training
session will address specific rule sections and content areas, as outlined below. Attending
these trainings will provide valuable insights into how the changes impact administrative
functions and service delivery, helping organizations ensure compliance and enhance
operational effectiveness. Trainings will be recorded and available on-demand as well as
live.

Webinars will occur on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:00am-10:30am, unless
otherwise specified.