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ID: 1Course #: #ABR01 Title: Adolescent Brain and Drug Use Description: This training examines a range of information including: human brain development, the impact of alcohol and other drug use on the adolescent brain, the social, mental, emotional, and physical short and long term effects on development, and strategies for preventing drug use among youth.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: noneOther Fee Amt: 0Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 4Course #: #CCD04 Title: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) Issues on College Campuses Description: This training explores ATOD issues on college campuses with a special emphasis on Mississippi college campuses. Current college drug prevention efforts and barriers are discussed as well as how to integrate community and campus efforts.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 2Course #: #APR02 Title: Alcohol: What Preventionists Need To Know Description: This training provides an overview of topics related to the use and abuse of alcohol including concepts of abuse and addiction, health and social consequences of alcohol, factors for alcohol abuse, social patterns of drinking, and impact of media and public policy.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 5Course #: #BOT05 Title: Bag of Tricks - Engaging Audiences Description: How effective are your presentations? Do people seem captured by your words, data, and graphics? Do they look at you and your slides with intense interest? Do they come to you after the presentation commending you and asking for more on the subject? Perhaps that level of presentation success happens only once in a long while. People say that most presentations are boring and ineffective. How can you make yours more interesting and influential? This workshop focuses on innovative exercises, energizes, training simulations, and other unique tips to engage your audience.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 0 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 6Course #: #BOD06 Title: Brain on Drugs Description: This training focuses on brain development, examines substance abuse, dependence, and addiction, impact of drug use on the brain, and short and long term effects of drug use on brain development.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 7Course #: #BUI07 Title: Bullying Issues Description: Detrimental outcomes can result from bullying, but it isn't just the victim who is at risk. This training will inform participants of types and signs of bullying as well as reasons bullying occurs, what works in prevention and intervention in dealing with the bully and the victims, and how to establish a bully-free
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 8Course #: #COB08 Title: Coalition Building Description: Coalitions have a greater impact on prevention efforts than single agencies working alone. In this workshop, participants gain an understanding of the components needed to establish and sustain an effective coalition. Topics include process of starting and forming a coalition with a look at community readiness, identification and recruitment of members, conducting a community needs and resource assessment, developing and prioritizing goals, objectives, and activities, developing capacity and sustaining its efforts. Advocacy, funding, marketing, and cultural diversity and cultural competence will be addressed.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 9Course #: #CED09 Title: Coexisting Disorders Description: This training examines co-occurring disorders, diagnosis, treatment barriers, and effective treatment methods for individuals with co-occurring disorders.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 4 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 10Course #: #CCD10 Title: Cultural Competence: Interacting with Culturally Diverse Populations Description: Participants will gain an understanding of cultural competence and why it is important and enhance skills to better communicate with diverse populations and incorporate cultural competence in the workplace. Participants will examine closely held beliefs, values, and behaviors while learning how to raise cultural awareness, clarify misinformation, recognize prejudice, and become empowered to act as agents of change.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 11Course #: #DDA11 Title: Dealing with Disruptive Audiences Description: Participants of this training will be able to recognize the types of disruptive audience members and implement methods for intervening while preserving the disruptive audience member's dignity. Participants will explore how disruptions affect learning and have negative effects on trainings through interactive role play and models.
Prerequisites: none Required for: MAAP
Actual Hours: 4 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 12Course #: #DOA12 Title: Drugs of Abuse: On Overview Description: During this training, participants will be introduced to substances of abuse according to their drug classification: narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, steroids, inhalants, and club drugs. Participants will learn the history of drug abuse in the United States, about individual substances of abuse, including their classification, methods of administration, street/slang terms, and short and long-term effects.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 38Course #: #EMPV7 Title: Emerging Trends in Prevention Description: This training will provide an in-depth look at the on-going and current drug issues facing our nation as a whole as well as a closer look at Mississippi. Training participants will leave with tools to help monitor trends at the state and local level and will discover prevention strategies to address the emerging trends head on.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 13Course #: #ENST13 Title: Environmental Strategies Description: An explanation of effective evidence-based prevention strategies and the principles of evidence-based prevention strategies are given in this training. Participants will gain knowledge on how this plan can work in their existing prevention programs or how to implement new programs using these strategies and overcome barriers to success.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 37Course #: #EV001 Title: Evaluation 101 Description: Evaluating your Prevention Programs and Efforts #EV001 Do you fear evaluation? After attending this training, you will be able to cast those fears aside. This training will provide you with information about why evaluation is so important, types of evaluation, and will guide you along in the evaluation process. This training also incorporates evaluation as it relates to the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 14Course #: #FASD1 Title: GEMSTONESTM - A Personality Assessment Description: Start with a personality assessment, not some dull written test - instead it's a lively, fun-filled activities facilitated by one of our experienced trainers. It will be the most fun you've ever had exploring why you and those around you react to the same situation in such different ways - in other worlds, why conflict arises and how to diffuse it peacefully. Then participants will examine in-depth their teaching, parenting, work relationships, and learning styles as well as the learning styles of a diverse population. Participants will learn characteristics of different personality types, about emotional intelligence, and how to apply and administer Gemstones. GemstonesTM promotes healthy conflict resolution, drug resistance skills, tolerance, parental involvement, and total community building. Sign up for this training to uncover the GEMS of your own personality and let them work for you, your family, school, and community.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 0 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): Cost (All Others):

ID: 15Course #: #GRW04 Title: Grant Writing Description: The goal of this training is to provide with information on how to prepare to write a grant, steps to take in writing a grant, and things to consider in the development of a grant. This training will provide participants with the tools to effectively use statistics and anecdotal information to illustrate the degree of the problem targeted by the proposed grant program, develop effective goal statements and measurable objectives for their grant proposal and develop effective budgets for their grant proposals.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 16Course #: #HIV01 Title: HIV/AIDS and STDs Description: HIV/AIDS is a national and global epidemic. This training deals with serious health issues by identifying the facts about what HIV/AIDS is and is not, how the disease is transmitted, and the signs and symptoms of the infection. Participants will learn effective strategies for the prevention of the spread of the disease and how to demonstrate facilitation skills for delivering HIV/AIDS training to youth and adults in a culturally sensitive manner. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) will also be covered. This course is required for individuals seeking prevention certification but is open to everyone.
Prerequisites: none Required for: MAAP
Actual Hours: 8 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 17Course #: #EPPR1 Title: Implementing Effective Prevention Programs Description: This workshop provides a basic overview of the research and best practices in the field of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) prevention. A clear definition of the term science-based will be presented. Importance of the need to incorporate the best knowledge available into all prevention practices will be emphasized. In addition, the frameworks for understanding and designing prevention programs and strategies will be highlighted. Risk and protective factors important for ATOD prevention will be discussed in some depth and specific programs and strategies will be presented. A very basic and understandable approach to planning and evaluating prevention programs will be provided. Specifically, participants will be presented with a definition of science-based prevention, important frameworks to understand and design effective prevention programs and/or principles, risk and protective factors important to ATOD, specific programs that are "science-based," environmental strategies and their effectiveness.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 18Course #: #MAM22 Title: M & M - Meth and Marijuana Description: During this two part training, participants will learn about a highly addictive drug and a widely used drug. Although very different, meth and marijuana are both dangerous drugs that impact every community. Those who attend this training will learn the signs and symptoms of use, short and long term effects, affects on society, and prevention. The meth part will give an inside look at how meth is made as well as show participants how to recognize a meth user. In the marijuana piece, myths and misconceptions will be dispelled as participants learn that marijuana use has detrimental effects.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 4 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 20Course #: #MLIT1 Title: Media Literacy Description: Media entertain us, inform us, and help us connect to our community and the world. Media is powerful. News bias, photo manipulation, violence packaged as entertainment, excessive commercialization, glamorization of potential risky behaviors, and other issues provide several reasons why children and adults must become media literate. This training provides skills that help young people and adults navigate the dominate media world. Participants will examine and discuss alcohol and tobacco advertising and how the media can place young people at risk for unhealthy behaviors.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 19Course #: #MED07 Title: Merchant Education Description: Environmental strategies have proven to be very effective in reducing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use in communities. Environmental strategies include changing community norms and laws that condone or encourage youth. Merchants and vendors who sell alcohol and tobacco products can benefit from prevention education to avoid selling to minors. This workshop addresses techniques for approaching merchants, provides sample scripts for merchant education training and other information to help prevention professionals implement this strategy.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 21Course #: #PPP01 Title: Parents as Partners in Prevention Description: The goal of this workshop is to empower parents to protect their children from risky behaviors such as substance use and violence. Parents learn how to open the lines of communication with their children, recognize signs and symptoms of substance use, become actively involved in their children's lives, and supervise their children effectively. Participants will express their own concerns and brainstorm methods for keeping children safe. Although this training relates to parenting, any prevention professional that works with parents or is a parent is invited to attend this workshop as this workshop will assist in meeting needs of parents in the community.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 22Course #: #PPW23 Title: Personal Effectiveness in the Prevention Workplace Description: This training allows participants to learn new perspectives and strategies for working effectively within their agency and with their clients. Topics include developing leadership and professionalism, time management, improving communication, effective decision-making, and stress management, creating opportunities from mistakes, and working as a team. Participants will gain new insights and tools on how to develop and maintain an effective prevention workplace.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 23Course #: #POTC3 Title: Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse Prevention Description: Just because a drug is prescribed by a doctor does not make it safe. This training will identify commonly abused prescription and over-the-counter drugs and explain why these drugs are not always safe. Topics include: opioids, CNS depressants, stimulants, cough medicine/DXM, Coricidin/Triple C, and diet pills
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 24Course #: #PSE05 Title: Presentation Skills Enhancement Description: Your boss has asked you to do a presentation at the next board meeting. In the weeks leading up to the meeting, you become physically ill. The thought of speaking before others is frightening, not to mention that your boss will be scrutinizing every word. Have no fear! Although public speaking is ranked next to death as one of the greatest fears, there is hope for presentation phobia. This workshop provides basic training on presentation skills and gives you proven techniques for overcoming stage fright, capturing and keeping the attention of your audience, developing effective visual aids, making a dry presentation more interactive, delivery techniques and many other tips. You will thrive in this non-threatening, hands-on workshop. And don't worry, you won't have to stand up and give a speech
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 25Course #: #PREV1 Title: Prevention Basics 101 Description: This workshop includes the history of prevention, prevention principles, strategies, and risk and protective factors. It is ideal for those new to prevention, administrators, counselors, SAP Core Teams, parents, community leaders, and prevention coordinators.
Prerequisites: none Required for: MH
Actual Hours: 8 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 26Course #: #ICRC1 Title: Prevention Certification Preparation Course Description: This course is a designed for prevention professionals who plan to take the Prevention Specialist Certification Exam. This workshop explains qualifications, reviews the portfolio process, and briefly reviews material that may be covered on the exam. The IC/RC Domains are also reviewed as well as upcoming test dates and the application procedure.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 2 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 27Course #: #ETHIC Title: Prevention Ethics Description: A required course for prevention certification but open to all, this course reviews ethical standards, prevention code of ethics, confidentiality, understanding expectations regarding ethics, and assist professionals in addressing and resolving ethical dilemmas.
Prerequisites: none Required for: MAAP
Actual Hours: 6 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 28Course #: #SAOA0 Title: Substance Abuse and Older Adults Description: Substance abuse among older adults is one of the fastest growing health problems in the country. However, this situation is often unidentified, unnoticed, and untreated. This training will explore why substance abuse is a problem among older adults and how to prevent this problem from growing and identify if such a problem exist.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 29Course #: #SAST1 Title: Substance Abuse Specialist Training Description: The Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training curriculum was developed by the Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) in response to multiple requests from prevention specialists in state agencies and community-based organizations. This curriculum has grown in popularity to become accepted by all regional CAPTs, adapted to the needs of the various participants, and is known as the National CAPT curriculum. A professionally trained workforce is extremely important to the continuing improvement in prevention services. This curriculum is designed to provide pre-service and in-service prevention personnel with up-to-date, researched based information in the prevention field. It is designed to be used as the basis for a course in colleges and universities, or as a series of professional workshops. The material in this five-day workshop is committed to improving the prevention field.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 32 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 30Course #: #SUAP1 Title: Suicide Awareness and Prevention Description: Suicide is a reaction to intense feelings of loneliness, worthlessness, hopelessness, or depression, and it can be prevented. This training raises awareness of suicide and risk factors associated with suicidal behavior. It also teaches participants to recognize the warning signs of suicide, engage people with suicidal thoughts, and connect them with community resource providers trained in suicide intervention
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 31Course #: #TOSM5 Title: Telling Our Story: How to Get Media Coverage Description: Spread the message of drug prevention…but how? This training examines media outlets available to community organizations, strategies for building a relationship with the media, building a media database, and getting information to the proper media channels. Participants will leave with tools for getting their story told.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 32Course #: #TOBPR Title: Tobacco Prevention Description: This training offers an overview of basic elements of tobacco use and will describe effective strategies for preventing and reducing tobacco use. Topics also include health effects of tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoke, risk factors associated with tobacco use, health and economic impacts of tobacco, recognizing tobacco companies marketing strategies and prevention efforts available in Mississippi.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 34Course #: #UADPR Title: Underage Drinking Prevention Description: Participants of this training will discuss the magnitude of the problem of underage drinking in America and the common drinking practices and patterns as defined by current research along with the risk factors associated with underage drinking, the impact of underage drinking on the adolescent, public policy surrounding this issue, and strategies for preventing or reducing underage drinking.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 5 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 33Course #: #SDT11 Title: Understanding Student Drug Testing Description: Student drug testing is similar to drug testing in the workplace; however there are more controversial issues that surround student drug testing. This workshop examines reasons for and against student drug testing, legal issues surrounding student drug testing, and the student drug testing process. After leaving this presentation, participants will be able to form an educated opinion about drug testing and determine if it right for their schools.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 4 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 35Course #: #VPCR2 Title: Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution Description: This overview will cover the causes of violence, how to anticipate violent behavior, the spectrum of violence, how to identify gang behavior, and what schools can do to prevent violence. Trainers provide a definition of conflict, the various conflict styles, and the skills needed to resolve conflict. Through the identification of different personalities, participants learn to identify their own conflict style as well as recognizing conflict styles in others and learn how to diffuse clashes. They also receive tips on how to better communicate and relate with their fellow students or co-workers. Participants will understand the importance of being able to detect early warning signs of violence and be equipped with the skills to do so.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 3 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 10 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00

ID: 36Course #: #MYCH10 Title: Who Moved My Cheese Description: Based on the #1 best-selling business book, by Dr. Spencer Johnson, this fun and engaging workshop helps people develop skills they can use to gain more control in changing situations. Whether you are facing an organizational or personal change, this workshop can help you with the skills you need to embrace change and find new opportunities. Get ready to seize new cheese! This workshop can help you understand why different people react differently to a changing environment; recognize the dynamics of change; have constructive thoughts, instead of negative emotions; welcome opportunities, instead of focusing on obstacles; take the initiative earlier, instead of behaving as a victim; help you to become a change agent by helping others get on board more quickly; learn eight (8) strategies for dealing effectively with change.
Prerequisites: none Required for: none
Actual Hours: 2 MAAP C. Hrs.: DMH CEUs: CEU Fee: 0 Other Fees: Other Fee Amt: Cost (DMH): FreeCost (All Others): $25.00