January 2012

Tobacco Free Teen Leadership Summits will start Jan. 20-21, 2012 and run in varius locations through March 30-31, 2012 for more information on dates adn locations for these summits please visit

www.TxTobaccoSummits.com (http://www NULL.TxTobaccoSummits NULL.com)

February 2012

Feb. 7-9, 2012-Prevention Education hours available. Training site will be at 120 E. 2nd St. in the HUD Conference Room.  The trainigns available during this time include:

Prevention Staff Training: Substance Abuse
Prevention Across the Lifespan

Start Date:
7-Feb-12 9:00

End Time: 7-Feb-12
12:00 PM

Location: Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Odessa, Texas 79761
Prevention Works! – There can be little argument that this statement is true.
However, there have been many changes in the terminology and practice of
prevention over the past few years. These changes can be confusing for even the
most experienced prevention specialist. This workshop will review the
state-of-the-art knowledge from prevention science and practice and help to
dispel myths about what does and doesn’t work

http://statewidetraining.org/en/cev/1785 (http://statewidetraining NULL.org/en/cev/1785)

Prevention Staff
Training: Risk & Protective Factors/Building Resiliency

Start Date:
7-Feb-12 1:00 PM

End Time: 7-Feb-12
4:00 PM

Location: Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Odessa, Texas 79761

Details: The objectives of this workshop are: 1) To guide participants in how to shift
current risk/deficit practices to a resilient/strength orientation; 2) Review
the factors found in resilient youth and the protective factors that foster
them; 3) Provide strategies and activities known to foster these factors in
children and youth.

http://statewidetraining.org/en/cev/1786 (http://statewidetraining NULL.org/en/cev/1786)

Prevention Staff
Training: Enhancing Cultural Competency

Start Date:
8-Feb-12 9:00 AM

End Time: 8-Feb-12
12:00 PM

Location: Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Odessa, Texas 79761

Details: Cultural diversity is discussed, including the
definitions of culture and diversity. Training is done on the importance of
cultural respect, and how to both gain it for yourself and how it is to other
cultures. The exercise uses all of the participants to create groups
representing different cultures. The groups utilize the cultural respect
training to experience the benefit that other cultures have to offer in
completing the group’s goal.

http://statewidetraining.org/ev/cev/1787 (http://statewidetraining NULL.org/ev/cev/1787)

Prevention Staff
Training: Strategies for Strengthening Families

Start Date:
8-Feb-12 1:00 PM

End Time: 8-Feb-12
4:00 PM

Location: Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Odessa, Texas 79761

Details: An interactive workshop utilizing activities from the Strengthening Families
Program for Parents & Youth 10-14. This workshop will give an overview to
the format of the curriculum and activities designed to help parents build on
their strengths in showing love and setting limits, helping youth develop
skills in handling peer pressure and building a positive future, and help
families grow together.

http://statewidetraining.org/ev/cev/1788 (http://statewidetraining NULL.org/ev/cev/1788)

Prevention Staff
Training: Child and Adolescent Development

Start Date: 9-Feb-12
9:00 AM

End Time: 9-Feb-12
12:00 PM

Location: Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Odessa, Texas 79761

Details: Overview of child & adolescent development issues with applications for prevention
programs

http://statewidetraining.org/ev/cev/1789 (http://statewidetraining NULL.org/ev/cev/1789)

 Feb. 20. 2012-Presidents Day OFFICES CLOSED

Feb. 21st- 23rd, 2012-15 Hour Prevention Staff Training on 2/21-2/23/12 in Midland, TX located at Palmer Drug Abuse
Includes the following sessions:
– Substance Abuse Prevention Across the Lifespan
– Risk and Protective Factors/Building Resiliency
– Enhancing Cultural Competency
– Strategies for Strengthening Families
– Child and Adolescent Development

Feb 21, 2012, 12-1:30 pm, & Feb. 23, 2012, 11:30-1 pm- Communicateion Workshop @ the Cogdell Learning Center 201 West Florida Ave. Midland TX.  Do you have a child struggling in school?  Need help with differnt situations or think your kid needs help.  Learn the who, what, where and whys.  RSVP Amanda Chandler 260-1106

Feb. 24, 2012 Positive Behavior Clinic 12-3 pm @ Casa De Amigos  Is your child having problems at school.  This workshop will help families understand  with a focus on behaviors that serve a specific purpose for a student.  RSVP Amanda Chandler @ 260-1106

March 2012-Tobacco Awareness Month

March 21, 2012-Kick Butts Day

March 19-23, 2012-Trainings for Substance Abuse Field being offered for FREE!  Trainings will take place at Region 18 Conference rooms A, B,C and D. To register for these trainings click on the link next to each training that you would like to attend. 

Motivational Interviewing on 3/19 http://www.statewidetraining.org/en/cev/1951 (http://www NULL.statewidetraining NULL.org/en/cev/1951)

By the end of this course, participants will be able to define motivational interviewing, describe the stages of change and how they relate to motivational interviewing, list and describe the principles underlying motivational interviewing, and list and implement the five early strategies of motivational interviewing while demonstrating reflective listening techniques.

This one-day course is for counselors familiar with motivational interviewing. It provides counselors with tools to enhance the application of this counseling technique and provides opportunities to practice the skills of motivational interviewing.

Comments

8 Alcohol & Drug -Specific credits will be provided for participants who complete the entire training. However, no partial credit will be given for incomplete courses. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to participants at the end of the training. Continuing Education Units are provided for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors and Social Workers. Sponsors may apply for other types of credits.

Treatment Planning on 3/20- http://www.statewidetraining.org/en/cev/1952 (http://www NULL.statewidetraining NULL.org/en/cev/1952)

By the end of this course, participants will be able to utilize assessments to build motivation and inform the development of an individualized treatment plan for clients. They will also be able to develop an individualized treatment plan, including appropriate goals, objectives, and strategies/action steps that address client needs. Finally, participants will be able to identify ways to follow-up with clients regarding their treatment plans and implement strategies to keep clients engaged in the treatment process. This training is based upon SAMSHA’s Treatment Improved Protocol 35, and reviews a model for treatment planning based upon the principles of Motivational Interviewing.

7 Alcohol & Drug -Specific credits will be provided for participants who complete the entire training. However, no partial credit will be given for incomplete courses. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to participants at the end of the training. Continuing Education Units are provided for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors and Social Workers. Sponsors may apply for other types of credits.

Relapse Prevention on 3/21 - http://www.statewidetraining.org/en/cev/1953 (http://www NULL.statewidetraining NULL.org/en/cev/1953)

By the end of this course, participants will be able to define chemical dependency/addiction, identify the approaches and goals of treatment, and define recovery. They will also be able to identify the stages of change and stages in the developmental model of recovery and define relapse based upon these models. Participants will be able to define relapse prevention and identify principles to help clients avoid relapse, and recognize the intersection between relapse and HIV. Finally, participants will be able to apply basic counseling skills in order to work with clients in various stages of recovery to avoid relapse.

Credit Hours: 6 Alcohol & Drug Specific, HIV/AIDS will be provided for participants who complete the entire training. However, no partial credit will be given for incomplete courses. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to participants at the end of the training. Continuing Education Units are provided for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors and Social Workers. Sponsors may apply for other types of credits.

Focus On Women on 3/22- http://www.statewidetraining.org/en/cev/1954 (http://www NULL.statewidetraining NULL.org/en/cev/1954)

By the end of this course, participants will be able to identify gender differences in substance addictions; recognize common

vulnerabilities that put women at risk for trauma and subsequent stress disorder; discuss the diagnosis and treatment of women with HIV; name ways in which women in the substance-abusing link are at greater risk for STD and HIV infections.

Discuss the major goals and techniques of empowerment and relationship counseling; Identify their own personal feelings and sources of comfort/ discomfort related to counseling women, and state at least two ways in which they can develop their comfort level support effective empowerment counseling. Demonstrate the use of empowering skills and techniques in needs assessment and the risk-reduction counseling process; Identify elements in their programs that result in empowering/disempowering environments for women, and begin to develop actions steps to improve program responsiveness to women’s needs in two priority area; identify community resources for supporting behavior change among women.

3 Alcohol & Drug Specific, 3 Alcohol and Drug Related will be provided for participants who complete the entire training. However, no partial credit will be given for incomplete courses. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to participants at the end of the training. Continuing Education Units are provided for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors and Social Workers. Sponsors may apply for other types of credits.

Families In Crisis on 3/23-  http://www.statewidetraining.org/en/cev/1955 (http://www NULL.statewidetraining NULL.org/en/cev/1955)

By the end of this course, participants will be able to list differences between models of the family in substance abuse treatment and family therapy, identify clients in relation to multiple systems, including the family system, and list elements of the family system and describe patterns of interaction typical in a family with substance use. They will also be able to identify techniques from family therapy that can be used to enhance substance abuse treatment. Participants will be able to discuss how substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, as chronic diseases, lend themselves to family therapy, define special considerations and approaches for clients with HIV/AIDS in family therapy, and list the cost/benefits of an integrated approach between family therapy, substance abuse treatment, and counseling for clients with HIV/AIDS and their families. This training is based upon SAMSHA’s Treatment Improved Protocol 39, and describes how family therapy can help address the needs of families where substance abuse and HIV infection are present.

3.5 Alcohol & Drug Specific, 3 Alcohol and Drug Related will be provided for participants who complete the entire training. However, no partial credit will be given for incomplete courses. Certificates of Completion will be awarded to participants at the end of the training. Continuing Education Units are provided for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors and Social Workers. Sponsors may apply for other types of credits.

April 2012-Alcohol Awareness Month

April 6, 2012- Good Friday Offices are Closed

Have a Happy Easter

April 11-12, 2012-Partners in Prevention Training Conference Re-focus and Re-energize. Conference will be at th Austin Marriott North in Round Rock TX.  This is the 11th Annual Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

April 14, 2012- Reeves County Health Fair located at the Reeves County Hospital District, 2323 Texas Street, Pecos TX from 8-2 pm-Bllod work package available package worth $500.00 and only costs $30.00 at the Health Fair.

April 14, 2021- Big Spring County Health Fair located @ The Dorthy Garrett Colisuem in Big Spring TX from 8-12 pm.

April 16-18, 2012-PRC Spring Meeting in Austin at the Omni Hotel

April 21, 2012-Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking

April 23-27, 2012-National Crime Victims Week

April 24, 2012- Odessa Victims Coalition Event @ Lincoln Towers 11:30-1 pm

April 28, 2012 National Medication Take Back Day 10-2 pm-Various locations throughout Midland and Ector County