Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Foundation of Prevention

Foundations of Prevention is an online course offered by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention that covers the basic core knowledge of substance abuse prevention, providing information on prevention principles, approaches, strategies, as well as guidance for planning effective programs and measuring results. The course consists of eight instructional units. It may be taken for FREE or continuing education credits are available through the University of Maryland College Park for $25. To access this course:

Go to www.samhsa.gov

*Click on Center for Substance Abuse Prevention [CSAP] (right column)
*Click on Prevention Platform (left column)
*Register as a user to utilize the tools
*Click on Training at the top of the page
*Click on featured Resources
*Click on CSAP’s Foundations of Prevention On-Line Course
*Follow the prompts to register to take this specific course

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