Events
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention and Control Program and its related public health and non-profit partners frequently offer training, events, and conferences focused on the many different areas of tobacco and substance use prevention and control.
If you have an conference in Maine that is relevant to the prevention and control of tobacco, substance use, suicide or injury; submit information to tsup.dhhs@maine.gov. We will review and post if appropriate.
Emerging Best Practices of Youth Prevention: Using Neuroscience to Reach Developing Brains
A three-part series focused on leveraging prevention best practices to effectively engage youth within our communities.
Come join the Maine Youth Action Network's team, in this free training series to learn the neuroscience behind why scare tactics miss the mark in adolescent brains; strategies for directly involving youth in prevention-focused research; and how to grow and sustain lasting, supportive relationships with any young person.
Part 1- Using Neuroscience to Reach Developing Brains February 27th @ Bangor Public Library - Bangor, ME 9:30-4:00
Part 2 - Community Driven Research with Youth April 8th @ TBA 9:30-4:00
Part 3 - Relationships as Protective Factors June 27th @ TBA 9:30-4:00
Over the course of these trainings, attendees will be working in peer cohorts to build and strengthen their networks and professional communities. Due to this structure, if you are interested in only attending one of these training please email allyson.gardner@opportunityalliance.org to be placed on our wait list.
Current Trends in Street Drugs, Vaping and Prescription Medications of Abuse
This training will review the new diagnostic criteria in the DSM-V related to the substance use disorders as well as each of the major categories of the substances of abuse. The substances reviewed will include the narcotics, the stimulants, the sedative-hypnotics including alcohol, the hallucinogens, as well the latest designer drugs. In addition, the current issues related to vaping and commonly misused medication will be reviewed. Participants will also review current medication assisted treatments used to assist clients in stabilization and recovery from the substance use disorders.
Transforming Knowledge Into Action: Youth Mentoring Strategies
A three-part training series focused on building youth engagement skills and expanding your professional learning networks.
Join the Maine Youth Action Network's team for this free training opportunity! Participate in a learning cohort with other emerging leaders in the youth engagement field. This series provides participants with train-the-trainer content on youth mentoring best practices, engagement & retention strategies, and youth facilitation strategies. You'll leave with training materials, strengthened skills and deeper connections to other youth workers in your community.
Part 1- Youth Mentoring Strategies -Feb 28th @ Bangor Public Library - Bangor, ME 9:30-4:00
Part 2 -Youth Engagement and Retention April 9th @ TBA - 9:30-4:00
Part 3 - Facilitating for Youth Voice June 3rd @ TBA - 9:30-4:00
Over the course of these trainings, attendees will be working in peer cohorts to build and strengthen their networks and professional communities. Due to this structure, if you are interested in only attending one of these training please email allyson.gardner@opportunityalliance.org to be placed on our wait list.
Tobacco Intervention: Basic Skills Training
Join other healthcare professionals in this one-day training to learn more about nicotine addiction and how to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice. The Basic Skills Training is open to all healthcare professionals, prevention professionals, and community members who are interested in learning more about the burden of tobacco and strategies for treatment. The daylong Tobacco Intervention: Basic Skills Training includes: Tobacco prevalence, products and burden; Motivational Interviewing; Brief Interventions; Tobacco Treatment Medications; and Quit Planning. The training is a requirement for those interested in the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice.
Practicing with a Restorative Lens: Two-Day Intensive Workshop
Join us to learn how to incorporate restorative based practices into your youth engagement work.
Are you incorporating social emotional learning into your teaching practice? Working with colleagues to build a trauma- or healing-informed approach? Join fellow educators and youth facilitators in layering a restorative lens onto youth engagement practices. Workshop participants will explore restorative frameworks, build foundational skills, and strategize opportunities to promote restorative approaches in relationships and communities.
Emerging Best Practices of Youth Prevention: Relationships as Protective Factors
Develop skills to grow and sustain lasting and supportive relationships with young people.
In this workshop, dive into how protective factors like positive adult relationships can build resiliency in young people and improve outcomes.
Tobacco Intervention: Intensive Skills
- Explore the value of a comprehensive tobacco use assessment
- Learn to develop effective treatment plans
- Discuss considerations for medication management
- Review relapse prevention strategies
Clinicians will also spend time building on common counseling skills used in intensive tobacco treatment such as motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy.
This training is appropriate for individuals who have completed the Basic Skills Training within the past five years and are interested in increasing their tobacco treatment skills. The training is a requirement for those interested in the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice.
Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch
Presentation Development and Design Workshop
We use presentations as one of our primary strategies to share content-knowledge, build skills, ignite calls to action and affect culture change. However most of us never receive any formal training in presentation design - despite all we expect them to do for us.In this six-hour workshop, participants will learn practical skills to plan and deliver exceptional presentations using the tools and resources they already have.
How to Use Humor, Science and Effective Communication Strategies to Engage Youth Audiences in Positive Prevention
This funny, informative and engaging half-day training focuses on communicating with teenagers about sensitive topics such as substance abuse and mental health.
The first training session is a keynote style presentation titled, Using Endorphins Wisely: The Science Behind Laughing, Meditating, Reducing Stress and Managing Your Emotions. This engaging program will involve stand-up comedy, audience participation and inspiring stories. It is meant to kick off the day with some energy, in addition to demonstrating Matt’s style when presenting to youth.
In the second session, Dr. Bellace relies more on his training as a clinical neuropsychologist to present the science behind the concepts he mentioned in the keynote. The topics covered include the developing brain, social support, communication and screen time, the neuroscience of meditation and other coping skills, substance abuse (e.g. vaping, THC, alcohol) and mental health. This session is intended to be interactive, so feel free to ask questions.
The final session has the potential to be the most fun, since it involves you! In the remaining time, Dr. Bellace will lead a discussion of effective speaking techniques when working with youth. In addition, he will encourage select members of the audience to put together a brief (2-3 minute) presentation about a prevention topic they feel teenagers need to hear. Dr. Bellace will create a supportive environment to debrief what worked and what could be improved the next time.
Virtual 2020 New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies
The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, often called Summer School, is a 4-day intensive learning experience to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of substance use disorder services. Each year, participants from many disciplines come together to form a unique, diverse learning community. Cost varies according to course work taken.