Overview
Description
A basic overview of substance abuse prevention with emphasis on scientifically defensible substance abuse prevention research and practices.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the context and importance of evidence based substance abuse prevention research and practices.
- summarize the three basic models of prevention and the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).
- explain the risk and protective factor framework and how to utilize this framework in prevention program development.
- demonstrate how and where to identify local and nationally-cited prevention programs and resources useful to prevention program planning.
- discuss the importance of human development theory, culture, ethics, and media and how they are used in prevention planning and implementation.
- identify prevention needs of diverse populations in order to more effectively develop culturally appropriate programming.