Coordinated Training Services

Prevention Staff Training: Child and Adolescent Development

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:13:08 GMT

Prevention Staff Training: Child and Adolescent Development
Start Date: 4-Dec-08 9:00 AM
End Time: 4-Dec-08 12:00 PM
Location: San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, San Antonio, TX 78227
Speaker:

Event Details:

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

San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

7500 Hwy 90 West Ste 100

San Antonio, TX 78227

Prevention Staff Training: Enhancing Cultural Competency

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:29:49 GMT

Prevention Staff Training: Enhancing Cultural Competency
Start Date: 3-Dec-08 1:00 PM
End Time: 3-Dec-08 4:00 PM
Location: San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, San Antonio, TX 78227
Speaker:

Event 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.

San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

7500 Hwy 90 West Ste 100

San Antonio, TX 78227

Prevention Staff Training: Strategies for Strengthening Families

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:24:54 GMT

Prevention Staff Training: Strategies for Strengthening Families
Start Date: 3-Dec-08 9:00 AM
End Time: 3-Dec-08 12:00 PM
Location: San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, San Antonio, TX
Speaker:

Event Details:

San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

7500 Hwy 90 West Ste 100

San Antonio, TX

Prevention Staff Training: Risk and Protective Factors/Building Resiliency

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:44:47 GMT

Prevention Staff Training: Risk and Protective Factors/Building Resiliency
Start Date: 2-Dec-08 1:00 PM
End Time: 2-Dec-08 4:00 PM
Location: San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, San Antonio, TX 78227
Speaker:

Event 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.

San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

7500 Hwy 90 West Ste 100

San Antonio, TX 78227

Peers Making Peace

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:12:01 GMT

Peers Making Peace
Start Date: 2-Dec-08 9:00 AM
End Time: 4-Dec-08 2:00 PM
Location: J.L. Long Middle School, Dallas ISD, Dallas, Texas 75214
Speaker:

Event Details:

(Student Training)

Peers Making Peace (PMP) is a peer-mediation program developed to help create and maintain safe and drug free schools by equipping students with attitudes and skills to stay drug-free, stay in school and avoid violence by resolving conflicts in a peaceful, prosocial manner. The goal of the program is to improve the school environment by reducing violence, assaults, discipline referrals, and increasing academic performance. In the PMP intervention, teams of student volunteers are trained to serve as drug free role models and "neutral third parties" to provide mediation services for their peers who lack the skills to successfully resolve their conflicts. The program is based on two parallel philosophical foundations: a strong "no use" message, and the "resiliency and protective factor" approach to prevention.

J.L. Long Middle School, Dallas ISD

6116 Reiger Avenue

Dallas, Texas USA 75214

Prevention Staff Training: Substance Abuse Prevention Across the Lifespan

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:37:57 GMT

Prevention Staff Training: Substance Abuse Prevention Across the Lifespan
Start Date: 2-Dec-08 9:00 AM
End Time: 2-Dec-08 12:00 PM
Location: San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, San Antonio, TX
Speaker:

Event Details:

“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.
Workshop participants will be able to:

Articulate a working definition of substance abuse prevention;

Understand the Institute of Medicine Continuum of Care and Prevention Classifications: universal, selective and indicated.
Participants will gain knowledge of prevention as a lifelong process
Participants will gain knowledge of brain development and the impact of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs on the brain

Articulate a working definition of current prevention strategies.

Participants will gain knowledge of strategies to provide services at various stages of life

San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

7500 Hwy 90 West Ste 100

San Antonio, TX

Peers Making Peace

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:58:30 GMT

Peers Making Peace
Start Date: 18-Nov-08 9:00 AM
End Time: 20-Nov-08 2:00 PM
Location: Curtis Middle School, Allen ISD, Allen, Texas 75002
Speaker:

Event Details:

Curtis Middle School, Allen ISD

1530 Rivercrest Drive

Allen, Texas USA 75002

Peers Making Peace

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:50:55 GMT

Peers Making Peace
Start Date: 18-Nov-08 8:30 AM
End Time: 20-Nov-08 4:30 PM
Location: Webb Middle School, Austin ISD, Austin, TX
Speaker:

Event Details:

Peers Making Peace (Adult Training)

Peers Making Peace (PMP) is a peer-mediation program developed to help create and maintain safe and drug free schools by equipping students with attitudes and skills to stay drug-free, stay in school and avoid violence by resolving conflicts in a peaceful, prosocial manner. The goal of the program is to improve the school environment by reducing violence, assaults, discipline referrals, and increasing academic performance. In the PMP intervention, teams of student volunteers are trained to serve as drug free role models and "neutral third parties" to provide mediation services for their peers who lack the skills to successfully resolve their conflicts. The program is based on two parallel philosophical foundations: a strong "no use" message, and the "resiliency and protective factor" approach to prevention.

Participants will be able to implement the proven, science/research based peer mediation programs on their pre-k-12 campuses.

Webb Middle School, Austin ISD

601 East St. Johns

Austin, TX

Tuberculosis: What Every Counselor Should Know

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:14:57 GMT

Tuberculosis: What Every Counselor Should Know
Start Date: 14-Nov-08 1:30 PM
End Time: 14-Nov-08 4:30 PM
Location: The Center for Health Care Services, San Antonio, TX 78201
Speaker: The Texas HIV Connection

Event Details:

Course Description

By the end of this course, participants will be able to define tuberculosis (TB) infection and TB disease and explain the differences between them, explain how TB is transmitted, describe efforts to control the spread of TB, identify the difficulties facing those with drug-resistant TB, and be able to describe the link between HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. This training also provides a global, national, and local perspective on TB. It also examines how counselors can help their clients who may have TB and how they can protect themselves from infectious tuberculosis.

CEU Credit

3 Alcohol & Drug -Related 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.

The Center for Health Care Services

3031 IH-10 West Blvd.

San Antonio, TX 78201

LifeSkills Training

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:40:17 GMT

LifeSkills™ Training
Start Date: 14-Nov-08 9:00 AM
End Time: 14-Nov-08 4:00 PM
Location: Aliviane, El Paso, TX 79915
Speaker: Medi Melton

Event Details:

LifeSkills Training is a program that seeks to influence major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation and early use of substances. LifeSkills has distinct elementary (8 to 11 years old) and middle school (11 to 14 years old) curricula that are delivered in a series of classroom sessions over 3 years. The sessions use lecture, discussion, coaching, and practice to enhance students’ self-esteem, feelings of self-efficacy, ability to make decisions, and ability to resist peer and media pressure.

LifeSkills consists of three major components that address critical domains found to promote substance use. Research has shown that students who develop skills in these three domains are far less likely to engage in a wide range of high-risk behaviors. The three components each focus on a different set of skills:

*Drug Resistance Skills enable young people to recognize and challenge common misconceptions about substance use, as well as deal with peers and media pressure to engage in substance use.

* Personal Self-Management Skills help students to examine their self-image and its effects on behavior, set goals and keep track of personal progress, identify everyday decisions and how they may be influenced by others, analyze problem situations, and consider the consequences of alternative solutions before making decisions.

* General Social Skills give students the necessary skills to overcome shyness, communicate effectively and avoid misunderstandings, use both verbal and nonverbal assertiveness skills to make or refuse requests, and recognize that they have choices other than aggression or passivity when faced with tough situations.

Aliviane

7722 North Loop

El Paso, TX US 79915

Public Smoking in Nacogdoches Ends Tuesday

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Public smoking in Nacogdoches ends Tuesday

By MATTHEW STOFF
The Daily Sentinel
Sunday, June 29, 2008

Effective Tuesday, July 1, smoking in all of Nacogdoches' public buildings, workplaces, offices, bars and restaurants will be prohibited, punishable by a fine up to $2,000 in municipal court. With the new law in place, Nacogdoches joins other East Texas communities like Marshall and Tyler and at least 20 states that have banned public smoking in the name of health.

Private homes, fraternal organizations, tobacco retail stores and a percentage of hotel and nursing home rooms are excepted from the law, but all other businesses, including their outdoor patios and areas 20 feet from public entrances, must comply with the ordinance.

Nacogdoches joins other East Texas communities like Marshall and Tyler and at least 20 states that have banned public smoking in the name of health.

For more than two months, city staff has been working with business owners to iron out details of enforcing the new law aimed at protecting workers and patrons at nearly all establishments in the city. Individual businesses will be primarily responsible for posting "no smoking" signs at their entrances and for ensuring their employees and patrons do not smoke on the premise.

Both Nacogdoches police and the city code enforcement office will address violations of the ordinance.

"We believe the ordinance has received wide approval from the community and are expecting few, if any, problems," Police Chief Jim Sevey said last week. "We will of course assist any business owner who requests assistance."

The ordinance prohibiting public smoking passed in April after city commissioners heard input from citizens. Many spoke in favor of the ordinance, citing medical studies that document the carcinogenic effects of second-hand smoke as well as anecdotes about the unpleasantness of dining in smoking establishments. Few opposed the ban entirely, though some business owners sought relief from the requirements that will have patrons standing at least 20 feet away from the building to light up.

The Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition, a group of local businesses, health organizations and others concerned about public wellness, conducted much of the initial research for the ordinance as part of its goal of becoming a recognized heart and stroke healthy community, a designation bestowed by the state department of health.

Citizens wishing to report violations of the ordinance may contact the city inspections department at 559-2558 or the police department's non-emergency line at 559-2607. Questions may be directed to the inspections department.

Matthew Stoff's e-mail address

is mstoff@coxnews.com.

29-Jul-08 3:00 PM

Cigarette Use Among High School Students: 1991-1997

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Cigarette Use Among High School Students --- United States, 1991--2007

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5725a3.htm?s_cid=mm5725a3_e

Cigarette use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States (1). A national health objective for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of current cigarette use among high school students to 16% or less (27-2b) (1). To examine changes in cigarette use among high school students in the United States during 1991--2007, CDC analyzed data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that the prevalence of lifetime cigarette use was stable during 1991--1999 and then declined from 70.4% in 1999 to 50.3% in 2007. The prevalence of current cigarette use increased from 27.5% in 1991 to 36.4% in 1997, declined to 21.9% in 2003, and remained stable from 2003 to 2007. The prevalence of current frequent cigarette use increased from 12.7% in 1991 to 16.8% in 1999 and then declined to 8.1% in 2007. To resume the declines observed in current cigarette use during 1997--2003 and achieve the 2010 objective, communitywide comprehensive tobacco-control programs that use coordinated evidence-based strategies should be implemented and revitalized.

The biennial national YRBS, a component of CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, used independent, three-stage cluster samples for the 1991--2007 surveys to obtain cross-sectional data representative of public and private school students in grades 9--12 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (2). Sample sizes ranged from 10,904 to 16,296. For each cross-sectional national survey, students completed anonymous, self-administered questionnaires that included identically worded questions about cigarette use. School response rates ranged from 70% to 81%, and student response rates ranged from 83% to 90%; therefore, overall response rates for the surveys ranged from 60% to 70%.

For this analysis, temporal changes for three behaviors were assessed: lifetime cigarette use (i.e., ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs), current cigarette use (i.e., smoked cigarettes on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey), and current frequent cigarette use (i.e., smoked cigarettes on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey). Race/ethnicity data are presented only for non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic white, and Hispanic students (who might be of any race); the numbers of students from other racial/ethnic groups were too small for meaningful analysis.

Data were weighted to provide national estimates, and statistical software used for all data analyses accounted for the complex sample design. Temporal changes were analyzed using logistic regression analyses, which controlled for sex, race/ethnicity, and grade and simultaneously assessed linear, quadratic, and cubic time effects (p<0.05).*

Significant linear and quadratic trends were detected for lifetime and current frequent cigarette use (Table 1). The prevalence of lifetime cigarette use was stable during 1991--1999 and then declined from 70.4% in 1999 to 50.3% in 2007. The prevalence of current frequent cigarette use increased from 12.7% in 1991 to 16.8% in 1999 and then declined to 8.1% in 2007.

Significant linear, quadratic, and cubic trends were detected for current cigarette use. The prevalence of current cigarette use increased from 27.5% in 1991 to 36.4% in 1997, declined to 21.9% in 2003, and remained stable from 2003 to 2007. For current cigarette use, similar patterns were detected among the sex subgroups overall, all grade subgroups, and white and Hispanic students (Table 2).

Among black students overall and black male students, significant quadratic and cubic trends were detected. The prevalence of current cigarette use among black students overall increased from 12.6% in 1991 to 22.7% in 1997, declined to 14.7% in 2001, and then declined more gradually to 11.6% in 2007. Among black male students, the prevalence of current cigarette use increased from 14.1% in 1991 to 28.2% in 1997, declined to 16.3% in 2001, and then remained stable from 2001 to 2007. Among black female students, a significant linear and quadratic trend was detected. The prevalence of current cigarette use increased from 11.3% in 1991 to 17.7% in 1999 and then declined to 8.4% in 2007.

Reported by: Office on Smoking and Health, Div of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

Editorial Note:

The findings in this report show that current cigarette use among high school students declined from 1997 to 2003, but rates remained stable from 2003 to 2007. This trend is consistent with 30-day cigarette use trends reported from the Monitoring the Future survey (an ongoing national study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students), which also show declines starting in the late 1990s and stable rates more recently (3).

The sharp increase in cigarette use during the early to mid-1990s observed in this and other surveys might have resulted from expanded tobacco company promotional efforts, including discounted prices on cigarette brands most often smoked by adolescents, product placement in movies, development of nontobacco product lines with company symbols (e.g., hats and t-shirts), and sponsorship of music concerts and other youth-focused events (4). Evidence suggests that exposure to pro-tobacco marketing and depictions of tobacco use in films and videos and on television more than doubles the odds of adolescents initiating tobacco use (5). Communitywide programs to counteract pro-tobacco marketing and resume the declines in youth tobacco use observed during 1997--2003 should include combinations of counter-advertising mass media campaigns; comprehensive school-based tobacco-use prevention policies and programs; community interventions that reduce tobacco advertising, promotions, and commercial availability of tobacco products; and higher prices for tobacco products through increases in unit prices and excise taxes (5--7).

The differences in current cigarette use among racial/ethnic subgroups suggest that lower rates of current cigarette use among high school students are achievable. The data in this analysis show that current cigarette use remained stable among white and Hispanic students overall from 2003 to 2007, but among black students overall, current cigarette use continued to decline. This decline can be attributed largely to declines among black female students. Whereas rates among black male students remained stable from 2001 to 2007, black female students showed a continued decline in current cigarette use from 1999 to 2007. In 2007, black female students had the lowest rate of current cigarette use among all sex and racial/ethnic subgroups.

The findings in this report are subject to at least two limitations. First, these data apply only to youths who attend school and, therefore, are not representative of all persons in this age group. Nationwide, in 2005, of persons aged 16--17 years, approximately 3% were not enrolled in a high school program and had not completed high school (8). Second, the extent of underreporting or overreporting of cigarette use cannot be determined, although the survey questions demonstrate good test-retest reliability (9), and high school students do not tend to underreport cigarette use (10).

The national health objective for 2010 of reducing current cigarette use among high school students to less than 16% can be achieved if the declines in current cigarette observed during 1997--2003 resume. Communitywide, comprehensive tobacco-control programs that use coordinated evidence-based strategies should be implemented and revitalized to further limit cigarette use by high school students. A better understanding of the factors responsible for the continued decline and low rate of current cigarette use among black female students can help guide and strengthen comprehensive tobacco-control efforts in the future for all use.

References

US Department of Health and Human Services. Tobacco use; 27-2: reduce tobacco use by adolescents. In: Healthy people 2010: understanding and improving health. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2000. Available at http://www.healthypeople.gov/document/pdf/volume2/27tobacco.pdf.
CDC. Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. MMWR 2004;53(No. RR-12).
Johnston LD, O'Malley PM, Bachman JG, Schulenberg JE. Trends on cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco, table 1. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan; 2007. Available at http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/07data/pr07cig1.pdf.
Nelson DE, Mowery P, Asman K, et al. Long-term trends in adolescent and young adult smoking in the United States: metapatterns and implications. Am J Public Health 2008;98:905--15.
Wellman RJ, Sugarman DB, DiFranza JR, Winickoff JP. The extent to which tobacco marketing and tobacco use in films contribute to children's use of tobacco. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2006;160:1285--96.
Zaza S, Briss PA, Harris KW, eds. Tobacco. In: The guide to community preventive services: what works to promote health? New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2005. Available at http://www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/default.htm.
CDC. Best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs---2007. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2007. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/stateandcommunity/best_practices.
Laird J, Kienzl G, DeBell M, Chapman C. Dropout rates in the United States: 2005. Washington, DC: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007. NCES publication no. 2007--059.
Brener ND, Kann L, McManus T, Kinchen SA, Sundberg EC, Ross JG. Reliability of the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire. J Adolesc Health 2002;31:336--42.
Messeri PA, Allen JA, Mowery PD, et al. Do tobacco countermarketing campaigns increase adolescent under-reporting of smoking? Addict Beh 2007;32:1532--6.
* Quadratic and cubic trends indicate a significant but nonlinear trend in the data over time (e.g., whereas a linear trend is depicted with a straight line, a quadratic trend is depicted with a curve with one bend and a cubic trend with a curve with two bends). Trends that include significant cubic or quadratic and linear components demonstrate nonlinear variation in addition to an overall increase or decrease over time.

26-Jun-08 3:00 PM

CASA Releases Marijuana Report

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY, June 18, 2008 From 1992 to 2006, as the potency of
seized marijuana almost tripled (3.2 to 8.8 percent THC
concentration), medical diagnoses of marijuana abuse and dependence
for teen admissions to treatment increased 492 percent according to
Non-Medical Marijuana III: Rite of Passage or Russian Roulette?, a new
report by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
at Columbia University.

The report reveals that while such medical diagnoses of marijuana
abuse and dependence soared, the number of medical diagnoses for abuse
and dependence involving alcohol and all other drugs declined 37
percent.

For more of the press release follow this link:

http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.aspx?arti
cleid=527&zoneid=66

To download the report directly please follow
this link:

http://www.casacolumbia.org/ViewProduct.aspx?PRODUCTID=7962e2a3-b250-4ac
b-ad2e-6157d44b7657

where you will see a button that says 'Download for Free'.

18-Jun-08 9:00 AM

US state smoking restrictions in bars, worksites, etc. (MMWR brief report)

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:00:00 GMT

"State Smoking Restrictions for Private-Sector Worksites, Restaurants,
and Bars --- United States, 2004 and 2007

MMWR Weekly Report, Volume 57, Number 20

This report summarizes the changes in state smoking restrictions for
private-sector worksites, restaurants, and bars that occurred from 2004
to 2007. The findings indicated a substantial increase in the number and
restrictiveness of state laws regulating smoking in these three
settings, providing nonsmokers with increased protection from the health
risks posed by SHS. If current trends continue, achieving the national
health objective by 2010 might be possible.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5720a3.htm

22-May-08 4:00 PM

21st Birthday Binge Drinking

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:45:00 GMT

Fun at 21? Drinking to excess on one's 21st birthday has become a tradition
Tragically, some don't live to regret their binge.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:34 AM

By Kathy Lynn Gray
The Columbus Dispatch

According to a 2006 study of 164 students, 34% blacked out on their 21st birthday.
The Hot Issue

Did you overindulge on your 21st birthday?
When a young woman enters a bar wearing a glittery crown and a beauty-queen sash, bartenders know what to do: Pour a free shot; someone's turning 21.
"They're very eager," said bartender John Cordas of the Ugly Tuna Saloona near the Ohio State University campus. "You can always tell, because they come in with a group of friends (who) sit at the bar and take turns buying shots for that person."

Those turning 21 arrive at the Saloona nightly at midnight, but few try to drink their age in shots, a fad glorified in drunken videos on YouTube and MySpace.

"I've only seen one kid try it, and he didn't get very far before he got pretty sick," Cordas said. "After eight or nine shots, you're pretty drunk."

Twenty-one shots, at 1.5 ounces a glass, would be more than a fifth of liquor.

Every year, 21-year-olds drink themselves to death.

"It's probably the most dangerous drinking occasion for students," said Steven W. Clarke, director of the Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center at Virginia Tech.

Clarke has studied 21st-birthday celebrations to determine why they encourage excessive drinking and how to make them less dangerous.

Free drinks are a major contributor to the problem, he found. Bars often give a free shot or drink to the newly legal, and then friends start buying the booze.

"College students don't typically buy drinks for each other, so they feel it would be rude not to consume them," Clarke said.

New drinkers also drain their glasses quickly, he said. They often start at midnight and try to down as many drinks as they can before the bar closes at 1 or 2 a.m.

Two states have found the practice so alarming that they outlawed it. Bars in Minnesota and North Dakota can't serve 21-year-olds until 8 a.m. on their birthday.

Ohio State junior Jeffy Mai said he doesn't know anyone who drank "21 at 21," but he said drinking on your 21st birthday is "a big thing" on campus. When he turned 21 in December, his friends bought all the drinks, he said. He drank enough to do a "weird chicken dance" at Hooters.

Toben Nelson, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, said about 1,700 college students die each year of alcohol-related causes. About 300 of those deaths are from falls or alcohol poisoning, he said.

At least two 21-year-olds have died in Franklin County from drinking too much on their birthdays, according to the coroner's office.

OSU student Adam Boncela had a blood-alcohol content of 0.37 percent when he died on July 25, 2005; that's the equivalent of drinking about 18 shots in two hours. Blackouts and nausea are common with a blood-alcohol content of 0.16 percent to 0.19 percent; death can occur at a level of 0.30 percent.

Ohio University junior Nathan A. Roberts of Findlay died of acute intoxication in a house near Ohio State after drinking heavily on his 21st birthday in 2001. His blood-alcohol content was 0.36 percent.

One way to reduce deaths is for bars and servers to be more accountable, said Nelson, who has written extensively about student drinking.

"There are laws about not serving someone who's obviously intoxicated, but they're rarely enforced," he said. "We've done studies by having people go into bars and act intoxicated, and three-fourths of the time they're served alcohol."

Ohio State sends an e-mail to students about to turn 21. The message is from the sister of OSU student Joey Upshaw, who died after ingesting drugs and alcohol in 2000. Erica Upshaw urges students: "Be careful on your 21st birthday" and "do not feel like you have to take 21 shots."

But Virginia Tech's Clarke said such warnings have "no significant effect" on how much students drink.

"We also tried weekly e-mails for four weeks before their birthdays, and that had no significant effect, either," he said.

Parents should encourage their children to take charge of their birthday celebration, Clarke said.

"Set a specific limit on drinks or the amount of time you're drinking," Clarke said. "Friends will be saying, 'We're going to take you out and get drunk.' It's your birthday. You'd think you could take control."

For more information, visit www.alcohol.vt.edu or www.swc.osu.edu/alcohol.asp.

20-May-08 4:45 PM

Test Article for Tendenci Training

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:00:00 GMT

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14-Jan-05 10:00 AM

Holidays Challenging for Recovering Addicts

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:00:00 GMT

Holidays Challenging for Recovering Addicts 1/4/2005 For individuals recovering from alcohol and other drug addiction, the holidays present a challenging time. As a result, Jan. 2 is historically a peak day to enter rehabilitation, the Christian Science Monitor reported Dec. 29. "The holidays have always been somewhat sad for me, the loneliness and challenges of staying sober," said David Sykes of New York. "But this year is going to be a good year." Sykes spent Christmas Day helping out at a party at Odyssey House, a residential treatment center. He said it was part of his strategy to prevent relapsing. Like Sykes, million of recovering addicts have been using prayer, support groups, and other methods to cope with holiday emotions that could trigger a relapse. The problem has become so widespread that for the first time this year, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has launched a national awareness campaign to help recovering addicts and their family and friends understand and recognize triggering factors behind addiction so that they can be averted. "Substance abuse touches all people, all areas of our society, all families have had personal experience with it," said John Walters, head of the ONDCP. "We have to help the larger community understand that some celebration practices can trigger the pain that is at the root of substance abuse." While alcohol and other drug treatment centers see a decline in admissions from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, admissions generally increase significantly on Jan. 2. "It's literally the busiest day for our admissions office," said Dr. Peter Provet, president of Odyssey House.

6-Jan-05 11:00 AM

Tucson City Buses Help Youngsters Find Safe Haven

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:00:00 GMT

Tucson City Buses Help Youngsters Find Safe Haven 1/5/2005 The city bus authority in Tucson, Ariz., has partnered with Project Safe Place's Open Inn initiative, which helps young people in an effort to prevent homelessness, drug use, and other problems, the Tucson Citizen reported Jan. 5. Under the program, drivers of the city's 189 buses will provide young people in distress with a free ride while they radio their dispatcher to contact Open Inn, which provides social services to youths and families in crisis. Once contacted, an Open Inn outreach worker will meet the youth at a bus stop along the driver's route. "We're trying to catch folks before they run away," said Jason Thorpe, Open Inn's community education and outreach coordinator. "If they stay on the streets for 48 hours, they stay there longer. There's so much substance abuse and so many predatory adults who victimize young people on the streets. The culture so quickly grabs them in." Open Inn assigns a counselor and provides referrals for shelter and other services. According to Thorpe, Project Safe Place is aimed at young people up to age 18 who have been sexually, physically, or verbally abused, who are at risk for alcohol or other drug addiction, and may be a runaway or facing homelessness.

6-Jan-05 11:00 AM

Study: Only Moderate Drinking Prevents Stroke

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:00:00 GMT

Study: Only Moderate Drinking Prevents Stroke 1/5/2005 A new study says that one drink every other day of red wine is the best way to lower the risk of stroke, Health Day News reported Jan. 3. According to researchers at Harvard Medical School, men who consumed no more than one alcoholic drink every other day had a 32 percent lower risk of stroke compared with nondrinkers. Furthermore, red wine offers the most benefits. The 14-year study was based on data collected on 38,156 men who participated in the Harvard School of Public Health's Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Every four years from 1986 to 2000, participants completed questionnaires about their diet and how much they drank. Those who drank more, the study showed, had an increased risk for cardiovascular problems. For instance, men who drank three or more glasses of alcohol a day increased their risk of stroke by nearly 45 percent, compared with nondrinkers. "There has been an assumption that moderate drinking prevents heart attacks and prevents strokes," said study author Dr. Kenneth Mukamal, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. "In the last few years, it has become increasingly clear that that might not be the case for stroke. As men drink more, the risk for stroke becomes particularly clear." Mukamal said the findings would likely hold true for women, as well. The study's findings are published in the Jan. 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

6-Jan-05 11:00 AM

ER Patients with Addictions Cost More

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:00:00 GMT

ER Patients with Addictions Cost More 1/5/2005 A new study examining emergency department patients finds that those with unmet addiction treatment needs incur higher hospital and emergency department charges than other patients, Medical News Today reported Dec. 21. According to the study, "Unmet Substance Abuse Treatment Need, Health Services Utilization, and Cost: A Population-Based Emergency Department Study," ER patients with unmet treatment needs are 81 percent more likely to be admitted during their emergency visit, and 46 percent more likely to have reported making at least one emergency department visit in the previous 12 months. The study, led by Ian Rockett, Ph.D., from the West Virginia University Department of Community Medicine and Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, focused on emergency-room patients in Tennessee, where less than 10 percent of patients needing addiction treatment were currently receiving it. According to the research, Tennessee patients with unmet treatment needs who received emergency medical services accounted for $777.2 million in extra hospital charges for the state in 2000, which translates to an additional $1,568 for each emergency patient with an addiction problem that wasn't addressed. "We predict that systematically addressing substance-abuse problems in emergency departments would produce major savings in time, resources, and costs," Rockett said. "In exacerbating the workloads of very busy hospital staff, emergency patients with unmet substance-abuse treatment need add many millions of dollars to annual healthcare costs. Our research findings speak to the importance of identifying them as substance abusers -- either for a brief intervention or to refer them to substance-abuse treatment as appropriate. The emergency department visit itself can represent a teachable moment for a patient." The study's findings are published in the online edition of Annals of Emergency Medicine.

6-Jan-05 11:00 AM

Welcome to Coordinated Training Services for prevention (CTS), a professional service of Workers Assistance Program, Inc.

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:40:55 GMT

Contact us with your questions: 877.287.1533 cts@workersassistance.com Background Effective 9/1/2004, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) established the Coordinated Training Services (CTS). CTS coordinates the statewide prevention training for evidence-based prevention programs and coalitions, strengthening and expanding the prevention infrastructure. CTS coordinates vital training in each prevention domain. Training is provided on the latest prevention technology, research and best practice approaches to encourage and support effective implementation of evidence based prevention programs at the local level. Workers Assistance Program, Inc. is proud to have been selected by DSHS to operate the CTS How to Schedule Training For a brief Flash Presentation on How to Schedule, please click here. Note You must have a broadband connection and a free Flash...

HIV Connection Calendar of Events

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:51:18 GMT

The following is a current listing of trainings scheduled by the Texas HIV Connection as of September 10th. If you are interested in attending any of these trainings, you may contact the person listed for registration. This training schedule is established at the request of DSHS (formerly TCADA) funded sponsoring agencies and is subject to change. If you have any questions or if you are interested in scheduling training for your organization, please contact Sarah Kapostasy at skapostasy@hivconnection.org or 512.343.9595 ext. 1104 for more information. Training Schedule Date: 9/30/2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Sponsor: The Center for Health Care Services Course: Substance Abuse Counseling: Treatment Planning with the Client TAAP Hours: 7 (8:30AM – 4:30PM) Please contact Linda Tavel (713) 130-0413 if you are interested in attending this training or register online at: http://www.statewidetraining.org/en/cev/599 Date: 10/1/2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Sponsor: The...

DSHS Approved Curricula Descriptions

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:25:56 GMT

DSHS Approved Curricula Descriptions For additional questions about any of these curricula, please contact CTS at 877.287.1533 or cts@workersassistance.com. More comprehensive program details can be found at http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov/model.htm. Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices is a resiliency-based early childhood curriculum and teacher training program that develops personal, social, and emotional skills in children 3 to 8 years old. Using 46 interactive lessons, Al’s Pals teaches children how to— Express feelings appropriately Use kind words Care about others Use self-control Think independently Accept differences Make friends Solve problems peacefully Cope Make safe and healthy choices Understand that tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs are not for children The lessons use guided creative play, brainstorming, puppetry, original music, and movement to develop children’s social-emotional competence and life...

Risk Reduction Groundwork

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:40:51 GMT

The basics of Disease Transmission, Prevention, and Testing. This course focuses specifically on risk reduction related to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), and the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). This course is designed for 2 specific audiences: For participants attending Protocol Based Prevention Counseling (PBC). Completion of Groundwork is required prior to attendance at the training. For workers interested in basic information on disease transmission and testing as it relates to public health, Groundwork may be completed early in your job orientation as an introduction to prevention of HIV/STD/HCV. For participants attending PBC: The Reader Assignments (Materials Analysis & Critical Thinking) are due to the trainer two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the workshop. Participants not submitting these assignments two (2) weeks prior to the course will have to reschedule to attend PBC at a later date. The online module...

Protocol Based Prevention Counseling

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:37:37 GMT

Protocol Based Prevention Counseling (PBC) -

This four and a half (4½) day course focuses extensively on communication and counseling skills to help risk reduction specialists (RRS) make information meaningful to clients in order to facilitate behavior change.

The course is based on RESPECT and RESPECT II research projects funded by the CDC in the 1990s, considered individual-level evidence based interventions. The protocol is used as a tool to guide the discussion with the client about: his/her risk(s) as it relates to HIV/STD/HCV, his/her most recent risk and the development of a risk reduction step.

There are protocols for the various types of sessions: initial, follow-up negative results, follow-up positive results (HIV and/or HCV) and Rapid HIV Test protocols for initial, follow-up negative results, and preliminary positive results. The course is developed to allow participants time to role-play sessions using the majority of the protocols to ensure a reasonable comfort level with the protocols before using them with clients.

Participants will need to have the technical information (immune system, epidemiology, etc) prior to attending this course.

The on-line Risk Reduction Groundwork modules provide this foundation.

Prerequisite: Completion of Risk Reduction Groundwork and module tests.

Region Contact Information

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:23:16 GMT

REGION 1 REGION 2 Glenn Larsen, Coordinator 2345 50th St. Suite 100 Lubbock, Texas 79412 (806) 780-8300 FAX: (806) 780-8383 Email: prc1@mccaod.com Web Page: http://www.prc1.org Mindy Murray, Coordinator Rudy Seals, Co-Coordinator 104 Pine St., Ste. 4 ABILENE, Texas 79601-5926 (325) 673-3503 FAX: (325) 673-3717 Email: prc2@camalott.com Web Page: http://www.prc2.org/ REGION 3 REGION 4 Alison Merkow, Coordinator 4525 Lemmon Ave Ste. 300 DALLAS, Texas 75219-2138 (214) 522-4999 ext. 242 FAX: (214) 521-7253 Email: information@prc3.org Web page: http://www.prc3.org Jerry Wrinkle, Coordinator 708 Glencrest Lane LONGVIEW, Texas 75601- 7936 (903) 753-7633 FAX: (903) 247-1331 Email: jwrinkle@etcada.com Web Page:http://www.prcfour.org REGION 5 ...

Coordinated Training Services

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:39:03 GMT

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DSHS-Approved Curricula

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:00:52 GMT

Authorized Curriculum Al's Pals: Kids Making Health Choices All Stars™ Brief Strategic Family Therapy Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol Creating Lasting Family Connections Dando Fuerza a la Familia Family Effectiveness Training (FAST) Families and Schools Together: Building Relationships FAST (Elementary) FAST (Middle School) Get Real About Violence Here's Looking at You Keep a Clear Mind Keepin' It REAL (KIR) Kid's Connection/Rainbow Days Leadership and Resiliency Program LifeSkills™ Training (Elementary School) LifeSkills™ Training (Middle School) Nurturing Parenting Programs PAL Student Training (PATHS) Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies Peacemakers Peers Making Peace Positive Action ...

Trainings by Region

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 19:58:01 GMT

To register or view a training in a particular region, please click the correct region on the map. Note: Registration is FREE for employees of organizations that are DSHS-funded for the curriculum as a YPU, YPS, YPI, or CCP program. Registration is FREE for employees of organizations implementing the curriculum in collaboration with a DSHS-funded YPU, YPS, YPI, or CCP program. The collaborating organization must have been listed in the DSHS-funded proposal for the YPU, YPS, YPI program or the person must be a representative of the funded CCP program(s). Persons who are not employees of organizations that are DSHS-funded for YPU, YPS, YPI, or CCP program(s) may attend this training if space is available (for a per person fee). Persons who are not implementing this curriculum in conjunction with a DSHS-funded YPU, YPS, YPI, or CCP program may attend...

About Us

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:48:45 GMT

Effective 9/1/2004, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) established the Coordinated Training Services. The Coordinated Training Services (CTS) was created to coordinate the statewide prevention training for evidence-based prevention programs and coalitions that will strengthen and expand the prevention infrastructure. The CTS coordinates vital training in each prevention domain. Training is provided on the latest prevention technology, research and best practice approaches to encourage and support effective implementation of evidence based prevention programs at the local level. Workers Assistance Program, Inc. is proud to have been selected by DSHS to operate the CTS.

Contact Information

16th HIV/STD Conference

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 29-Nov-07 1:00 PM
Expiration Date: 27-May-08 1:00 PM

Test Survey

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:15:00 GMT

Objectives: This is to test the survey module for effectiveness.

Release Date: 23-Mar-05 3:15 PM
Expiration Date: 22-Apr-05 3:15 PM
This is survey content.

Follow-up Questionnaire

noemail@statewidetraining.org — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 1-Mar-05 12:00 PM
Expiration Date: 31-Mar-05 12:00 PM