This course provides a useful context for people new to substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion. Regardless of the settings where you work or learn, this information will help to prepare you to prevent substance abuse and promote wellness.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Define basic terminology related to substance abuse
- Identify how the history of substance use and prevention in the United States has influenced the field today
- Explain the impact of substance use on the brain and how addiction occurs
- Describe different substances, their effects, and their health risks
This course can be completed within five hours, although the length of time will vary depending on your familiarity with the content, your learning style and study habits, and competing demands on your time. You can leave the course at any time, but remember the page you were on so that you can return to it later.
The last module "Course Resources" includes additional resources and websites that support substance abuse prevention.
Once you finish the assessment and feedback survey at the end of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. Download the Certificate as verification that you have completed the course.
When: The event will be open until September 30th, 2022
Where: Online
HOW TO PARTICIPATE & RECEIVE CREDIT:
Please Read ALL Instructions below before participating!
*** If you do not follow ALL of the instructions you will not receive service credit
- Please have an active iServe account before participating
- Sign up for this event by clicking "sign-up" near the top of this screen
- The next screen will ask for your phone number, add it and then click "submit volunteer need response" at the bottom of the screen
- Click this link: https://healtheknowledge.org/course/index.php?categoryid=100
- Click "Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics (Pre-SAPST Course)" on the screen (not the one that says closing)
- Create an account or sign in
- Take the course at your own pace (must finish by September 30th)
- To get 100% you will need to mark every step as completed or it will show a value less than 100% (this includes the accessible text version download)
- Take the assessment
- Screenshot or download your completion certificate
- Email this photo to hmlayman@mix.wvu.edu
- This event is worth 5 hours and hours will be added to your iServe account by October 31st (please do not email me about your hours until after this date)
