Concurrent Forums
Friday, October 15, 2010

10:30 - 12:00 p.m.

CC – Room B

How New and Proposed Legislation Affect Youth and Prevention
Facilitator: Jim Cooper, WASAVP/Thurston TOGETHER!

Panel: Steve Freng, Psy.D., MSW, Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NW HIDTA), Prevention/Treatment Manager; Stephen Bogan, MA, CDP, LMHC, Imperfect Healer Counseling; Margaret Shield, King County Hazardous Waste Management Program; Seth Dawson, WASAVP

This concurrent forum will provide information about legislation that will have an impact on substance abuse prevention and what the prevention community can do. Participants will learn about potential marijuana legalization legislation; liquor privatization/ deregulation initiatives on November’s ballot; state and federal prescription drug return legislation; and how to advocate for or against legislation even if your organization receives federal funding. (Photo of Steve Freng, Panel Member)

CC – Room A

The Role of Fathers in Family and Prevention
George Williams, MS, MFT, PhD Candidate — ManBuilders.org, President

Addressing fathers in the family is an often overlooked but critical component of prevention. This, must attend forum session, will challenge social helping practitioners and parents to action through sharing insights into the role of fathers, the impact of father absence, and decoding men’s habits. The presentation format will be a highly engaging and interactive multi-learning style experience involving drama, poetry, song and activities. Read more about George Williams by clicking on his picture!

 

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Adult Workshop Session I
Friday, October 15, 2010

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

CC – Suite 500

SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiative for the Prevention of Substance Abuse
and Mental Illness and Health Care Reform - Follow up Discussion
Frances M. Harding — SAMHSA, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Director
This workshop session will provide an opportunity for discussion on the overview of
SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiative to Prevent Substance Abuse and Mental Illness, as well as the
impact of health care reform on prevention across the nation.

CC – Suite 100

Service to Science: Improving Evaluation Capacity (Best Practice)
Eric Ohlson, MSW — CSAP’s CAPT Western Regional Expert Team (WRET), Service to Science Coordinator; Linda Hartung, MPH — Prevention Specialist (WA)
This presentation is to raise awareness of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
(CSAP) Service to Science Initiative to increase the evaluation capacity of innovative
prevention programs and identify evidence-based programs and strategies. Participants
will learn how the Initiative strengthens evaluation capacity; program eligibility to
participate; and how programs are nominated to participate.

CC – Suite 300 Rx 360 Washington (Prescription Drug Abuse)
Jim Cooper — TOGETHER!, Executive Director and

Vice President of Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention (WASAVP)

The presentation is part of an educational program, Rx360 Washington, provided by TOGETHER!, the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention and The Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Through Rx360, health, prevention and treatment professionals come together to educate community groups, concerned citizens and parents about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and how to take action toprevent it.

CC – Suite 200 Teens, Trends and Prevention: It CAN Be Done! (Best Practice)

Regina Birrenkott, MEd, CPP — Mendez Foundation, Tampa, Florida, Senior Director of Prevention

The “work in progress” adolescent brain makes teens particularly vulnerable to substance abuse. This workshop will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to teach effective drug prevention education. Using the evidence-based program, Too Good for Drugs, this interactive session will focus on the latest brain research and demonstrate how to apply prevention strategies to this target group of adolescents.

CC – Suite 400 The State-wide Indian Drug Prevention Program
Shobana Raghupathy, PhD — Sociometrics Corporation Los Altos, California, Senior Research Associate
Dr. Raghupathy will present a drug prevention program designed to combine a social
learning based intervention with bicultural competence theory. The three subgoals
of bicultural competence, knowledge and practice in communication; coping; and
discrimination skills, provide the theoretical foundation for intervention to prevent
substance abuse with American-Indian youth. The original program was designed
primarily for fourth and fifth grade Native American/Alaskan Native students in a
classroom setting, but it can easily be modified for higher-grade levels and other
adolescents. The curriculum can be implemented in a wide variety of settings, including
public schools, tribal schools, tribal community centers, and student retreats.

CC – Suite 600 Understanding Leverage Points in Systems and
Implications for Making Change (Part I)
David Peter Stroh, MA — Bridgeway Partners, LLC
Building on principles introduced in his keynote, this workshop enables you to: (1) Learn
additional systems tools; (2) Apply of these tools to gain insight into why you might not
be achieving intended results despite your best efforts; (3) Deepen your understanding of
how to leverage limited resources to achieve significant and lasting solutions to chronic,
complex problems; (5) Suggest how Systems Thinking can strengthen your organization’s
ability to plan, implement, and evaluate social change initiatives. This workshop is
designed for professionals in policy making positions.

 

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Adult Workshop Session II
Friday, October 15, 2010

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

CC – Suite 400

Current and Future Directions for Prevention in Higher Education
Richard Lucey — SAMHSA, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),
Special Assistant to the Director
This workshop will present an overview of SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiative to Prevent
Substance Abuse and Mental Illness as it relates to college campuses, including the
prevalence of substance abuse; suicide prevention efforts; current research on evidencebased
programs and strategies; and opportunities for collaboration at the national, state,
and local levels.

CC – Suite 300

Understanding the Teen Brain and Practical Applications to Prevention
Julie Marie Carrier — Award-Winning National Speaker & Author
As seen on the Education Channel and NBC’s Today Show, Julie Marie Carrier—a leading
authority on positive youth development and prevention—engages youth-serving
professionals on an interactive journey to understand adolescent brain development and
the implications on teen decision-making and behaviors. Additionally, Julie shares related
best-practices for youth substance abuse prevention.

CC – Suite 200 Integrating Problem Gambling Prevention on a Time Budget

Julie Hynes, MA, CPS — Lane County Health & Human Services (HHS), Prevention Specialist/Webmaster

With less and less time and resources on our hands, how are we supposed to add yet another topic? After all, is problem gambling such a big deal? This workshop will cover the principles of why problem gambling is important to address in related substance abuse and other prevention efforts; and how to add problem gambling prevention into existing prevention curricula with very little effort. Participants will be provided with ready-made, practical, fun tools that they can easily use to “plug in” to their existing prevention & awareness efforts.

CC – Suite 100

Coalition Transition: A Tale of Two Towns
Ray Horodowicz — Quincy CTC (Communities that Care), Director
Jessica Gomez, CHES — Warden Community Coalition, Coalition Coordinator
This engaging and interactive presentation will explore various challenges two coalitions
in the same rural county, and with sizable Latino populations, have faced as they kept true
to best practices and strive for sustainability. This presentation is ideal for coalitions that
are ‘up and running’ but going through transitions.

CC – Suite 500

Storytelling as Community Narrative
Winona Wynn, PhD — Chair of English and Humanities, Heritage University and Director of Dream Catchers, Heritage University
“Voices, voices, voices: Echoes of Our Many Selves” will be facilitated by Winona Wynn
(Assiniboine Sioux). This interactive workshop operates from the premise of when we
share ourselves in part, we return to ourselves whole. Attendees participating in “talking
circles”, will share pieces of a story, and will then be challenged to share a compelling
collective story representing some piece of everyone in their group. Collaboration,
context, and creativity are the key components of this gathering. Key elements of
storytelling will be identified, modeled, practiced and discussed in this dynamic
workshop!

CC – Suite 600

Understanding Leverage Points in Systems and
Implications for Making Change (Part II)
David Peter Stroh, MA — Bridgeway Partners, LLC
Building on principles introduced in his keynote, this workshop enables you to: (1) Learn
additional systems tools; (2) Apply of these tools to gain insight into why you might not
be achieving intended results despite your best efforts; (3) Deepen your understanding of
how to leverage limited resources to achieve significant and lasting solutions to chronic,
complex problems; (5) Suggest how Systems Thinking can strengthen your organization’s
ability to plan, implement, and evaluate social change initiatives. This workshop is
designed for professionals in policy making positions who want to shift the system
dynamics that perpetuate drug and alcohol abuse.

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Adult Workshop Session III
Saturday, October 16, 2010

9:25 - 11:00 a.m.

RL – East Ballroom
Implementing Strategies to Address ACEs in Your Community
Robert F. Anda, MD, MS — Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Co-principal Investigator
Following up on the concepts presented during the keynote address, Dr. Anda will
discuss in greater detail the implications of the ACE study. Additionally, he will facilitate a
conversation about efforts in Washington State.

RL – West Ballroom
Racial Microaggressions: Uprooting Unconscious Bias
Ilsa Govan, MA — Certified Teacher, Cross Cultural Connections, Co-Founder

Many recent studies show the direct relationship between stress caused by racism and increased health problems. Participants in this workshop will engage in activities and conversations that raise their awareness of well-intended phrases, actions, and assumptions that disguise unconscious stereotypes and biases. We will then practice strategies to cultivate healthy environments based on a deeper understanding of racism and privilege.

RL – Lower Terrace
LGBTQ: Put This on the {MAP}
Megan Kennedy, MA, LMHC and Sid Jordan Peterson, JD —
Reverly Media & Methods

Revelry Media & Methods presents PUT THIS ON THE {MAP}, the compelling documentary about a generation of young people re-teaching gender and sexuality. Following the screening, the experienced education team will engage educators, providers, and community groups in a meaningful dialogue where participants will gain terminology, cultural knowledge, and confidence discussing LGBTQ issues. Revelry Media & Methods applies an innovative organizational model that puts young people in the position as experts and trainers.

RL – Upper Terrace Room
Integral Prevention: A New Age for Prevention Practice
Joel Bennett, PhD — Organizational Wellness & Learning System

Question: How do you negotiate the many forces pushing and pulling in any prevention/ intervention situation? How often have you been frustrated as you juggle programs, policies and practices? Isn’t there some simple way of pulling these together into a coherent whole? Answer: Yes! This highly interactive and insightful workshop presents an Integral Model that align your personal prevention style with the big picture. Come prepared to have a new vision for yourself and your team.