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Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. Identifying and putting a new program in place can be overwhelming. This tutorial supports exploration and decision-making around key implementation components that increase the likelihood of program success and provides tools and information to support program launch and early sustainability planning.

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to explore the idea of upstream prevention and why it’s important to prevent youth problems and promote healthy youth development.

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to introduce the basics of project management. It covers core project management processes and how they strategically organize and execute tasks needed to achieve a project goal, with skills, techniques, and tools that support efficient and successful project completion.

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This resource explains how a logic model helps clarify a program’s goals, articulate how and why it works, and identify why desired outcomes may or may not be occurring at different stages of planning, implementation, or reflection. It describes the logic model as a guiding framework that visually links program activities to intended goals and outcomes, serving as a practical roadmap for program success.

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This course is designed to build knowledge and skills for fostering a positive school climate that supports the social and emotional well-being of students and school staff.

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to introduce S.M.A.R.T. goals and objectives and explain how they translate ideas into action by clearly defining what needs to be done, by whom, and by what target date. The course also demonstrates how S.M.A.R.T. components support measurable accountability and timelines for assessing whether project activities are producing the intended results.

The Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania (CCGP) is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the National Council on Problem Gambling. Their mission is to educate and share information on problem gambling as well as provides resources for help. They offer a FREE course on an Introduction to Problem Gambling. The course includes 16 lessons (1 hour of content).

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of the considerations for adapting evidence-based programs including cultural adaptations.

This online training explains how gambling problems often overlap between mental health and substance use disorders. The Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania (CCGP) is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the National Council on Problem Gambling. Their mission is to educate and share information on problem gambling as well as provides resources for help. They offer a FREE course on Co-Occurring Disorders: Gambling, Mental Health, & Substance Use. The course includes 15 lessons (1 hour of content).

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this introductory course is to explain the concept of Implementation Science and to show how implementation science bridges the gap between prevention science and practice, informing and improving program quality, delivery, and impact. This course will demonstrate the importance of the relationship between what we know (science) and what we do (practice).