Create an account with Colorado State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This online course explores how empathy and compassion, while deeply connecting, can also carry an emotional cost. The module recognizes that educators regularly encounter students facing significant challenges and that compassionate responses are both natural and necessary yet can contribute to emotional strain and burnout over time. It introduces practical tools for managing difficult emotions, helping participants remain present, supportive, and effective while sustaining their own well-being.
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Essentials of Evidence-Based Programs: A Primer for Beginners
Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to define what is meant by an Evidence-based Program (EBP) and share the science behind what EBPs all have in common.
Greater Good – Navigating Your Emotions
Create an account with Colorado State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This online training helps participants build awareness and skills for understanding, regulating, and responding to their emotions in healthy ways, supporting personal well-being and more effective interactions with others.
Lifelong Learning: An Introductory Guide to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for Youth and Adults
Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This course is designed to build essential knowledge and skills related to the benefits of social and emotional learning for both young people and adults. It also introduces a range of resources that support the implementation of SEL within community settings.
Greater Good – Understanding Your Emotions
Create an account with Colorado State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This online training introduces core concepts about emotions, helping participants better understand what emotions are, why they matter, and how they influence thoughts, behavior, and well-being.
Part 1 of 3 – Coordinating Youth-Driven Work in the Community: Introduction to Youth Engagement.
Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This course is Part 1 of a three-part series on engaging youth in prevention planning efforts and introduces core concepts in youth engagement work. It explains how coordinating youth-driven initiatives can strengthen community prevention efforts while highlighting the role of youth in community-led initiatives and strategies for identifying, recruiting, and sustaining youth engagement.
School Connectedness Part 1 – Promoting Student Wellbeing and Academic Achievement
Create an account with Colorado State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This online course explores strategies that school professionals can implement to promote school connectedness, in turn promoting school climate and overall student health and wellbeing.
Part 2 of 3 – Coordinating Youth-Driven Work in the Community: Activating Youth in Prevention Work
Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This course is Part 2 of a three-part series on engaging youth in prevention planning efforts and introduces Robert Hart’s ladder of engagement. It explores strategies for elevating youth skills and roles to strengthen community-level prevention efforts.
Using Logic Models to Strengthen Programs from Start to Finish
Create an account with Colorado State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This course teaches how to use a logic model – a program’s “north star” – to identify, explain, and assess the connection between the program’s activities and goals.
School Connectedness Part 2 – Enhancing School Climate & Connectedness Using Data-Driven Solutions
Create an account with Colorado State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This online course explores strategies for enhancing school connectedness among diverse student populations and establishes methods for analyzing school and district climate data to inform strategy selection.