A 6-Hour Training with Marissa Carlson, MS, CPS & Shannon Spurlock, MA
March 22, 2024
8:30am-4pm
PRESENTATION: The Advanced Ethics in Prevention course, developed by the US CAPT and endorsed by SAMHSA, is a six hour in-person training for experienced prevention professionals. It is an in-depth exploration of the role of ethics in prevention work intended to enhance participants’ capacity to apply the Prevention Think Tank’s Code of Ethics’ six key principles to more complex ethical situations. In addition to a review of the principles and their application to advanced issues, participants will utilize case studies and discussion to share: strategies for applying the ethical principles to navigate difficult situations. Completion of the basic course in Prevention Ethics is a pre-requisite.
As a result of attending this training, participants will be able to:
- Review and explain major principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics;
- Identify at least 3 advanced ethical issues related to issues in prevention practice; and
- Demonstrate how to use an ethical decision-making process to apply the Prevention Code of Ethics to real-life situations encountered by experienced professionals.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Marissa Carlson, MS, CPS is the Executive Director of the NH Teen Institute, a leadership development nonprofit working with middle & high school students from around NH & New England in a variety of areas including substance misuse prevention, peer mentoring, and creating positive school & community climate. As part of her role at TI, she oversees and facilitates training for youth participants, youth & adult volunteer program staff, and outside behavioral health and education professionals. She is a trainer for multiple workshops developed through SAMHSA systems, and is a member of the advisory council of the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC). In addition, she is the President of the Prevention Certification Board of NH, serves on the IC&RC board of directors, and serves as the chairperson of the IC&RC Credentialing Committee. Outside of her prevention work, Marissa is a founding member of Mill City Productions, a theatre company in Western Massachusetts. She graduated from Pomona College with a BA in Psychology, received an MS in Nonprofit Management from Bay Path University, and has been a Certified Prevention Specialist since 2011.
Shannon Spurlock, MA has over 30 years of experience in the fields of health education, behavioral health, and prevention. During her 20 plus years at JSI, she has successfully managed state and community-based projects focusing on capacity building, strategic planning, evaluation, training, and other technical assistance initiatives. As a subject matter expert, she provides regional, state, and national consultation and training services for content areas, including tobacco control, coalition development, peer recovery supports, HIV prevention, substance misuse prevention, and violence prevention. With expertise in adult learning theory, health behavior change principles, and organizational development methodology, Ms. Spurlock specializes in training and technical assistance to ensure health information and data can be understood and applied by adult and youth participants, healthcare providers, educators, community organizations, and policymakers. She provided training and technical assistance to support tobacco cessation screening, intervention, and treatment at a selected pilot site for the NH Tobacco Use Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Workforce Project. For over a decade, she has directed the RI Prevention Resource Center, providing training and technical assistance services to a broad range of state and community-based prevention providers. Ms. Spurlock is a SAMHSA certified trainer for the Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST) and basic and advance Ethics for Prevention training. She directed the RI Behavioral Health Workforce Development project focusing on building the capacity of behavioral health providers, increasing job satisfaction and retention and recruitment strategies. Ms. Spurlock directed the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-funded Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) for the RI Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospital (BHDDH). The BRSS TACS project worked directly with Peer Recovery Specialists (PRS) and their partners to develop data collection tools, and centralized data collection and reporting system.
REGISTRATION FEE: *NHADACA Members $65; Non-Members $75; *NBCC included. For registration information contact: 603-225-7060 or training@nhadaca.org
6 Contact Hours Available
CRSW Performance Domains: 2
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 13
CPS Domains: Ethics
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category 1) & Psychologist Category A
NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
PLEASE NOTE: Only one registrant per form. For multiple registrants you must register each one individually. Registration is not complete or guaranteed until payment is received. Payment by means other than credit card may slow down completion of registration. Checks and cash are still accepted, however, your registration will be placed on a pending list until payment is received. We strongly encourage payment by credit card for training of high demand topics. Thank you.
This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
