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Category A/I continuing education credit hours provided for eligible counselors, substance use counselors, social workers, and psychologists. Length of training varies.
Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a research-validated substance misuse prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug misuse, and violence by targeting the major social and psychological factors that influence the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. The curriculum provides adolescents with the confidence and skills necessary to handle challenging situations. Rather than merely teaching information about drugs, the Botvin LifeSkills Training program consists of three major components that cover the critical domains found to promote drug use. Research has shown that students who develop skills in these three domains are far less likely to engage in a wide range of high-risk behaviors.
The three components of Botvin LifeSkills Training are:
• Drug resistance skills
• Personal self-management skills
• General social skills
Who can teach Botvin LifeSkills Training? Classroom teachers, health educators, counselors, and nurses
Curriculum can be taught in a classroom or small group setting, and is adaptable for distance learning Trainees will each receive 1 leader manual and 1 student workbook for the school level of their choosing: elementary (3rd-4th or 4th-5th), middle, or high school. Training will be delivered by two Certified Botvin Trainers.
Audience: Maryland teachers, health educators, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: The National Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland, Family and Youth Interventions for Substance Use (Maryland FYI) , part of the Maryland State Opioid Response, funded by SAMHSA. Maryland FYI Partners include: Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, the National Center for School Mental Health, Bowie State University, Morgan State University, NAMI Maryland, and the Maryland Coalition of Families.
Cost: Free
For questions, email Melissa Ambrose, LCSW-C at mambrose@som.umaryland.edu