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This training is not sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
Up to 5 Category A/I continuing education credit hours provided for eligible counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, 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
Classroom teachers, health educators, counselors and nurses can teach Botvin LifeSkills Training. Curriculum can be taught in a classroom or small group setting, and is adaptable for distance learning.
Participants will receive one (1) leader manual and one (1) student workbook for the level of their choosing (elementary, middle, or high school).
This training is for all Maryland teachers, health educators, nurses, counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: University of Maryland School of Medicine National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
Cost: Free
For questions, email Melissa Ambrose at mambrose@som.umaryland.edu