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Make a Difference: Create a Substance Abuse Prevention Program

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Every 20 seconds a baby is born addicted to drugs. Every 12 seconds someone commits a drug-related crime. Many communities are terrorized by the ills related to drugs and substance abuse. There are families who need your help and support. Start a substance abuse prevention program in communities that desperately need your help. You have the power to change lives and rebuild communities. Learn the skills to restore families and remove the plague of substance abuse. Your program could serve as a youth development program, educational services, or a family counseling service. Get the skills and know-how to make a life-long impact on youth and their families. Enroll in this course today.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion.
Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription
Basic Course (no certificate)   =   $39.00
Course with Certificate & CEUs   =   $64.00
Creating a Substance Abuse Prevention Program instructs students on how to start their own non-profit organization, how to legitimize the program and how to gain community support and trust.

This course will teach you how to get people involved, how to mobilize the community, how to build the capacity with key stakeholders in the community (people who are invested in the prosperity and health of the community-business owners, ministers, teachers, doctors, social workers, directors of organizations.), and how to develop and design each stage of a program.

Earn a certificate (both hard copy and electronic) upon successful completion (additional charges apply). UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions.
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Course Description

Drug and substance abuse is a deadly and devastating problem in communities around the world.  You now have the power to make a difference.

 

This course will help you make that difference.  With the skills learned in this course, you will be able to implement a substance abuse prevention program in communities that need your help now. The information in this course is supported by CSAP (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention) and other government agencies that provide grants and funding for substance abuse prevention and youth development services. 

 

If you are interested in starting a youth program, starting a ministry, or incorporating a community-based or faith-based organization, then this course will be a magnificent resource for you.  Enroll in this course, learn the skills to develop a powerful program, adopt a community, and save lives.  Enroll today.

 

Enroll today and Receive: 

  1. Template to Create Your own Articles of Incorporation and start your own non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation.
  2. A Peer Education Grant Proposal that you can use to help you organize, implement, and get funding for your Substance Abuse Prevention program. 
  3. Information on exemplary and state-of-the-art program models for Substance Abuse Prevention Programs.

 

 

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: Legitimizing Your Program and Building Community Support

Instruction on how to start your own non-profit Organization to legitimize your program and how to gain community support and trust.

Lesson 2: Community Mobilization and Capacity Building

Learn how to adopt a community, start a coalition, and get the community moving in order to ensure the success of your program.

Lesson 3: Assessing Needs for Youth and their Families

Instructions on how to assess the needs of youth and families by identifying high-risk behavioral management problems and implementing protective factors to prevent drug abuse and substance abuse.

Lesson 4: Model Approaches for Developing Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

Make a lasting impact in your community. Learn 3 powerful model approaches used in exemplary programs for substance abuse prevention.

Lesson 5: Substance Prevention Strategies for Youth and their Families

Learn substance abuse prevention strategies to positively impact the lives of youth and their families.

Lesson 6: Designing a Substance Abuse Prevention Program

Design an effective Substance abuse prevention program that will empower your community and restore an increased quality of life.

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Attendance
  2. Certificate of Class Participation
  3. Certificate of Appreciation
  4. Certificate of Merit
  5. Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
  6. Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates may be awarded by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student merit. To save your award and have a hard-copy delivered, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
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Course Title : Make a Difference: Create a Substance Abuse Prevention Program
CEU Value :

1.0 (Continuing Education Units)

Course Number : 14531
Course Type : How To
Course URL :

http://drugabuse.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : Reviewed & Approved on June 13, 2005
Instructor :

Carmellita Brown

Syllabus :

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Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :

Basic Course: $39

   

with CEUs & Certificate: $64

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

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