FSMDH&SA (October 25, 2013): On
October 14-18, a training on the new Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training
(SAPST) curriculum conducted by Joshua Phillip, a consultant from the Center
for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) West Regional Team based
at the University of Nevada, and the Training of Trainers were held at Yvonne
Conference room in Pohnpei State. The
trained trainers included Hilda Tefdelap from Yap, Florencio “Bobon” Walliby
from Chuuk, Artina George and Kennedy Nedlic from Pohnpei and Shiro Sigrah from
Kosrae. The training curriculum was developed under the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for the Application
Technologies.
The
training is designed to prepare practitioners to reduce the likelihood of
substance abuse and promote well-being among individuals, within families,
workplaces, schools, communities and across island nations. The SAPST supports the need in the Pacific for
workforce development around substance abuse prevention and demonstrates its
direct connection to behavioral health.
This approach supports the integrated behavioral health used approach in
the Pacific, which promotes positive mental health and preventing substance
abuse or misuse.
There
were 25 participants from the National and States SAMH programs, Strategic
Prevention Framework –State Intensive Grant ( SPF-SIG ) Advisory council
members, Evidence Base Intervention group, SPF-SIG sub-recipients and NGOs
attended the training. The Training of Trainers will begin providing the SAPT
in the communities with the guidance of the FSM Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Program and CAPT West Regional Team.
For more
information, email Mr. Kerio Walliby at kwalliby@fsmhealth.fm.
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