(8.15.19 & 8.16.19) Second Annual Prevention Institute

Date:

Thursday and Friday, August 15-16, 2019

Time:

9:00 am- 4:00 pm

Location:

Boise State Campus

Cost:

Free

Continuing Education and Credentialing:

This course is available for 6 NBCC CE hours per day and CPS credential hours. Registration available for one day or both days. No credit will be given for partial days.

Event Details

THURSDAY

Trends in Youth Alcohol Use and Prevention Strategies (9 am – 10:30 am).  Leah Kalk, LPC, Director, RADAR Center. Participants will review Idaho trends in alcohol use and learn how to use the data for prevention planning.

Trends in Youth Vaping and Prevention Strategies (10:30 am – 12 pm). Dr. Regina Moro, LPC, Associate Professor, Department of Counselor Education, Legislative and Community Liaison, ISBHA. Participants will review Idaho trends in vaping and learn how to use the data for prevention planning.

How to Talk to Adolescents about Substance Use (1 pm – 4 pm).  Dr. Susan Esp, LCPC, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Associate Director, ISBHA and Leah Kalk, LPC, Director, RADAR Center.  Participants will learn how to communicate with adolescents about substance use using motivational enhancement strategies with a focus on prevention.

FRIDAY

Suicide Prevention (9 am – 12 pm). Dr. Laura Gallo, LPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Counselor Education. Participants will review trends in suicide and learn prevention strategies. One hour of ethics training will also be provided focusing in suicide prevention for youth.

Ethics in Prevention (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm).  Dr. Regina Moro, LPC, Associate Professor, Department of Counselor Education, Legislative and Community Liaison, ISBHA. Participants will learn about ethical issues specific to prevention.

Registration:

Registration for this event has closed.

Questions:

Contact kristinbatten@boisestate.edu

NBCC ACEP Provider Contact Information and Website

Boise State University’s Counselor Education Department has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4502. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Boise State University’s Counselor Education Department is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Boise State University
Counselor Education Department
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725
(208) 426- 1219
counseloreducation@boisestate.edu
boisestate.edu/education-counselored