Dangerous Playgrounds 3.0, Substance Abuse Fundamentals

Trainer: Mike McGuire

Description:  Dangerous Playgrounds 3.0 will provide an interactive learning approach designed to increase participant awareness about current trends related to substances of abuse - both legal as well as illicit. Participants in this training can expect to learn what substances of abuse are, what they look like, how they are used, terminology, and various associated paraphernalia. In addition, participants will learn the behavioral indicators (physical, psychological, emotional) of specific substances of abuse. The class will likewise connect behavioral indicators, environmental concerns, and physical symptoms of use to their impact on safety, risk, and protective factors in child welfare. This class will provide a broad overview of substances of abuse with an emphasis on current trends and those most likely to be encountered by those working with youth and families.Participants will leave this training better equipped to understand and navigate the often complex world of substances of abuse encountered in your work.

In-person event registration begins at 8:30 AM
Training will begin at 9:00 AM and is scheduled to be complete at 4:00 pm

Lunch is on your own.

Please note: Priority seating is provided to staff working within one of the DHS child welfare contracts, including: Community Care; Group Foster Care; Family Safety, Risk, and Permanency (FSRP); Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES): Aftercare Services; Supervised Apartment Living (SAL); Recruitment, Retention, Training and Support Services (RRTS); Parent Partners; Foster Care Youth Council. If you do not work within one of the child welfare contracts with the State, you may be bumped from the course and placed on a wait list.

At each training, participants will receive a certificate of completion based on hours attended. For more information, please click here.

If you have any questions or need to cancel your registration, please contact Stephanie Strom, [email protected].

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