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Preventing Substance Use Among Indigenous Adolescents in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: a Systematic Review of the Literature

About the Course

This course is a systematic review of prevention programs for indigenous adolescents in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia using PRISMA. It includes: components of prevention programs; critical appraisal of evaluation methodology; Outcomes, Type, Setting and Context of Prevention; Programs for Indigenous Adolescents; Common Components in Effective Substance Use Prevention; Programs for Indigenous Youth; Outcomes, Type, Setting and Context of Prevention for Indigenous Youth; and Common Components of Effective Substance Use Prevention.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Preventing Substance Use Among Indigenous Adolescents in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: a Systematic Review of the Literature created by Mieke Snijder, PhD. et al in 2019.

Publication Date

Prevention Science (2020) 21:65–85 Oct 2019

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Mieke Snijder, PhD.

Dr. Snijder is a research fellow at Institute of Development Studies. She has more than a decade of experience in designing and implementing methodologies to evaluate interventions for various marginalised communities and has worked extensively in the area of substance use/abuse. She has had multiple works published in peer reviewed journals.

Lexine Stapinski, PhD

Dr. Stapinski is an associate professor at The University of Sydney. Her research focusses on understanding how alcohol and substance use disorders develop, and how we can intervene early on to reduce their impact and prevent escalation. She has more than 75 works published in peer reviewed journals.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin

L.A. Rankin is a social worker with experience in many different settings with a variety of clients. She has worked with dementia and Alzheimers patients, dual diagnosis MH/MR, in a battered women’s shelter, and a rape crisis center. She also has 11 years of experience as a child protective social worker, where she earned certificates in domestic abuse/family violence and substance abuse.

Recommended For

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Discuss the prevelance of substance and alcohol use among youth in indigenous populations as compared ot other ethnic and racial groups.
  2. Identify the prevention programs available to indigenous youth.
  3. Describe the effective components of prevention programs and programs specifically designed or tailored to the indegenious peoples.

Availability

This course is available starting Nov 3rd, 2023 and expires Nov 1st, 2030

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

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Course Number 103365
1 CE credit hour
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  • Reading-Based Online
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