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Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

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About the Course

This course examines the importance of community engagement in substance use prevention. This Evidence-Based Resource Guide provides an overview of how community engagement can play a pivotal role in the implementation of evidence-based substance use prevention strategies. The guide presents research on community engagement activities and outcomes, provides guidance for implementing and evaluating community engagement strategies, and highlights examples from three organizations using community engagement in their substance use prevention interventions.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System created by SAMHSA in 2022.

Publication Date:

1st Edition 2022

Course Material Author

SAMHSA

SAMHSA, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is dedicated to improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services for individuals with mental and substance use disorders. The National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory within SAMHSA focuses on fostering the development, implementation, and dissemination of evidence-based practices to enhance mental health and substance use outcomes across the nation.

SAMHSA authored the material only, and was 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.

Course Creator

Jacquelyn Knight, MA, OCPSA, CDCA

Jacquelyn received a Master of Arts in General Psychology from Marietta College in Marietta, OH in 2015. She is licensed with the Ohio Chemical Dependency Board as both a clinical and prevention professional and worked in the substance abuse treatment and prevention field in Ohio from 2015 to beginning her current role in April of 2020. Jacquelyn is currently the CEO of a behavioral health organization which operates both a youth residential treatment facility and an acute inpatient psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. She enjoys volunteering with various community organizations as well and currently serves on her local Mental Health and Recovery Board.

Recommended For:

Prevention professionals at all levels of knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Recognize the critical role of community engagement within the substance use prevention system
  2. Summarize research and real-life applications of community engagement activities and outcomes
  3. Identify appropriate evaluation methods in analyzing community engagement activities

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Jacquelyn Knight, MA, OCPSA, CDCA – No disclosures to report.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Number 103550
3 CE credit hours
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  • Reading-Based Online
Exam Fee $17.91
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