“Leading the Challenge”

June 3 – 6, 2008

Pre-Conference, June 3, 2008

Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA

Featuring:

Tuesday Pre-Conference:

Bridges Out of Poverty

Katherine Muller, D&A Prevention Educator

Altoona Regional Health System

Wednesday Plenary Session:

Keeping in the Know

Garrison Gladfelter, Director, Division of Prevention, PA Department of Health

Michael Pennington, Director, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - PCCD

Thursday Plenary Session:

Utilizing Advertising / Marketing Techniques to Reach Teens Today

Gem Benoza, Deputy Director, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

Workshops include: Current Drug Trends ~ PA National Guard ~ Prevention 101 ~ Internet Safety / Cyber Life ~ Generation Rx…Do you Know What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet ~ Recovery 101, What Prevention Specialists Need to Know ~ PCCD’s Evidence-Based Prevention Initiative ~ Student Assistance Programs in Pennsylvania: 23 years of Interagency Collaboration ~ CPS Overview: Prep for Written Exam ~ Cultural Sensitivity ~ Co-Dependency ~ Tobacco Use in School: Best Practices Guidelines ~ Collaborating with Law Enforcement ~ Here’s Looking at Prevention – Mapping Out Services in Your Area ~ Ethics Recertification ~ How To Utilize Media ~ Data Driven Management: How to Access and Use Data for Targeting the Delivery of Prevention Services ~ Introduction to Gangs in Our Area ~ Intervening w/ Nicotine ~ Giggles & Games ~ Self-Esteem: Our Personal and Interpersonal Key ~ Sustainability ~ Motivational Interviewing

www.commonwealthpreventionalliance.org/

Conference brochures will be available online by late February