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2014 Georgia School of Addiction Studies
Savannah, Georgia
DO YOU STILL BELIEVE?
IGNITING THE FIRE FOR PREVENTION
Presenters:
Harry Stevenson &
Theotis Summerset
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Prevention Science : The scientific study of systematic efforts to
reduce the incidence of unhealthy or maladaptive behavior and to promote health and adaptive behavior across the life span through designing and evaluating interventions, and utilizing knowledge about them.
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Prevention Science is the application of a scientific methodology that seeks to prevent or moderate major human dysfunctions before they occur.
Regardless of the type of issue at hand, the factors that lead to the problem must be identified and addressed.
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Prevention Research Focuses primarily on the systematic study of these potential precursors of dysfunction, also known as risk factors.
As well as components or circumstances that reduces the probability of problem development in the presence of risk, also known as protective factors.
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Preventive Interventions Aim to counteract risk factors and reinforce protective factors in order to disrupt processes or situations that give rise to human or social dysfunction.
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
After working in prevention for a number of years, there is a tendency to become discourage, burnout, numb, apathetic, indifferent, frustrated, angry, upset, unappreciated, etc……
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Reigniting The Dream
How do you plan to spend the millions?
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Reverse Side of Card
List what would you like to see happen in your community in the next three to five
years?
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
You must keep imagination alive!!
If you build it, they will come!
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Examples of SuccessoBaseball playeroFootball teamoBasketball: Three point shorter oSoccer teamoGolf
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
Identify The People In The Room
Four CategoriesA – IdealB – Frustration C – DoubtD - Paycheck
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention
NECESSARY Steps For Moving to the Next Level of Effectiveness:
oAcknowledgement o IdentifyoWillingnessoSacrificeoCommitment
Do You Still Believe?Igniting The Fire for Prevention