2023 NPN Conference Program - Flipbook - Page 7
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibitor Viewing
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Conference Welcome and Opening
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Plenary Session
Plenary Session: Empowering Our Youth to Be Change Agents in Their Own Lives
Sheyann Webb-Christburg
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Networking Break & Exhibitor Viewing
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Power Session I
PS 1A - Prevention Across the Lifespan, Julie Stevens
Examine the importance of a total lifespan focus when creating an effective prevention practice and discuss theories of human
development as they relate to life transitions. Apply prevention theories to practice across the lifespan and identify additional
resources that relate to prevention, while not ignoring populations over the age of twenty-five. This workshop is for prevention
specialists who deliver individual and environmental strategies and will raise awareness of risk and protective factors for older
adults.
PS 1B - Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students: Considering Culture and Strategic Planning, Erin
Ficker, Rich Lucey, and Allison Smith
Gain knowledge about current drug use rates among college students, applicability of the Strategic Prevention Framework to
preventing drug use and misuse among college students, and the importance of weaving diversity, equity, and inclusion
throughout all five steps of the SPF. To help support professionals in their efforts to prevent drug misuse among college
students, DEA developed a strategic planning guide and ten supplemental resources for various stakeholders working on and
with colleges and universities. These resources are being used at institutions of higher education around the nation and have
received Blue Pencil Awards from the National Association of Government Communicators.
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