Description
Design, deliver, and evaluate substance use and behavioral health prevention programs for individuals, families, schools, and communities. Provide education, screenings, brief interventions, and referrals while coordinating with partners and using data to reduce risk, strengthen protective factors, and improve community health.
- • Deliver evidence-based prevention education in group and community settings.
- • Maintain accurate program records, participant data, and required reports.
- • Develop prevention plans and curricula based on needs assessments and best practices.
- • Monitor and evaluate program outcomes against measurable prevention goals.
- • Conduct screenings and risk assessments to identify early signs of concern.
- • Provide brief interventions and make warm referrals to treatment when needed.
- • Educate individuals and families on substance use, behavioral health, and available resources.
- • Adjust prevention strategies and activities based on feedback and changing needs.
- • Coordinate prevention efforts with schools, healthcare providers, and community partners.
- • Attend training and continuing education to maintain current prevention competencies.
- • Plan and implement follow-up and booster sessions to reinforce prevention messages.
- • Conduct orientation sessions for participants, parents, and community stakeholders.
- • Facilitate family workshops that build skills and strengthen protective factors.
- • Participate in coalitions, community meetings, and staff meetings.
- • Serve as a liaison between participants, schools, community agencies, and health providers.
- • Coordinate initiatives with courts, probation, law enforcement, and community services for at-risk groups.
- • Communicate with parents or guardians about prevention goals, activities, and progress.
- • Train school staff, peer leaders, and volunteers in prevention methods and program delivery.
- • Track participant engagement and community indicators to assess long-term impact.
- • Develop, implement, and evaluate public education, prevention, and health promotion campaigns with partners.
- • Supervise or direct prevention educators, volunteers, or peer leaders.
- • Conduct community assessments, surveys, and focus groups to identify risk and protective factors.
- • Train or supervise interns or new prevention staff.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
