Guest Expert Webinar: Revamping Substance Use Education for Youth
April 28 | 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EST
GUEST EXPERT
Revamping Substance Use Education for Youth
Speaker: Sylvia Larke
April 28 | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Sylvia Larke has delivered over 600 workshops to youth across Canada on topics such as cannabis-impaired driving and anti-bullying. She will be sharing her key take-aways from this experience to help you communicate with youth on the topics of substance use and abuse. This webinar will share concepts and strategies that are critical for successful substance use education aimed at youth. We will discuss lessons learned over the past 50+ years from a variety of education programs and provide an overview of what works.
Attend this webinar to learn:
-Historical context of substance use education
-Harm reduction vs. fear-based tactics
-Communication strategies that work and those that don’t work