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SUMMARY:What Parents Should Know About Youth and Substance Use
DESCRIPTION:LIVE Virtual Training via Zoom \nDate:  Tuesday\, March 3\, 2026Time:  11:00am – 12:00pm EST  (10-11:00am CT/ 9-10:00am MT / 8-9:00am PST) \n1 CEs included for LCSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\, and CMSW through Florida CEBrokers.The Florida Certification Board recognizes this training in the area of child welfare and mental health. \nCost:  FREE \nDescription: \nWhat Parents Need to Know About Youth and Substance Use is a one-hour training by the Florida Center Training Institute featuring Linda Christensen of Suncoast Institute on Chemical Dependency. This educational training equips parents with practical\, science-based tools to help prevent youth substance misuse and addiction. Parents will learn what addiction is and is not\, how the developing brain works\, and why youth are especially vulnerable. The session explores environmental\, behavioral\, and developmental risk factors\, and provides 12 concrete actions parents can take\, along with effective communication strategies that build trust\, awareness\, and healthy decision-making at home. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine addiction and distinguish it from common myths.\nExplain how youth brain development increases vulnerability to substance use.\nIdentify key risk factors for youth substance misuse.\nRecognize warning signs of substance misuse and addiction.\nDescribe evidence-based strategies parents can use to help prevent addiction.\nApply effective communication strategies when talking with children about substance use\n\nPresenter: \nLinda Christensen\, BS\, MEd\, Director of Education Program for Suncoast Institute on Chemical DependencyWith 35 years in urban education\, Linda brings deep experience in teaching\, mentoring educators\, and designing impactful learning programs. Drawing on lived experience of recovery\, she now educates communities on substance use disorder\, prevention\, and pathways to healing—grounded in the belief that education and understanding save lives.
URL:https://floridacentertraining.org/training/what-parents-should-know-about-youth-and-substance-use/
LOCATION:Zoom\, FL\, United States
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