Would you like to know how other MSCs have been effective in implementing change in their schools?

Would you like to increase your effectiveness through learning about the stages of concern that individuals go through in implementing change?

Are you looking for ways to minimize obstacles to implementing your prevention program?

If you answered YES to these questions, then this online workshop is for you!

Objectives:

This workshop is designed to help you understand your role as a change agent in facilitating the adoption of prevention programming in your school and district. By the end of this event, you will be able to do the following:

• Describe the multiple roles middle school coordinators play as effective change agents

• Understand the overall change process for implementing and sustaining prevention programs

• Define the stages of concern that individuals go through in implementing new programs

• Tailor your implementation strategies to individuals at different stages of concern

• Recognize possible barriers to the implementation of prevention programs and use your understanding of the change process to address them

The Center's online continuing education training program offers a menu of skills-based, interactive learning activities designed to facilitate the transfer of knowledge into practice, enhance the exchange of effective practices among middle school coordinators (MSCs), and strengthen MSCs' capacity to implement effective prevention efforts.