PreVenture Training Opportunites
PreVenture’s training model involves a combination of trainer-led activities and self-study.
Sessions are available virtually as well as on site, for larger groups. Training also takes place at PreVenture headquarters in Montreal, Canada.
The PreVenture Program was designed as a behavioural intervention to equip teens with self knowledge and skills to encourage healthy choices and behaviours. As a psychoeducational program it incorporates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques.
Facilitator Training Opportunties
PreVenture’s training model involves a combination of trainer-led activities and self-study.
Sessions are available virtually as well as on site, for larger groups. Training also takes place at PreVenture headquarters in Montreal, Canada.
The PreVenture Program was designed as a behavioural intervention to equip teens with self knowledge and skills to encourage healthy choices and behaviours. As a psychoeducational program it incorporates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques.
PreVenture Certification Levels
Become a part of a community of practice of thousands of facilitators that offers validated multi-level training, coaching, supervision and opportunities for professional development.
Level 1 Facilitator Certification
16-hour trainingLevel 1 Facilitator Certification
The level 1 facilitator certification is an intensive 16-hour training that immerses candidates in the scientific and theoretical approach of the PreVenture Program and offers a hands-on, practicum-based training to ensure candidates are qualified to apply PreVenture’s techniques in practice. Upon completion, candidates are certified to deliver workshops to teens.
Level 2 Facilitator Certification
Supervised practiceLevel 2 Facilitator Certification
Certified level 1 facilitators are encouraged to pursue level 2 facilitator certification when they are ready to run workshops. This training protocol was followed in PreVenture randomised controlled trials that resulted in significant reductions in substance use/misuse and mental health challenges.
Level 2 certification provides additional coaching and support (while implementing) from a certified PreVenture trainer or supervisor/coach. Facilitators can build confidence in their ability to deliver the PreVenture Program with fidelity.
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Level 3 Supervisor/Coach Certification
Learn to Supervise PreVenture WorkshopsLevel 3 Supervisor/Coach Certification
Certified high fidelity facilitators can further hone their skills and learn to supervise PreVenture workshops using PreVenture’s fidelity and adherence scale, the PIFA. This certification level allows organizations with a facilitator network to provide in house support and supervision.
Level 4 Trainer
Train the TrainerLevel 4 Trainer
Upon completion of the supervisor/coach level, qualified candidates can pursue a trainer trainer certification. Once certified, trainers are qualified to run PreVenture facilitator training sessions.
*Optional Introductory course
For candidates less familiar with cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing techniques, our online course is an excellent primer for the facilitator training.
Candidates interested in facilitating PreVenture workshops must meet the following criteria:
- Facilitators must be either mental health professionals, teachers, counsellors, social workers and/or masters-level prevention specialists.
- Facilitators must be employed by an educational institution, a counselling institution and/or a government funded educational or health organization with a mandate to provide educational, mental health and/or behavioural interventions to youth.
- Facilitators must be insured either personally or via their employer to deliver behavioural interventions to minors
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- Facilitators must be independent mental health practitioners with a membership to a professional order/association/college and be certified and insured to deliver behavioural interventions to minors.
* Eligibility – In order to receive Trainer Certification, participants must be mental health clinicians and be members of a professional order/association.
Please contact us to learn more about becoming a facilitator.
PreVenture Certification Levels
Become a part of a community of practice of thousands of facilitators that offers validated multi-level training, coaching, supervision and opportunities for professional development.
Level 1 Facilitator Certification
16-hour trainingLevel 1 Facilitator Certification
This intensive 16-hour training immerses candidates in the scientific and theoretical approach of the PreVenture Program and offers a hands-on, practicum-based training.
Level 2 Facilitator Certification
Supervised practiceLevel 2 Facilitator Certification
Additional coaching and support from a certified PreVenture trainer or supervisor/coach. Facilitators can build confidence in their ability to deliver the PreVenture Program.
Level 3 Supervisor/ Coach Certification
Learn to Supervise PreVenture WorkshopsLevel 3 Supervisor/ Coach Certification
Learn to supervise workshops using PreVenture’s fidelity and adherence scale, the PIFA. This level allows organizations with a facilitator network to provide in house support and supervision.Level 4 Trainer
Train the TrainerLevel 4 Trainer
Upon completion of the supervisor/ coach level, qualified candidates can pursue a trainer certification. Once certified, trainers are qualified to run PreVenture facilitator training sessions.
*Optional Introductory course
For candidates less familiar with cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing techniques, our online course is an excellent primer for the facilitator training.
Candidates interested in facilitating PreVenture workshops must meet the following criteria:
- Facilitators must be either mental health professionals, teachers, counsellors, social workers and/or masters-level prevention specialists.
- Facilitators must be employed by an educational institution, a counselling institution and/or a government funded educational or health organization with a mandate to provide educational, mental health and/or behavioural interventions to youth.
- Facilitators must be insured either personally or via their employer to deliver behavioural interventions to minors
OR
- Facilitators must be independent mental health practitioners with a membership to a professional order/association/college and be certified and insured to deliver behavioural interventions to minors.
Candidates interested in facilitating PreVenture workshops must meet the following criteria:
- Facilitators must be either mental health professionals, teachers, counsellors, social workers and/or masters-level prevention specialists.
- Facilitators must be employed by an educational institution, a counselling institution and/or a government funded educational or health organization with a mandate to provide educational, mental health and/or behavioural interventions to youth.
- Facilitators must be insured either personally or via their employer to deliver behavioural interventions to minors
OR
- Facilitators must be independent mental health practitioners with a membership to a professional order/association/college and be certified and insured to deliver behavioural interventions to minors.
Please contact us to learn more about becoming a facilitator.
TRAINER PROFILE
Erin Kelly
Since 2012, Dr. Erin Kelly has been a PreVenture trainer in Australia and is currently a Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney. Her area of focus is on implementing brief intervention programs in schools to prevent substance use and mental disorders. With over 30 published papers on bullying, substance use, and mental health, Erin has a keen interest in preventing substance use and mental disorders, intervening in bullying situations, and studying the mental health impacts of climate change. Erin has conducted a trial in Australia that showed PreVenture’s effectiveness in protecting youth from the mental health consequences of bullying experiences. In addition to her research work, Erin is also a practicing Clinical Psychologist and works in private practice.
Her recent presentation on bullying is available here:
TRAINER PROFILE
Erin Kelly
Dr Erin Kelly has been a PreVenture trainer in Australia since 2012. She is Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney, Australia. Erin is leading a program of research in the translation of brief intervention in schools for the prevention of substance use and mental disorders. She has published over 30 papers in the area of bullying, substance use and mental health, with particular interests in prevention of substance use and mental disorders, bullying intervention, and mental health impacts of climate change. Erin conducted a trail in Australia which demonstrated that PreVenture was effective in protecting youth from experiencing mental health consequences of bullying experiences. . Erin is also a practicing Clinical Psychologist, currently working in private practice.
Her recent presentation on bullying is available here:
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to some of the more common questions
we get about becoming a PreVenture facilitator and training.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to some of the more common questions we get about becoming a PreVenture facilitator and training.
What People Are Saying
“Having worked in the field of prevention and youth development for well over a decade, I have yet to experience such a powerful and inspiring intervention as PreVenture.”
Jennifer Pinto, Manager, Integrated Care Initiative
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (Plymouth, MA)
“PreVenture teaches our students how to cope and problem solve so they’re better equipped to make good choices, which puts them closer to reaching their long term goals.”
Elizabeth Forbes, School Psychologist & PreVenture Facilitator
Bowling Green City Schools (Kentucky)
“Schools are excited to get trained in this evidence-based program that is showing amazing outcomes.”
Angela Weidman, Public Health Director
Chippewa County (Wisconsin)
What People Are Saying
“Having worked in the field of prevention and youth development for well over a decade, I have yet to experience such a powerful and inspiring intervention as PreVenture.”
Jennifer Pinto, Manager, Integrated Care Initiative
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (Plymouth, MA)
“PreVenture teaches our students how to cope and problem solve so they’re better equipped to make good choices, which puts them closer to reaching their long term goals.”
Elizabeth Forbes, School Psychologist & PreVenture Facilitator
Bowling Green City Schools (Kentucky)
“Schools are excited to get trained in this evidence-based program that is showing amazing outcomes.”
Angela Weidman, Public Health Director
Chippewa County (Wisconsin)
PreVenture is an evidence-based prevention program that uses personality targeted interventions to promote mental health and delay substance use among teens. As a strengths-based program, PreVenture workshops are designed to help students learn useful coping skills, set long term goals and channel their personality towards achieving those goals.
We want to hear from you!
Email us at: info@preventureprogram.com Call us at:
+1-866-437-2193
+1-514-360-8191
PreVenture is an evidence-based prevention program that uses personality targeted interventions to promote mental health and delay substance use among teens. As a strengths-based program, PreVenture workshops are designed to help students learn useful coping skills, set long term goals and channel their personality towards achieving those goals.
We want to hear from you!
Email us at:
info@preventureprogram.com
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