• TX Annual Prevention Providers' Meeting: Call for Proposals

    The APPM planning committee is currently looking for presentation/workshops for the 2025 event that are relevant to substance (mis)use prevention, behavioral health promotion, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD), leadership, Prevention 101, engagement (cross sector), self-care/wellness.

    Submit your proposal here!

  • CCP & PRC Introductory Competency On-Demand Training Portal

    Register to complete the Community Coalition Partnership (CCP) and Prevention Resource Center (PRC) introductory competency modules.

    Register to access the portal here

  • FY2025 Texas Annual Prevention Providers' Meeting

    The FY25 Annual Prevention Providers' Meeting (APPM) will convene Prevention and Behavioral Health Promotion providers from across Texas in Austin, Texas June 2025 to learn from local and national subject matter experts, connect with one another, and consider new or improved ways to conduct behavioral health best practices.

    Save the Date

    June 2-5, 2025

  • Local Mental/Behavioral Health Authorities

    Did you know LMHAs and LBHAs provide free suicide prevention and Mental Health First Aid trainings? Learn more at the link below.

    Find Your LMHA

Train. Learn. Practice.

TPT brokers, coordinates, develops, and delivers training for Texas Health and Human Services Commission-funded prevention and behavioral health promotion prevention providers.
 
 

TPT Course Catalog

Current trainings offered to prevention professionals in Texas.
Course Catalog

Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions? Review frequently asked questions here.
Frequently Asked Questions

Virtual Training Policy

Requirements for participation in virtual TPT trainings.
Training Policy

Core Certification Training

We regularly offer key training that supports Prevention Specialist (re)certification.

View our event calendar to register

Ethics in Prevention (EIP)

The EIP introduces the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics and provides an ethical decision-making model to assess, address, and evaluate a range of ethical issues.

CEHs:
6.0 Ethics (IC&RC Prevention Specialist Domain 6)
Occurs:
1st week of the month

Advanced Ethics In Prevention (AEIP)

Participants advance their understanding of the Prevention Code of Ethics, discuss ethical issues related to prevention topics, and practice applying the ethical decision-making model in real world situations.

CEHs:
6.0 Prevention (IC&RC Prevention Specialist Domain 6)
Occurs:
1st week of the month

Prevention Skills Training (PST)

The PST provides an overview of prevention’s underlying principles through 5 distinct 3-hour modules: 1. Cultural Competency 2. Communication 3. Child and Adolescent Development 4. Risk and Protective Factors 5. A Lifespan Approach to Prevention

CEHs:
15.0 Prevention (IC&RC Prevention Specialist Domains 1,2,4,5)
Occurs:
2nd week of the month, each month

SAPST

The four-day SAPST is grounded in recent research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to cover topics from the public health approach to prevention through each step of the SPF.

CEHs:
26.0 Prevention (IC&RC Prevention Specialist Domains 1,2,4,5)
Occurs:
3rd or 4th week of the month

About Us

As a contracted partner of Texas Health and Human Services Commission, we at Community Advocacy Research and Evaluation Consulting Group, Inc. take immense pride in executing the essential Texas Prevention Training Services scope of work. Our mission is to cater to the unique workforce development needs of the Texas prevention and behavioral health promotion field through a commitment to adult learning best practices. Project Director Audrey Spanko leads the Texas Prevention Training (TPT) Team with Project Manager, Michaela Landeros, and Melissa Reyes, Project Coordinator. 

Audrey Spanko, Project Director Michaela Landeros, Project Manager, Melissa Reyes, Project Coordinator