• Texas Annual Prevention Providers' Meeting Prevention: The Greatest Investment Forward

    This year's Annual Prevention Providers' Meeting (APPM) will be June 26-29, 2023 in Austin, Texas. 

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  • 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

  • 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:
6.5 Ethics (IC&RC Prevention Specialist Domain 6)
Occurs:
1st week of the month in Sep, Nov, Jan, Mar, May, & July

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 in Oct, Dec, Feb, April, June, & Aug

Prevention Skills Training (PST)

The PST provides an overview of prevention’s underlying principles through 5 distinct 3-hour modules: 1. Elements of 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 and 4th Tuesdays and Thursdays in Oct, Jan, Feb, Apr, Jul, & Aug
  • Kendra Tapie Headshot

    “Training is my passion. It fuels my fire! I love being a part of the puzzle that helps the Prevention field to do things with excellence. I love bringing energy to create a space for participants to learn from one another, process with peers and find the ah-ha moments that align with daily job responsibilities. Feeling sharpened and empowered to do what you do more efficiently and effectively is one of the highest compliments to me!”

    Kendra Tapie, M.Ed, ACPS
  • Kendra Tapie Headshot

    “Training is my passion. It fuels my fire! I love being a part of the puzzle that helps the Prevention field to do things with excellence. I love bringing energy to create a space for participants to learn from one another, process with peers and find the ah-ha moments that align with daily job responsibilities. Feeling sharpened and empowered to do what you do more efficiently and effectively is one of the highest compliments to me!”

    Kendra Tapie, M.Ed, ACPS
  • Brent Blackburn Headshot

     

    “One of the things I enjoy most about training, is bringing the content to life through shared experiences. I also love getting to meet and work with a variety of people from many different backgrounds.”

    Brent Blackburn, PST, Ethics, and SAPST Trainer
  • Kendra Tapie Headshot

    “Training is my passion. It fuels my fire! I love being a part of the puzzle that helps the Prevention field to do things with excellence. I love bringing energy to create a space for participants to learn from one another, process with peers and find the ah-ha moments that align with daily job responsibilities. Feeling sharpened and empowered to do what you do more efficiently and effectively is one of the highest compliments to me!”

    Kendra Tapie, M.Ed, ACPS

About Us

Through a contract with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, we - Community Advocacy Research and Evaluation Consulting Group, Inc. - carry out the Texas Prevention Training Services scope of work. Because the workforce development needs of the Texas prevention and behavioral health promotion field are unique, we are committed to adult learning best practices to meet those needs. Project Director Audrey Spanko leads the Texas Prevention Training (TPT) Team with Project Coordinator Lourdes Holloway. 

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