Upcoming Webinars

Budgets and timelines and SMART goals- Oh my! While budgets are shrinking, we may feel the pressure to explore opportunities for funding beyond what is provided by our campus to sustain and grow our AOD efforts. Grant writing can feel overwhelming and confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. This intensive session will provide a crash course in grant writing, tailored specifically for campus professionals. It will provide an overview of critical components of successful proposals and opportunities to practice these skills so that you can return to campus ready to write!

Learning Objectives:

• Describe key components of a successful grant proposal, including a statement of need, project description, budget, timeline, and evaluation plan.
• Develop clear and measurable goals and objectives for their grant proposals that align with their organization’s mission and funder’s priorities.
• Create a logic model that can communicate project goals to funders.
• Identify the key components of a grant budget and timeline.

Cost:

Members: $80 I Non-Member: $100

Active individual or campus members can purchase access at a discounted rate by logging into the member portal to receive the member discount promo code.

Sponsored by the Ohio State University Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery/OSU College of Social Work  (MEP113333), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this program (PM113333_7162026) is designated for (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 3 total category I contact hours in health education. Maximum advance-level contact hours available are 3.

Peer educators play a critical role in promoting healthy decision-making among college students, yet many receive limited training on traffic safety and impaired driving prevention. This interactive webinar introduces the Get There Safely peer education program, a student-focused workshop designed to address distracted road use, alcohol- and cannabis-impaired driving, drowsy driving, and micromobility safety.

Participants will gain foundational knowledge about traffic safety issues impacting college campuses while learning practical facilitation strategies that engage student audiences through discussion, reflection, and peer-to-peer learning. The session will explore approaches for communicating evidence-based prevention messages, correcting misperceptions about student behavior, and promoting protective transportation choices.

Attendees will leave with the confidence and tools necessary to facilitate the workshop on their own campuses and support a culture of safer road use among students.

Learning Objectives:

•  Describe key traffic safety issues impacting college students.
• Utilize social norms and health education techniques to address impaired road use among peers.
• Promote safer transportation choices and planning strategies that reduce impaired road use.
• Implement a peer-led traffic safety workshop using the Get There Safely curriculum.

Level up your professional development! CHES/MCHES credits are available for this webinar—purchase the CHES add-on for $10 (members) or $20 (non‑members).

Sponsored by the Ohio State University Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery/OSU College of Social Work  (MEP113333), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this program (PM113333_09232026) is designated for (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total category I contact hours in health education. Maximum advance-level contact hours available are 0.

College campuses are increasingly recognizing that student recovery extends beyond substance use disorders. Students may also be navigating challenges related to gambling, disordered eating, nicotine dependence, and other process or behavioral addictions, often alongside co-occurring mental health concerns. This multidisciplinary panel brings together professionals from collegiate recovery, gambling prevention and treatment, eating disorder services, and nicotine cessation to explore the common challenges, risk factors, and support needs that cut across recovery experiences. Participants will examine opportunities to create more inclusive, recovery-supportive campus environments and strengthen collaboration among campus and community partners to better serve students in recovery.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the connections between substance use recovery and process addictions within higher education settings.
• Identify shared risk factors, recovery challenges, and co-occurring concerns that may affect students across addiction types.
• Describe strategies campus professionals can use to foster inclusive and recovery-supportive environments for students with diverse recovery needs.
• Explore opportunities for collaboration across departments and disciplines to strengthen recovery support systems on campus.

Level up your professional development! CHES/MCHES credits are available for this webinar—purchase the CHES add-on for $10 (members) or $20 (non‑members).

Sponsored by the Ohio State University Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery/OSU College of Social Work  (MEP113333), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this program (PM113333_09242026) is designated for (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total category I contact hours in health education. Maximum advance-level contact hours available are 0.

Campus professionals across all student-facing sectors occupy a critical position in shaping student health, well-being, and academic retention. With substance use trends continuously evolving and the rapid expansion of sports betting and prediction markets, every campus stakeholder plays a vital role in early identification and intervention. Recognizing subtle warning signs is key to supporting students who may be at high risk of experiencing harm or developing a substance use or gambling disorder. This session will provide an essential primer on the landscape of alcohol, cannabis, and gambling among college students. Explore how these interconnected issues threaten student success and gain actionable strategies to actively identify and support vulnerable students from your distinct vantage points on campus.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the Coalition of Higher Education Associations for Substance Misuse Prevention (CoHEASAP), including its mission and membership.
• Review substance misuse and gambling trends on college campuses, including multilevel risks to college student health, well-being, and academic retention.
• Understand strategies for preventing and/or reducing harms of substance misuse and gambling on campus, including cross-sector approaches.

Psychedelic use in the U.S. is increasing across therapeutic, spiritual, and recreational contexts, resulting in more individuals presenting to behavioral health and crisis services. However, the workforce often lacks training to respond effectively using evidence based, harm reduction, and trauma informed approaches. Dr. Armstrong presents the Psychedelic Emergency, Acute, and Continuing Care Education (P.E.A.C.E.) Program, a statewide workforce development initiative. Presenters will review current research on psychedelic mechanisms and clinical applications, trends in use nationally and in Ohio, and core principles for distinguishing psychedelic related crises from psychiatric conditions.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe current trends in psychedelic use and the implications for behavioral health and addiction services systems.
• Explain the rationale, structure, and early outcomes of the P.E.A.C.E. Program as a model for workforce development addressing psychedelic-related crises.
• Describe elements of a harm-reduction informed psychedelic crisis response and continuing care.
• Explain the differences between psychedelic crisis and schizophrenia spectrum symptoms.
• Identify factors that increase the likelihood and difficulty of a challenging psychedelic experience.

Level up your professional development! CHES/MCHES credits are available for this webinar—purchase the CHES add-on for $10 (members) or $20 (non‑members).

Sponsored by the Ohio State University Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery/OSU College of Social Work  (MEP113333), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., this program (PM113333_10282026) is designated for (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total category I contact hours in health education. Maximum advance-level contact hours available are 1.