Prevention Research Institute (PRI)

Ready to take the next step with Prime Solutions? Save the dates for a 5-part, online Level II Training, kicking off July 16, 2025! View all dates and register: https://lnkd.in/exMmSmpn More info on Prime Solutions, a flexibly standardized approach to treatment: https://lnkd.in/g7WNYBcM #PrimeSolutions #GrowthHappensHere #grow #learn #counseling #MotivationalInterviewing

We love it because it was created by PRI President David Rosengren...but also because it's REALLY good. Did you know Building Motivational Interviewing Skills, Second Edition: A Practitioner Workbook won the American Journal of Nursing?Book of the Year Award, Adult Primary Care Category in 2018? #thathappened Excerpt from the Award announcement: Although motivational interviewing (MI) is not a new technique, its relevance to practice and its implications for health promotion are gaining more acceptance. Health care providers need MI skills in order to be effective clinicians and to encourage healthier living. This 500-page resource is a keeper. Each chapter includes practical application tips, a quiz, and exercises to help readers develop MI techniques. In addition, practice pearls from clinicians provide important information and help solidify concepts. ? Is comprehensive, well organized, and thoughtful. ? Uses a practical approach to learning. The steps are broken down in tangible, manageable learning modules. ? Exercises at the end of each chapter offer valuable, in-depth opportunities to apply and reflect upon MI concepts.?

Three plus years of writing on Saturday mornings arrived, fittingly, on Saturday morning. It was such a great learning journey working with these two bright lights - Drs. Lynne Johnston and Charli Hilton. We hope this sparks some interesting reflection and conversation about the Why of MI. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Let's talk on PRIday, March 14! Continuing Education Sessions are FREE for Prime For Life Instructors and Prime Solutions Counselors. Join us for one or all four! Details & registration: https://lnkd.in/dsG95cB ?? 9am ET - Dialogue with Derek: Mark Nason & The 0-1-2-3 Guidelines *NEW ?? 11am ET - Current Trends in Nicotine, THC, and Vaping with Dr. Aaron Weiner ?? 1pm ET - Extraordinary Conversations: Motivation Follows Meaning with Dr. David Rosengren & Michelle Stephen Seigel *NEW ?? 3pm ET - Teach, Talk, Teach: Exploring with Michelle *NEW #PrimeForLife #GrowthHappensHere #grow #learn #prevention #NAADAC

Curious about Prime programs? Not sure where to start with training and implementation? This is the session for you! Join us via Zoom on March 11, from 4:00-5:30pm ET. The PRI Training Team will share a program overview and be available for Q&A! Register (it's FREE!): https://lnkd.in/eRaCHM-5 #PrimeForLife #grow #learn #GrowthHappensHere #prevention #education

Mark your calendars! Dr. David Rosengren and Ejna Mitchell from the PRI Team (along with many other guests!) will be speaking at the 6th annual "Teaching Cannabis (and Other Drugs) Awareness and Prevention Conference," hosted by Stanford Medicine's REACH Lab (aka Halpern-Felsher REACH Lab). Dates: April 9-10, 2025 (Virtual Conference) Times: 8am - 2:30pm PST (11am - 5:30pm EST) Details & Registration: cvent.me/b43GRA

For the latest issue of PRIME, we thought it would be fun to check in with Theresa Moyers, Ph.D., to discuss what she and William R. Miller, Ph.D., are learning and writing about: The qualities that make effective therapists, and how we bring these qualities to life when facilitating Prime For Life or Prime Solutions. View our chat: https://lnkd.in/ep5VzsgB View full issue of PRIME: https://lnkd.in/eekzq8fN #PrimeForLife #PrimeSolutions #GrowthHappensHere

We're so in love with February's Continuing Education Sessions! Guest hosts are taking over and we can't wait to spend time with Theresa Moyers, Larry Walton, and Jay Pedelty! View details & register: https://lnkd.in/dsG95cB ?? 9am ET - Dialogue with Derek: Theresa Moyers, Ph.D. (NEW!) ?? 11am ET - Breaking the Code: The Ethics of Case Management (Part 1) with Larry Walton ?? 1pm ET - Breaking the Code: The Ethics of Case Management (Part 2) with Larry Walton ?? 3pm ET - Teach & Talk: Prime For Life App with Jay Pedelty (NEW!) #PrimeForLife #PrimeSolutions #GrowthHappensHere #grow #learn #NAADAC #ValentinesDay

"In the last couple of decades there have also been studies of the potential epigenetic effects of drug use and high-risk drinking. Epigenetics is the study of changes in how genes function and does not involve changes to the DNA itself. These changes occur when environmental factors either turn a gene on or off, so to speak... There are a couple of analogies that can be helpful in understanding this complex area of study. Our DNA is like the hard drive of a computer. The hard drive determines the limits of what a computer could do. Epigenetics is like computer software, and the software determines what the computer actually does." Read more in the latest edition of PRIME: https://lnkd.in/eekzq8fN

At PRI, we value growth, learning, creativity, and feedback. We strive to continually learn and grow so we can help those we serve do the same! Feedback opens doors to creativity and finding solutions to problems that will make the learning environment in PRI trainings even better. That’s why we ask participants to complete surveys after training. And it’s why we really do read and analyze every one of the results! Read full article on survey analysis in the latest issue of PRIME: https://lnkd.in/eekzq8fN #PrimeForLife #PrimeSolutions #GrowthHappensHere #grow #learn #research #feedback