Peer responses. 60 words each. APA format, 2 references needed and cited
Peer # 1 Paula
According to the Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA (n.d.), the components of an effective community prevention program are that it involves people from all interests in the community. The program originates from and follows evidence-based best practices and provides acceptable results. Lastly, it is a steady and reliable program that is managed well.
It is essential for a mental health worker and a prevention planner to know these components because they may have all the skills necessary to help people, but if they are not in a system or organization that has a plan to help it be effective, their skills and efforts will be wasted, and they may experience burnout.
By knowing the components of an effective community prevention program, a mental health worker and a prevention planner can assess their own skills and abilities and work to develop the skills in which they are less proficient, helping them become part of the solution not only in helping people achieve or maintain wellness, but also in strengthening the community assets with their enhanced abilities to add to community prevention programs.
Reference
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. (n.d.) A center quick training aid . . . violence prevention. http://www.smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/quicktraini…
Peer #2 Ruby
According to SAMHSA (2018) Prevention researchers and practitioners have developed many programs and practices that are capable of producing positive changes for individuals, families, and communities struggling with substance use-related problems. Yet in order to work, these programs and practices must be carefully selected and implemented and then continually improved over time. SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) is a proven strategic planning model comprising five steps:
Step 1. Assessment involves gathering and using data to identify a priority problem, factors influencing this problem, and resources and readiness to address it. (SAMHSA, 2018).
Step 2. Capacity involves building resources and readiness to address the priority problem and its associated factors. (SAMHSA, 2018).
Step 3. Planning involves developing a comprehensive plan that details prevention priorities, programs and practices selected to address them, and anticipated outcomes. (SAMHSA, 2018).
Step 4. Implementation involves moving the prevention plan into action by fine-tuning selected programs and practices and delivering them as intended. (SAMHSA, 2018).
Step 5. Evaluation involves examining how programs and practices are working and using lessons learned to improve them and the plan overall (SAMHSA, 2018).
In addition, SAMHSA (2018) explains it is important for mental health workers and prevention planners to know this information because of Cultural competence, which is the ability of an individual or an organization to interact effectively with members of diverse population groups. Sustainability, which is the capacity of a community to produce and maintain positive prevention outcomes after initial funding ends and over time Together, these principles dictate that all prevention efforts must be informed by and responsive to the unique cultures of those involved, and that individuals, families, and communities should continue to reap the healthrelated benefits of prevention efforts over time (SAMHSA, 2018).
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration SAMHSA. 2018. Selecting best fit programs and practices. Guidance for substance misuse prevention practitioners. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/ebp_prevention_guidance_document_241.pdf
Peer #3 Elizabeth
The necessary components for a community prevention program are cited in the SAMHSA framework, which are: assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation (SAMHSA, 2019). Assessment is needed to identify what concerns the community is having and find out the problem. Capacity is building the community form within (SAMHSA, 2019). Using local resources and to address prevention needs (SAMHSA, 2019). Planning analyze data and look at how you are going to solve the problem most effectively and do it (SAMHSA, 2019). Implementation us evidence-based practices as intended to redact the problems occurring in the community (SAMHSA, 2019). Evaluation What have we done? Has the programs eradicated the problem? What do we need to change? What is working well? How can we continue?
It is essential for a mental health worker to know effective programs so they understand the treatments that best fit the communities needs. If you are unaware of the components then how are you going to meet the needs and impact a change in communities? Prevention programs make positive impacts on communities by using scientific evidence by using six practices that are “supported employment, assertive community treatment (ACT), illness management and recovery, family psychoeducation, integrated dual disorders treatment, medication management according to protocol” (Bond et al., 2004).
References:
SAMHSA. (2019, June). SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://www.samhsa.gov
Bond, G. R., Salyers, M. P., Rollins, A. L., Rapp, C. A., & Zipple, A. M. (2004). How Evidence-Based Practices Contribute to Community Integration. Community Mental Health Journal, 40(6), 569–588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-004-6130-81
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