Program Delivery Option: School Setting (Including: Day Care, Day Treatment Programs, etc.)

PreVenture^® is a prevention and early intervention program for youth aged 12 to 18 years. The program offers brief, workshops that teach personality-specific cognitive-behavioral skills to youth to promote mental health and reduce the risk of substance use.

PreVenture^® aims to promote self-efficacy and cognitive-behavioral skills among youth to help them cope with the numerous developmental challenges that many young people face, such as academic stress, peer pressure, interpersonal conflict, and identity development. This personalized approach aims to empower young people to build resilience and develop effective coping strategies to help them better manage their personality style. The program is delivered in two 90-minute personality-focused workshops (either online or in-person) either in a school or community setting and involves group and individual exercises, is manual-based, but guided by a trained facilitator.

The Be Strong Families’ (BSF) Parent Café Program is designed to provide a space for parents and caregivers to engage in facilitated, peer-driven discussions that foster self-reflection and strengthen protective factors for families. The program is built around the Strengthening Families Protective/Promotive Factors Framework and focuses on building connections between parents, promoting resilience, and developing strategies for addressing the challenges parents face. The Parent Café model is flexible and can be implemented in various settings, including schools, community organizations, and child welfare systems. Facilitators lead discussions, offer resources, and guide parents through topics that enhance parenting skills, create safer home environments, and support positive child outcomes.

Adlerian Play Therapy (AdPT) is a therapeutic approach designed for children ages 3-10, drawing from the principles of Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology. This approach helps children explore their emotions, beliefs, and social dynamics through play, a natural medium for self-expression. The therapy unfolds in four phases: establishing a trusting relationship, understanding the child’s lifestyle, gaining insight into their perceptions of self and others, and guiding them toward positive goals and constructive behaviors. Through these phases, AdPT is designed to support children in developing self-esteem, social interest, and problem-solving abilities. By providing a supportive and safe environment, the approach encourages children to navigate and make sense of their feelings, fostering personal growth, and helping them develop skills to interact in socially appropriate ways. The therapy aims to empower children with a sense of belonging and significance as they learn to understand and manage their relationships and emotions more effectively.

The Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program (DTAP) provides a comprehensive approach for children facing the lasting effects of trauma and attachment disruption. Through a fully integrated model combining attachment-focused therapy with trauma-informed practices, DTAP is designed to address foundational needs for trust, emotional regulation, and resilience.

DTAP also prioritizes caregiver involvement, creating a context for healing that is designed to strengthen the family system and foster lasting change.

SuperBetter is designed to improve mental health, resilience, self-efficacy and the success of clients & students. SuperBetter is an easy-to-teach mindset intervention. The SuperBetter Mindset is a mental framework that uses the psychology of game play in all of life. SuperBetter can be implemented using a curriculum, a tech-enabled solution for classrooms/groups, or a mobile/web app. Educators, parents, therapists & social workers can help their students, children, and clients learn the SuperBetter methodology and then use the methodology as a coaching framework to empower mental health, resilience, self-efficacy, social-emotional skills, and success.

TF-CBT for Youth who have Experienced Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation (TF-CBT for T/CSE) is an advanced training for the use of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with youth who have experienced trafficking and/or commercial sexual exploitation and may have also experienced other traumas. This training outlines T/CSE-specific applications of TF-CBT PRACTICE components:

• T/CSE-specific psychoeducation
• Processing T/CSE-specific maladaptive cognitions in trauma narration
• T/CSE-related safety concerns including risk of leaving placement [“running away”] and T/CSE revictimization
• Strategies for addressing common T/CSE clinical challenges such as engagement and retention difficulties and significant emotional and behavioral dysregulation.

There is an emphasis on personal safety and supporting caregiver-youth relationships which are often particular concerns with T/CSE clients. TF-CBT for T/CSE can be used in an array of settings including clinics, homes, residential facilities, and in-patient units. This includes utilization with youth with absent or unavailable caregivers, those in foster care placements, and group homes, consistent with the many settings and circumstances in which youth who experience T/CSE are served.

SPORT (Substance Prevention Optimizing Resiliency Training) Prevention Plus Wellness Middle School Version is a brief substance use prevention and health promotion intervention designed to highlight the positive image benefits of an active lifestyle to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs by youth. In addition, it aims to improve their overall physical and mental well-being.

SPORT (Substance Prevention Optimizing Resiliency Training) Prevention Plus Wellness High School Version is a brief substance use prevention and health promotion intervention designed to highlight the positive image benefits of an active lifestyle to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs by youth. In addition, it aims to improve their overall physical and mental wellbeing.

Free Talk Group Motivational Interviewing (MI) for Teens is a group-based intervention program that addresses substance use and ways to increase protective factors. Free Talk was developed for teens ages 14-18 who have had a first-time alcohol or drug offense (6 sessions). It is comprised of six sessions. It can be provided to teens in this age group who are may be at risk for alcohol or other drug use in other settings.

The groups use MI as the counseling method. MI is a client-centered, directive communication method designed to enhance motivation for change. Counselors use specific skills to explore and increase clients’ intrinsic motivation regarding healthy behaviors. Free Talk prioritizes respectful interactions and client autonomy and decision-making. The program balances the more complicated interpersonal dynamics of the group process alongside the individual experiences and needs of the participants.

Two other versions of Group Motivational Interviewing (MI) for Teens are also highlighted on the CEBC at CHOICE Group MI for Teens and MICUNAY Group MI for Teens.

MICUNAY (MI and Culture for Urban Native American Youth) Group Motivational Interviewing (MI) for Teens is a group-based prevention/intervention program that addresses substance use and ways to increase protective factors. MICUNAY is for American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents ages 14-18 and comprises three workshops that integrate traditional practices with MI with a focus on healthy choices. The groups use MI as the counseling method. MI is a client-centered, directive communication method designed to enhance motivation for change. Counselors use specific skills to explore and increase clients’ intrinsic motivation regarding healthy behaviors. MICUNAY prioritizes respectful interactions and client autonomy and decision-making. The program balances the more complicated interpersonal dynamics of the group process alongside the individual experiences and needs of the participants.

Two other versions of Group Motivational Interviewing (MI) are also highlighted on the CEBC at Free Talk Group MI for Teens and CHOICE Group MI for Teens.