Research and Teaching

In Spring 2024, the College of Allied Health Sciences School of Social Work offered a brand-new course, Introduction to Problem Gambling, Suicide, and Substance Misuse Prevention for undergraduate and graduate students.

Consider this social work elective, 7-week course as you register for your Fall semester 2025 course dates 10/2025-12/2025:

Introduction to Problem Gambling, Suicide, and Substance Misuse Prevention

Bachelor level SW3045
or
Master level  SW6045

This course uses the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), a five-step process used to help states and communities reduce risk-taking behaviors, promote resilience, and prevent problem behaviors in individuals and families across the life span.  This prevention course is offered as a workforce development pathway for social workers who want to earn a prevention credential in Ohio including Registered Applicant (RA) and Ohio Certified Presentation Specialist Assistant (OCPSA).  Forty-five (45) hours of prevention education in the specified foundations and domains. Evidence-based suicide prevention training - Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) will be incorporated into this class.

Asynchronous except the course will meet three times via zoom in the 7-week session: Week 1, Week 3 (QPR Training) and Week 7, on Tuesdays at 7:30pm-9pm EST (90 minutes).