E-Learning Program Pilot (Drug Endangered Children)

The National Alliance of Drug Endangered Children has created four innovative online training courses, and you could be the first to take them!

We are looking for a small group of law enforcement, EMS/fire, and child protective services professionals to take these engaging, self-paced courses in a computer lab and provide feedback in an informal focus group immediately following. The courses feature interviews with a wide array of experts from across the U.S., interactive graphics, scenario videos and a virtual tour of a home impacted by drug presence.

To Enroll: Client agencies must contact their training coordinators to enroll via training.mdle.net . Non-client agencies without access to the system can email a signed registration form to Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov to be enrolled. Client Agencies are Maryland certified agencies under the regulated authority of the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commissions (MPCTC).

This course is open to police, corrections, parole & probation, EMS/Fire and behavioral health personnel.

PLEASE NOTE: This course is not approved for in-service credit.

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Course Descriptions

Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Overview
This course reviews the National DEC mission, vision and history, as well as risks to children and next steps you can take to improve the lives of Drug Endangered Children. This course presents a high-level overview from a national perspective and is designed to raise awareness of DEC efforts and encourage the learner to get started with their own DEC efforts.

Prenatal Substance Abuse: Why Should I Care?
This course describes how prenatal substance use has the potential to cause a variety of physical and developmental challenges for Drug Endangered Children (DEC) throughout their lives. You will be able to recognize the part you play in identifying children who are at risk, begin the earliest possible intervention even while they’re still in utero, and your ability to change the trajectory of the child’s life.

Postnatal Risks: How You Can Make a Difference
This course describes how postnatal exposure to an environment where there is substance use and or drug activity affects Drug Endangered Children (DEC) throughout their childhood and entire life. You will be able to recognize when a child is impacted and intervene as early as possible to maximize the child’s potential outcomes.

You Can Impact the Outcomes of Drug Endangered Children
This course describes the long-term impact and needs of Drug Endangered Children (DEC) throughout their childhood and into their adulthood. You will learn how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) such as growing up in households where substance use and drug activity are present impacts children long-term including cognitive deficits, emotional risks, high-risk behavior and health problems. The course also addresses the importance of early intervention and building resilience t0 change the trajectory of a child’s life and help to break the multigenerational cycle of substance abuse.

Location: PSETC Sykesville
Dates of Class: 03/03/2020 - 03/03/2020
Approval Number: Nt Apprvd
Approved Hours: NA
Price: 0.00

8:00am-12:30pm (4.5 hours)