Addiction Prevention with Adolescents and Young AdultsExpert Diploma

01

Planning processes

You will acquire the educational knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values needed to effectively support adolescents and young people through their transition, addressing both substance use and misuse.

02

Designing and evaluating programmes

You will be able to design and evaluate addiction prevention programmes according to the European Drug Prevention Quality Standards (EDPQS) of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

03

Providing evidence to the process

You will develop skills to assess the initial situation, identify the needs of the target population, relate risk and protective factors, ensure internal coherence between needs, resources, objectives, activities, and evaluations, and provide evidence-based contributions.

04

Identify quality criteria

You will be able to identify the quality criteria established on the Best Practice Portal for the reduction of drug demand and other addictions.

05

Gaining a systemic perspective

You will integrate asystemic perspective in addressing addictions with adolescents and young people, focusing not only on the individual but also on their surrounding environment. This includes key elements such as family, teachers, peer groups, and the broader social or community context.