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Abstract #159048

Deborah Galvin, PhD¹, William Schlenger, PhD², Georgia Karuntzos, PhD³, and Jeremy Bray, PhD³. (1) Division of Workplace Programs, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 2-1043, Rockville, MD 20857, 240-276-2600, deborah.galvin@samhsa.hhs.gov, (2) ABT Associates, 4620 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC 27703, (3) RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Raligh, NC 27709

There are numerous reports of impending substance abuse prevention workforce shortages. It is more difficult to find qualified personnel to fill the many openings especially those servicing ATOD issues of the aging employee and incoming young adults. The ATOD workplace prevention field is addressing a number of issues including defining core competencies, developing competency-based education and credentialing, ability to evolve to rapidly changing prevention and early intervention environment including policies, practices, and substances. In several health-related service fields, there are larger numbers of employees recruited globally having a wide range of educational backgrounds and credentials as well as diverse cultural and ethnic variations in approaches and practices. ATOD workplace practitioners may also face this trend. This presentation will review major demographic changes in workplace and the ATOD prevention workforce and discuss current workforce training, technological and educational issues impacting on future trends in the workforce field including those in internal/external Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), health/wellness programs, and other human resource (HR) or private security related personnel providing a wide range of ATOD prevention/early intervention services.

Learning Objectives:

• At the end of this talk, participants will be able to have an understanding of the changing workforce needs for then next decade; issues facing educational and training institutions providing credentialing for ATOD providers in the workplace arena; and new areas of interest facing the workforce in workplace ATOD prevention and early intervention.

Keywords: Workforce, Substance Abuse Prevention

Related Web page: workplace.samhsa.gov

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.