The Social Development Strategy (SDS) is a research-based framework for promoting healthy youth development and reducing the likelihood of problem behaviors. This webinar will introduce the key components of SDS, explore the relationship between risk and protective factors, and discuss the practical ways to apply the strategy in everyday interactions with youth, families, schools, and communities.
Participants will:
- Understand the relationship between risk and protective factors.
- Learn the key components of the Social Development Strategy (SDS).
- Explore practical ways to apply SDS in everyday interactions with youth and families.
- Discover how SDS can strengthen community prevention efforts and build protective factors.
About the Speaker
Jeff Hogan serves as an Implementation Specialist with Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Support (EPIS) at Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and is a certified Communities That Care Coach. He provides coaching and technical assistance to strengthen community prevention efforts and support high-quality implementation across Pennsylvania. Jeff previously served as Executive Director of a Community That Cares coalition recognized as Pennsylvania’s Prevention Coalition of the Year in 2018.
This event is hosted by the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State, with funding from the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Adminstration, through Project REACH.
