From education to retirement, careers tend to follow a life cycle. These cycles will vary depending on the person, and life changes outside of work, such as having a family or making a long-distance move, can affect the path forward. Planning your career's life cycle and using your leadership to intentionally build a diverse workforce, are part of contributing to an equitable and sustainable field of prevention. In this webinar, we will discuss how you can plan your career life cycle from wherever you are now, so moving forward you can support the growth and continued institutional knowledge of the prevention workforce.    

Participants in this webinar will be able to:

1. Describe stages in the typical career cycle for preventionists
2. Identify evolving roles for prevention specialists
3. List strategies for supporting professional development as an individual, with colleagues, and as an organization.

This training is FREE.

This training is being held in collaboration with SPTAC and Prevention Works!VT, in response to Prevention Works!VT's 2026 WFD Needs Assessment findings.

According to the 2026 WFD Needs Assessment conducted by Prevention Works! VT, 90% of prevention professionals strongly agree or agree that their organization is dedicated to their professional development. However, one-third do not have a professional development plan.

We will be reviewing findings from this 2026 WFD Needs Assessment, as well as data and information that focuses on the Vermont and New England prevention workforce.

Join us for "Planning for the Life Cycle of Your Career in Prevention" presented by Chuck Klevgaard.

Schedule:

Tuesday, December 1st @ 12:00PM-1:30PM ET

Location:

Virtual (via Zoom)

This interactive session will be using the virtual tool, Padlet, to allow participants to engage and collaborate during our time together.

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