Satellite Broadcast  Expanded Description

“Cutting Edge Coalitions”

 Pre-Recorded Satellite &Webcast Program 

 Thursday 29 November 2007; 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET

No CE Credits 

a.  Sponsors:  This program is made possible through a partnership with the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) Program at St. Petersburg College and the Florida National Guard, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.  

b.  Availability:  This free, public domain broadcast will be available on the GETN Military/Federal/Warrior digital CDV satellite networks and on C-Band Analog satellite networks.  (There is NO KU analog or digital coverage.)  Other private and public satellite networks may also carry the program, check with your satellite provider.  (Note: This program WILL NOT be available on small digital dish networks such as DirecTV or Dish systems.) 

Will this program be Video streamed:  Yes; details will be sent in the final coordination message to all registered sites.

c.  Target Audience Statement:  Primary target audiences for this program will include law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, administrators, school drug counselors, high school athletic officials, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators, criminal justice professionals, members of the religious community and other community partners who may be interested.  This program is also suitable for Public Access television distribution.    

d.  Program Summary and Objectives:  How many times have you heard the phrase, "this is how it's always been done"?  Does hearing it make your hair stand on end and cause prickles to go up your spine?  Change is often good, and how you make changes determines whether the trend catches on or not.  During this hour-long CADCA TV show, "Cutting Edge Coalitions", hear from the leadership of CADCA's Coalition Institute as they talk about innovation in the coalition field.  You’ll learn how to make sure you're using the best practices out there to get the greatest results.  It doesn't always take lots of time and money to make an idea successful.  Sometimes it just requires talking to the right person at the right time.  From “mavens” to “connectors” and everything in between, you need certain types of people on board with your coalition to change local policies or community norms.  The diffusion of innovation takes time, and “early adopters” can help you bring along the “laggards.”  Learn how to identify these different people in YOUR community.  We'll see how one coalition is involved in their community drug courts program, an innovation that is now considered a “best practice.”  Often, there's no need to re-invent the wheel to get on the cutting edge.  There are innovative techniques that are tried and true that will help your coalition.  You can change the community around you in a positive way. 

e. Hosted By: 

Mary Elizabeth Elliott, Vice President of Communications and Membership, CADCA 

f.  Content Providers:

Jane Callahan, Director, National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute - As the Director of the Coalition Institute, Callahan is responsible for ensuring the Institute provides education, training, and technical assistance for coalition leaders and community teams, with emphasis on the development of coalitions serving economically disadvantaged areas.  Prior to becoming the Institute Director, Callahan distinguished herself as an administrator and community coalition leader during her 12-year tenure as the director of the Fighting Back Partnership (FBP), Vallejo, California.  She has a B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) and an M.A. in Education from Humboldt State University in California.

Kareemah Abdullah, Deputy Director, Training and Technical Assistance for the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute  -  Prior to assuming current responsibilities, Abdullah served two consecutive terms on the CADCA National Advisory Committee, on the Georgia Steering Committee for the Department of Justice Serious and Violent Offender “Coming Home Reentry Initiative,” Vice-President and President-elect of the Board of Directors for the Prevention Credentialing Consortium for the State of Georgia and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Prevention Coalition, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Eduardo Hernández-Alarcón, Deputy Director for Dissemination and Coalition Relations for the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute  -  Dr. Hernández-Alarcón has been a substance abuse prevention leader at the local, state, and national level for more than a decade.  He entered the field as a volunteer concerned about the alarming rise of alcohol-related problems among Latinos, particularly youth.  He then served as the Director of the Multicultural Community Partnership in Santa Barbara, California.  He subsequently served as the Project Director of CalPartners statewide coalition.  In 1997, the California County Alcohol and Drug Directors Association named CalPartners “Prevention Organization of the Year.”  In 2001, Dr. Hernandez-Alarcón received an appointment as a Special Expert at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and relocated to the Washington D.C. area.  He later became the Associate Director for the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Dr. Hernandez-Alarcón completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at U.C.L.A. 

g.  CEUs, CMEs, Certificates:  There are No CEUs, CMEs, or completion certificates available for this program. 

h.  Videotape Availability:  You can usually watch any of these programs plus many others from the past via a Webcast if you have hi-speed internet access, see: http://dlnets.com/mctft_webcasts.htm  …or you can order a tape...however...MCTFT has announced a change in their formerly free videotape policy.   Depending on the co-sponsor, some tapes are free, some are not...  more details here: http://www.mctft.com/telecasts/past_telecourses.shtml.  Note that they usually do not post tape/DVD availability for any given program until sometimes several weeks after its broadcast date.  If the program date you are interested in is not posted, please book mark the site and check back in a week or so. 

i.  Videotape release (if taping from broadcast):  This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled.  There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing.  No portion of this program may be used for commercial purposes or for-profit purposes without additional permission of the sponsors.    

j.  Web Site Support:  Support materials, if any, are expected to mounted on the Internet to support this program.  Final details will be sent via email to registered sites as part of the satellite coordinates message.    

k.  Satellite Coordinates:   If known at the time of your initial registration, a copy of the satellite Coordinates will be returned to you as part of your registration confirmation.  A second confirmed coordinates copy will be sent to all registered sites 5-7 working days prior to the broadcast.  This second copy is sent in blind group copies of 50 addressees each.  We know that some spam and military filters will block this message.  So Site coordinators and technicians whose sites are registered and who have not received the coordinates by the Monday preceding the broadcast date should contact our office immediately.  Please do not wait until the day before or the day of the program to confirm your coordinates. 

l.  Registration:  All new and returning sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary satellite coordinates (C/KU) or illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and Site Materials Website.  Sites may register at: CounterDrug Registration or by calling Ed Kronholm’s Office, the Satellite Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.    

m.  Future Programs:  For future information on MCTFT satellite broadcasts (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) please visit this web site: http://www.mctft.com/telecasts/upcoming_telecourses.shtml.  (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit.)  Additional information may also be posted here: http://www.dlnets.com/mctft.htm. 

A complete listing of available programs can be seen here, Interagency Schedule.  Note that some programs are available only to military and federal sites.   

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