Family Advocacy Staff Training Advanced Course - Prevention

June 8, 2026 to June 12, 2026

This advanced prevention training course will equip clinical staff with evidence-based strategies to recognize, address, and prevent abuse within military settings. Participants examined risk factors, relationship dynamics, trauma-informed approaches, and public health prevention models while exploring practical interventions that support client safety and readiness.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for nurses, social workers, psychologists, and certified counselors across the Military Health System (MHS). A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) Prevention’s Mission.
  2. Differentiate between awareness campaigns and skill-building activities.
  3. Identify a resource for implementing an effective prevention activity.
  4. Explain the role of collaboration in developing effective prevention strategies.
  5. Summarize how the fatality reviews process shifts the focus from individual incidents responses to identifying systemic gaps and trends.
  6. Apply the Public Health Approach to prevention approach and strategies through mock fatality reviews.
  7. Identify individual behavior that contributes to conflict in relationships.
  8. Outline skills to help individuals and couples implement healthy behaviors to minimize the risk of conflict and abuse.
  9. Discuss conflict resolution models and safety planning strategies to their clients.
  10. Analyze the impact of limited staffing on client service delivery and program outcomes.
  11. Identify effective strategies and services that support care delivery in a resource-limited environment.
  12. Explain how drug misuse affects the immature brain and define high potency THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol).
  13. Identify loopholes regarding synthetic cannabinoids.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 19.00 ANCC

    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 19.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 19.00 APA

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. Participants may earn 19.00 CE credits for completing this activity.

  • 19.00 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA J7 CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 19.00 continuing education credits.

  • 19.00 Attendance
  • 19.00 IPCE

    In support of improving patient care, DHA J-7 CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 19.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

  • 19.00 NBCC Credit Hours

    DHA J-7 CEPO has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6955. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. DHA J-7 CEPO is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

    ACEP Contact Information
    Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office
    7700 Arlington Blvd
    Room 3M107
    Falls Church, VA 22042
    Phone: (240) 398-4809
    Email: [email protected]
    Website: www.dhaj7-cepo.com

Course opens: 
06/01/2026
Course expires: 
06/26/2026
Event starts: 
06/08/2026 - 8:30am EDT
Event ends: 
06/12/2026 - 5:30pm EDT
San Antonio, TX 78214
United States

Janique Parnell, LCSW HQDA DCS – G1. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Victor Rubio-Villanueava, LCSW. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Cindy Morita, DSW, LCSW, HQDA – G1. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Traci Waters, MS, MBA. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Jason S. Moorash, LCSW. Presenter has no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, planners, authors, faculty, and content reviewers for this educational activity have no relevant financial or non-financial relationship(s) relating to the course content or with ineligible companies to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 19.00 ANCC

    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Course for a maximum of 19.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 19.00 APA

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. Participants may earn 19.00 CE credits for completing this activity.

  • 19.00 ASWB

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, DHA J7 CEPO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 19.00 continuing education credits.

  • 19.00 Attendance
  • 19.00 IPCE

    In support of improving patient care, DHA J-7 CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 19.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

  • 19.00 NBCC Credit Hours

    DHA J-7 CEPO has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6955. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. DHA J-7 CEPO is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

    ACEP Contact Information
    Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office
    7700 Arlington Blvd
    Room 3M107
    Falls Church, VA 22042
    Phone: (240) 398-4809
    Email: [email protected]
    Website: www.dhaj7-cepo.com

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Requirements:  CE/CME certificates are awarded to MHS participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest with a minimum score of 80% unless noted otherwise. The deadline to claim credit is Jun 26, 2026.

Access Code/Accommodations: Some activities require an access code to register or claim CE/CME credit. For inquiries regarding the access code or accommodations, please email Jason Moorash at [email protected] 

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