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*Paulavette Atkinson

My passion remains working with people at all levels of society to promote mutual understanding and social development.

Having started my career in drug demand reduction as a Volunteer and Youth-To-Youth advocate, I have worked with the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) in Barbados for the past 21 years; and currently serve in the post of Substance Abuse Prevention Officer.

Grateful for this timely opportunity to expand my knowledge / insight, as well as learn and share in this professional journey with all of you. Carpe Diem Colleagues!!!

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Greetings. My name is Wayne Hunte from Guyana, the land of many waters and most recently, oil. My involvement in the drug demand reduction field is mainly facilitating evidence based training. I’m interested in building capacity in the science of prevention along with its application.

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Hello everybody,
I am Billie, representing Trinidad and Tobago, specifically Tobago. I am a psychologist and a behaviour change professional, who also specializes in grief and trauma. I have worked in Substance Misuse prevention and treatment for over 10 years and currently, work as the Manager of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programme (ADAPP) in Tobago I also offer holistic counselling and psychotherapy in my private practice. Looking forward to the interaction in this program.

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Greetings Colleagues

I am Seema Persaud from the Twin Island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
I currently hold the position of Coordinator -  Programme Implementation at the National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention at the Ministry of Health.

I look forward to this opportunity to become better equipped to design and implement evidence based drug prevention programmes. More importantly, I look forward to learning from all of you and leveraging the knowledge acquired to empower and collaborate with our stakeholders to deliver effective programmes at a national level.

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Hello everyone. I am Janet Roberts - Bowen from  Jamaica. I currently serve as the Regional Manager for the Central Region of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA).  I therefore have special responsibilities for four parishes.

I am a trained Teacher, Nurse and Guidance Counsellor and have been with the NCDA  for over twenty years. I am happy to be a part of this course and given the opportunity to share this experience with you.

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Hello everyone, I'm Sonia-Ria from Trinidad and Tobago. I am currently attached to the Tobacco Control Unit at the Ministry of Health in my country in the position of Head of M&E, Reporting and Research.

I am thankful for this opportunity to learn about the science and principles of Prevention. I am looking forward to the networking, shared knowledge and learning that can come from this experience and how these can impact our current and future prevention programmes and policies.

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Hello everyone,
This is Husni and I am based in Sri Lanka! 😊
In addition to supporting communities (with a primary focus on Youth) as a Community Empowerment Facilitator and a programme design consultant, I also serve as the Director - Programme Strategy at IMPACT VOICES - The Social Innovation Intermediary dedicated for Re-imagine our Futures and Systems Transformation!

I am super excited to start this learning journey with you all over the next 30 days and beyond! 💙

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I am a Social Worker, currently attached the Ministry of Health, Mental Health Unit. I am from the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

I am grateful for the opportunity to learn about prevention science. I am looking forward to learning about the principles of prevention science, to network with colleagues across the region as well as sharing and learning from the experience that they will share.

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Greetings from Beautiful Barbados!

I am Wendy Greenidge, Substance Abuse Prevention Officer at the National Council on Substance Abuse.

I am a teacher by profession, and am looking forward to learning and participating in this course.

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Hello,
I am Anton Nicholas from Trinidad and Tobago. Currently, I am a Guidance Officer attached to the Ministry of Education, Student Support Services Division. I am looking forward to learning new skills that will help to further develop my Country.

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Hello everyone I am Annette Augustus from Trinidad and Tobago. I am the Programme Officer School and Community Education at the National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programme (NADAPP). I'm excited to be part of this learning journey which will not only enhance my skills and abilities but will give me the opportunity to interact with other colleagues from the region.

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I am Jude Hector from the beautiful Spice Island of Grenada. I am currently leading a faith based NGO, Adult & Teen Challenge, Grenada INC. We are involved in providing holistic Drug Prevention and Drug Rehabilitation services in collaboration with a number of local and international organizations and individuals. We are affiliated with Global Teen Challenge, operating in over 129 countries and running over 1,400 programs worldwide. I am trained in Theology and Management, with a life-long commitment to working with people for life transformation.

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Hello,

I am Troy Wickham from the beautiful island of Barbados. I am the Deputy Manager at the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA).
I am happy to participate in this course of instructions and to gain as much knowledge as possible while interacting with my colleagues from across the region.

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Hello everyone,
I'm Cecil Abrams from Guyana. I am currently working with the Ministry of Health: Non-Communicable Diseases faction as the M&E Officer.
Looking forward to working with you all and learning about the principles of prevention.

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Hi , I'm Shelly from the beautiful island of Pure Grenada. Currently, I am a Licensed Counsellor and serve in the position of a Guidance Counsellor attached to the Student Support Services at Ministry of Education, based at an all boys Secondary School,  going on 12 years. I am indeed thankful for this opportunity to be part of this online training. I am looking forward to connecting with the members of this cohort and expanding my skill set and knowledge base in order to be more effective in providing support, empowerment and more positive impact to our students.

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Hi everyone. I'm Darcel Joseph. A Social Worker attached to National Family Services Division. I'm happy to be here and I look forward to learning new skills and tools that can be applied to my practice, and help empower the families I work with.

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Hello,
I am Clevette Gibson from Nassau, Bahamas. Currently, I serve as the coordinator of the School Counselling Unit at the Ministry of Education.
I am excited to delve into the course content.

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Hi, everyone! Welcome to our training! I am Lei Labrador from the Philippines. I work in our university as the Dean of the School of Education, and at the same time, a teacher of college and graduate students. I also serve as a global UPC master trainer since 2017 for the Core Course, the School-based Prevention Course, and the Monitoring and Evaluation Course. See you in our sessions! :)

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Hello I´m Tania, one of the trainers.
I'm from México. I´m Psychology and also I have Master's Degrees in Prevention and Social Psychology. I work as a undergraduate and graduate professor. Actually I work as a consultant in schools and companies implementing prevention programs. Since 2015  I'm a UPC trainer.