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MALAYSIA: UPC-I FAMILY-BASED PREVENTION

DAP conducted the TOT on the UPC-I, Course 2: Family-based Prevention for 22 Malaysian national trainers at the National Anti-Drug Agency Training Center in Sg. Petani, Kedah.

This course is organised into seven (7) courses, spanning almost two weeks of training. It provides an overview of the different family structures and functions, the science behind family-based prevention interventions, and the skills and methods used to intervene effectively with families in order to prevent substance use in children and adolescents. Dr Josephine Choong (DAP) and Dr Francis Grace Duka Pante (Philippines) facilitated the training from 11 to 19 January, 2020.