Center for Addiction Prevention & Support

Participants may be referred or be self-referred. Participants must be sober when in attendance. Participants must refrain from smoking or vaping inside the building. If participants are using any illegal substances while attending class, they will be asked to leave and will not receive credit for class.

The Center for Addiction Prevention and Support implements evidence-based parenting curriculum from a variety of sources depending on the topic of the course.

All parent educators have a minimum requirement of a BS in Human Ecology, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Health Care, or related field. Some educators have advanced degrees in the aforementioned fields and are Certified Family Life Educators (CLFEs).  Visit following link to understand the endorsement criteria for a CFLE: https://www.ncfr.org/cfle-certification

All participants will receive a certificate of completion that includes the course and hours completed. According to research evidence, participants need a minimum of 8-12 hours of family life education to facilitate a change (Darling & Cassidy, 2014). Therefore, all courses offered at the Center will be a minimum total of at least 8 hours, while most courses will total 12 hours. 

All referrals may be made to Adrienne Lees, Senior Prevention Coordinator at The Center for Addiction Prevention and Support. Her email is alees@tntech.edu. Interested participants may email Adrienne or fill out the form above to enroll in an upcoming class.

Please see the schedule above, and check this website often for more course series information. 

All classes are free. They are funded by a grant from SAMSHA through the TN Tech Center for Addiction Prevention and Support. 

All courses are offered at the Center for Addiction Prevention and Support located at 10 W. Broad Street Cookeville, TN on the third floor.