Office of Prevention Services Research
The Office of Prevention Services is dedicated to the prevention of negative mental health outcomes and the promotion of social and emotional well-being. The Office of Prevention Services empowers systems to create and maintain health-enhancing living, school, recreational and working conditions, and helps individuals attain the knowledge, resources, and skills necessary to live fully productive, satisfying lives. Services are provided five days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend hours are scheduled as necessary. The office is located at 335 George Street, Liberty Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Services may be provided on-site at UMDNJ, or off-site anywhere within the state, or nationally throughout the United States.
OPSR is comprised of multidisciplinary, multicultural staff with credentials that range from psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and other behavioral health experts. Our innovative, research-based approach is used extensively in schools, corporate and community settings. The success of OPSR is nothing if not the visible manifestation of the values upon which we base our work and to which we defote our efforts. The overarching goals of OPSR are to promote personal and interpersonal well-being and to prevent social, emotional, behavioral and contextual problems that negatively impact behavioral health. To achieve this, we provide the tooks-namely, knowledge, skills, resources, and materials that organizations require to help people achieve and maintain health-enhancing personal attributes and conditions where they live, work, play, attend school, and secure services.
Phone: 800-762-2989
Fax: 732-235-9266
E-Mail: opsr@cmhc.umdnj.edu
To view course materials offered by OPSR, click below
Learning Institute (check our roster of programs)
Healing And Recovery After Trauma (HART)
Building Skills to Reach Suicidal Youth (BRIDGES)
Project PEACE: Peaceful Education and Community Environments
Conflict Resolution and Mediation Training Project
Social Decision Making & Problem Solving
Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving is a school-based training program that aims to promote healthy behavior and life decisions by improving social competence and emotional intelligence. The program provides students with skills to think clearly under stress, particularly in emotionally and socially complex situations. To acccomplish this, SDM/PS uses a variety of real-life and academic applications to promote internalization, transfer, and generalization of skills to situations involving tobacco, substance abuse, pregnancy, and violence. The program is organized around four competency areas: 1) self-control skills; 2) cooperative skills for working within a group; 3) problem solving and decision-making skills; and 4) skills application. In addition to the curriculum-which may be integrated into a range of academic subjects-the program also addresses teacher behavior, coordinated support systems, and parent involvement. SDM/PS has been highlighted by the National Association of School Psychologists as a promising/exemplary program. It has also been designated by the U.S. Department of Education's Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools Expert Panel as a "Promising Program" for 2001.
In 2002, the Social Decision Making/Problem Solving Program was identified as one of twenty "select SEL programs" out of an extensive research study of 242 programs with evidence of effectiveness. The study was conducted over a three-year period by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) of the U.S. Department of Education. The publication, Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader's Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs is designed as a resource for school administrators.
1-800-642-7762 or 1-800-969-5300
Training & Consultation
Training and Consultation Resources coordinates, monitors, supports, delivers and evaluates professional educational programs to maintain and enhance UBHC staff competency. TCR also designs and markets training by UBHC professionals, including Institute faculty, to organizations in the community. Training is provided at the TCR's spacious and comfortable facilities in 151 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, at central locations throughout the state, or on-site at the client's own offices. Inquiries should be addressed to Training and Consultation Resources, 151 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854. The offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
732-235-9282
Technical Assistance Center
The Technical Assistance Center provides training and consultation to mental health and human services, agencies, systems, and staff. Usual office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Services are scheduled to accommodate clients. The program is based in Piscataway, but provides services throughout New Jersey and the United States.
The Technical Assistance Center works under contract with the New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services, and most project areas are determined in consultation with that agency. Agencies may contact the Division of Mental Health Services or the Technical Assistance Center directly to clarify eligibility for services. Services may also be provided on a fee-for services basis through direct contact with the Technical Assistance Center Office.
Major projects include: emergency psychiatric screener certification training and nursing home staff training; case management and partial hospitalization training and consultation; acute-care system consultation; MICA training; and training on a range of related topics, such as multi-cultural issues, burnout and quality improvement. Consultation is usually provided on-site. Training can be provided on-site, at a regional location, or at the Technical Assistance Center's own facility. An active training model is employed that emphasizes experiential learning. Trainings and consultants employed by the Technical Assistance Center have significant clinical experience and expertise in their subject areas.
Psychiatric Screener Re-Certification Training Program
1-732-235-9290