Games Children Play
Format
Individual Presentation
Location
Ballroom B
Strand #1
Mental & Physical Health
Relevance
Not Available.
Brief Program Description
Featured Speaker session.
Summary
Not Available.
Evidence
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Biographical Sketch
Mark Fomby, CEO, FTC Prevention services, LLC, Pearl MS
Marc Fomby is a Certified Prevention Specialist and the founding CEO of FTC Prevention Services, LLC in Pearl, MS. He is also a past Prevention Services Coordinator for DREAM, Inc. in Jackson, MS and coordinator and founding member of the Mississippi School for Addiction Professionals, the first statewide educational hub for prevention, intervention and treatment specialists in the state of Mississippi.
For over twenty years, Mr. Fomby has enthusiastically provided instruction and consulting services, community and strategic planning and program development to individuals; agencies; schools, colleges/universities; institutions; private, public, governmental and faith-based organizations throughout the United States, the Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He has worked extensively at both the local community and state levels in Alabama and Mississippi developing strategic prevention and/or behavioral health care plans. Marc has also developed curriculum and programs for high-risk youth and families as well as instructional guidelines for behavioral health education and prevention.
Mr. Fomby received his prevention certification via the Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (AADAA) by completion of the exam given by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), the international organization that certifies professionals working in the field of addictions, including prevention. He received his training and certification on the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) curriculum by the Western CAPT in 2001. He has been a CAPT curriculum instructor for the Georgia School since its inception. Marc has been a designated Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) instructor for over 10 years and an Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) National Training & Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) certified consultant since 2007. He is a nationally certified School Resource Officer Practitioner.
Presentation Year
2016
Start Date
3-8-2016 1:00 PM
End Date
3-8-2016 2:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Fomby, Mark, "Games Children Play" (2016). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 9.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2016/2016/9
Games Children Play
Ballroom B
Featured Speaker session.