From Knowledge to Impact: Using the Prevention Learning Portal to Elevate Your Work

The Prevention Learning Portal (PLP) is a free eLearning platform built to support working professionals across all sectors in Pennsylvania. It is designed to strengthen prevention practices and bring together evidence-based knowledge, practical tools, and accessible professional development in one place, supporting professionals as they move from learning to real-world application.

This session will introduce participants to the Prevention Learning Portal and provide a guided walkthrough of its key features, demonstrating how the Portal can be used to support ongoing learning, informed decision-making, and high-quality prevention efforts in daily practice.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the purpose and value of the Prevention Learning Portal for prevention workforce development
• Navigate key components of the Portal, including eLearning courses and the eLibrary
• Identify learning opportunities and resources aligned with their professional roles and prevention goals
• Apply Portal resources to a real prevention challenge or workforce development need

Speaker Bios

Jordan Joyce, MPS
 Program Manager
 Prevention Learning Portal, Penn State EPIS
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Jordan serves as the Program Manager for the Prevention Learning Portal (PLP), where she provides strategic leadership and oversight for Pennsylvania’s statewide Prevention Learning Portal. In this role, she partners closely with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), the EPIS Project, and key statewide stakeholders to advance prevention workforce development across the Commonwealth. With more than 20 years of experience spanning education, mental health, and child welfare, Jordan brings deep expertise in implementation support and adult learning to expanding equitable access to high-quality prevention education.
 

Jeffery Hogan
 Systems Change Specialist
 Prevention Learning Portal, Penn State EPIS
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Jeff serves as a Systems Change Specialist with the EPIS Project and is a Certified Communities That Care Coach, working closely with prevention coalitions across Pennsylvania. He provides coaching, technical assistance, and learning opportunities to support coalition leaders, mobilizers, and facilitators in strengthening their prevention efforts. Jeff brings hands-on coalition leadership experience, including serving as Executive Director of a CTC coalition recognized as Pennsylvania’s Prevention Coalition of the Year.