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| Services for Students • Services for Parents • Services for Faculty • Keynote & Association Workshops |
| Faculty Orientation Meeting
Schools: Critical Partners |
Faculty Education and Training During any visit to a school community, we encourage schools to schedule a faculty meeting to introduce our seminar and provide faculty the opportunity to ask questions and receive information from our instructors. Faculty Meeting: Orientation to Prevention
Essential In-Service Topics: Schools: Critical Partners in Substance Use Prevention, Identification, Early Intervention and Recovery - A seminar for teachers and administrators to explore the ways we can address alcohol or other drug use in adolescents before he/she is involved in a punitive process. Rarely do schools have the opportunity to see students directly “use” substances. More often that not, schools are dealing with gossip, rumor and vague behavioral signals. This seminar will give specific strategies for building student assistance models using the Core Team and/or Health Services approach. Breaking Old Habits - According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug use among our nation’s youth is increasing at an alarming rate. However, 20 years of research have now provided the tools to change the current course of events and to reverse the increases in teenage drug use that began in 1992. We are beyond the point where we have to make uninformed choices about what might prevent or reduce underage drinking and other drug use. Unfortunately, many schools rely on antiquated prevention programs, intuition, and historical approaches to prevention that are ineffective. This workshop will outline contemporary prevention theory and practice. Emphasis will be given to the following approaches: developmental assets, risk and protective factors, positive youth development, and resiliency. Participants will learn what science-based and evidence-based prevention programs involve and how to use a decision-making matrix to define their community’s needs. College-Bound: Understanding the Needs and Fears of Graduating Seniors - According to the Core Institute, an organization that surveys college-drinking practices, 159,000 of today’s first-year college students will drop out of school next year for alcohol or other drug related reasons. The research goes on to say that almost one-third of college students admit to having missed at least one class because of their alcohol or other drug use. This workshop is designed for educators and parents to rethink how we prepare our children for the college experience. We will look beyond academic preparation and into the heart of students as they struggle with issues such as: separation and reconfiguration with family, grieving the loss of close relationships with friends, school and community, the trading in of proven competencies (social, physical, academic) for the unknown of college. Many students face these decisions in a time of unlimited freedom and reduced accountability. How do we better prepare and support them in this critical transition? Drug Pharmacology 101 - One of the greatest defects in the defense against adolescent drug use is misinformation. This workshop provides useful, up-to-date information for educators, administrators and other concerned adults about current drugs and drug trends. The seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the nature and extent of today’s drug use, summarizes the effects and consequences of the most common drugs, and debunks common myths. Participants will be able to identify and describe substance-using behavior as well as delineate fact from fiction. This workshop is a valuable antidote to the frighteningly misleading pro-drug images all too available from the media and adolescent community.
Confronting Bullying and Teasing in School: Elementary and Middle School Teachers and Administrators The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Teasing and bullying behavior is not a new phenomenon in schools. Yet, due to the tragic violent episodes during the last few years, many educators are reexamining long held beliefs about how to handle teasing and bullying. No longer can we say that “kids will be kids” or “it is part of growing up and dealing with it builds character.” (Limber, 2001). In this presentation, bullying behavior is examined closely. Myths and facts are explored and demystified. Children say they are regularly bullied (10-15%) and many are bystanders. Therefore, bullying is discussed not only from the perspective of the bully and targets of bullying, but the importance of the role of the bystander is discussed as well. By adopting a proactive approach to eliminating bullying in the early grades, schools can encourage positive relationships and mutual respect among students (Froschl & Gropper, 1999)
Workshops and presentations can be customized by time and format to meet your school’s needs. Please call or e-mail our office to discuss details.
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