PREVENTION PLANNING

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PREVENTION PLANNING

• From the 1st Sgts Perspective

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What your Bn SACO should be doing for you and
your Company!

• Conduct a needs assessment.
• Develop an annual prevention plan based on the
  results of the needs assessment.
• Implement an effective plan
• Measure the Effectiveness of the prevention plan

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Common Beliefs About the SACOs Responsibilities.

• Why do we need a prevention plan?
• I am running the urinalysis program properly!
• Why do we need to measure effectiveness?
• ADMITS is already tracking how well I am running
  the urinalysis program!

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SACOs must conduct Needs Assessments, Prevention
Plan, and Measure the Effectiveness

• MCO P1700.24B

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AIRS CHECKLIST 200 01 007 Has the unit
performed a drug and alcohol prevention training
assessment to determine specific training needs?
MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005
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Reference MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

• 3005. COMMAND PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
  PROGRAM.
• Units are responsible for providing preventive
  education and training to all Marines. To
  establish and maintain an effective prevention
  programs, units must accomplish the following

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

• 1. Perform a Personal Services prevention
  training assessment to determine specific
  training needs in addition to the objectives in
  paragraph 3011.3 and 3011.5 of this chapter.
• 2. Develop an annual Personal Services
  prevention-training plan.
• 3. Create Measures Of Effectiveness (MOE), which
  will be evaluated to determine program
  effectiveness.

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

• 4. Submit the annual plan and MOE to the unit
  commander for review and approval. The annual
  training plan will be reviewed by the unit
  commander, Commanding Officer semiannually.
• 5. Submit prevention program outcomes to the
  unit Commanding Officer, commander annually.
• 6. Coordinate unit-training requirements with
  the Personal Services.

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

• 7. Provide basic prevention training at the unit
  level in coordination with the Personal Service
  Center Staff and NAVMCs 2930 and 2931.
• 8. Develop and maintain a unit SOP, Desktop
  Procedures, current inspection checklist, and
  turnover files relevant to the proper management
  of the unit substance abuse program.

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AIRS CHECKLIST 200 01 008

• Does the command have an annual drug and alcohol
  abuse prevention training plan approved by the
  commanding officer?
• MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

• Develop an annual Personal Services Prevention
  training plan

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AIRS CHECKLIST 200 01 009

• Has the command developed Measures of
  Effectiveness (MOEs) to determine overall program
  effectiveness?
• MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3005

• Create Measures of Effectiveness (MOE), which
  will be evaluated to determine program
  effectiveness.

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AIRS CHECKLIST 200 01 010

• Does the command provide annual supervisory level
  training to officers and SNCOs in drug and
  alcohol abuse prevention, to include minimum
  training objectives?

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3011.3C

• Officers and SNCOs will receive annual supervisor
  training in drug and alcohol abuse prevention.

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AIRS CHECKLIST 200 01 011

• Does the command provide noncommissioned officers
  the required drug and alcohol abuse prevention
  training through a HQMC (MRO) approved course
  (BASIC)?

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3011.3D

• Noncommissioned Officers will receive drug and
  alcohol prevention training through an approved
  course provided by the Installation SACC. NCOs
  will provide this prevention training to their
  subordinates annually.

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AIRS CHECKLIST 200 01 012

• Does the command require all noncommissioned
  officers to provide drug and alcohol abuse
  prevention training to their subordinates
  annually?

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MCO P1700.24B, PAR 3011.3D

• NCOs will provide this prevention training to
  their subordinates annually.

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5 Step Process

• 1. Perform a needs assessment
• 2. Chart a plan
• 3. Implement
• 4. Evaluate
• 5. Revise

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Perform a Needs Assessment

• Start by identifying your audience
• Unit (Squadron or Battalion)

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Steps in Performing a Needs Assessment

• Gather information
• Surveys of members of the unit without regard to
  race, gender, or rank

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Steps in Performing a Needs Assessment

• What information are you trying to get from the
  Survey?
• Where do people get to know each other and
  interact socially?
• What are the accepted social activities in your
  unit?
• How do newcomers meet people?

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Steps in Performing a Needs Assessment

• Do members of the unit think the command is
  trying to do anything besides trying to catch the
  bad Marines?
• Does the command really care about how much we
  drink?

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DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM SURVEY(unit name
here)1. Over the past year do you believe that
the drug use at (unit name here) has?
Increased Decreased Same
Do not know
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• DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM SURVEY(unit name
  here)
• 2. Do you think your Unit SACO tests for illicit
  substances? Too Much Just Right
  Not Enough Do not know

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DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM SURVEY(unit name
here)
7. What illicit drug is the biggest threat to
(unit name here)? THC Meth Cocaine
Ecstasy Heroin Prescription Abuse Not Sure
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Chart a Plan

• The plan should parallel the issues identified
  from the surveys obtained from the units
  members.
• Be able to forecast how successful your plan will
  be over a period of time.

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Implement

• This is NOT just a form that needs the Commanding
  Officers signature.
• It is a living, breathing, document, that needs
  to utilized.
• If we educate them first, we just might save
  money, careers, and most importantly.lives.

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Implement

• Starting point
• Begins when
• - Goals, objectives, and activities of the
• unit prevention program have
• been determined.
• - Necessary resources and funding have
• been acquired.
• - Solid leadership is in place.

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Evaluate

• Everyone is so quick to put programs in writing
  and sometimes actually implement them but no one
  takes the time to analyze how effective the
  program is through an evaluation process.

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Revise

• Dont be afraid to make a change in the plan if
  it is not working.

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Basic Program Goal

• Increase Knowledge
• Change Attitudes
• Change Behavior

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SACOs have materials at their disposal to assist
your company

• Most of these prevention tools have been designed
  specifically for the Marine Corps
• Most are science-based and proven effective if
  implemented properly

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Get Prevention Tools from your SACO for your
Company

• Illicit Drugs
• Naval Health Research Center
• produced excellent prevention videos
• Good to Go
• Zero Tolerance
• Doin Drugs? Doin Time!

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Get Prevention Tools from your SACO for your
Company

• Leaders guide
• http//www.usmc-mccs.org/leadersguide
• Drug Demand Reduction Coordinators
• Health Promotion
• Marketing Items (posters, banners, displays)

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Get Prevention Tools from your SACO for your
Company

• Close Combat First to Fight
• Videogame designed to show Marines how illicit
  drug use affects not only the user of the drugs,
  but their friends, mission accomplishment, and
  their unit.
• Videogame tournament conducted at Camp Pendleton
  with 3/1- extremely positive feedback
• The Marine Corps distributing 60,000 free copies

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Get Prevention Tools from your SACO for your
Company

• Close Combat First to Fight DEMO DVD
• Demonstration DVD is an extra disk that will be
  packaged with First to Fight. This DVD has
• Game play footage
• Illicit drug information
• BASIC program (Leaders / NCO Guide)
• Public Service Announcements
• Press Releases
• Screen shots
• Local contact information (SACC/DDRC)
• Standardized lesson plans

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Measures of Effectiveness

• Do NOT implement an idea if you are not willing
  to measure the effects of the idea.
• Measuring and documenting the lack of success is
  not failure.
• Revising an idea leads to success

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Example

• A unit commander describes a group of Marines
  (20) who had high potential, but whose attitudes
  are declining and who have gotten into at least
  one minor alcohol related incident while on
  liberty.

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Example

• You develop a program that meets one day a week,
  two hours a day for ten weeks. The program
  includes didactic instruction, videos, homework,
  group exercise and alternative activities. You
  hope to improve attitude and alcohol related
  incidents.

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Example

• 15 of 20 Marines attended all the sessions.
• 10 Marines were new to the Unit.
• 5 Marines missed some sessions due to work
  commitments.
• All sessions went as scheduled.

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Example

• 18 of 20 Marines did better in post-test than
  pre-test.
• 5 Marines believed that they needed to change
  their drinking before the program
• 18 believed that they needed to change their
  drinking after the program.

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Example

• Four weeks into the program,
• supervisors noted improved
• attitudes on 15 of the 20 Marines.

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Example

• After six months, Unit SACO reports that two
  Marines have experienced a second ARI.
• Command reports 15 Marines have been promoted to
  the next grade.

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Example

• What do you conclude about program success in
  decreasing ARI's? Why?
• What do you conclude about program success in
  improving attitude? Why?
• Can program be improved?

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The BN SACO is there to assist you in your
Companys Needs, Prevention Planning, and MOEs
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Questions?

• Please contact your local Drug Demand Reduction
  Specialist for assistance in creating a
  successful program with consideration of planning
  and evaluating your Prevention Plan.