School Counseling and Guidance Program

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• School Counseling and Guidance Program
• Classroom Guidance
• Alcohol and Other Drug Use Awareness
• (Results Sample)
• Kara Butler
• Hera Kim
• San Diego State University

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ASCA National Standards for StudentsStudent
Competency

• Personal/Social Standard B
• Students will make decisions, set goals and take
  necessary action to achieve goals
• PSB1 Self-knowledge Application
• PSB1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and
  choices

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ASCA National Standards for StudentsStudent
Competency

• Personal/Social Standard C
• Students will understand safety and survival
  skills
• PSC1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
• PSC1. 6 Identify resource people in the school
  and community, and know how to seek their help
• PSC1. 8 Learn about the emotional and physical
  challenges of substance use and abuse

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What did students Receive?

• Guidance Curriculum on Alcohol and/or Other Drug
  (AOD) Use Awareness
• Pre/Post Assessment
• 313 students in 11th Grade
• December 12
• U.S. History Courses

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What did students Receive?

• Lessons contained the following topics
• Common reasons why teenagers use AOD
• Stages of AOD Use
• Effects of AOD Use
• Rebound Effect (Withdrawal)
• Drug Tolerance
• AOD Use and effects on Emotional Development
• Resources

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There is a need for AOD Use Awareness

CHKS Report WHHS 2009-2010 Current AOD Use,
Past 30 Days
Almost 40 of 11th graders at WHHS have used
alcohol in the last 30 days
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CHKS Report WHHS 2009-2010 Current AOD Use, Past
30 Days
Almost 20 of 11th graders at WHHS have used AOD
7 or more times in that last 30 days
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Why Are We Teaching About Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Research Shows
• Students who use drugs or alcohol perform
  academically at a lower rate than those who do
  not (Jeynes, 2002).
• Logistic regression identified gender, race,
  frequent smoking, and marijuana use as
  statistically significant factors associated with
  increased odds for low academic performance.
  (Cox, Zhang, Johnson March, 2007)

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What do students BELIEVE?
I feel comfortable seeking help from an adult at
WHHS about Alcohol and/or Other Drug (AOD)
related issues
Percent
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What do students BELIEVE?
I believe experimenting with AOD on the weekends
can lead to abuse
Percent
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What do students KNOW?
Know the definition of Rebound Effect
(Withdrawal)
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Know that teenagers become chemically dependent
at a faster rate than adults
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Know that an adult who has been using AOD since
they were a teen results in having an emotional
skill set of a teenager
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Know the definition of AOD Tolerance
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What Skills Did Students LEARN?
Based on a scenario, were able to identify
someone in the abuse stage
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Student reflections

• This lesson was very informative. It explained a
  lot of things usual anti-drug lessons dont
  explain. Now I can use this information in the
  future if any of my friends are in trouble with
  abuse.
• I felt this was a great little activity and I
  actually feel like Im leaving with new info I
  can apply to life and the future.
• I have an alcoholic living in my home. I will go
  to the website to understand how to deal with it
  and also learn new information.

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Limitations

• Some questions on test were difficult
• We could have piloted our test
• Not having built rapport with students before
  presenting a sensitive topic
• Having substitutes teachers for 7 out of 10
  presentations

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What went Well

• Students received valuable information about AOD
  use
• Gained knowledge, attitude, and skills to make
  positive decisions about using

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Our Goal

• With these Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills
• Students will get the support they need for AOD
  related issues
• The amount of student suspensions for AOD on
  campus decrease
• Drop out rates will be reduced

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• Thank you for your support of the school
  counseling program!