System of prevention in Slovakia System of prevention in Slovakia Alena Kopányiová, Phd.

National Antidrug Strategy  The Slovak Government adopted in 2009 the new NAS (2009 – 2012) (2009 – 2012)  Its main goal is the protection of public health and the emphasis is given to the integrated, balanced and coordinated approach. The balanced approach is visible in two main priorities of strategy:  1. to prevent drug abuse, risks and damage related to drug abuse;  2. to prevent and repress drug related crime.

National Antidrug Strategy  This policy document within drug demand reduction formulates concentrates on the following issues:  (i) innovative approaches in the area of prevention and reduction of drug use or abuse-related damages  (iv) creation of conditions for the active and meaningful use of leisure time;  (v) to prepare preventative programmes and educational activities;  (vi); to enhance of the information level and the improvement of the quality of support services, especially for risk groups

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Implementation of drug prevention  in Slovakia falls under the responsibility of the key ministries concerned:  Education,  Health,  Labour, Social Affairs and Family,  and the Ministry of Interior.

Ministry of Education National level – organisation working under ME:  Institute for information and Prognosis in school  Metodical – pedagogical centres  State pedagogical institute  Research Institute for child psychology and pathopsychology Methodological-Research Cabinet of Educational Counseling and Prevention

Ministerstvo školstva Methodological-Research Cabinet of Educational Counseling and Prevention: I t secures the methodological, training and supervisory activities: I t secures the methodological, training and supervisory activities: - research, screenings, international projects - development of prevention programs for schools schools - development of manuals dealing with prevention prevention - training - development of strategies and quidelines - development of strategies and quidelines Research Institute for Child psychology and pathopsychology

Ministerstvo školstva Our trainers team

Ministerstvo školstva Regional level:  Schools  Support for educational system Ministery of Education

Support for educational system  Facilities of educational counseling and prevention: - Centers of pedagogical-psychological counseling and prevention - Centers of special-pedagogical counseling - Centers of special-pedagogical counseling

Special educational facilities Residential care:  Health-educational sanatoriums  Diagnostic centers  Re-educational centers

Re-educational centers Totally, there are 14 re-educational centers in Slovakia for children and youth  from 12 to 15 years  from 15 to 18 years Reasons for placement: Criminal activity, truancy, alcohol, running away from home, premature sexual experience, narcotic drugs

 Proffesional position – teacher – coordinator of prevention in every schol  pedagogical and organizational guidelines  Schools programms  Youth / peers programms  Project WHO – Schools supporting health (cca.2000 schools) – National network of schools Prevention at school

-Branches of counseling and psychological services -Local Labour offices, Social affair and family – small Branches of counseling and psychological services Selective prevention: -For risk groups (children in childrens homes) -Counselling and therapeutical service for problematic families Indicative prevention: -Residential resocialisation services -Children homes for drug abused children and youth Ministery for Labour, Social Affairs and Family

EDUCATION FOR PROFFESIONALS  According to brand new law (from november 2009) there is set new credit education for proffesionals working in school area:  Updating education  Specialistic education  Inovative education

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