CICAD/OAS Meeting of Caribbean National Observatories on Drugs Barbados June, 2005 On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean
CICAD/OAS Master On-line in Drug Abuse (Latin America- Spanish)
Demographic profile of the students Age distribution (5-year brackets) Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Principal areas of study in the M.A. program Integrated Prevention education Treatment Rehabilitation and Reintegration Research Evaluation
Phases of Development Phases Proposal Building the Universities Network Cooperation Agreement Virtualizaion process begins to put the program online Drug Addicition Action Plan Teacher selection Training Vitualization process Establishing the “Compensation Fund” First Class Second Class Third Class Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Academic Background 1/2 Academic BackgroundMarch 2003 (%)February 2004 (%) Engineering3.0- Education Clinical Psychology General Psychology Law Social Work2.0- Medicine Psychiatry7.0 Pedagogy2.0- Psycho pedagogy4.0- Occupational therapy2.0- Sociology3.0- Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Academic Background 2/2 Academic BackgroundMarch 2003 (%)February 2004 (%) Economics3.0- Science2.0- Drug Abuse studies6.0- Gerontology2.0- Toxicology-3.0 Bioanalysis-2.0 Philosophy-2.0 Theology-2.0 Care – Rehabilitation-2.0 Business Management-2.0 Industrial Chemistry-3.0 Accounting-2.0 Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Time spent per week on the M.A. Program Number of hoursMarch 2003 (%)February 2004 (%) Less than 8 hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week hours per week to 40 hours per week No response-6.7 Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
8 Institutions 5 Countries 35 Teachers 70 Tutors Students from 19 Countries Certification and Recognition Accomplishments
Trust Financial Issues Leadership Business Plan Cultural Differences Human Resources Needs Obstacles Recognition/Institutional Diff.
Phases Training Needs Content Availability Connectivity and Environment Virtualization Recognition Procedures Teacher Training Registration Course Implementation Accreditation
CICAD/OAS STRATEGIC ALLIANCES INSTITUTIONALCONTENTSMETHODOLOGY MATERIALS PLATFORM COLL. ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL ACADEMIC MOUTIMING PROCEDURES FINANCIAL RECOGNITION ACREDITATION TRAINING EXISTING NEW NEEDS
Methodology Virtual University (Campus) Traditional Materials Radio Video TV Computer Assisted Learning CDs Videoconference Collaborative Environment
Partnership University Network Caribbean National Drug Councils Caricom Research Institutes World Bank (CKLN/UWI) NGOs Training Institutions Others…
Potential Target Audience Officers of the army, police, customs, prison service Hospital personnel Government officials Social Workers Health Sector Professionals (doctors, nurses…) NGO Directors and Staff Students Database Managers Certificates (modules) 1st Degree Master´s Degree
“Existing” Experiences… Undergraduate courses in Social Work Former Addiction Studies Program. UWI Training in Health and Environmental Health in the Caribbean Johns Hopkins Fellowships Security forces exchanges program UK CARIAD (Trinidad) REDTRAC (Jamaica)
Contact Person Needs Experiences
CICAD/OAS Antonio Lomba Consultant CICAD/OAS On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean