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

ASCA N ATIONAL S TANDARDS FOR S TUDENTS S TUDENT C OMPETENCY Personal/Social Standard B Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals PS:B1 Self-knowledge Application PS:B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices

ASCA N ATIONAL S TANDARDS FOR S TUDENTS S TUDENT C OMPETENCY Personal/Social Standard C Students will understand safety and survival skills PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills PS:C1. 6 Identify resource people in the school and community, and know how to seek their help PS:C1. 8 Learn about the emotional and physical challenges of substance use and abuse

W HAT DID STUDENTS R ECEIVE ? Guidance Curriculum on Alcohol and/or Other Drug (AOD) Use Awareness Pre/Post Assessment 313 students in 11 th Grade December 1&2 U.S. History Courses

W HAT DID STUDENTS R ECEIVE ? 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

T HERE IS A NEED FOR AOD U SE A WARENESS Almost 40% of 11 th graders at WHHS have used alcohol in the last 30 days CHKS Report WHHS Current AOD Use, Past 30 Days

Almost 20% of 11 th graders at WHHS have used AOD 7 or more times in that last 30 days CHKS Report WHHS Current AOD Use, Past 30 Days

W HY A RE W E T EACHING A BOUT A LCOHOL AND O THER D RUGS 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)

W HAT DO STUDENTS BELIEVE? I feel comfortable seeking help from an adult at WHHS about Alcohol and/or Other Drug (AOD) related issues Percent

W HAT DO STUDENTS BELIEVE? I believe experimenting with AOD on the weekends can lead to abuse Percent

W HAT DO STUDENTS KNOW? Know the definition of Rebound Effect (Withdrawal)

Know that teenagers become chemically dependent at a faster rate than adults

Know that an adult who has been using AOD since they were a teen results in having an emotional skill set of a teenager

Know the definition of AOD Tolerance

W HAT S KILLS D ID S TUDENTS LEARN? Based on a scenario, were able to identify someone in the “abuse” stage

S TUDENT REFLECTIONS “This lesson was very informative. It explained a lot of things usual anti-drug lessons don’t 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 I’m 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.”

L IMITATIONS 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

W HAT WENT W ELL Students received valuable information about AOD use Gained knowledge, attitude, and skills to make positive decisions about using

O UR G OAL 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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