1. William B. Hansen, Ph.D. Tanglewood Research Greensboro, North Carolina

2. All Stars Based on over 20 years of research Focuses on changing risk and protective factors that account for the onset of drug use and other high- risk behaviors Designed to be culturally adaptive Features highly interactive methods

3. What Do Teachers Typically Do? How Teachers Spend Their Time

4. How Teachers Should Spend Their Time

5. All Stars Organization and Focus School and community versions Focus on –Idealism –Norm Setting –Commitment Building –Positive Parental Attention –Bonding –Knowledge (social and immediate consequences)

7. Idealism Idealism means –Having a positive future that is imagined or dreamed about –Perceiving that high-risk behaviors would interfere with fulfilling that future –Resilience in over-coming obstacles and challenges that might occur

8. Idealism and Drug Use

9. Steps to Strengthening Idealism Identify and clarify a vision of the future Personalize the vision so that it becomes synonymous with a desired reputation Make sure students feel their vision of the future does not fit with high-risk behaviors

10. Idealism Sessions Forward to the Future Ideal Futures Reputations Make Your Mark

11. Possible Futures AcceptanceAchievementAddiction AdventureCharacterConflict CreativityDiseaseEducation FaithFameFitness FreedomFunInner Strength LonelinessPeace PrejudiceRespectSelfishness SurvivalTalentWealth Guess Which are Desired

12. The Most Desired Futures AcceptanceAchievementAddiction AdventureCharacterConflict CreativityDiseaseEducation FaithFameFitness FreedomFunInner Strength LonelinessPeace PrejudiceRespectSelfishness SurvivalTalentWealth

13. The Least Desired Futures AcceptanceAchievementAddiction AdventureCharacterConflict CreativityDiseaseEducation FaithFameFitness FreedomFunInner Strength LonelinessPeace PrejudiceRespectSelfishness SurvivalTalentWealth

15. Norms Refers to two concepts: –How common a behavior is –How acceptable a behavior is Can be applied: –To an entire society –To generational, cultural, religious, ethnic, and friendship sub-groups within society

16. How Do Different Groups of Drinkers Estimate Prevalence?

17. How Do Different Groups of Drinkers View Social Acceptability?

18. Educational Strategies for Establishing Conventional Norms Collect information from individuals Calculate actual prevalence of use Portray actual attitudes about use Provide believable and persuasive feedback Encourage the group to actively adopt conventional norms

19. Norm Setting Sessions Opinion Poll Game Where Do I Stand? Debates Unwritten Rules and the Court of Public Opinion Opinion Poll Game Rematch

20. Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Trial Results

22. Commitment Commitment means –Having a personal intention to avoid drug use and other high-risk behaviors –Developing skills to keep those intentions –Making commitments known to others –Having reminders that reinforce existing commitments

23. Commitment Sessions The Definition of an Adult The Commitment Game Personal Commitment Draft Personal Commitment Interview Videotaped Commitments Celebration and Commitment Ring and Certificate

24. Results of All Stars Field Trial

26. Conclusion All Stars is –Highly effective –Easy to adapt –Highly interactive –A program providers and students alike love to be a part of