School Counseling and Guidance Program

Classroom Guidance

Alcohol and Other Drug Use Awareness (Results Sample)

Kara Butler

Hera Kim

San Diego State University

ASCA NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS

STUDENT COMPETENCY

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 NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR STUDENTSSTUDENT COMPETENCY

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

WHAT DID STUDENTS RECEIVE?

Guidance Curriculum on Alcohol and/or Other

Drug (AOD) Use Awareness

Pre/Post Assessment

313 students in 11th Grade

December 1&2

U.S. History Courses

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

THERE IS A NEED FOR AOD USE AWARENESS

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Almost 40% of 11th graders at WHHS have used alcohol in the last

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CHKS Report WHHS 2009-2010 Current AOD Use, Past 30 Days

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Almost 20% of 11th graders at WHHS have used AOD 7 or more times in that last 30

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CHKS Report WHHS 2009-2010Current AOD Use, Past 30 Days

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)

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

WHAT DO STUDENTS BELIEVE?

I believe experimenting with AOD on the weekends can lead to abuse

WHAT 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

WHAT SKILLS DID STUDENTS LEARN?

Based on a scenario, were able to identify someone in the “abuse” stage

STUDENT 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.”

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

WHAT WENT WELL

Students received valuable information about

AOD use

Gained knowledge, attitude, and skills to

make positive decisions about using

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

Thank you for your support of the school counseling program!