Description
On Line is a collection of 40 activities and information sheets for training people who work with young people on issues concerning drug abuse. The activities are primarily designed for trainers who wish to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes of workers in a variety of settings who work with young people.
Drug use is a sensitive subject and there are many different views about effective ways of tackling it in training. Consequently, this pack seeks to use a wide variety of training methods, to be innovative and to be challenging. Many of the training activities are designed to enable participants to explore issues rather than have trainers simply give information. They seek to open up different viewpoints not close down or conclude with the ‘right’ answer.
Contents
1. Introduction
- General description
- Structure of the pack
- Style of the materials
- Selecting activities to use
- Being ready to train others
- Planning a drugs training event
- Evaluating your training
2. The Training Activities
Section 1: Facts about drugs
Section 2: Attitudes to drugs
Section 3: Why people take drugs
Section 4: Planning drugs policies
Section 5: Preventing the use of drugs: An overview
Section 6: Preventing the use of drugs: Practice ideas
Section 7: Making early intervention among drug users
Section 8: Managing people who are dependent on drugs
Section 9: Controlling the supply of drugs
Section 10: Minimising the harm drugs do
Section 11: Support for drugs workers
Section 12: Evaluating success in drugs work
Appendices
1. References and further reading
2. Summary of the training activities: purpose and methods
3. Blank cards for the card game activities
4. Summary of the training techniques
5. List of the handouts
6. Pre-course activity: Why do you want to do drug evaluation
7. Planning a drugs training event
8. Pre-course questionnaire
9. End of course evaluation questionnaire
10. Post-course questionnaire