As many as 4.5 live births per 1000 are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), preventable birth defects with life-long consequences. Prevention of FASDs is gaining in importance, and recruitment of diverse disciplines in delivering prevention to women of childbearing age is essential. This needs assessment explored to what extent…

This paper reports on a process in which program designers, classroom teachers, and students worked together to adapt the 7th grade "keepin' it REAL" prevention curriculum to a developmentally, socially, and academically appropriate curriculum for 5th graders. A Community-Based Participatory Research methodology (CBPR), combined with a 9-step…

Presents a series of questions related to practical issues and content components for curriculum committees to consider during the process of adopting and adapting a drug/alcohol education curriculum for community schools. Cost effectiveness, teacher training, community attitudes, and curriculum objectives are considered. (JAC)

An Alcohol Services specialization was developed in the two-year associate degree in community services technology program. The project demonstrated that: (1) alcohol courses are financially viable; (2) recovering alcoholics and employed workers are receptive; (3) employers will hire graduates; and (4) courses attract other students. (Author/BEF)

The Alcoholism Counseling Training Institute of Nebraska, Inc. (ACTION) was established to provide statewide training for alcoholism counselors to prepare them to meet state certification standards. ACTION is a joint effort by alcoholism service providers and the University of Nebraska psychology department. Issues faced by the program are…

Several examples of how alcohol education can be integrated into social studies, English, foreign language, and art classes are offered along with a discussion of the interdisciplinary approach to alcohol education. (MM)

Explores attitudes toward alcoholism and the formative characteristics of an entering class of graduate social work students. Results produced four belief groupings: moralists, treatment optimists, habit model adherents, and disease model adherents. Findings indicate that background characteristics influence different kinds of attitudes. Suggests…

Reports results of a survey of 50 accredited physician assistant programs regarding their substance use/abuse education: curricula, legal and ethical perspectives, and teaching methodologies. Traditional teaching methods, general biomedical concepts, and treatment modes and outcomes are emphasized, while developing students' multicultural…

Few nurses receive the formal education to recognize chemical dependency in their patients. This article reports on one school's coordinated approach to curriculum implementation of alcohol and other drug abuse materials. Discusses training plans, curriculum implementation, faculty survey, and evaluations that were used in the program. (RJM)