PREVENTION
ATOD Education (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs)
Education activities include programs intended to develop life skills such as refusal skills, decision making and stress management.
BOTVIN LIFE SKILLS
Botvin Life Skills Training reduces tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use by up to 75%. Life Skills Training is aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.
We are currently proving services in 4 School Districts with several different schools;
Susuquehanna HS
Steelton HS
Central Dauphin East HS
Susquehanna MS
Central Dauphin East MS
Swatara MS
Nativity MS
All Services provided to schools within Dauphin County are FREE for the schools. Dauphin County Drug & Alcohol Department covers all expenses associated with staff teaching lessons.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
6th - 8th Graders
Level 1: 15 Sessions
Level 2: 10 Sessions
Level 3: 8 Sessions
Approximately 45 minute Sessions
LESSON TOPICS
1. Self-Image and Self-Improvement
2. Making Decisions
3. Smoking: Myths and Realities
4. Smoking and Biofeedback
5. Alcohol: Myths and Realities
6. Marijuana: Myths and Realities
7. Advertising
8. Violence and the Media
9. Coping with Anxiety
10. Coping with Anger
11. Communication Skills
12. Social Skills (A)
13. Social Skills (B)
14. Assertiveness
15. Resolving Conflicts
HIGH SCHOOL
9th & 10th Graders
10 Sessions
Approximately 45 minute Sessions
LESSON TOPICS
Unit 1: The Value of Good Health
Unit 2: Decision-Making for Health
Unit 3: Risk-Taking and Substance Abuse
Unit 4: The Media and Health
(2 Sessions)
Unit 5: Managing Stress, Anger, and Other Emotions
Unit 6: Family Communications
(2 Sessions)
Unit 7: Healthy Relationships
TRANSITION
11th & 12th Graders
6 Sessions
Approximately 45 minute Sessions
LESSON TOPICS
Unit 1: Goal-Setting for Success
- The Big Picture
- The Four Criteria for Goal-Setting
- Strategies for Overcoming Challenges
Unit 2: Effective Communication
- Is It Formal or Informal?
- Effective Communication Skills
- Speaking for Understanding
Unit 3: Managing Stress.
- Resilience Inventory
- Stress Management Techniques
- 10 Bounce-Back Techniques for Stress
Unit 4: Decision-Making and Risk
- What's at Stake
- A Decision-Making Method
- Reality Check
Unit 5: Managing Time and Money
- Setting Priorities
- Money Smarts
- Practical Applications
- Financial Scenarios
Unit 6: Building Relationships
- The World of Relationships
- Collaborating, Negotiating, Compromising
- Building Relationships During Transitions