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division of academic services
safe and healthy schools
Night-Time Substance Use Prevention Counseling Education Program
Contact: Kathy Cobb
Program overview
The Night-Time Substance Use Prevention Counseling Education Program is an alternative program available to students who have committed a 3.00 (Alcohol) or 3.01 (Drugs other than Alcohol) violation against the Code of Student Conduct, who in lieu of attending the alternative school are required to attend the 12-session evening program along with their parents. Two programs are conducted continuously throughout the school year at Sandalwood and Lee High Schools on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The student and a parent(s) or guardian(s) must attend and participate in all twelve sessions. Upon completion of the program, parents and students receive certificates and a letter of notification is sent to the student’s home school and to the State Attorney's Office, if applicable.
Based on the belief that adolescents and their parents can be taught to empower the family structure, the program is tailored to utilize the known dynamics of both individual and group development and family interaction. Activities are utilized which address risk factors while strengthening protective factors. Some class activities involve parents interacting as a group, while other classes involve students participating together in a separate setting. Opportunities are also provided for joint communication and exchange of ideas, feelings, and concerns. According to follow-up data collected on students who participated in the program, the current success rate of the program is 92%.
The objectives of the program are to: 1) learn the effects of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs (ATOD) and addictions on individuals, families, and society; 2) gain drug specific information; 3) recognize the signs and symptoms of ATOD use and addiction; 4) expand and strengthen communication skills; 5) develop an expanded list of alternatives to drug use or addictive types of behaviors; 6) identify available community resources; and 7) develop insight into oneself so as to become more responsible for one's own behavior.
ALL families being referred to this program MUST call either Kathy Cobb (Sandalwood - 646-5100 ext. 119 / pager 558-3709) or Susan Hofrichter (Lee HS - 558-3334, pager) to schedule an intake appointment themselves, or the school may call. Appointments are scheduled Tuesday and Thursday nights prior to class (5:00
p.m. – 6:15 p.m. by appointment only), and families will begin class the same evening. Class meets 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for twelve consecutive Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
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