Project ALERT

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Project ALERT

• Substance Abuse Prevention That Works!

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Curriculum Focus

• Substances of first and most frequent use
• Tobacco
• Alcohol
• Marijuana
• Inhalants

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Prevention Goals

• To prevent teenage non-users from experimenting.
• To prevent teenage experimenters from becoming
  regular users.

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Fidelity

• Delivering Project ALERT as it was
• designed and researched.

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Maintaining Fidelity

• 11 core lessons taught sequentially once per week
  in year one.
• 3 booster lessons taught sequentially once per
  week in year two.

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Maintaining Fidelity

• It is important that the lessons are taught
  sequentially because each lesson builds upon the
  previous one.
• It is important that the lessons are taught once
  per week so students will have time to practice
  resistance skills in real world situations.

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Reasons to Maintain Fidelity

• It is important to adhere to the time period as
  designated by the lesson plan so that all lessons
  are completed. No substitutions. No omissions.
• It is important to participate in the Project
  ALERT training because it teaches you how to
  deliver the program with fidelity.

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Planning for Implementation

• Points to consider when planning for your
• Project ALERT implementation
• Where will Project ALERT be delivered?
• Who will deliver Project ALERT?
• When will Project ALERT be delivered?

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Planning for Implementation

• Additional considerations when planning for
• Project ALERT
• Teacher buy-in
• Benefits of a team approach
• Booster Lessons

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Lawrence USD

• Real World Implementation

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Adaptation

• Common barriers to fidelity
• You dont have 11 weeks to teach the program.
• You dont have anyone to teach the booster
  lessons.

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Adaptation

• Project ALERT Technical Support

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Online Training

• Ecodes
• Refresher training
• Online Resources

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Online Resources

• Lesson Plans
• Drug Information Links
• Student Survey
• Fidelity Instrument