Towards Safer Partying Twilight Seminar

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Towards Safer Partying Twilight Seminar

• Facilitator Jan Warren
• Policy and Program Officer
• DECS Drug Strategy

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We would like to acknowledge that this land we
meet on today is the traditional lands for the
Kaurna people as the custodians of the Adelaide
region and that their cultural and heritage
beliefs are still important to the Kaurna people
living today.
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• This seminar is funded by the Australian
  Government Department of Education, Science and
  Training (DEST)

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!!!!Grant opportunities..

• 500 grant to support a School Drug Education
  Forum that value-adds to or extends other school
  initiatives that build protective factors to
  prevent and reduce the risk of drug-related harm.
  Can combine with Values Forum grant. Substantial
  cluster grants available.
• Consistent with good practice in addressing drug
  related issues in the senior (and other years),
  the Forum must have a significant and active
  student participation component in relation to
  planning and conduct.
• L.E.A.D resource and application forms at
  www.drugstrategy.sa.edu.au and hardcopies
  available here.

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Forum orientation..

• a component of and reflect a whole school
  approach to wellbeing and the broad and inclusive
  participation of young people.
• an opportunity to strengthen or extend drug
  education curriculum, showcase student voice,
  peer mentoring, cross-age tutoring or other
  student led initiatives.
• a mechanism for consultation and involvement, as
  an opportunity for review and reflection in a
  learning journey, or to celebrate the culmination
  of work.

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Working in partnership.
See. Agencies and further resources,
p.8 Promoting principles of good practice in
supporting and complementing school and
classroom-based approaches
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SAPol

• Sgt Ric Schultz
• Community Programs
• Drug Action Teams
• Road safety
• www.sapolice.sa.gov.au

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Drug and Alcohol Services SA (DASSA)

• Carol Kennedy
• DASSA provides a range of prevention, treatment,
  information, education and community-based
  services for all South Australians.
• Alcohol and Drug Information Service
• 1300 13 1340
• www.dassa.gov.au

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SHineSA

• Cheryl Peat
• SHine SA is the lead sexual health agency in
  South Australia. We work in partnership with
  government, health, education and community
  agencies and communities to improve the sexual
  health and wellbeing of South Australians.
• 08 8431 5177
• www.shinesa.org.au

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Red Cross save-a-mate

• Damian Creaser
• The save-a-mate (SAM) program is a harm
  minimisation youth program which aims to reduce
  incidents of harm and death associated with the
  misuse of alcohol and drugs in young people.
  The SAM program does this through the
  save-a-mate First Aid Unit and the delivery of
  the save-a-mate Peer Education Program.
• 08 8100 4681
• www.saveamate.org.au

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Encounter Youth

• Aime-Jade Ritchie
• EY is committed to the health, well being and
  creativity of South Australian young people
• We aim to serve the community through the
  coordination of Schoolies Festival and associated
  services during "Schoolies Week".
• We believe that prevention is better than cure
  and educate young people in positive life choices
  through Safe Partying Seminars in high schools.
• 08 8291 8191
• www.encounteryouth.com.au

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Migrant Health Service

• Jan Williams
• Culturally appropriate primary health care for
  recently arrived
• refugees and asylum seekers.
• Free doctor and nursing clinics, health
  assessments,
• immunisation, women's health clinic,
  counselling, optometry,
• massage, health information and support groups.
  
• Free interpreters for all services.
• 21 Market Street, Adelaide 5000 8237 3900
• http//www.health.sa.gov.au/cnahs/

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Towards safer partying seminar.

• What do you hope to learn/clarify?
• Please take a minute to jot topics, questions on
  post it notes.

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Towards safer partying seminar.

• Aims to
• look at some of the broad issues relating to
  young people and alcohol and drug use
• promote the engagement of senior students in the
  development and delivery of locally/contextually
  relevant drug education
• promote key complementary programs and services
• familiarise with new resource Towards safer
  partying a guide for teachers working with
  students in the senior years.

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Towards safer partying a guide for teachers
working with students in the senior years

• promotes.
• approaches that support young people to have fun
  and stay safe and healthy throughout the year,
  including the rounds of parties, formals and
  end-of-year celebrations
• the involvement of young people in co-planning
  and co-facilitating approaches to safer partying
  issues that are relevant to their school
  community
• principles of effective, inclusive school drug
  education
• peer leadership, peer education and peer
  mentoring as effective strategies

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Towards safer partying a guide for teachers
working with students in the senior years

• provides
• an overview of current alcohol and other
  drug-related issues
• reference to Duty of Care responsibilities of
  schools and teachers in ensuring the wellbeing
  and safety of students attending school organised
  activities and functions such as school formals
  and graduations
• recommended drug education resources

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Towards safer partying a guide for teachers
working with students in the senior years

• provides
• information on a range of topics such as a
  parents guide
• to teenage parties around liquor licensing,
  talking to young
• people about drugs, a guide for parents re
  young people and
• alcohol, and planning a safer party at home.
• links to other agency information, programs and
  support
• services for teachers, students, and parents

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Towards safer partying.

• Drugs in perspective
• What are the issues?
• See
• Rationale and introduction, page 1
• Young people and drug use, page 2

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Total Drug Deaths 23,500
Source Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2002
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Trends in adult smoking prevalence Australia
Male
Male
Female
Persons
Female
Data Source 2004 National Drug Strategy
Household Survey
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Total Drug Deaths 1500
Source Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2002
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Recent useAustralian Secondary Students
Alcohol and Drugs Survey 2005Since the 2002
survey, there has been a significant decrease in
the proportion of students 12 17 years
reporting using alcohol in the last week (33 to
26).
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Acknowledgement

• The following slides relating to alcohol and
  other drug use courtesy Associate Professor Dr
  Robert Ali.
• Dr Robert is Director of Clinical Policy
  Research at the Drug Alcohol Services Council
  of South Australia and head of the World Health
  Organisation Collaborating Centre for Research in
  Treatment of Drug Alcohol Problems.

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ILLICIT DRUGS RECENTLY USED IN THE LAST 12
MONTHS 2004 National Drug Strategy Household
Survey
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Alcohol use has gone from 73 1993 to 83.6 2004
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1993
1995
1998
2001
2004
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Age of Initiation of Lifetime Drug Use in
Australia 1995 - 2004
Source 2004 National Drug Strategy Household
Survey
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Illicit drug use, by age - 2004 Natl
in previous 12 months
Source National Drug Strategy Household Survey
(AIHW)
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Illicit Drug Use

• increasing diversity of drugs used
• types of drugs available change regularly
• hospitals seeing increasing presentations related
  to problems associated with drugs

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BINGE DRINKING A FUN THING FOR 1 IN 3

• Binge drinking is rising so quickly in Australia
  that it now affects at least one third of young
  adultsand nearly one quarter have passed out
  from excessive drinking on at least five separate
  occasions.
• The figures released by the Alcohol Education
  Rehabilitation Foundation Weekend Australian,
  Health p.21, 17 February 2007)
• See.
• Whos drinking alcohol, page 1
• Alcohol guidelines, page 1

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who and how? ? general population
Not consumed alcohol in last 12 months Source
NDSHS 2004 (DASSA analysis of SA dataset)
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who and how? ? school students
Source ASSADS 2005 (DASSA analysis of SA dataset)
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who and how? ? risky drinking
TOTAL risky high risk drinking at levels for
long-term harm, in last 12 months Source NDSHS
2004 (DASSA analysis of SA dataset)
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who and how? ? risky drinking
ANY risky or high risk drinking at levels for
short-term harm, in last 12 months Source NDSHS
2004 (DASSA analysis of SA dataset)
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who and how? ? risky drinking
?5 drinks on any occasion in the last 2
weeks Source ASSADS 2005 (DASSA analysis of SA
dataset)
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where? ? location of use
categories NOT directly comparable Sources
ASSADS (SA), NDSHS 2004 (Australia)
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what? ? type of alcohol usually consumed
Level of risk of alcohol related harm in the
long term NHMRC guidelines Sources NDSHS 2004
(Australia)
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2006 ABS Report card onAustralias alcohol
consumption

• The flow-on effects to health services is
  marked. In the seven years from 1998-99 to
  2004-05, the overall number of hospital
  admissions with a principal diagnosis of mental
  and behavioural disorders due to
  alcoholincreased from 23,490 to 35,152.This
  data is from Alcohol Consumption inAustralia A
  Snapshot, 2004-05. Available onlinewww.abs.gov.a
  u

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What do you think drives young peoples
consumption of alcohol?

• The persuasive effects of industry driven
  marketing campaigns and consumer culture alcohol
  is frequently perceived as appealing, depicted as
  enhancing sociability and intimacy?
• Alcohol is seen as a right of passage associated
  with becoming an adult?
• The need to fit in and identify with their peers
  and to be part of something bigger than
  themselves?
• See
• Young people and drug use, page 2

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Table discussion

• What are some of the alcohol and other drug
  related issues that you are concerned about?
• What are some of the alcohol and other drug
  related issues that the young people you work
  with are concerned about?
• How do you know?
• In relation to their children and these issues,
  what are some of the concerns of their parents ?
• How do you know?
• See..
• What are some young people saying, page 2 and
  3

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Approaches..

• Integrate Drug Strategy within a whole school
  approach to wellbeing.
• Use inclusive, evidence-based approaches.
• Use Towards safe partying as a guide..
• See
• A whole school approach, page 4
• Inclusive education, page 5

   
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How??

• Review Whole School Drug Strategy Action Plan
• Build on previous drug education R-12 what else
  is happening at your school? Who leads,
  coordinates, delivers? How can middle and senior
  school value-add to each others programs?
• Consider timely/relevant focus in the school year
• Establish supporting partnerships with agencies
• Actively involve young people throughout

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and where?????

• Embed in SACE e.g. Health, Community Studies,
  Personal Development Studies (Peer Support),
  Australian Studies and linked to Pastoral Care?
• Develop a tradition of a group of year 11s
  providing program leadership for senior students
  each year?
• Look for opportunities to value-add to other
  programs/events?

Whats already happening?
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Promote those factors that prevent drug related
and other harms
The overall message from prevention research is
that schools can prevent the onset, severity and
duration of problematic substance use, bullying,
violence and mental health problems by
undertaking a process of developing a culture
that promotes resilience. Fuller, 2001
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Developing skills for resilience.
Features of EffectiveDrug Education Programs
INTRAPERSONALSKILLS
KNOWLEDGE
Coping skills Stress reduction techniques Goal
setting Decision-making/problem solving
Short-term effects of drug use (i.e. car
accidents) Long-term health consequences of drug
use.
Drug refusal skills Assertiveness
skills Communication skills Safety skills
INTERPERSONALSKILLS
 
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Towards safer partying a guide for teachers
working with students in the senior years

• See.
• Drug Strategy and Drug Education resources, page
  7
• Activity examples in pink side boxes
  throughout document
• Further resources, page 8
• Websites for students, page 9

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Interactive strategies work best

• participating
• engaging
• involving
• thinking
• talking
• mixing
• enjoying

REDI for the classroom REDI resources Resilience
Education and Drug Information www.redi.gov.au
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Why involve young people in planning and
implementing drug education?

• Enhances learning and positive development
• More effective learning occurs when young people
• - are active partners in learning process
• - viewed as a resource rather than simply
  recipients

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Why involve young people in planning and
implementing drug education?

• Students have valuable skills, expertise,
  knowledge and
• perspectives that contribute to their community
• Schools are in a unique position to model working
  
• productively with young people

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What are the benefits?

• Develops self esteem, leadership, communication
  skills
• Develops citizenship
• Increases connectedness to school and community
• Young people see themselves and peers as a
  valuable resource
• Promotes optimistic thinking and challenges
  negative youth stereotypes
• Promotes involvement in other areas of school and
  community life
• Promotes pro-social attitudes and a safe and
  supportive school environment

....protective factors!!!!
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varying levels of activity within one
initiative a range of roles and different levels
of responsibility.


Work across the youth participation
spectrumrelative to your schools, history
experience, readiness, capacity L.E.A.D p6
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DECS Learner Wellbeing Framework b-12 Principles

• Wellbeing is central to learning and learning is
  central to wellbeing
• Educators make a positive contribution to learner
  wellbeing
• Wellbeing is built on the strengths of
  individuals, groups and communities working
  together.

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DECS Learner Wellbeing Framework
LWBF p.4
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Where to from here.?
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Schoolies Festival 2006