Introduction: Substance Misuse in School Settings
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This self-paced training is designed to improve teachers’ and school staff’s knowledge and raise their awareness and understanding of substance misuse in school settings, how to prevent it, and how to support students affected by it.
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IntroductionWelcome to the Introduction: Substance misuse in school settings training.
This training is to educate teachers and educators on the prevalence and trends of drug and alcohol abuse in Nigerian schools and to provide them with relevant information, assistance and preventative strategies.
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Pre-training assessment
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Early detection
In this section of this module, you will learn about the role of teachers in the early detection of alcohol and drug misuse among students. You will learn how this can be achieved through observation and behaviour monitoring as well as building a trusting relationship.
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Teacher’s referral
In this section of this module, you will learn about how teachers can collaboratively work with other professionals and parents to prevent and help students struggling with substance misuse.
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Teachers and providing ongoing support
In this section of this module, you will learn about how teachers can help prevent and provide ongoing support for students struggling with alcohol and substance misuse.
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Enabling conditions by school management
Here in this section of the module, you will learn about how school management can help provide an enabling environment to prevent and support students struggling with alcohol and drug misuse in their schools.
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Module 6: Assessment
The Health4You Initiative designed this training for ThrivedEd360.
This training consists of six modules where you will learn about:
Module 1: Define alcohol and drug misuse and its relevance and prevalence statistics in Nigerian school settings.
Module 2: Identify common types of drugs and substances abused.
Module 3: Identify risk factors that predispose students to alcohol and drug misuse.
Module 4: Recognising early signs, symptoms, and behavioural indicators of substance misuse in students (physical, psychological, and social).
Module 5: Effect of alcohol and drug misuse on health and learning.
Module 6: The role of teachers in early detection, referral, and support of students at risk of substance abuse.
Each module contains video training and quizzes to test your knowledge of the topic. Trainings may contain additional texts to read and scenarios for you to reflect on.
To pass this course, you must score 80% on the quiz, after which you will receive a free certificate of participation.
There are no set requirements to enrol for this course. However, make sure you have a personal digital device, such as a mobile phone, tablet, or computer, with access to a reliable internet connection.
If the course is paid, please ensure you have a payment method so you can enrol.
This course is designed for all teachers, educators, school staff, and anyone working with, or intending to work with, children and young people.
