Describes history and development of Veterans Administration's Alcohol and Drug Counselor Training Program at Fort Lyon Veterans Administration's Medical Center. Notes that, from program's inception in 1968 to its close in 1985, school graduated 1,052 counselors who subsequently have been employed in virtually every state in county, state, and…

Describes a training program for the certification of substance abuse counselors produced by the Colorado Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the University of Denver School of Social Work, and the substance abuse practice community of Denver. Details the program, its history, and the outcomes to date of its five successful years in operation.…

Describes the evolution of a primary, community-based drug prevention program and the challenges associated with becoming established within a particular community. Addresses the use of consortium to implement program goals and objectives; parental involvement and home visitation; developing and maintaining a positive relationship with the host…

Describes Virginia Intervention Education Weekend (V.I.E.W.), project designed to implement peer-based alcohol and other drug prevention programs in institutions of higher education. Notes that 46% of 28 institutions had alcohol and other drug action plans in place at follow-up. Of others, 61% reported other positive outcomes as result of V.I.E.W.…

Provides a description of the development and implementation of the Alcohol and Drug Education in the schools (ADE) program. Emphasized the problems encountered prior to and during the implementation of program activities. (LLL)

Discusses the objectives of alcohol education, program development, and evaluation. Objectives usually include immediate behavior change as well as long range outcomes. Results indicate that incorporating areas of health education can increase the validity of alcohol education with appropriate planning and evaluation. (JAC)

Discusses systems theory applied to alcoholism programing which enables programers to analyze a project for maximum system effectiveness. It is suggested that generating scarce resources, especially clients, and having appropriate services, calls for extensive interorganizational linkages and for sensitive interaction with the environment. (Author)

Conducted study to assess nature and extent of alcohol consumption by college students and to make recommendation about university responses to alcohol use and abuse on campus. Students (n=247) completed questionnaires assessing various alcohol-related issues. Results were used to guide in planning and implementation of alcohol education,…

Describes a university alcohol education program and discusses 13 ideas constituting the rationale for the program. Considers the need for alcohol education, the college environment and alcohol abuse, the role of faculty, program design, resources for the program, and financial support. (RC)

Describes development and implementation of a school-based substance abuse preventive intervention "systems approach" strategy. Interventions are selected and linked to existing school program/personnel components for reinforcement based on local needs assessment survey data. Modifications are ongoing corresponding to the results of a substance…