This guide is intended to accompany a staff development videotape which attempts to: (1) heighten awareness regarding attitudes, values and misconceptions about chemical dependency; (2) provide information about the impact of alcohol and other drugs on young special needs children; and (3) demonstrate skills and strategies for working with special needs children in the area of prevention education. The guide presents a synopsis of the tape contents and additional background information for each video segment. Part I of the tape focuses on awareness, skills, and practice. It examines why alcohol and drug prevention education is important for special needs children, dispels myths of what "drug-exposed" means, explains skills and curriculum for responding to children's concerns, and stresses the creation of classrooms as "safe spaces." In Part II, the roles of early intervention and family school collaboration in alcohol and other drug prevention education programs is examined. Each video segment is intended to be shown in a separate training session. Background information covers the history of Project Healthy Choices, guidelines for prevention education, the importance of a developmental perspective, the drug exposed child, and the family disease of chemical dependency. Specific staff development activities for each segment are also suggested. (DB)