A Didactic-Experiential Model for an Inservice Workshop on Drug Abuse Education

Abstract

This one-day workshop on drug education program development combined didactic features with innovative group techniques to generate a practical list of needs, resources and possible programs for use in public schools. Participants discovered that by using specialized inservice training and auxiliary paraprofessional personnel, many of the needs of their schools in the area of drug education might be met without relying on the assistance of outside “expert” consultants. The workshop leaders used psychodrama as a vehicle for cognitive exploration of possible resources and obstacles to proposed drug education programs. The closing activity was the establishing of contracts with individuals or teams from the same schools to implement the program ideas generated in the workshop.

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