Drug Education: Programmes and Methodology - An Overview of Opportunities for Drug Prevention (EC - UNESCO, 1995, 41 p.): II. The planning process of drug education: (introduction...)

Drug Education: Programmes and Methodology - An Overview of Opportunities for Drug Prevention (EC - UNESCO, 1995, 41 p.)

II. The planning process of drug education

		*(introduction...)*
		Drug abuse assessment
		Developing prevention goals and objectives
		Identification of resources
		Determining the content and selecting methods of the prevention programme
		Implementation
		Evaluation
		Programmes, target groups and intermediaries

(introduction...)

After reviewing and discussing some of the main issues involved in drug education and prevention, this Chapter will deal with planning educational processes leading to the implementation of drug education programmes. Education can only be successful if it is considered as an activity and a social process, which has to be undertaken in a planned and systematic way. This part of the report highlights some important planning steps to be considered before developing any educational programme (7). Figure 1 shows an overview of the basic planning stages:

FIGURE 1: BASIC PLANNING STAGES IN PREVENTION

PLANNING STEP	BASIC PLANNING QUESTION
Drug problem assessment	What drug problem does the community need to address?
Development of prevention goals	What do prevention workers want to achieve?
Identification of resources and funding sources	What resources does the program need to achieve the objectives? Where will the money come from?
Determination of content and selection of methods and techniques	What does the target group already knows about drugs, how do they behave, communicate about drug users)
Implementation	How will the program be introduced, executed and continued
Evaluation	How can be determined whether the goals are met?

7) Prevention Plus II: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Drug Free Communities. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1989.