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PRIME For Life

PRIME For Life. By Marcia Creasey. PRIME For Life. Evidence based Lifestyle Risk Reduction model alcohol/drug program Challenges common beliefs and attitudes 3 equally important, measureable behavioral program goals Uses persuasion-based approach. PRIMARY GOAL.

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PRIME For Life

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  1. PRIME For Life By Marcia Creasey

  2. PRIME For Life • Evidence based Lifestyle Risk Reduction model alcohol/drug program • Challenges common beliefs and attitudes • 3 equally important, measureable behavioral program goals • Uses persuasion-based approach

  3. PRIMARY GOAL • Prevention of health problems: alcoholism/addiction • Prevention of impairment problems: car crashes/fights • Understanding risk: risk we can change; risk we cannot change

  4. GOALS • Goals are designed to reduce the risk for health and impairment problems by: • Increasing abstinence • Delaying initial use • Decreasing high risk use

  5. PRESENTATION • Wide variety of delivery methods: • Interactive presentation • Small group discussion • Workbooks (individual and group activities) • Materials presented by DVD platform with animation (full motion video and audio clips)

  6. THEMES • We can influence another person’s drinking choices to some degree • We can’t control their choices • Based on documented research findings not on opinions, exaggerations or scare tactics.

  7. THEMES • Credibility of program and instructor is key • Instructors need to master program. • Focuses on information needed to bring about behavior change.

  8. THEMES • What participants will remember are critical conclusions that come from hearing information. • Who can experience alcohol/drug problems? • How do I estimate biological risk? • How do I know what is low risk? • How far have my alcohol/drug choices progressed? • Research based information provides the credibility needed to promote change.

  9. UNITS UNIT ONE: • Risks we can control; risks we cannot control • Common beliefs about alcohol/drug problems • How our choices can jeopardize things that are important to us.

  10. UNITS UNIT ONE: • Research based, age appropriate quantity/frequency guidelines for alcohol use to reduce the risk for all alcohol/drug related problems at any point in life.

  11. UNITS UNIT TWO: • Phases of Use • Self assessment process • Interrupting the progression for those who have not developed addiction • Preventing further deterioration for those with addiction

  12. UNITS UNIT THREE: • Through group activities: • Apply what has been learned • Obtain support from others • Prepare for personal change

  13. UNITS UNIT THREE: • Understand changes in the brain from making high risk choices. • Develop a future timeline • Identify new ways to have fun • Making a commitment to making low-risk choices.

  14. RIVER VALLEY SCHOOLS • Underage drinking and drug violations related to activity code and per special request from local judges • Four 2-2 ½ hour classes

  15. RIVER VALLEY SCHOOLS • Cost per student: $30.00 • Actual student book cost is $12.00/student • Remainder is used for incidental expenses • Old TWYSAA/TWYKAA curriculum • Can be used as a prevention program in 9th grade health class

  16. INSTRUCTOR TRAINING • Three to four day new instructor training with passing final exam • Includes instruction opportunities for practice teaching/presentation. • Cost: $895.00 / participant (lodging, meals/travel not included) • Includes set of 4 DVD’s; student workbook; instructor resource CD-ROM; set of 4 posters

  17. INSTRUCTOR TRAINING • Deliver an entire PRIME For Life program to a group of at least 5 participants • Co-teaching recommended. • Report experience by completing certification form. • CEU’s • Prevention Research Institute: http://www.askpri.org; 800-922-9489

  18. CUSTOMIZING • Variety of different activities/experiences can be used. Some work better than others depending on the group. • Prevention: may use videos illustrating advertising • Progression into phases, especially Phase 4: additional hours on such topics as support, plan or state dependent learning. • Class length 7-20 hours depending on clientele.

  19. CONTACT Marcia Creasey RN BSN, School Nurse 7422 Loy Rd Arena, WI 53503 cell: 608-753-2484 marcia.creasey@gmail.com

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