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SHAHRP
School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project

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BACKGROUND

The National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) developed the SHAHRP classroom resource as part of a research study to assess the effectiveness of an evidence-based curriculum program in reducing the alcohol related harm that young people experience. One of the key features of the SHAHRP curriculum materials is that it incorporates information from focus group discussions with students to ensure that the lesson activities are based on the experiences of young people. The materials have been piloted with students and teachers to make the resource appropriate to the school setting while maintaining the integrity of the evidence-based approach. Results from the SHAHRP study indicate that the program can assist students to increase knowledge, develop safer attitudes, reduce alcohol consumption and reduce the harm experienced from the students own alcohol use and other people's use of alcohol. These results were attained when the SHAHRP program was taught as documented in the teacher manual.

ORDERING

The SHAHRP curriculum materials may be downloaded from the website and photocopied for educational purposes. However, please note that downloaded copies will be plain uncoloured copies of the materials and that the pilot phase of the SHAHRP study indicated that students were particularly motivated by the colourful workbooks. NDRI does not profit from the production of the SHAHRP curriculum materials. If you are interested in purchasing the materials, the more student workbooks that are ordered the cheaper the cost (orders less than 1000 will nearly double the price listed on the SHAHRP Order Form). Given this, it may be useful to order together with other schools. If you intend to order copies contact NDRI secretary (ndri@curtin.edu.au).

Copies of the videos used during the three phases of the SHAHRP intervention are available from NDRI.

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TRAINING

Research evidence suggests that training is an important feature in drug education. The results for the SHAHRP study are influenced by teacher training. Each program teacher received training, which modelled the teaching of phase one, phase two and phase three activities. Prior to the first phase of implementation, teachers participated in two days of training, this was followed by one extra day of training in the following year for teachers who had taught phase one. For teachers new to the program at phase two, two days of training were provided. Phase three teacher participated in one day of training. The focus of all training was interactive modelling of activities. This type of training requires teachers to participate in each activity as a pseudo students and to reflect on management, discussion and debriefing issues for each activity, in their teacher role.

There are many teacher educators around Australia skilled in providing training sessions on the SHAHRP materials. A list of contacts is available through NDRI.

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