Foundations of Education

Catalog description

For school personnel to effectively participate in a Coordinated School Health Program, this course addresses issues of resiliency, misuse, and abuse of chemical substances. Educators who aim to meet their responsibilities with regard to school health will be trained in the comprehensive approach toward reducing risks and consequences associated with experimentation, use, misuse, and dependency of chemical substances. Factors that promote resiliency toward chemical abuse are studied with respect to their implications for youth (preschool through grade 12). Effective planning and implementation of substance abuse education for students, staff, and family will be fostered through class projects and activities.