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New approach to drug education
The South Tipperary Substance Misuse Co-ordination Unit, Health
Service Executive South Eastern Area (HSE-SE) launched an innovative
approach to drug education on in Cahir, Tipperary SR. The Primary
School Transition Programme is a holistic programme for 6th class
students. It is delivered by teachers and is aimed at students and
parents of young people in the South Tipperary Community Service
area. It was designed by the Drug Education Officer of the Substance
Misuse Unit of the HSE - SE in response to a number of issues that
were arising for pupils, teachers and parents across primary schools
in the South Tipperary area.
The programme looks at such issues as:
□ Meeting New Challenges
□ Time Management
□ Making Friends
□ Peer Pressure
□ Rules and Choices
□ Self Esteem
Seamus Moore, Acting Regional Manager for Community Services says,
“This is a wonderful new programme aimed at a younger audience. I
believe this is the first structured programme, designed within the
Health Service Executive, to look at these specific issues for
students, parents and teachers in Primary Schools. The programme has
been piloted in South Tipperary over the last three years and has to
date been very well received. As a result of the success of the
pilot programme, the demands from many different sectors and schools
has led to the programme being rolled out across South Tipperary. I
welcome the official launch of this development and I hope it goes
from strength to strength.”
Tony Barden, Regional Drugs Co-ordinator launched the programme by
welcoming the initiative. “From working with schools in this area
the Substance Misuse Co-ordination Unit discovered that there were a
number of issues arising for teachers, parents and students. The
transition from primary school to secondary can impact negatively on
young students and this programme is designed to help them
understand the transition process. The Primary School Transition
Programme is designed to compliment and support other social skills
based courses such as the Social Personal Health Education
Programme. I would like to thank the Substance Misuse team - John
Casey and Sinead O’Mahony Carey for developing the programme and the
education specialists and schools who supported it. I look forward
to the roll-out of this development.”
Ends
Issued by Audrey Lambourn, Communications Manager 086 221 5826 or
056 7784100. Copies are available from: Sinead O’Mahony Carey, Drug
Education Officer, Substance Misuse Co-ordination Unit, 11-12 Peter
St, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary 052-77900. |
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