FOCUS ON CONSEQUENCES FOR ADOLESCENTS


An educational, brief intervention about alcohol and/or other drug use
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A meaningful, productive option for helping adolescents, ages 14-20
  • Evidence based techniques
  • Non-judgmental
  • Non-confrontational
  • May help to prevent development of drug or alcohol dependency
Program Goals:
  • Increase awareness about the effects of alcohol and other drugs
  • Foster self-evaluation about personal use of alcohol and other drugs and potential negative consequences
  • Reduce high risk behaviors associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs
  • Encourage movement through the stages of change
   This unique program offers:
  • Curriculum designed specifically to adolescent needs
  • Professional, trained facilitators, experienced with adolescents
  • Information about alcohol and other drugs reflecting current research
  • Intensive exploration of personal behaviors and their consequences
  • Confidential, individualized feedback
  • Timely response to referral sources on each participant's attendance and future recommendation

If you are:
• School administrator, counselor, health professional, coach
• Parent or guardian
• Judge, justice, attorney
• Physician
• Therapist/clinician
• HMO
  Refer adolescents who:
• Demonstrate high-risk behaviors associated with substance abuse
• Need education about alcohol and other drugs
• Need better understanding of personal responsibility
• Qualify for an alternative to detention, suspension or expulsion
• May not be served by the
current system
For information on fee schedules for
Focus on Consequences for Adolescents
call 831-2298 or e-mail us at jburns@eccpasa.info