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45 results found for "Effective Communication"

By default results that have the highest evidence rating, and are Australia-based, are displayed first.

Botvin Life Skills Training program

Skills for navigating challenging situations.

Year: Year 3–4, Year 5–6, Year 7–8, Year 9–10, Year 11–12

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
platinum medal
Recommended program
Get Ready

Curriculum-based drug and alcohol education program.

Year: Year 7–8, Year 9–10

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
gold medal
Recommended program
OurFutures: MDMA & Emerging Drugs Module

Curriculum-based online program featuring an engaging cartoon-based drama.

Year: Year 9–10

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
gold medal
Recommended program
Resilient Families Program

Combined school-based and family intervention.

Year: Year 7–8

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
gold medal
Recommended program
Project Towards No Drug Abuse (Project TND)

Interactive drug prevention program on coping skills, decision-making & motivation. Spanish language version available.

Year: Year 9–10, Year 11–12

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
gold medal
Recommended program
Choices: Applied Theatre project

Choices is an applied theatre program offered in QLD to prepares students for Schoolies.

Year: Year 11–12

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
silver medal
Recommended program
OurFutures: Cannabis & Psychostimulant Module

Curriculum-based program featuring engaging cartoons to prevent harm from cannabis, MDMA/ecstasy & methamphetamine "Ice"

Year: Year 9–10

Audience:
studentteacher
Evidence Rating:
silver medal
Recommended program
Benzodiazepines: Factsheet

Get accurate, up-to-date information about Benzodiazepine medications, including risks, effects and appropriate use.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z
Decision-making and Problem-solving: Class Activity

Students learn to make decisions and solve problems.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Quick activity
Drug prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth

An overview of what works, what's uncertain, and doesn't work, in terms of drug & alcohol prevention in the classroom.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
How To Say No Without Losing Face

Cartoon video resource demonstrating different strategies for saying no to using cannabis.

Audience:
student
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Making choices

Learn how to be assertive, deal with pressure from friends and make your own decisions about alcohol and drugs.

Audience:
student
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
Making the Link: How to approach conversations with teenagers

These videos demonstrate how to talk to teens about drug use and motivate them to make changes.

Audience:
parentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Mates Help Mates

Demonstrates different approaches to starting conversations to help a friend and encourage them to seek support.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Media and marketing’s influence on drug and alcohol use

Learn how media and marketing can influence young people’s alcohol, tobacco and e-cigarette use, and what we can do.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
Medicinal Cannabis: Factsheet

Information about what medicinal cannabis is and what the evidence says about its use for specific medical conditions.

Audience:
parentstudentteacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Drugs A to Z
Parents & Teenagers Talk About Alcohol Use

Video demonstration shows how parents can communicate effectively with teenagers about alcohol use.

Audience:
parent
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
Preventing alcohol and other drug harms among rural young people

This factsheet provides advice for school staff around reducing harm from alcohol and other drug use in rural areas.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
Respect Your Brain: the effect of drugs on the developing brain

This animated video series for young people explores the effects of alcohol, cannabis and MDMA on the adolescent brain.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Video
School based prevention- choosing resources

How to choose appropriate and effective drug and alcohol resources for you class.

Audience:
teacher
Evidence Rating:
bronze medal
Factsheet
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