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LifeSkills Unleashed: Effective Drug Prevention for Elementary, Middle, High School Students and Beyond!
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In this webinar, the presenter will introduce the entire Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) series of programs to reach students from Elementary School through College. The presenter will highlight the critical components of the Botvin LST approach and how it is central to the effectiveness demonstrated by more than 40 published papers. The presenter will take participants through the entire span of the LST program series and will highlight implementation options to meet your program goals and implementation model(s). The presenter will also highlight how a well-designed and structured ‘skills-based’ prevention program can not only be an effective option but do so with flexibility and durability to be implemented for years to come.
Beyond the Keyboard: Effective e-Learning Drug Prevention for Middle School Students
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Is e-learning an effective strategy for drug prevention? How does it compare to teaching traditional face-to-face lessons? What does it mean for the teacher? What does it mean for students? Does it require a special skill set to teach e-learning courses? In this interactive webinar, the presenter will address these questions and more. Participants will see an e-learning hybrid prevention education program that makes the transition from traditional lesson delivery to using e-LST Middle School a simple one. Schools, teachers, and students have access to more advanced educational technology than ever before. Join this webinar to see how teachers can use this interesting new instructional delivery model to reach students to develop life skills. The presenter will also highlight recent findings regarding the effectiveness of e-LST Middle School on smoking, vaping, drinking, marijuana use, and Rx drug misuse.
Amplify Your Prevention Lessons with e-LST High School
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Is e-learning right for your high school students? What skills do high school students need to learn coping skills to navigate high school and beyond? How are life skills presented and acquired by students? What do I need to consider before introducing an e-learning prevention course with my students? How can I track student progress? The presenter will address all these questions and more. Participants will have an opportunity to see how e-LST High School prioritizes skill practice to maximize confidence and competency to learn fundamental life skills. The presenter will also highlight implementation options that can meet the needs of multiple implementation models.
LST Galaxia: An Out of This World Online Game to Prevent Bullying and Cyberbullying
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The effects of bullying and cyberbullying can have a devastating and lasting impact on youth. They are at increased risk of depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, dropping out of school, and substance misuse. In addition, there is a negative impact on instructional time, reduced school connectedness, and the risk of overwhelming administrators and school staff in addressing these behaviors. In this webinar, the presenter will review details related to bullying and cyberbullying among school-aged youth and will introduce evidence-based programming that can have a significant positive impact on reducing bullying, cyberbullying, violence, and delinquency. The presenter will introduce an online game (LST Galaxia) specifically designed to reduce bullying and cyberbullying among middle school students. Game play examples will be shown, and the presenter will highlight recent findings related to reducing bullying and cyberbullying perpetration.