Puppet Play as Interactive Approach in Drug Abuse Prevention

Autor/inn/en	Nenadic-Bilan, Diana; Vigato, Teodora
Titel	Puppet Play as Interactive Approach in Drug Abuse Prevention
Quelle	7 (2010) 10, S.29-35 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1548-6613
Schlagwörter	Play; Puppetry; Dramatic Play; Drug Education; Prevention; Family Involvement; Drug Abuse; Drug Use; Assertiveness; Intervention; Comprehensive School Health Education; Skill Development; Resistance (Psychology); Peer Influence; Knowledge Level; Attitude Change; Misconceptions; Coping; Goal Orientation; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Puppenspiel; Dramatisches Mittel; Theaterstück; Drogenarbeit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Resistenz; Wissensbasis; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Missverständnis; Bewältigung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	The national strategies of drug abuse prevention across Europe have come to recognise that the drug abuse problem presents a complex set of issues of which there is no simple solution. There is a considerable increase in investment in prevention, treatment and harm-reduction activities and increased focus on supply reduction. School settings are the focus of most attempts to implement effective prevention programmes. Prevention in schools does not only focus on drugs alone, but also includes personal and social skills, often with family involvement and involvement of local community. The school is an ideal setting for drug abuse prevention and development of active and responsible attitudes against drug abuse. Successful school drug-prevention programmes include personal skills training (decision-making, coping and goal-setting), social skills training (assertiveness, resisting peer-pressure), drug education (knowledge about drugs and the consequences of taking them) and developing attitudes (especially correcting misconceptions about peer group drug use). Effective drug education programmes incorporate a range of activities which provide students with relevant factual information, the opportunity to consider their attitudes and values, and the values of others. For effective delivery of prevention programmes, interactive teaching is better than didactic teaching alone. In that sense, the puppet play could be used as an interactive technique. Puppets help the students engage actively in communicating their emotions, opinions and experiences, and learn about the drug abuse problem. By the means of puppetry and dramatic play, the students may learn about drugs and the consequences of taking them. (Contains 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10