UpFront's Oakland High School SAP
The SAP model used at Oakland High
School and taught as UpFront has evolved over the last seven
years (1998-2005). Created primarily through student feedback, combined
with the evolving science and understanding of adolescent drug use,
by doing a needs assessment with administrators,
teachers and students. We found agreement among all three groups; that there was
a great need for drug and alcohol specific services and that those
services were best offered in confidential group and individual
settings.
In response to this
feedback, we developed the current SAP model. This model is a dynamic
one which changes yearly based on ongoing student and teacher
evaluations. It is also inclusive, because research shows that all
students are at risk and will either use during the course of their
lifetime or know someone who does. The classroom work also enables us
to reach students who would never otherwise participate in a group but
were in need of the information.
The UpFront/OHI SAP
program model is dynamic, flexible and population driven. This is in
contrast to traditional student assistance/treatment services that focus
on identifying and treating only those students deemed at risk. We
believe that by normalizing the practice of fostering positive
relationships between students and SAP practitioners, creating open
honest discussion, and supporting the students abilities to think
critically and act on the new information we offer an organic, positive,
and well received method of incorporating any prevention/intervention
information and strategies and supporting all students, not just the
students at risk.
The UpFront/OHI SAP
program contains seven levels of service, with each level feeding the
next. Continue to a detailed description
of the seven levels.
The OUSD Student
Assistance Program (SAP) started at Oakland High School seven years
ago. This academic year (2002-03) was the first formal evaluation of
this ground-breaking program. Continue to the
Executive Summary.
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