# Presentation: 093160

## MODULE 8Applying Prevention to Community Groups

## A School Approach to Assisting Students 
Student Services/Assistance Approach to Student Tobacco Use

**Student Services/Assistance Approach to Student Tobacco Use**

## Why focus on tobacco use within a Student Services/Assistance Program

**Current efforts to respond to youth tobacco use tend to focus on the violation of policy as primarily a discipline problem and not a health issue.**
**Tobacco use is related to other student problems and may be an early indicator of other health, behavioral or academic problems.**

## Student Services/Assistance Approach to Student Tobacco Use

- Goal
**To integrate the early identification and response to student tobacco use into the school’s comprehensive student services/assistance program.**

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## Student Services/Assistance Program for Response Process Objectives

**Identify students in need of assistance**
**Intervene in a positive way to assist student.**
**Pre-assess student needs and match with appropriate school or community resource.**
**Support student throughout the process.**

## Student Services/ Assistance Program for Response Flow Chart

## School Policy Readiness

**Frame the issue of student tobacco use as primarily a health issue.**
**Integrate student tobacco use violation into existing student services/assistance procedures.**
**Establish consequences for tobacco that can be applied uniformly to any student.**

## School Policy Readiness (cont’d)

**Conduct in-school screening for tobacco use for all students referred to student services/assistance staff or teams.**
**Provide training for all school staff on their role in responding to student tobacco use.**
**Provide training for all student services/assistance staff on their role in conducting in-school screening for tobacco use.**

## School Staff Readiness Responsibilities of All School Staff

**Observe and identify**
**Document**
**Share concern**
**Refer**
**Support**

## Behavior of concern

**Any specific, observable behavior that causes you to be concerned.**

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***WHAT TO SAY, A LESSON***

## All School Staff Share Concern

**Step one****	****	****=****	****I care...**
**Step two****	****	****=****	****I see...**
**Step three****	****	****=****	****I feel...**
**Step four****	****	****=****	****LISTEN**
**Step five****	****	****=****	****I want...**
**Step six****	****	****=****	****I will...**

## Responsibilities of All Student Services/Assistance or Pre-Assessment Staff

**Screen all students referred to student services/assistance for tobacco use.**
**Assess students referred for a tobacco-use violation.**
**Develop an internal referral process.**

## Responsibilities of All Student Services/ Assistance or Pre-Assessment Staff (cont’d)

**Communicate with other staff, students, parents and primary caregivers when appropriate.**
**Provide after care support.**
**Develop an appropriate referral form.**
**Develop a working list of resources for tobacco education and/or cessation.**

## Student Services/ Assistance Staff Asking About Tobacco Use

**FIVE A’s**
**Ask - every student, every visit**
**Advise - all tobacco users to quit**
**Assess - willingness to quit**
**Assist - student in quitting**
**Arrange - follow-up and after care**

## Questions and Discussion