The Treatment Improvement Exchange has no control over their content or availability. Purpose Adolescent alcohol use continues to be a primary concern for both school personnel and community members. Students exhibiting difficulties in school are referred to the SCIP agencies. SCIP team members receive 4 days of intensive training to prepare them to assist referred students and their families. The number of people on a SCIP team may vary according to the size and needs of the schools, as may the number of SCIP teams in a school.
Most teams have an administrator, a counselor, a school nurse, and one or more teachers.
After a student is referred to a SCIP team, all faculty who have contact with that student are asked to review the student's behaviors. Through a review of these characteristics, school personnel can identify students who are exhibiting behaviors that interfere with their ability to learn and succeed at school. Experience has shown that these behaviors are frequently related to the student's or a family member's use of alcohol or other drugs. At the intervention, the behavior of the student is described, the parents' cooperation is sought, and a plan is developed to improve the student's behavior and increase the student's opportunities to succeed in school. This plan may include, but is not limited to, a referral to a school resource person for further family assessment, a referral for academic assessment, or continued monitoring of the offending behavior within the school.