Warbasse's efforts to establish an affiliation with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians to design culturally specific patient placement criteria. Ayers' link with Detroit's Burton Detention Center. Hopper's visual approach to prevention in his work with young men at the Boniface Human Services agency, which serves much of southwest Detroit's Latino community. In the first stage of a video production on prevention, Dr. Hopper has asked the youths to take photographs of what they see in their neighborhoods as the consequences of substance abuse. Dr. Hopper says the exercise forces young people to think creatively about the problems of substance abuse.
Wisdom comes from sharing.
Participants say the learner-centered nature of the faculty development program has made for an invaluable experience. Dr. Schoener and the fellows agreed it has helped members of the institute, the agencies and the community to better understand and deal with problems related to substance abuse. Reprinted from Inside Wayne State. Written by Tom Tigani.