Transcript National Antidrug Strategy

System of
prevention
in Slovakia
Alena Kopányiová, Phd.
www.vudpap.sk
National Antidrug Strategy
 The Slovak Government adopted in 2009 the new NAS
(2009 – 2012)
 Its main goal is the protection of public health and the
emphasis is given to the integrated, balanced and
coordinated approach. The balanced approach is
visible in two main priorities of strategy:
 1. to prevent drug abuse, risks and damage related to
drug abuse;
 2. to prevent and repress drug related crime.
National Antidrug Strategy
 This policy document within drug demand reduction
formulates concentrates on the following issues:
 (i) innovative approaches in the area of prevention and reduction
of drug use or abuse-related damages.........
 (iv) creation of conditions for the active and meaningful
use of leisure time;
 (v) to prepare preventative programmes and
educational activities;
 (vi); to enhance of the information level and the
improvement of the quality of support services,
especially for risk groups
Universal
prevention
Primary
prevention
Selective
prevention
Sekundary
prevention
Indicated
prevention
vs.
Tertiary
prevention
Implementation of drug
prevention
 in Slovakia falls under the responsibility
of the key ministries concerned:
 Education,
 Health,
 Labour, Social Affairs and Family,
 and the Ministry of Interior.
Ministry of Education
National level
organisation working under ME:
 Institute for information and Prognosis in
school
 Metodical – pedagogical centres
 State pedagogical institute
 Research Institute for child psychology
and pathopsychology
Methodological-Research Cabinet of
Educational Counseling and Prevention
–
Research
Institute for Child
Ministerstvo
školstva
psychology and pathopsychology
Methodological-Research Cabinet of Educational
Counseling and Prevention:
It secures the methodological, training and
supervisory activities:
- research, screenings, international projects
- development of prevention programs for
schools
- development of manuals dealing with
prevention
- training
- development of strategies and quidelines
Our
trainers team
Ministerstvo
školstva
Ministery
of Education
Ministerstvo
školstva
Regional level:
Schools
Support for educational system
Support for educational
system
 Facilities of educational
counseling and prevention:
- Centers of pedagogical-psychological
counseling and prevention
- Centers of special-pedagogical
counseling
Special educational
facilities
Residential care:
 Health-educational sanatoriums
 Diagnostic centers
 Re-educational centers
Re-educational centers
Totally, there are 14 re-educational centers
in Slovakia for children and youth
 from 12 to 15 years
 from 15 to 18 years
Reasons for placement:
Criminal activity, truancy, alcohol, running away
from home, premature sexual experience,
narcotic drugs
Prevention at school
 Proffesional position – teacher – coordinator of
prevention in every schol
 pedagogical and organizational guidelines
 Schools programms
 Youth / peers programms
 Project WHO – Schools supporting health
(cca.2000 schools) – National network of
schools
Ministery for Labour, Social Affairs and
Family
- Branches of counseling and psychological services
- Local Labour offices, Social affair and family – small
Branches of counseling and psychological services
Selective prevention:
- For risk groups (children in childrens homes)
- Counselling and therapeutical service for problematic
families
Indicative prevention:
- Residential resocialisation services
- Children homes for drug abused children and youth
EDUCATION FOR PROFFESIONALS
 According to brand new law (from
november 2009) there is set new
credit education for proffesionals
working in school area:
 Updating education
 Specialistic education
 Inovative education
 Thank you for your attention
Alena Kopányiová, PhD.