Life I Can Cite an Term Paper

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I would incorporate much in the way of nonverbal communication to entice the students to remain engaged while listening to what I had to say. I think the best method of deliverance would be the use of live communication followed up by literature the students would take with them. The use of media, including interviews with other students and their experiences with drug and alcohol abuse would be relevant and useful in this context.

Using the Yale attitude changing approach, I would establish credibility by approaching students as a peer and victim of abuse; the messages I provided would allow for two sides of the argument, meaning students could offer their own objections to what it is I had to say. The messages given would be of support rather than designed to persuade students directly, so I would take a peripheral route to persuasion. Using these methods and approaches will allow greater access to students who have likely had to endure many "lectures" on the dangers of substance abuse previously.
It would also help to involve other willing students from the audience to share their experiences for other to reflect on.

The key here is to be a friend and not a foe while giving the impression I am working with and for the students and not against them. To help address the issue of personal relevance as stated I would encourage students to share their own experiences as I had. To evaluate the efficacy of the program I would ask students to fill out a brief anonymous survey following the session and follow up again with students later to see if the session resulted in lasting effects. A survey of authoritative or teacher responses to the session may also be helpful in assessing the short- and long-term outcomes of the program......

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