Skills; Substance Abuse

This document consists of a facilitator's guide and related materials for implementing a program that teaches social, communication, and study skills to middle school and junior high school students. The goal of the program, which incorporates peer tutoring, is the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse. This program was developed in Iowa to address rural issues of cost effectiveness, limited resources, and small size, while providing sufficient duraticn co change students ' behavior. The facitAlltator's guide covtrs an overview of the program,-1sic group facilitation skills, group facilitative conditions, ground rules, legal and ethical concerns, program implementation, and specific program goals. It also includes a bibliography of 19 works on skill-focused programs for early adolescents, risk and resilience, and the practical aspects of group process and facilitation. The second section of the document provides materials for program implementation and is divided into six flexibl