September 2011 – May 2012
Lifeways Programming
 7.5 Staff - Providing Evidence Based Program
PROJECT SUCCESS in Rapid City Area School District
 East MS – Angela Wiederich
 North MS – Amanda Thomas
 South MS – Bob Burke (2.5 days per week)
 Southwest MS – Bob Burke (2.5 days per week)
 West MS – Paula Long Fox (2.5 days per week)
 Academies – Michelle Mott
 Central HS – Kelsey Arneson & Chelle Schefcik
 Stevens HS – David Herrick
PROJECT SUCCESS
 Universal prevention strategies are designed to reach the entire
population without regard to individual risk factors.
 Project Success Education Series (7th and 9th grade)
 Universal prevention education and activities
 Pro-social student groups (i.e., SADD, Youth 2Youth, etc.)
 Selective prevention strategies target subgroups of the general
population that are determined to be at risk for substance abuse.
 Individual and group education
 Indicated prevention interventions identify individuals who are
experiencing early signs of substance abuse and target them with
special programs.
 Individual and group education
 Intervention classes - PATH II (10 hours) and PATH III (20 hours)
2011-2012 MS Direct Service School Hours
•63% of time spent
on universal
prevention
•34% of time spent
on selective /
indicated
prevention
Individual
Parent
Education
Hours
3%
Pro-Social
28%
Individual
Student
Education
Hours
28%
Classroom
Presentation
Hours
35%
Group
Education
Hours
6%
2011-2012 HS Direct Service School Hours
•34% of time spent
on universal
prevention
•66% of time spent
on selective /
indicated
prevention
Individual
Parent
Education
Hours
10%
Treatment
Needs
Assessments /
Outpatient
Counseling
10%
Classroom
Presentation
Hours
16%
Pro-Social
18%
Individual
Student
Education
Hours
44%
Group
Education
Hours
2%
Classroom Education
 Lifeways provided 641 classroom presentation hours
 388.5 hours at the middle school level with 8618.5
student contact hours
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51 sections of the Project Success Education series
145 other classroom presentations
 252.5 hours at the high school level with 6708.5
student contact hours
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29 sections of the Project Success Education series
94 other classroom presentations
Individual and Group Education
Assessment/Screening/Referral/Individual Sessions/Group Sessions
 Lifeways provided 1019 hours of individual prevention education
 303 hours at the middle school level
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437 sessions with 152 students
80% seen 3 or less times, 16% seen 4 – 9 times, 5% students seen 10+ times (max 28
times)
19% were referred to the MS Path, 8% were referred to a COSAPs group, and 6% were
referred to outside services including mental health counseling or treatment services.
 716 hours at the high school level
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785 sessions with 259 students
68% seen 3 or less times, 31% seen 4 – 9 times, 2% seen 10 or more times (max 18 times)
21% were referred to Path II, 20% were referred to Path III, 6% were referred to a
COSAPs group, 9% were referred to treatment services, and 9% were referred to other
outside services including mental health counseling.
 Lifeways provided 110.5 hours of group prevention education
 68 hours at the middle school level
 42.5 hours at the high school level
PATH II
 74 students signed up for PATH II
 10 students signed up but never attended
 9 groups held with 64 students and 65 parents
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59 students (92%) completed PATH II
 47 (80%) complete in 1 month
 8 (14%) complete in 2 months
 4 (7%) complete in 3 – 9 months of first class
5 students (8%) attended but didn’t complete the class
PATH III
 78 students signed up for PATH III
 14 students signed up but never attended
 9 groups held with 64 students and 50 parents
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47 students (73%) completed PATH III
 38 (81%) complete in 1 month
 9 (19%) complete in 2 – 5 months of first class
17 students (27%) attended but didn’t complete the class
State Funding
 First year of implementation of SPF SIG grant
 Goal – decrease underage drinking among 12 – 20 year
olds
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Lifeways will accomplish this goal by:
 Increasing the perception of harm of underage alcohol use
 Decrease the social norm of accepting underage drinking
 Improve coping styles and social competence skills
Successes
 After participating in all Lifeways programming, youth
see alcohol use as more harmful than they previously
thought
 Think drinking is more dangerous for teenagers than
adults
 Think teen drinkers are more likely to get addicted than
those who start drinking as adults
 Think drinking has a long term impact on their brain
 PATH students are becoming more aware of the
consequences of their substance use.
Successes
 After participating in all Lifeways programming, youth are
learning healthy ways to cope and creating a healthy
support system
 Realize that using alcohol or drugs is not a good way to deal
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with stress, anxiety, sadness, or depression
Have increased their refusal skills and feel that they have
control over their lives.
Feel that they have an adult that they can turn to when they
have a problem.
Have set goals and feel more hopeful about their future.
PATH students show an intention to change their behavior
regarding their substance use.
Successes
 1 in 3 students are aware of Lifeways and the
SADD/Y2Y/TATU groups in their schools
 Almost all staff are aware of Lifeways in their schools
 Lifeways staff rated highly, especially on their attitude,
rapport with students, and knowledge of material.
 After participating in some of Lifeways programming,
youth are learning that most people their age do not
drink
 Best results seen with students participating in
individual education