A peer-led drug and alcohol prevention program is offered at the school in your community
At a school board meeting you are
attending, a parent confronts the board and demands that the
program be shut down because she does not want her child being
counseled by another student. How would you respond?
A. Agree with the parent.
B. Explain your professional background. Share that peer-led
programs may possess greater potential for primary prevention
than teacher-led ones.
C. Share that peer-led programs yield twice as much student selfdisclosure
among participants as teacher-led ones, which can
only help the participants.
D. Share that studies comparing teacher-led and peer-led
prevention interventions have resulted in mixed findings, so the
parent might be right.
B
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Which agency staff is often responsible for program evaluation?
a. Direct service staff b. Human resources staff c. Executive directors d. Managers and supervisors
In some cases, decisions are postponed until there is a _______________, where not even one member of the group vetoes the action.
A) “Organizational consensus” B) “Quaker consensus” C) “Dedicated consensus” D) “Presidential consensus”
During which of the following stages of group development is the approach or avoidance behavior most displayed by members?
A) ?The separation stage B) ?The power and control stage C) ?The preaffiliation stage D) ?The differentiation stage