Being Real and Being Realistic: Chemical Abuse Prevention, Teen Counselors, and an Ethic of Care
| Autor: | Nina G. Dorsch |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Counseling
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Psychology Adolescent education Medicine (miscellaneous) Alcohol education Alcohol abuse behavioral disciplines and activities Peer Group Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Child Students Health Education School Health Services Medical education business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Chemical abuse medicine.disease humanities Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Drug education Early adolescents Female business Attitude to Health Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Drug Education. 27:335-348 |
| ISSN: | 1541-4159 0047-2379 |
| DOI: | 10.2190/1dcl-mpfg-8anh-52er |
| Popis: | Despite the national goal of “drug-free” schools, recent data suggest that chemical abuse among school-aged children remains a concern. This qualitative case study presents a “unique case” within one school's substance abuse prevention program. In this program, pioneered in 1973, pairs of teen counselors “adopt” a middle school classroom and make regularly scheduled visits to conduct chemical abuse prevention sessions. Two of the teen counselors were perceived by both themselves and the faculty advisor as unlike other teen counselors. This study explores themes surrounding how they viewed their mission and carried it out. Two themes emerged as significant. These particular teen counselors saw both their role and their mission as being “real” and being “realistic.” This perspective represents a concrete expression of the ethic of care described by Nel Noddings. It is a perspective which should be considered in developing teen counselor programs or any chemical abuse prevention program. |
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