” In the past schools only aimed at academic excellence as the sole evidence for their success however today, there is a growing acknowledgment of the need to develop students in a more holistic way; with a stronger focus on student wellbeing. There is an increasing need to take a more proactive rather than a reactive approach to the rising statistics of psychological distress with its attending challenging behaviour of students.
Studies show a rising incidence of adolescence experimenting with alcohol and drugs. What is more alarming is that more students do not see any harm in these behaviours as the use of drug has become part of their pop culture. A school cannot be held responsible for a student who decides to engage in such behaviour however every school owe it to their students to educate them about drugs and to make the school environment a less likely place that such behaviour can thrive The Teen DAPP workshop is organized to:
- Empower Educators and Parents to be adequately equipped to identify, understand, respond and curb the rising cases of drug use and dependence among adolescents
- Ensure Educators and parents are equipped to provide early intervention services
- Provide Appropriate referral of cases who need further expert intervention
- Your school is seen as giving additional value beyond addressing academic performance to raising the child in a “holistic” manner. “