Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (DITEP)

Date: February 26, 2020 (8AM – 3PM)

Location: Longview School District (2715 Lilac Street)

Cost: FREE

11:30-12:30 (lunch, on your own)

3:00-3:30PM (*optional, stay for questions w/ facilitator)

To help combat the growing problem of substance use in the educational environment, the Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (DITEP) was developed to address the issue. This training is designed specifically for school administration, counselors, nurses and school officials with a systematic approach to recognizing and evaluating individuals in the academic environment who are abusing and impaired by drugs, both legal and illegal, in order to provide early recognition and intervention.

 J Sousley is the trainer for the event and is a certified DITEP trainer from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office. 

The goal of this training is: 

• To enable education professionals to identify chemically impaired individuals and types of drugs for the purpose of ensuring a safe learning environment 

• Assist in preventing an impaired student from driving to and from the school campus 

Objectives  

• Understand the goals of DITEP training 

• Understand how DITEP can assist in identifying drug-impaired students 

• Properly recognize and describe drug impairment indicators 

• Understand the involvement of drugs in schools and society  

• Discuss the seven drug categories and their outward signs and indicators of impairment 

• Identify the key factors to be considered when discussing substance abuse with a parent    

• Properly interpret and document the results of your observations