Domain II: Prevention Education and Service Delivery Flashcards
5 Main Parts included in a Logic Model
- Problem
- Strategy Selection (i.e. interventions)
- Implementation - (including target population)
- Outcomes (short, intermediate, and long-term)
- Evaluation
Logic Models provide _______________________
an overall picture of what program is to be implemented to address the problem and what changes/outcomes are expected at individual and community levels
Cultural Competency
the ability to serve individuals and communities in ways that demonstrate understanding, caring, and valuing the unique characteristics of those served, including cultural differences and similarities within, among, and between groups
** AKA cultural humility, cultural sensitivity, and cultural awareness
Surface Culture
characteristics (i.e. race/ethnicity) which can be seen by looking at someone
Deep Culture
characteristics that cannot be seen by looking at someone (i.e. values, beliefs)
Continuous interplay between _______________________ creates dynamically evolving cultures and subcultures.
individuals, their perceptions, attitudes, assumptions, behaviors, their environment and social institutions
- culture is always changing in response to interactions, other cultural groups, and needs/threats experienced by people within a cultural group
3 things that help us become more culturally competent
- Assess personal cultural values while acknowledging the existence of a ‘cultural lens’ that shapes one’s interpretation of the world
- Become aware of the various cultures that exist within your community and abroad
- Understand the dynamics that may occur when members of different cultures interact
4 Steps for working with communities to foster positive changes in behavior
- Gather information from resources outside the community that helps to describe the community
- Gather information from within the community
- Involve the community in program planning and implementation
- Involve the community in program evaluation
Harm Reduction
set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences related to substance use `
What are the elements of culture?
NORMS – how people behave
VALUES – what is important to people
BELIEFS – what people think about something
SYMBOLS – how people express themselves through art, stories, music, language, etc.
PRACTICES – customs or patterns of behavior that may not be connected to beliefs and values
- History and personal experience also shape these elements
Culture (def’n)
“integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups.”
Harm Reduction focuses on providing _______________________________
resources necessary for people to make informed decisions on reducing harm when using substance (i.e. limiting amount of caffeine consumed)
What is considered when drugs are tiered into one of the 5 schedules of drugs, according to Controlled Substance Act (CSA)?
- whether a drug has medical use
- potential for addiction
- safety concerns related to dependence, liability, etc.
Who can petition for a substance to be added, removed, or change in schedule level?
- Drug Manufacturer
- Medical Society or Association
- Pharmacy Association
- Public interest group concerned with drug abuse
- State or local government agency
- An individual citizen
Qualifications for Schedule I Drugs
- The drug or other substance has a high potential for dependence
- Drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the US
- There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision
