INTRODUCTION: This study explores the perspectives of Czech practitioners on sexuality education (SE) for upper primary school students (ISCED level 2). It focuses on the topics they consider relevant, including those currently underrepresented in school curricula as well as the approaches and methods they apply in practice. The framework of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is used as a lens for interpreting their experiences and practices.

METHODS: Fourteen practitioners participated in two semi-structured focus groups (n = 4 per group, 8 in total) and six individual interviews...

INTRODUCTION: The addiction workforce encompasses a diverse group of professionals across various sectors, such as prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. Training for this workforce is highly variable both at local and international levels, influenced by differences in drug policies, regulatory frameworks, and educational systems across regions. The need for a more holistic and inclusive competency framework has become increasingly apparent to address these disparities.

METHODS: This article draws on insights from a transdisciplinary team involved in the WAVE (Workforce...

INTRODUCTION:

Addiction studies programmes are very diverse around the world. To respond to the public health perspective needs to decrease problems related to drug use, empowering the addiction workforce in a sustainable way is a relevant pathway. The main aim of the study was to describe and compare successfully running academic master’s programmes in addictions with proven sustainability and to find key supporting factors of these programmes.

METHODS:

The study was conducted in 2022-2023 with selected master’s-level study programmes in addictions actively participating in...

The Introduction to Evidence Based Prevention (INEP) provides learners with the essential principles of substance use prevention. Developed by Charles University (CUNI) in Prague, the course content is based on the European adaptation of the Universal Prevention Curriculum.

With the support of Charles University, INEP Plus was developed by ISSUP to add value to the INEP content by providing training of facilitators from its National Chapters who could then offer INEP Plus courses in country for beginners in prevention. This course offers participants the flexibility to engage in online...

BACKGROUND: Drug dependence is a public health problem that requires trained professionals to effectively address this issue. The aim of this study was to analyse postgraduate university training programs specialising in addictions in Spain.

METHODS: An exhaustive review of the scientific literature was conducted, and information was collected on university training programs specialising in addictions in Spain. A descriptive documentary analysis of the curricula of Master’s and other postgraduate degrees at Spanish universities was performed. Postgraduate and continuing education programs...

BACKGROUND: The role of physicians is crucial in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and addiction. The quality of addiction-specific medical education varies, as do postgraduate and continuing medical education programmes in different countries. In order to ensure a high level of quality education, it is necessary to name and define competency-based quality standards that enable physicians to provide the highest quality care to patients.

METHODS: The objective of the study will be the identification of quality standards in competency-based postgraduate and continual...

مقدمه: با توجه به افزايش مصرف مواد در سراسر جهان در ميان همه گیری های جاری، متخصصان پیشگیری از مصرف مواد به چالش کشیده می شوند تا راه های جایگزینی برای افزایش دانش و شایستگی خود برای استفاده از بهترین شیوه ها در این زمینه پیدا کنند. در شرایط کنونی بهداشت جهانی، که در آن اجرای سمینارهای آموزشی حضوری بسیار دشوار است، امکان پذیرترین گزینه از طریق یادگیری آنلاین است. هدف از این مطالعه بررسی چگونگی تاثیر جنبه های مختلف یک دوره آنلاین پیشگیری از مصرف مواد بر اثر کلی این برنامه است. 

روش بررسی: در اين مطالعه از روش های مختلط استفاده شد. یک آزمون قبل و بعد از دوره و همچنین یک نظرسنجی رضایت، اجرا و از...

سابقه و هدف:

در طول ده سال گذشته، گرجستان چندین موفقیت مهم در پاسخ به مشکل مواد مخدر این کشور انجام داد. به طور خاص، در سال 2011، یک نهاد هماهنگ کننده ملی مواد مخدر بین سازمان در وزارت دادگستری تاسیس شد؛ در سال 2015، برنامه مطالعات اعتیاد چند انضباطی کارشناسی ارشد در دانشگاه ایالتی ایلیا آغاز شد؛ و در سال 2019، رصدخانه ملی مواد مخدر (NDO) تاسیس شد.

هدف:

این مقاله این موفقیت ها را در چارچوب وضعیت ملی مواد مخدر با تمرکز ویژه بر آموزش اعتیاد شناسی بررسی می کند، پس از دو مقاله 2011 منتشر شده در مجله Addiktologie: بررسی اجمالی از وضعیت مواد مخدر در گرجستان (Javakhishvili و همکاران, 2011) و...

Brief Description:

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) is seeking expressions of interest from experts in the field of alternatives to incarceration and social integration to be trained as Master Trainers for the delivery of the Case Care Management curriculum internationally. Upon successful completion of the Training of Trainers, these Master Trainers will be included on the Case Care Management roster of trainers and can be contacted to deliver the training when scheduled. If interested, please submit your resume and relevant information...