"A Judicial Curriclum on Juvenile DWI and Alcohol and Other Drug Use" is designed for judges who hear juvenile DWI (Driving While Impaired) cases and other alcohol related offenses. The audience may include other members of a community who have an interest in the topic area. Judges may be from the juvenile, family, district or adult court systems and have a varied level of experience. This training includes concepts that may challenge the practices or "thinking" of an individual or a jurisdiction.

This package of lesson plans is not constructed as a series of lecturettes or leader presentations. They are designed to be a series of facilitated/guided activities that sequentially and cumulatively help participants examine and increase their understanding of youth DWI. The lessons guide them further through an examination what they might do individually and in their teams to develop a court model that best meets the needs of youth, families, and communities.

To order a copy of the complete curriculum package call (775) 784-6012.

Training Package Overview

The training package is made up of seven lesson plans designed for 2-3 hour presentations. Each lesson plan is designed as an individual workshop. If a training/conference coordinator wishes to offer all seven as a series, the overview outline represents our recommendation for the most useful sequence of topic areas. Should the training be adapted and modules are changed, reordered, or eliminated, it is sugested that the coordinator create new module segues between topics to provide a smooth transition. Be sure to check for logical sequence and duplicative content when new material is added or topics are reordered. The modules are sequenced to maximize  participant understanding of the problem, the unique needs of adolescents, the necessity to collaborate with law enforcement, and finally empower them to create an action plan to effect change in their own communities. The following overview chart describes the aims of each lesson in the package:

Module 1: Introduction and Overview

 This module will introduce the rest of the training and the workshop goals and objectives.

Module 2: Alcohol and Other Drug Problems in Adolescents - Trends

• Describe trends and patterns of AOD in adolescents as they relate to most frequently used drugs, attitudes, availability, drinking/using behavior, driving patterns.
• Use the “trends” information to develop suggestions for steps for judges, communities, parents and schools to take to reduce the number of injuries and deaths caused by impaired driving among adolescents.