DITEP - Drug Impairment Training for the Education Professional
This session is a FULL 2-DAYS of Training.
The mission of the DITEP program is to provide school administrators, teachers, school resource officers, counselors, nurses and education trainers with a systematic approach to recognizing and evaluating individuals in the academic environment who are using or are impaired by drugs, in order to provide early intervention.
Learn about:
The Drug Categories and Effects
Drug Combinations
Eye Examinations
Divided Attention Tests
The Assessment Process
Contacting the Parents
This FREE two-day class will provide school personnel detailed information on how to recognize impairment, evaluate the individual, and address that impairment with parents. Along with that information, there will be hands-on training in how to administer the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Vertical Gaze Nystagmus, and Lack of Convergence tests, eye examinations, Divided Attention Testing such as the Modified Romberg Balance, Walk and Turn, One Leg Stand, and Finger to Nose tests, and using a person’s vital signs to provide information about the presence or absence of various categories of drugs.