Best Practises
The Alcohol & Marijuana eCHECKUP TO GO interventions are designed to be:
- Customised internationally to specific populations, communities, cultures & purposes
- Support & strengthen existing alcohol and other drug programmes and services.
The eCHECKUP TO GO programmes can be used internationally in:
- Colleges & Universities
- High Schools
- Health Organisations
- Local & Regional Communities
- Military
- Corporations
Colleges & Universities
Colleges & Universities use the programmes in multiple ways:- Required prevention programme for first-year students and/or athletes
- Clinical tool used by counselling, AOD and/or health professionals
- Health & wellness programming component
- First Year Experience class assignment
- Judicial sanction
- Freshman Orientation alcohol awareness programme
- Residential Education programme
- Greek Life alcohol awareness programme
...at the Population Level
Many campuses use the eCHECKUP TO GO as a prevention programme required for all entering freshmen. the University of Limerick, University of Florida, Clemson, the University of Kansas, Oberlin College, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Northeastern, the University of Arizona, Michigan State University, the University of Illinois-Chicago, Georgia Southern University and the University of California San Diego are among the campuses requiring students to complete an eCHECKUP TO GO.
The programmes are offered in First Year Experience Programmes, as a part of a Residential Education Programme and to high-risk groups such as Athletes and Greek Communities. For example, the Sigma Chi National Organization uses the eCHECKUP TO GO with its members in all 217 chapters in North America.
...in Classrooms & With Other Educational Programmes
Of particular note, research shows that when the eCHECKUP TO GO is added to existing knowledge-based educational programmes, it significantly improves the effectiveness of these educational approaches (Wilson, Henry & Lange 2005).
Both programmes are also used with students who are self-referred due to concerns about their alcohol/drug use, students mandated to see a health provider for an assessment/intervention as well as at the population-level for all students.
...for Individual and Group Counselling
The 'Motivational Interviewing' theory and style embedded in the eCHECKUP TO GO programmes and personalised reports lend themselves well to deeper one-on-one counselling follow-up conversations. They are frequently used as a part of a BASICS protocol in individual and group settings.
High Schools
High Schools use the programmes in multiple ways as a:
- Segment in a health education class
- Support tool for one-on-one counselling
- Alcohol & Marijuana prevention programme
- Confidential self-assessment & referral programme
- Programme to help parents & kids discuss drugs & alcohol
Health Organisations
Health Organisations use the programmes in multiple ways as a:
- Prevention education & harm reduction intervention for their members
- Clinical tool to support one-on-one and group counselling
- Confidential self-assessment & referral programme
- Part of an Employee Assistance Programme
Local & Regional Communities
Local & Regional Communities use the programmes in multiple ways as a:
- Prevention education & harm reduction intervention for their community members
- Confidential self-assessment & local / regional referral programme
Military
Military use the programmes in multiple ways as a:
- Prevention education & harm reduction intervention for service members and their families
- Clinical tool to support one-on-one and group counselling
- Confidential self-assessment & referral programme
Corporations
Corporations use the programmes in multiple ways as a:
- Part of an Employee Assistance Programme
- Prevention education & harm reduction intervention for their employees and family members
- Confidential self-assessment & referral programme
