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Meeting of Caribbean National Observatories on Drugs Barbados June, 2005

Meeting of Caribbean National Observatories on Drugs Barbados June, 2005. On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean. Master On-line in Drug Abuse (Latin America- Spanish). www.unireddrogas.org. Demographic profile of the students.

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Meeting of Caribbean National Observatories on Drugs Barbados June, 2005

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  1. Meeting of Caribbean National Observatories on DrugsBarbados June, 2005 On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean CICAD/OAS

  2. Master On-line in Drug Abuse (Latin America- Spanish) www.unireddrogas.org CICAD/OAS

  3. Demographic profile of the students Age distribution (5-year brackets) Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)

  4. Principal areas of study in the M.A. program • Integrated Prevention education • Treatment • Rehabilitation and Reintegration • Research • Evaluation

  5. Phases of Development Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)

  6. Academic Background 1/2 Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)

  7. Academic Background 2/2 Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)

  8. Time spent per week on the M.A. Program Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)

  9. Accomplishments 8 Institutions 5 Countries 35 Teachers 70 Tutors + 200 Students from 19 Countries Certification and Recognition

  10. Obstacles Trust Financial Issues Leadership Business Plan Cultural Differences Human Resources Needs Recognition/Institutional Diff.

  11. Phases • Training Needs • Content Availability • Connectivity and Environment • Virtualization • Recognition Procedures • Teacher Training • Registration • Course Implementation • Accreditation

  12. MOU POLITICAL TIMING ACADEMIC STRATEGIC ALLIANCES INSTITUTIONAL CONTENTS METHODOLOGY NEEDS MATERIALS PLATFORM COLL. ENVIRONMENT EXISTING FINANCIAL RECOGNITION NEW TRAINING PROCEDURES ACREDITATION CICAD/OAS

  13. Methodology Traditional Materials Radio Video TV Computer Assisted Learning CDs Videoconference Virtual University (Campus) Collaborative Environment

  14. Partnership • University Network • Caribbean National Drug Councils • Caricom • Research Institutes • World Bank (CKLN/UWI) • NGOs • Training Institutions • Others…

  15. Master´s Degree 1st Degree Certificates (modules) Potential Target Audience • Officers of the army, police, customs, prison service • Hospital personnel • Government officials • Social Workers • Health Sector Professionals (doctors, nurses…) • NGO Directors and Staff • Students • Database Managers

  16. “Existing” Experiences… • Undergraduate courses in Social Work • Former Addiction Studies Program. UWI • Training in Health and Environmental Health in the Caribbean • Johns Hopkins Fellowships • Security forces exchanges program UK • CARIAD (Trinidad) • REDTRAC (Jamaica)

  17. Contact PersonNeedsExperiences

  18. Antonio LombaConsultant CICAD/OASalomba@oas.org On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean CICAD/OAS

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