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Team consultation model: Alcoholism and drug abuse training for head start staff

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The authors present two training approaches used in assisting Head Start staff to increase the effectiveness of their work with families affected by substance abuse. The Workshop Model and the Team Consultation Model evolved from feedback from the participants and demonstrates the willingness of the consultants and Head Start administration to collaborate to find effective methods of training on substance abuse and related issues.

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  1. CASPAR Alcohol and Drug Education Program, 226 Highland Avenue, 02143, Somerville, MA

    Karen K. Buetens

  2. Somerville Tobacco Control Program, Somerville, Massachusetts

    Eileen Sullivan

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  1. Karen K. Buetens
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This project was supported by the Administration for Children and Families, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Grant #90CD078/03.

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Buetens, K.K., Sullivan, E. Team consultation model: Alcoholism and drug abuse training for head start staff. Child Youth Care Forum 25, 393–402 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589328

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