meeting of caribbean national observatories on drugs barbados june, 2005
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CICAD/OAS
Meeting of Caribbean National Observatories on DrugsBarbados June, 2005
On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean
CICAD/OAS
Master On-line in Drug Abuse (Latin America- Spanish)
www.unireddrogas.org
Demographic profile of the students
Age distribution (5-year brackets)
0
5
10
15
20
25
22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41 42-46 47-51 52-56 57-61
2003 2004
Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Principal areas of study in the M.A. program
Integrated Prevention education Treatment Rehabilitation and Reintegration Research Evaluation
Phases of DevelopmentPhases 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Proposal
Building the Universities Network
Cooperation Agreement
Virtualizaion process begins to put the program online
Drug Addicition Action PlanTeacher selection TrainingVitualization processEstablishing the “Compensation Fund”
First Class 2002 - 2004
Second Class 2004-2006
Third Class 2006-2008
Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Academic Background 1/2Academic Background March 2003 (%) February 2004 (%)
Engineering 3.0 -
Education 4.0 7.0
Clinical Psychology 13.0 16.0
General Psychology 21.0 27.0
Law 4.0 7.0
Social Work 2.0 -
Medicine 22.0 18.0
Psychiatry 7.0 7.0
Pedagogy 2.0 -
Psycho pedagogy 4.0 -
Occupational therapy 2.0 -
Sociology 3.0 -
Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Academic Background 2/2Academic Background March 2003 (%) February 2004 (%)
Economics 3.0 -
Science 2.0 -
Drug Abuse studies 6.0 -
Gerontology 2.0 -
Toxicology - 3.0
Bioanalysis - 2.0
Philosophy - 2.0
Theology - 2.0
Care – Rehabilitation - 2.0
Business Management - 2.0
Industrial Chemistry - 3.0
Accounting - 2.0
Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
Time spent per week on the M.A. ProgramNumber of hours March 2003 (%) February 2004 (%)
Less than 8 hours per week 4.8 13.33
8 hours per week 3.2 1.6
10 hours per week 4.7 8.3
12 hours per week 9.5 8.3
13 hours per week 1.6 -
14 hours per week 7.5 10.0
15 hours per week 4.7 8.3
16 hours per week - 5.0
18 hours per week 1.6 1.6
20 hours per week 15.9 10.0
21 hours per week 11.1 5.0
22 hours per week 1.6 1.6
24 hours per week 1.6 1.6
25 hours per week 3.2 5.0
28 hours per week 6.4 3.3
30 hours per week 11.1 5.0
35 to 40 hours per week 11.1 5.0
No response - 6.7
Ref: J. Alfaro. Master On-Line in Drug Abuse (Spanish)
8 Institutions
5 Countries
35 Teachers
70 Tutors
+ 200 Students from 19 Countries
Certification and Recognition
AccomplishmentsAccomplishments
Trust
Financial Issues
Leadership
Business Plan
Cultural Differences
Human Resources Needs
ObstaclesObstacles
Recognition/Institutional Diff.
Phases
Training Needs Content Availability Connectivity and Environment Virtualization Recognition Procedures Teacher Training Registration Course Implementation Accreditation
CICAD/OAS
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
INSTITUTIONAL CONTENTS METHODOLOGY
MATERIALS
PLATFORM
COLL. ENVIRONMENT
POLITICAL ACADEMIC
MOU TIMING
PROCEDURES
FINANCIAL RECOGNITION
ACREDITATION
TRAINING
EXISTING
NEW
NEEDS
Methodology
Virtual University (Campus)
Traditional Materials
Radio
Video
TV
Computer Assisted Learning
CDs
Videoconference
Collaborative Environment
Partnership
University Network Caribbean National Drug Councils Caricom Research Institutes World Bank (CKLN/UWI) NGOs Training Institutions Others…
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
Certificates (modules)
1st Degree
Master´s Degree
“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)
Contact Person
Needs
Experiences
CICAD/OAS
Antonio LombaConsultant CICAD/OAS
On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean