CAI DRUG ABUSE CURRICULUM FOR HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL

COMPUTERIZED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND EVALUATE ACOMPUTER ASSISTED CURRICULUM (CAI) IN ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGABUSE FOR NURSES. THE COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM WILL ADDRESSTHE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL COMPONENTS OF IDENTIFYING AND TREATING DRUG ABUSE. STATE-OF-THE-ART CAI DESIGN WILL BE USED TO PRESENT THE LATEST RESEARCH ON ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE. THE CURRICULUM WILL OFFER ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, STANDARDIZED EDUCATION TO THE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED AND EDUCATIONALLY DIVERSE NURSES. PHASE I: STAFF WILL CONDUCT ALITERATURE SEARCH, NEEDS ANALYSIS AND KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS TO ESTABLISH INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM WILL BE OUTLINED IN MODULES AND LESSONS ENABLING VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL PATHS TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT LEARNING NEEDS. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND AN EVALUATION PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED. PHASE II: STAFF WILL FINALIZE THE CURRICULUM, DESIGN CAI LESSONS, INCORPORATE TESTING AND EVALUATION COMPONENTS, PRODUCE SOFTWARE AND DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES. FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED. PHASE III: FHA/CES WILL COMMERCIALIZE THE CURRICULUM BY MARKETING IT TOSCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, TREATMENT FACILITIES, PRISONS, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. COMPUTERIZED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND EVALUATE ACOMPUTER ASSISTED CURRICULUM (CAI) IN ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGABUSE FOR NURSES. THE COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM WILL ADDRESSTHE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL COMPONENTS OF IDENTIFYING AND TREATING DRUG ABUSE. STATE-OF-THE-ART CAI DESIGN WILL BE USED TO PRESENT THE LATEST RESEARCH ON ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE. THE CURRICULUM WILL OFFER ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, STANDARDIZED EDUCATION TO THE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED AND EDUCATIONALLY DIVERSE NURSES. PHASE I: STAFF WILL CONDUCT ALITERATURE SEARCH, NEEDS ANALYSIS AND KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS TO ESTABLISH INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM WILL BE OUTLINED IN MODULES AND LESSONS ENABLING VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL PATHS TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT LEARNING NEEDS. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND AN EVALUATION PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED. PHASE II: STAFF WILL FINALIZE THE CURRICULUM, DESIGN CAI LESSONS, INCORPORATE TESTING AND EVALUATION COMPONENTS, PRODUCE SOFTWARE AND DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES. FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED. PHASE III: FHA/CES WILL COMMERCIALIZE THE CURRICULUM BY MARKETING IT TOSCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, TREATMENT FACILITIES, PRISONS, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.