Drug and Alcohol Education Class (also offered in Spanish)

This is a one-day class (eight hours), which focuses on drug and alcohol awareness, progression of addictions, DUI, antecedents to drug and alcohol use, relapse cues and prevention, dealing with stress, and issues with HIV. It is held on the second Saturday of each month (or as needed) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and costs participants $50.00 to attend, outside referral $100.00.

This class is designed to offer Judges and probation officers an additional option when addressing drug and alcohol usage of offenders. When an offender has a conviction/diversion in which drugs and/or alcohol were involved, or a probationer violates probation by using drugs or alcohol, he/she can be referred to this program for education when treatment does not seem appropriate. This will allow the Judge and probation officer the ability to provide an opportunity or intermediate sanction to address drug and alcohol usage, thereby helping the offender become more aware of the problems associated with his/her drug and alcohol use.

Santa Fe Trail Community Corrections has opened this class to area agencies such as, Court Services, Community Corrections, Municipal Court and District Court. The referring agency will be provided with a copy of the Certificate of Completion upon their referral’s successful completion of this class. Class participation is a requirement for successful completion.

Participants are required to take a pretest at the time of the enrollment and a posttest upon successful completion of the class. This is an interactive course in which participants’ understanding will be reflected in class discussion and documentation in their workbooks.