Clark County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalition is pleased to have sponsored two West Clark Community Schools employees to attend TAP/TEG Facilitator Training in Indianapolis on Nov.30-Dec. 1, 2006.  In addition, the Coalition is paying for the start-up materials to implement the program in West Clark schools ($1,700).

Two years ago, the Coalition sponsored a TAP/TEG Facilitator Training held at the Greater Clark County School Corporation Administration Building.  Through this training, over 20 area educators and counselors were able to gain the skills necessary to teach TAP/TEG. The Coalition purchased start-up materials for GCCS, as well.

What is TEG?

• The Tobacco Education Group (TEG) program is a positive alternative to suspension for those caught using tobacco on school property.
• Participants are assigned to this involuntary tobacco prevention education program.
• The program consists of eight sessions.
• Sessions are held after school or during lunch.
• Participants are encouraged to live a healthier tobacco-free lifestyle.
• The program consists of lectures, videos, demonstrations, discussions, problem solving, cooperative learning strategies, and guest speakers.
• TEG motivates participants to quit or join the TAP program.

• The Tobacco Awareness Program (TAP) is a voluntary tobacco cessation group
• TAP provides a comprehensive tobacco awareness and cessation behavior modification curriculum.
• Includes three methods of quitting: cold turkey, tapering, and postponing.
• Empowers a participant to share the cessation process with friends and family.
• Provides stress and weight management strategies.
• Provides relapse support and refusal skills
• Enhances self-esteem

For more information about the TAP & TEG programs, contact Community Intervention Inc. at www.communityintervention.org . Community Intervention Inc. was founded in 1979 by James Crowley, a nationally recognized leader in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug programs for youth. Community Intervention has assisted hundreds of school districts and communities around the country in with tools to make a positive difference in the lives of young people. Through prevention, intervention, and community mobilization programs, as well as through printed and audiovisual materials, Community Intervention offers effective solutions for dealing with issues that confront children and teens today.