Description
Recognizing the signs and symptoms of individuals under the influence of drugs is important to ensure the safety and health of students and education professionals. This Drug Impairment and Behavior Recognition for Education Professionals (DIBREP) course is designed to provide administrators, counselors, teachers, and school nurses with tools and training necessary to recognize and document drug/alcohol impairment in students.
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Alcohol and Drug Use Awareness for Law Enforcement #2085.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Topics
How drugs work in the body +How state laws and school policies affect educator contact with impaired students +Role of drugs in society +Signs and assessment of Impairment Suggested Audience
Education Professionals including:
- Teachers
- Aides
- Administrators
- Nurses
- Counselors
- School-based law enforcement officers
Continuing Education and Professional Credits
1.6 CEUs
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)+Texas Nurses Association+Texas Education Agency (TEA)Other Information
- If paying by purchase order or check please fill out the required registration form and send to law@teex.tamu.edu or fax to (979) 862-2788.
- This activity has been submitted to the Texas Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Texas Nurses Association - Approver is accredited with distinction as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
