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

alomba@oas.org

On-line Continuing Education Program in Drug Addiction Studies for the Caribbean