The Nine Components, distributed in 1997 by the National Student Assistance Association, are considered the foundational pillars and serve as the minimum standards for implementing a school-based Student Assistance Program. The Components are currently being revised by NSAA.
Alcohol and other drug, harassment and violence, attendance and truancy policies define the school's role in creating a safe, disciplined and drug-free learning community. Policies should clearly communicate both the prevention strategies and behavioral expectations with consequences as well as opportunities for students with policy violations to get help and for students voluntarily seeking help.
Provide all school employees with the necessary attitudes and skills to appropriately identify students whose academics, behavior, health and attendance may indicate concern. Staff development should also build skills to increase protective factors and foster resilience through SAP services.
Provide information about Student Assistance services educating parents, students, staff, agencies and the community about how to access the SAP, community resources, and the school policy on alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, disruptive behavior and violence, attendance and truany in relationship to SAP prevention, intervention, and support.
Provide a systematic process that utilizes multiple approaches to identify and refer students with behavior, academic, attendance, health and social concerns to a multi-disciplinary problem-solving and case management team (core team) or Student Assistance Coordinator.
Utilize a response to intervention format that conducts the screening process to identify needs and barriers, creates solution-focused strategies to allow schools to best serve students, monitors and responds to the student's progress by adapting and enhancing strategies until the SAP determines the student no longer needs or benefits from SAP services.
Engage students in appropriate school-based services including but not limited to prevention education, leadership and service programs, educational skill-building student support groups, meetings with qualified SAP counselors, mental health and substance use counselors, or social workers.
Build bridges between schools, parents and community through prevention services, screening and assessment services, treatment resources, and shared case management.
integrates Student Assistance services with other school-based programs and services such as Response to Intervention, peer leadership, truancy, restorative justice, character education, social-emotional learning programs and standards to optimize resources to improve academic performance, school attendance, behavior, and social skills, while reducing student risk for alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, and violence.
Build bridges between schools, parents and community through prevention services, screening and assessment services, treatment resources, and shared case management.
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