STRENTHENING FAMILY TIES

Family in Drug Abuse Prevention Program (FDAPP)

Mr. Jeorge D. De Mesa, RSW

Youth Dev’t Officer 1| Community Outreach Division
Social Services Development Department
demesajeorge@gmail.com | 0942-0489940
Session Objectives:

1.Explain the different components of the FDAPP

as a mechanism for Drug-abuse Prevention
(DAP); and
2.Identify the roles of the family in Drug Abuse
Prevention.
Presentation Outline:

Rationale
Legal Bases
Description
Objectives
Target Clientele
Components
Program Management
Institutional Arrangement
Benefits
Rationale:

Drug Abuse

Increasingly prevalent problem in communities and the world.

Many cases of family or domestic violence and family
breakdown.
Poses the greatest threat to the family’s survival and
development.
Legal Bases:

1. 1987 Philippine Constitution

2. Executive Order No. 209, s. 1987
3. Republic Act No. 9165
4. Presidential Decree No. 603
5. LOI from the Office of the President
What is FDAPP?

It is a community-based prevention
program designed to educate and Formation of
Barangay Anti-Dru1g5% Orga1n0i%
zation of family
prepare families in particular and Abuse Council
14.3% 14.3%
councils

communities in general about the

adverse effects of drug abuse. 20 %
Involvement of Barangay
14 .3 % 14.3%

Provision of
Intelligence Network
support services

It entails the promotion of family life

enrichment activities that enhance
14.3% 14.3%

relationships between and among its Commun i ty b5a%seddrug prevention program

14 . 3%

members.
What are the objectives of the Program?

1.Create awareness and educate families on the

underlying causes of drug abuse problems and its ill effects;
15 %

2. Develop capacities of families especially on parenting

and life skills towards the promotion of a drug free home
2 0%

and community;
3. Organize and mobilize families to consolidate efforts in
support of the programe and families at risk; 5%
What are the objectives of the Program?

4. Promote and strengthen Filipino family values which

uphold the importance of family ties, unity and growth ; and
1 5% 1 0%

5. Provide support services to families for it to be able

20%

to cope up with their needs through linkages and referral

with other agencies/organizations.
5%
Who are the Target Clienteles?

Families whose members feel inadequate in their

respective family roles and need help to function e.g. first
1 5% 1 0%

time parents;
Families whose members are not meeting their needs and
20 %

whose members are discontented in their current

situations i.e. dysfunctional families;
Families who are experiencing a stressful life situation due
to substance use and abuse;
5%
Who are the Target Clienteles?

Families who are vulnerable to and potentially at risk for

drug and substance use and abuse; 15% 10%

Families residing in the barangay, sitio or purok that has a

high incidence of drug abuse; 20%

Families with history of involvement in drug abuse;

Families with members who are interested to know about
drug abuse;
5%
Who are the Target Clienteles?

Families with young members who have problems in

school; and 15% 10%

Families who are causing peace and order problems in the

community. 20%

5%
Program Components

1 2 3 4

Organization of Fami lies Capacity Building Advocacy an d Social Networking and

Mobilization Alliance Building
Organization of
Families
Families organized into
family councils to conduct
activities within their
groups/communities as
advocates of drug abuse
prevention.
Capacity
Building
Training activities conducted for family
members, community leaders and
service providers on the following:
Training on Enhancing Life Skills
Training of Trainers on Drug
Abuse Prevention Education
Empowerment and Reaffirmation of
Paternal Abilities (ERPAT) Parent
Effectiveness Service (PES)
Advocacy and Social
Mobilization
Advocacy is the task of INFLUENCING
people, groups, and societies to in
order to EFFECT a DESIRED CHANGE
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION is the
collective action people take in
tackling specific issues with a specific
end goal in mind.
Targeting the individual (through
interpersonal communications such as
counseling, to the group (through
family home visits),and public
announcement.
Network and
Alliance Building
This involves collaboration and
cooperation with existing anti-
drug abuse councils,
government, non-government
organizations, parents/youth
organizations’ on raising
awareness of drug abuse
prevention issues that would
affect the families and
community
Drug-Abuse
and the
Family
Importance of Family in Drug-Abuse Prevention

Families play a vital role in drug abuse prevention

Evidence-based root causes of drug abuse emanate from
conflict in the home as follows:
Conflict between and among members particularly husband-wife marital conflict,
arguments that resulted to insulting and yelling at each other
Family management problems such as not having clear standards or rules for
behavior and excessively severe or inconsistent punishment
Family living in poverty
Family history of drug abuse
Parents using drugs and having positive attitudes towards drug use
Why the need to Focus on the Family?

Research confirms the benefits of parents providing consistent rules and

discipline, talking to children about drugs, monitoring their activities, getting
to know their friends, understanding their problems and concerns and being
involved in their learning. Parent –child relationship continues through
adolescence and beyond.
Parents and family members can have an enormous positive impact on
children’s substance-use decisions and behavior.
No protection is absolute, but parents hold the greatest number of tools and
have the greatest opportunity to shape their children’s choices when it
comes to trying and continuing to use cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.
The Roles of
Parents in Drug-
abuse Prevention
What parents can do to prevent children from
abusing drugs?

Discuss the risks of drugs with your children;

Educate yourself about drugs –basic facts and their harmful effects;
Help children to appreciate that using illicit drugs damages them
spiritually, physically, socially, and psychologically;
Establish a relationship of trust with your children. Be a confidential
friend of your child;
Take extra time and effort to get to know your child. Listen to their
thoughts, feelings, fears and hopes;
What parents can do to prevent children from
abusing drugs?

Take time to hear about their friends no matter how boring it may seem
to you;
Set firm boundaries and agree on certain family rules about the kind of
friends they should entertain and curfews outside the home to ensure
their safety;
Be aware of the early signs of involvement with drugs;
Remember that drug use is a preventable behavior;
Build up your child’s self-esteem. Children with positive view of oneself
stand a better chance against the negative influence of peer pressure;
What parents can do to prevent children from
abusing drugs?
Help your child believe in himself as a special person – unique and with
special talents and characteristics. Nurture his feeling of self-worth and
self-respect. Never attack his/her person especially when expressing
anger;
Be a model to your own child. Avoid any form of substance abuse and
not to be affected also by your own peers; and
Provide opportunities to promote alternatives to drugs. School, church
and community activities such as sports, arts and hobbies such as
reading, writing, drawing and singing are positive alternatives to
negative influence of drugs.
Basic Parenting Principles
The Principle of Love
The Principle of Discipline
The Principle of Values
The Principle of Modeling
Basic Laws on Parenting

Love your children. Walk your talk

Hug and kiss your children Grow with your child
Spend adequate time with your child. Learn to negotiate
Establish your family code. Be a hands-on parent
Discipline your child with the best end Listen to your child before you listen
in mind. to others
Catch your children doing right. Create a nurturing environment for
Take an absolute stand against your children
substance abuse Teach good manners and right
Encourage your child to dream conduct
dreams. Uphold spiritual values
 “The best kind of prevention is that which
begins at home. If the head of the family
takes the pains of informing their children
about the dangers of drug abuse, then the
drug problem in the country would not be as
widespread as it is today.”

- Estel Ople-Osorio