After the Substance Abuse Education Rules (Section 31) were modified in September 2003, the CADPAC Education Subcommittee and IJC took on the difficult project of establishing what the criteria curricula must contain to satisfy the requirements of our Rules. With the help of some dedicated directors and staff, a workgroup was formed and a contractor hired to develop such criteria. The result of this significant effort is this document. It has been organized to provide you with four key sections.

The first section consists of reference materials that generally apply to all three substance abuse education courses and includes general instructions to IJC reviewers.

General Reference Materials / Definitions

Document/Form	MS Word	Adobe PDF
Substance Abuse Education Pre-Approved Curricula List	n/a
Section 4 of the Rules for Court-Administered A&D Programs
Substance Abuse Education Standards - Section 31 of the Rules
IJC Curriculum Review Procedure
Applicable Laws and Statutes handout

The remaining three sections correspond to each of the three substance abuse education courses authorized by Section 31(f) of our Rules. They contain the specific criteria to be used by the IJC reviewer(s) in evaluating each curriculum.

The following sections have three parts. The first part consists of a one-page Curriculum Submission Form that must be submitted by the program. The second part is an optional reference page that may be used by the submitting program. The third part lists the specific curriculum criteria to be used by the IJC reviewer(s).

1. Substance Abuse Information

Document/Form	MS Word	Adobe PDF
Curriculum Submission Form *      (must be submitted by A&D program)	*	*
Optional Document Reference Page      (may be submitted by A&D program)	n/a
IJC Curriculum Checklist for Substance Abuse Information      (will be completed by IJC; may be used for reference by A&D program)	n/a

* This form is fillable in both Word and PDF formats, meaning you may type your answers directly into the electronic form and then print the form to be signed and submitted. The Word version requires that you have MS Word installed, and the document may be saved to be emailed or used again in the future. The PDF version requires that you have Acrobat Reader installed, and the document may not be saved.

2. Basic Substance Abuse Education

Document/Form	MS Word	Adobe PDF
Curriculum Submission Form      (must be submitted by A&D program)
Optional Document Reference Page      (may be submitted by A&D program)
IJC Curriculum Checklist for Basic Substance Abuse Information      (will be completed by IJC; may be used for reference by A&D program)

3. Advanced Substance Abuse Education

Document/Form	MS Word	Adobe PDF
Curriculum Submission Form      (must be submitted by A&D program)
Optional Document Reference Page      (may be submitted by A&D program)
IJC Curriculum Checklist for Advanced Substance Abuse Information      (will be completed by IJC; may be used for reference by A&D program)

While this is a very detailed education process developed by consultants and contract experts, we have tried to simplify it as much as possible for general use. We are very open to your suggestions and comments and would be grateful for any improvement recommendations you would like to provide. Please feel free to direct such comments to IJC. Meanwhile, we hope this document serves you well. Please feel free to contact IJC should you have any questions concerning this process or if you need any assistance. We look forward to hearing from you.

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