Student Leadership Workshop, Improving School Climate (2-3 hours) – This session for students in any area of leadership will help participants to identify issues that need attention and to develop a plan that meets these issues. Topics include raising awareness, how to intervene when needed, and communicating with faculty and administration. The program will allow time for student leaders to present goals with time-lines and responsibilities.

Faculty Training or In-Service Training (1-2 hours) – Designed to fit into the time-frame of most faculty meetings. The goal is to raise awareness about alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and to provide solutions. Topics include the importance of adult influence, what we say and don’t say, how we act or react, warning signs, and how to intervene. Statistics, facts and trends will be presented. This is a general awareness program for faculty. In-depth training for interested faculty is available as well as training for Student Assistance teams.

Coaches Training: Alcohol and Other Drugs: Prevalence and Impact, How to Reduce Risk (2-3 hours) – Statistics, facts and trends will be presented to help coaches better understand the potential seriousness of alcohol and other drugs on the student-athlete. Among the topics will be effective policy development, covering the issue with student-athletes and parents, setting expectations for captains, and intervening when problems occur. This workshop is particularly effective early in the season.

Captains Workshop: Bringing Training Rules to Life and Team Game Planning (2-3 hours) – This program is designed to help captains of athletic teams maintain drug/alcohol/tobacco free seasons. "As the captain goes, so goes the team" is an integral philosophy, and role-playing will be emphasized. Through an interactive exercise, participants will share the effects of alcohol and other drugs on individual and team performance. Topics will include the goal of a drug-free season, how to speak to your team, communication with the coach, and how to intervene. This program is appropriate for all captains in a specific school, or for sport-specific or season-specific captains in a particular league.

You Lead (Youth Leading Everywhere Abstaining From Drugs) (5 hours) - You Lead was created to support, connect and develop resources for youth (ages 13-21) who have chosen a lifestyle free of alcohol, tobacco or other drug use. Through the program, the MIAA embraces the role of advocate for the substance-free youth population. For the past six years, the You Lead program has offered conferences for substance-free youth and their advisors at both the middle and high school levels. Each conference is meant to reinforce decision-making skills and to help participants develop a safe, supportive social network. The workshop includes motivational speakers, youth mentors, small group discussions, role-playing and action planning. The objectives make it ideal for existing youth groups that choose to be substance–free, including SADD, peer leaders, and athletes/captains, as well as any individual young person who chooses not to use alcohol, tobacco or other drugs.

Smokeless Tobacco (1 hour) – This program describes the potentially harmful effects of smokeless tobacco, commonly known as spit tobacco. Addiction due to nicotine, often found in greater quantities than in cigarettes, is a major health concern. Topics include how smokeless tobacco use can lead to gum recession, mouth sores, white patches called leukoplakia, and oral cancer. Since 1995, the MIAA has offered more than 1,500 smokeless tobacco programs at over 275 schools.

Substance Abuse Programs (Length Varies) – Topics include healthy vs. unhealthy alcohol use, drugs, anger and aggression, family behaviors, resources, warning signs, and how to say no. It is designed to help students understand that drugs, alcohol and abuse have a damaging effect, and to explain the adverse impact on the individual, family and friends. The program can be geared toward high school or middle school students.

Pre-Season Meetings (30-40 minutes) – A guest speaker can highlight your pre-season meeting for athletes, parents, coaches and administrators. Possible topics include the educational mission of an athletic program, sportsmanship, being a role model, and the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Building Self-Worth and Mental Skills Workshop (2 hours) – This workshop is designed to help student-athletes understand and practice mental skills found in the science of sports psychology. By practicing a short and simple written curriculum, coaches can teach athletes how to develop life-long skills that will increase self-worth and improve performance.