Annual Report 2006

Contents

• Introductions:
• Back Ground
• Guiding Principles
• Board of Directors and Staff
• Work area 1:KDPPG Work with Schools
• Work area 2: WRENS Young People Programme
• Work area 3: WRENS Work with families/parents
• Work area 4: Networking and Inter – agency work
• Project Training and Development
• KDPPG Interventions
• Conclusion

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Introduction

In 2006 Killinarden Drug Primary Prevention Groups (KDPPG) completed the second year of its three year
strategic work plan. The following annual report covers a brief background, Guiding Principles, Board of
Management, staff and details the four areas of work covered by KDPPG in 2006.
• Work area 1:KDPPG Work with Schools
• Work area 2: WRENS young people programmes
• Work area 3: WRENS Work with families/parents
• Work area 4: Networking and Inter – agency work
The report also provides details of the projects training and development, KDPPG interventions, funding for
2006 and the number of parents and young adults catered for.

Back ground
K.D.P.P.G has been operational in the Killinarden area of west Tallaght since September 1993. It was set up
by the Home School Liaison teachers and parents from the community, worried about the lack of education
and the misinformation that existed around the drugs issues/problems. The group were particularly
concerned about the information and awareness needs of young people in relation to drugs and alcohol. The
lack of knowledge was evident around different types of drugs, effects and consequences of drug abuse and
addiction. In this context it was considered necessary and appropriate to set up a local Drug Primary
Prevention Group to network with Schools in delivering community S.P.H.E (Social Personal Health
Education) Programmes.

In 2002 KDPPG made a successful application to the Probation and Welfare Services for “Women
Reviewing Equality Networking Standards” (WRENS. This project aims to develop a range of activities and
services for women and young people in the Killinarden area who are affected by their family members anti
social or criminal behaviour, with a view to breaking the cycle of such behaviour. This project is fully
integrated into the work of KDPPG.

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Guiding Principles
• The KDPPG believes that local residents living in the Killinarden area have an important and
significant role to play in drugs education and drugs prevention work within the local area.
• The KDPPG is committed to the process of empowering and enabling local people through the
provision of education, training, employment and facilitation opportunities.
• The KDPPG recognises the need for a multi-dimensional and integrated approach towards the drugs
issue and anti social behaviour, an approach which requires the participation of a number of different
organisations and agencies working together in pursuit of common goals.
• The KDPPG believes that there is a clear link between high self esteem and healthy lifestyles
(especially in relation to alcohol and drugs and anti social behaviour) and will continue to give equal
priority to self esteem activities and to drugs awareness /education activities
• The KDPPG strives to maintain the highest standards of care and professionalism in the ways in
which it manages its affairs and in the service / supports it provides to local people living in
Killinarden
• The KDPPG is aware of the need to constantly review its main priorities and work focuses as new
challenges emerge within the drugs & offending behaviour area and as other agencies and
organisations develop new responses to the drugs problem (which might effect the existing activities
of the KDPPG)
• The KDPPG recognises the importance and the benefits of providing support to families within
Killinarden who have been affected by the drugs problem & anti social behaviour.
• The KDPPG believes that it has a significant contribution to make in tackling the drugs issue in
Killinarden on account of the experiences, the skills and the knowledge, which have been
accumulated by the group members since the formation of the KDPPG in 1993.
Aims:
• To network with relevant local agencies.
• Provide appropriate information referrals
• Address offending/anti-social behaviour
• To provide high quality drug /alcohol education/awareness
• Create self-belief and hope for a better tomorrow
• To support and encourage community members effected by self harming or suicide

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 • To encourage change by working together to change the things we can change.

Board of Directors and Management Committee 2006

Brian Horgan, Probation Services Chairperson BOD

Orla Kelly, Project Worker KDPPG Secretary M
Karen Burke, KEEP School Completion Programme BOD
Maria O Donoghue, Women Together Tallaght Network BOD
Thomas Mac Carthaigh, Tallaght Probation Project BOD
Orla Mc Caffery, Tallaght Travellers Community Development Project BOD
Hilda Hamilton, Killinarden Community Centre BOD
Terry Wynne, Community Rep BOD
Robert O Leary Principal Sacred Heart Primary School M
Ita Garvey SPHE Co-ordinator Killinarden Community School M
Roisin Kelly Co Dublin VEC M
Jerry Boyle RAPID M
Alice Murray KDPPG Manager M
Staff

Manager: Alice Murray

Project Workers: Orla Kelly Collette Tobin

Administrator: Fiona Casey (January-October)

Nicola O Neill (November-December)

Facilitators: Dolores Blemings, Sheila O Brien, Madeline Leonard, Elaine Hutchinson, Maria
Walsh and Lorraine Brown

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Work Area 1: KDPPG Main Stream Young Peoples Work With School

KDPPG Community SPHE Drug Awareness and Self Esteem/ Programmes:

KDPPG delivers community designed SPHE programmes in six schools in the Tallaght area. All schools
provide an excellent SPHE programme, KDPPG community based programmes complement the schools
work, all of KDPPGs programmes are delivered thought the schools SPHE curriculum. Five of schools are
primary : Sacred Heart Senior National School (where the KDPPG started work in 1994), Knockmore
Senior National School (started work in 1995), Scoil Caitlin Maude (started work in 1996), St Mary’s and
St Dominic’s (started work in 2003). The sixth is Killinarden Community School - KDPPG began working
in 1995. All our programmes are age appropriate.

Self Esteem programmes: aims to build up and develop the self-esteem and self-belief of Students
attending third and fourth classes in primary schools in Killinarden. The motivation for this programme
emerged from an understanding of the importance of good self-esteem as a means of preventing young
people getting involved in drug misuse, anti-social behaviour or criminal behaviour. Self-esteem is
enhanced by providing opportunities for all to succeed by validating pupils and building a sense of
belonging among all students.

Drug Awareness Programmes: aims to correct misinformation on smoking, alcohol drugs legal an
illegal. Moving on from the self esteem this programme discusses behaviours, through role play with the
students.

Follow up Programmes: takes place in Killinarden Community School. This programme aims to build
upon the Self Esteem and the Drug Awareness Programme that take place in the primary schools; and to
provide students who participated with an opportunity to discuss and work through issues relating to
drug use and misuse in our community.

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Young Adult’s Assertiveness Programme: The young adult assertiveness programme is (adopted from
the Family Caring Trust by Michael and Terri Quinn) aimed at fifth and sixth year students.

Methodology: Discussions, role-play, brainstorming, worksheets, poems, video small and large group
work.  

• 3rd Class Self Esteem Programme

• 4th Class Self Esteem Programme
• 5th Class Self Esteem/ Drug Awareness Programme
• 6th Class Drug Awareness Programme
• 1st , 2nd years Follow up Programmes
• Young Adult’s Assertiveness Programme
• Relationship and Sexuality Education
Scoil Caitlin Maude Primary

3rd Class Programme was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour, over
a five week period.
Number of facilitators: 2
Total number of participants: 26

4th Class Programme was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour, over
a five week period.
Number of facilitators: 2
Total number of participants: 25

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6th Class Drug Awareness was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour,
over a six week period.
Number of facilitators: 3
Total number of participants: 51

Knockmore Primary
5th Class Self Esteem/Drug Awareness was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for
one hour, over a five week period.
Number of facilitators: 6
Total number of participants: 50

6th Class Drug Awareness was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour,
over a six week period.
Number of facilitators: 4
Total number of participants: 50

Sacred Heart Primary School

3rd Class Programme was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour, over
a five week period.
Number of facilitators: 5
Total number of participants: 60

4th Class Programme was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour, over
a five week period.
Number of facilitators: 5
Total number of participants: 60

5th Class Self Esteem/Drug Awareness was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week,
for one hour, over a five week period.
Number of facilitators: 5
Total number of participants: 50

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6th Class Drug Awareness was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour,
over a six week period.
Number of facilitators: 4
Total number of participants: 55
St Mary’s Primary
6th Class Drug Awareness was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour,
over a six week period.
Number of facilitators: 3
Total number of participants: 51

St Dominic’s Primary
6th Class Drug Awareness was successfully completed. The programme ran one day a week, for one hour,
over a six week period.
Number of facilitators: 4
Total number of participants: 53

Killinarden Community School

1st, 2nd years Follow up Programme
Number of facilitators: 2
Total number of participants: 185

5th Years Relationship and Sexuality Education

Number of facilitators: 2
Total number of participants: 74

5th Years Young Adult Assertiveness Programme was successfully completed. The programme took
place a week for 80 minutes, over duration of six weeks.
Number of facilitators: 9
Total number of participants: 93

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KDPPG provide Student work placement for students in Leaving Cert applied and transition year. Students
learn a variety of office skills and often observer programmes running at the time of their placement.
Total number of students: 3

Total number of students: 886

School in-service talks

School/College No of Participants
Killinarden Community School 60
ST Patrick’s College 25

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 Work Area No 2: WRENS Young Peoples Programme

Aims:
• To reduce Juvenile anti social behaviour in the community
• To reduce harmful damaging behaviour amongst young people such as, bullying alcohol/drug abuse
vandalism and aggressive behaviour.
• To support young people to understand choices and consequences of criminal behaviour in their
personal, family and community life.

Target Groups:
Young people with risk factors associated with juvenile anti social behaviour, early school leaving, poor
parental supervision, substance abuse, friends/family involved in crime.

The Young People Programme are facilitated in a partnership approach. The partners involved were
KDPPG, KEEP (The School Completion Programme) and SVDP (St. Vincent de Paul))

14-16 years, boy’s personal development groups

Two groups were facilitated over a period of 8 weeks one hour a week in Killinarden Community School.
Both groups focused on self esteem, addressing anti social behaviour and anger management. KDPPG
project worker and KEEP project worker facilitated the groups.
Total Number of Participants: 14

Summer Programme: Partnership Approach.

The Summer Programme ran for five weeks throughout June and July. Each week fifteen students were
targeted to take part in the programme, from Monday-Thursday from 9.30-4pm each day in KCS
(Killinarden Community School). The students were identified through KCS. Activities included,
workshops, river walking, bowling quzar, National Aquatic Centre,
Total Number of Participants: 55

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KDPPG provide one to one Key working with youths referred by schools or parents. The sessions take place
in the youth’s school or in KDPPG offices.
Total number of youths one to one: 2

Total Number of Participants 71

Area 3: Work with families/parents

Flower Arranging through Personal Development

This programme ran over an eight week period in Killinarden Community School. The sessions lasted for
two hours, one day a week. The course aims to teach the skills of flower arranging while providing a safe
environment where mutual trust and respect are observed.
Total number of participants: 10

Communication & Personal Development

The programme ran over six weeks in Tallaght probation offices. The sessions last two hours, one day a
week. This course was run in partnership with Tallaght probation services.
Total number of participants: 4

Communication & Personal Development

This programme ran again for a period of six weeks, in St Aongus Community Action Network. The session
lasted two hours, one day a week.
Total number of participants: 18

Senior Citizen Drug Education and Awareness

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The programme ran for two weeks in Fettercairn Community Centre. Sessions were two hours on day a
week. The programme covered attitudes to drugs, legal and illegal drugs and alcohol awareness.
Total number of participants: 12
Computer Course
This course ran in partnership with obair in Killinarden Enterprise Park. The course ran for ten weeks, two
hours on day a week.
Total number of participants: 10
Courses not successful
Unfortunately two of our courses did not run this year due to a lack of attendance. The Parents Drug
Awareness in Knockmore School unfortunately two parents attended. Stress Management in KCS ran with
three parents in attendance for two weeks. KDPPG believe, if they had provided more of an integrated
approach with Home School teachers and participants who originally signed up, these courses would have
been successfully.
Total Number of Participants 54

Family Outreach Work

The service provides outreach work to local women who have become marginalized and isolated in their
own homes as a result of a family member’s anti-social behaviour.

One to One Outreach Work

The service links in with Tallaght Probation Services. In doing so, the service works on a one to one basis
with clients engaging in community service in order to address offending behaviour.
Parents Information Talks
School No of Participants
St Mary’s 40
Sacred Heart Primary 50
Family Outreach Work & One to One Outreach Work
Adults Outreach: 15
Adults one to one: 15
Clients referred to project: 21
Clients referred to other services: 27
Total number of participants 33

Participants are referred from:

• Tallaght Probation & Welfare Services

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• Killinarden Local Schools, Principals, Vice Principals, Career Guidance Teachers
• St. Vincent De Paul Support Services
• Education and Welfare officer
• City Wide
• Parish House
• Community Garda
• Community Members
• Travellers Community Development
• Self-Referrals
Participants referred to other services:

• West Tallaght Probation Project

• Community Alcohol & Drug Services
• The Village Counselling Services
• Local Drug Treatment Services
• An Cosan (Education Courses)
• Barnados (Family Support/Lorien Project)
• BEST Literacy Services
• Local Employment Services/Jobs Club/FAS
• Tallaght Money Advice and Budgeting Services (MABS)
• Belgard Road HES Alcohol Services
• St. Vincent De Paul Support Services
• Local Boxing Club
• Mary Mercer Clinic
• Credit Union
• Young Women’s Programme An Cosan
• Local Treatment Centres
• Cocaine Project

Social Events
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City Wide Service of Hope Commemoration: This service is an annual event held on the 1st
February. The event is organised by the City Wide Family Support Network. Three staff, two women
and one youth attended.
Play “Men at Work”: In April the LDTF networking with City Wide put a play on in Jobstown
Community Centre. Two staff, 21 women and one man attended the night. A lot of work went into the night,
but it was worth it. The play told a powerful story.

Breakfast: In April14 Women and 1 staff attended a breakfast before Easter; again it was something
different for the women. The morning was a positive one for all.

WTNT Easter Networking Evening: In April 6 women and 1 staff member enjoyed an evening of
arts & crafts and networking with other groups courtesy of the Women Together Network Tallaght.

City Wide Service of Recognition for the work of youth in the community: In May Two
staff members attended and two youths from our community were awarded for the work by the Mayor in the
Mansion House.

Gaiety “Elvis Show”: 20 women and 2 staff members attended the night in June. Great night had by all.

Three day rest bite Talbot Hotel Carlow: In July 10 women and 2 staff attended a three day rest
bite. A well deserved break had by all.

Dublin Theatre Festival: In October 8 women and 1 staff member attended the Olympia theatre to see
“Orestes” The tickets were courtesy of Dublin Bus who for the second year in a row have provided tickets
to the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Two day rest bite Talbot Hotel Carlow: In November 10 women and 2 staff attended a three day
rest bite. A well deserved break had by all.

WTNT Relaxation and Networking Christmas Evening: 8 women and 2 staff members
attended the evening in December. A relaxing night had by all.

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Work Area No 4: Networking and Interagency Work

Locally
• Tallaght Drugs Task Force
• Probation & Welfare Services Tallaght
• West Tallaght Probation Project
• Killinarden local schools/home school community teachers/principals/SPHE support teachers.
• Tallaght schools/home school community teachers/principals/SPHE support teachers
• K.E.E.P. (Killinarden Education Enhancement Programme)
• Tallaght Youth Service
• Community Alcohol & Drug Services
• Local Counselling Services (e.g. Kiltalawn House/The Priory)
• The Village Counselling Services
• CARP (Community Addiction Response Programme-Killinarden)
• Local Drug Treatment Services
• An Cosan (Education Courses)
• Barnados (Family Support/Lorien Project)
• SWAN Family Support Services
• BEST Literacy Services
• Vocational Education Committee (V.E.C.)
• Women Together Tallaght Network
• HSE Services
• Community Gardai
• Local Employment Services/Jobs Club/FAS
• Tallaght Travellers Development Group
• Tallaght Domestic Violence
• Tallaght Money Advice and Budgeting Services (MABS)

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 • St. Vincent De Paul Support Services
• Education and Welfare officer
• Local Bereavement Support
• Mary Mercer Clinic
• Credit Union
• Young Women’s Programme An Cosan
• Local Treatment Centres
• Cocaine Project
• Local Boxing Club
• Local Football Clubs
• Fettercairn Horse Project

Nationally
• Citywide
• Crosscare
• CAD (Community Awareness of Drugs)
• Department of Education and Science.
• Social Personal Health Education (SPHE) Support Services
• Drugs Education Workers Forum
• Rape Crisis Centre
• HES Education Officer

Internationally
• European Network of Health Promoting Schools
• Merseyside Liverpool Drug Education & Prevention Project
• Northern Ireland Probation & Welfare Services

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KDPPG is represented monthly
on the following B.O.M Committees:
• Tallaght Drugs Task Force
• Drugs Task Force Education & Prevention Sub Committee
• City Wide Board of Management
• West Tallaght Probation Project Board of Management
• Women Together Tallaght Network Board of Management
• Village Counselling Services Board of Management
• KEEP Steering Committee
• KEY Management Committee
• Killinarden Education Services Network
• Local Schools Sub Committees
• Drugs Workers Forum
• School Policies Implementation Group
Conferences /Seminars/ Services attended by KDPPG
Month Host Conference/Workshop No of
Staff/Facilitators
Attending
February City Wide  Service of Commemoration 4
and Hope
March Women Together  Women’s Day 2
Tallaght
Network
May Probation  Project N&S Probation 1
Services Conference
December Brookfield  Service of Hope and 1
Addiction Remembrance
Support
Programme
(BASP)

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Training and Development
Funding received from ADM in 2006 provided a second years training for KDPPG. The funding was
specific to the training needs of staff, facilitators and trainee facilitators completed its two year duration in
December 2006.
Host /facilitator Course Duration Number of Funded by
Staff/facilitators
in attendance
Institute of Choice theory, Reality 4 day Course 3 ADM
Integrative Therapy
counselling &
Psychotherapy
Institute of Addiction Studies Year long 2 KDPPG
Technology Tallaght Course
Institute of Diploma in Two year 1 LDTF
Integrative Counselling and Course
counselling & Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Local Drugs Task Negotiating & 50 hours 1 City Wide
Force Committee Skills
Margaret Harrington Facilitation Skills 8 ADM
Brian Kelly Appraisals & 2 day Course 8 ADM
evaluation
Brian Kelly Communication 2 day Course 8 ADM
/public Speaking
Brian Kelly Key working 2 day Course 8 ADM
Del Pe Lecturer Inner power of healing 4 day Course 1 KDPPG
yourself
SDCC Web Site Construction ½ day 3 SDCC
UCD/An Cosan Diploma in Two year 2 LDTF
Community Drugs Course
Work
Aids Alliance Sexual and Health 10 day Course 1 ADM
awareness
Empower Training Facilitation Skills 6 day Course 9 ADM
NCVA Level 5

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KDPPG Interventions
KDPPG provide the following interventions:

• 3rd, 4th, 5th 6th Class Self Esteem/Drug Awareness Programme in Three Local Primary School

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Year Follow up programmes KCS

• 5th, 6th Years Young Adult Assertiveness Course KCS

• LCA Work Experience Course KCS

• Small Group Work

• Summer Programme

• Flexible Support (Family)

• Outreach Service Community/Family

• Key working Service

• Education, Prevention & Awareness Programme Alcohol/Drugs

• Parents Support Group

• Parents Parenting Skills Group

• Parents for prevention

• Teenagers, Hash and Sex in Today’s Society

• Family Communication and Self Esteem

• Community Leadership group

• Parents Anger Management Group

• Education Module & Support For People on Community Service

• Referral Service to relevant agencies

• Cross Referral within the Services

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 • Training all Levels: Management, Staff, Facilitators, Community, Parents and Students

KDPPG Handbook: The Project was asked by the NDST for a simple breakdown on how the project
implements policy and procedures on a daily basis. It is hoped the handbook will be used as a tool for good
practice in other communities’ nation wide. At present the handbook has been endorsed by the HSE and the
SPHE departments.
Farewell
October this year our administrator Fiona Casey left her position, to travel Australia for a year. Although we
were extremely sad to see her go, we wish her all the best in the future.
Unfortunately again this year we lost three of our local trained facilitators to permanent jobs, Elaine
Hutchinson, Lorraine Connolly and Marie Walsh. This has and will continue to happen until our project can
afford to employ our local facilitators!!

Funding
• Probation & Welfare Services €80,000
• VEC Co Dublin Educational Committee in partnership with LDTF €124,488

Total Annual Funding €204,000

Women Reviewing Equality Networking Standards (WRENS) is funded through the Probation and Welfare
Service, Department of Justice. This covers all running costs for the project.

Killinarden Drug Primary Prevention Group (KDPPG) is funded through VEC Co Dublin Educational
Committee in partnership with LDTF. This covers all running costs for the project.

Other Funding

ADM Training €10,000 Staff and Facilitators Training

AIB Better Ireland Awards €2,600 Summer Programme

AIB Better Ireland Awards €12,725 Portable Staging Equipment for School Programmes

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 Total Number of target group catered for in 2006:

Under 10 10-13 14-19 20 and over Combined

Total
86 445 426 262 1,229

Conclusion

There has been a reasonable amount of progress made by the project in relation to the main work areas

within the 2005-2007 strategic work programmes. The ongoing work within the local Schools in

Killinarden, the extension of the core Self-Esteem/ Drug Awareness programme into other Schools in

Tallaght. The success of the WRENS project is all notable and impressive outcomes from the work of the

project in 2006. With plans and budgets approved we look forward to 2007 with optimism for an efficient

and effective service.

The board of Management would like to sincerely thank our funders:

• Probation & Welfare Services
• VEC Co Dublin Educational Committee in partnership with LDTF
• ADM
• AIB Better Ireland Awards.

Staff members Alice Murray, Orla Kelly, Fiona Casey, Nicola O Neill, Collette Tobin and all our
Facilitators.

Connor Sheedy the projects Auditors

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A special thanks to Denis O Leary our financial advisor for all his help and support throughout the year.

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