An evaluation of the rehabilitation for the drug addicts Jirasa program at rehabilitation Center Royal Thai Air Force

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Jirasa program, a program based on voluntary participation,conducted at the Royal Thai Air Force's Juvenile Drug Rehabilitation Center, Donmuang. The Context, Input, Process, Product, Model (CIPP)was used to evaluate the program.The subjects were 3 administrative officials, 10 rehabilitation staff members, 38 patients and 30 parents. The research instruments used in collecting the data were: 1) Structured interview form for administrative officials, patients and parents 2) Checklist questionnaires for rehabilitation staff members, patients and parents 3) A Behavior observation form to check the co-operation of staff and patients in understanding and completing drug hazard questionnaires 4) Attitude measurement form for patients and parents. The statistics used in the data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation , t - test and description. The research findings were as follows: Context: Administrative officials, rehabilitation staff members, and patients had a highly positive opinion of the governments' policy, its conformation with the current drug situation and the RTAF's cooperation. Input: rehabilitation staff members had a highly positive opinion regarding the management of the period of rehabilitation but they had a moderately positive opinion of personnel, budget, place and materials : Patients also expressed highly positive opinions on the place. Process: Both rehabilitation staff members and patients had a highly positive opinion of the conduct of this program believing that it was well organized and managed, that there was a clear designation of personnel's roles, that there was good information about program objectives it and that activities. Were continuously evaluated. Product: There was no statistically significant difference between patients' and parents knowledge of and attitude to the dangers of drugs before and after the program at the statistical significance levels of 0.05 and 0.01 respectively. Additionally, a follow-up c