What does the DES student need to be taught in order for them to achieve the DES student goal?

It is a developmental process that consists of five specific content areas:
· Program awareness - "Setting the Table".
· Teaching facts about mood altering substances - "Just the Facts".
· Assimilation of the facts to personal experience - "Student Assessment".
· Development of a personal usage/life plan - "Student Decision".
· Life after the DES program - "Clearing the Table".