Initiative Description: From November to December 2015, various health, social science and education databases were searched for school-based violence and substance use prevention interventions. Searching of webpages and reference lists of relevant studies for further references and consultation with experts in this field followed. Searches were updated using PsycINFO and the Cochrane Central Register of […]
An abbreviated version of the PATHS Curriculum http://www.pathstraining.com/main/ Initiative Description: An abbreviated version of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) an SEL Curriculum implemented by school-based mental health clinicians in classrooms. Study Results: Increased emotional understanding and prosocial behaviors Reference: Gibson, J. E., Werner, S. S., & Sweeney, A. (2015). Evaluating an abbreviated version of […]
Initiative Description: The “I Can Problem Solve” program, consisting of 83 lessons, 20-30 minutes per lesson delivered over the course of 4 months focused on pro-social behaviors. Study Results: Improved pro-social and introvert behaviors of children in the experimental group were significantly improved opposed to the control group. Reference: Anliak, S., & Sahin, D. (2010). […]
Strong Kids and Strong Teens Programs https://strongkids.uoregon.edu/index.html Initiative Description: The Strong Kids and Strong Teens programs, which incorporated a combination of cognitive-behavioral and affective education techniques, with each lesson containing opportunities for review of prior concepts, instruction and practice of new skills, corrective feedback, generalization activities, and student handouts/worksheets. Study Results: Improved social-emotional knowledge and […]
Initiative Description: An SEL program targeting schools with high numbers of immigrant and repatriated students and designed to promote target pupils social integration. Study Results: A postive interaction between the target students and their classmates and may have a positive effect on behavior and social position. Reference: Doikou-Avlidou, M., & Dadatsi, K. (2013). Enhancing social […]
PATHS Curriculum Initiative Description: Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) was implemented over a 10-week period and students received classwide explicit instruction for 20 to 30 minutes, two to three times per week. Study Results: Increased prosocial behaviors and resulted in increased cooperative play among the three at risk students measured. Reference: Bardon, L. A., Dona, […]
Strong Start Curriculum Initiative Description: Delivery of the 10 lesson Strong Start Curriculum (focused on understanding one’s own feelings, the feelings of others, learning about being a friend, solving problems, dealing appropriately with anger, and handling anxiety. Study Results: Improved teacher ratings of student internalizing and peer-related pro-social behaviors, particularly for students at greater risk. […]
Strong Kids https://strongkids.uoregon.edu/strongkids.html Initiative Description: Strong Kids Program with enhanced performance feedback: 2 hour teacher training, one teacher was left to just implement the 12 lessons – 50 minutes in length focused on developing resiliency skills through early attachments, appropriate skills, promoting wellness, empowerment about the future, coping with stress through emotional identification, challenging negative […]
Strong Teens https://strongkids.uoregon.edu/strongteens.html Initiative Description: A culturally adapted version of the 12 lesson program. 60 minutes 2 times/week for 6 weeks, identifying emotions – uncomfortable or comfortable, appropriate and inappropriate ways of expressing emotion, recognizing triggers to anger, identifying others’ emotions, recognizing negative thought patterns, optimistic thinking, conflict resolution strategies, stress reduction and relaxation exercises, […]
Initiative Description: Meta-analysis reviewed 82 school-based, universal social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions involving 97,406 kindergartens to high school students. Study Results: Follow-up outcomes (collected 6 months to 18 years postintervention) demonstrate SEL’s enhancement of positive youth development. Participants fared significantly better than controls in social-emotional skills, attitudes, and indicators of well-being Reference: Taylor, R. […]
