Violence/Aggression – Advancing Ideas 4 School Health

The Early Risers Program Initiative Description: The Early Risers conduct problems prevention program: targets early elementary school-aged children who show early behavioral and social adjustment problems. The intervention is delivered by a school practitioner, referred to as the “family advocate,” who provides a coordinated package of child-focused skills training and school support interventions along with […]

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PATHS Curriculum http://www.pathstraining.com/main/ Initiative Description: a 44 lesson program consisting of 9 units focused on compliments, basic and advanced feelings, self-control strategies delivered through arts and crafts, stories, lessons, and activities over the course of 9 weeks. Study Results: Reduced anti-social/aggressive behavior. Reference: Novak, M., Mihic, J., Basic, J., & Nix, R. L. (2017). PATHS […]

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4Rs + My Teaching Partner Program https://www.morningsidecenter.org/4rsmtp-research-enrich-sel-instruction Initiative Description: 4Rs + My Teaching Partner program included a 7 unit, 21 lesson, literacy-based curriculum in conflict resolution & SEL learning, 25 hours of teacher training and ongoing coaching. Study Results: The program was successful in reducing aggressive/antisocial behavior through improving social and emotional skills and fostering […]

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Second Step Curriculum https://www.secondstep.org Initiative Description: 15 lessons 45 to 60 minutes a piece, focused on empathy, basic problem solving, and impulse control) taught by classroom teachers over the course of the school year. Study Results: Resulted in increases in social competence and decreases in antisocial behavior. Intervention students were more likely to espouse prosocial […]

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Fast Track Prevention Intervention https://www.childtrends.org/programs/fast-track-prevention-project Initiative Description: The Universal Intervention program incorporates the Fast Track Prevention model to promote self-control, emotional awareness/understanding, peer-related social skills, and social problem-solving. Study Results: Program was successful at reducing aggression, increasing prosocial behavior and academic engagement. Reference: Greenberg, M. T., Bierman, K. L., Coie, J. D., Dodge, K. A., […]

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Tools for Getting Along https://education.ufl.edu/behavior-management-resource-guide/tools-for-getting-along-curriculum/ Initiative Description: A 26-lesson social problem solving preventive intervention using a six-step problem solving process delivered through small group activities, student-constructed role plays, and real-life problem solving situations, two lessons/week. Study Results: Continued positive effect on curricular knowledge for students taught TFGA relative to controls, significant pretest by condition interaction […]

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Initiative Description: universally delivered CBI consisting of 20 lessons and 6 booster lessons delivered by classroom teachers trained in the curriculum through cognitive modeling, strategically placed role-playing for practice opportunities, small group activities, explicit application of strategies to real life social scenarios). Study Results: resulted in improved social problem solving and teacher-reported executive function, […]

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Take the Lead Program Initiative Description: The Take the Lead program, which is designed to build social competencies and incorporated individual and paired application/practice of skills learned. Study Results: Resulted in reductions in bullying and victimization behaviors. Reference: Domino, M. (2013). Measuring the impact of an alternative approach to school bullying. Journal of School Health, […]

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Positive Action Initiative Description: Positive Action (PA) is an SEL program for elementary-, middle-, and high-school students. Each grade level has a PA Kit with about 140 lessons that take about 15 min to complete. The philosophy behind PA is that youth feel good when they engage in positive actions, thus, the program attempts to […]