EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND PROMOTING FAMILY ENVIRONMENT TO PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A STUDY IN KHON KAEN, THAILAND

Abstract Date Presented 04/7/21 A pilot for integrating OT into a Department of Corrections Community Supervision Center was implemented. This pilot sought to use OT assessment and intervention for justice-involved individuals to address skill building, increase problem solving, and further explore the needs and barriers to re-entry, including maintenance of supervision to prevent recidivism. This pilot highlighted a gap in life skills training for this population and this program's impact. Primary Author and Speaker: Ariana Gonzalez Additional Authors and Speakers: Megan Davis, Emily Gralinski, Stephanie Monforte,and Jacqueline Strausser

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Effect of Life Skills Training On Emotional Distress: A Comparative Study between Adolescent Boys and Girls

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0501.018 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

C. R. Hita ◽

G. Venkatesh Kumar

Keyword(s):

Emotional Distress ◽

Emotional Development ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Life Skills ◽

Emotional Health ◽

Skills Training ◽

Control Group ◽

Adolescent Boys ◽

Life Skills Training ◽

Post Test

Adolescence is considered as a crucial stage for emotional development. It is also seen as a time of hyper-emotionality, emotional conflict, and volatile mood states. Given that adolescents lack skills for emotional management, emotional distress during these years can hamper their immediate growth and adversely affect their transition to the next stage of life. Interventions that promote positive emotional development during adolescence are the need of the hour. Keeping this in focus, the present study investigated the Effect of Life Skills Training on Adolescent boys and girls with high Emotional Distress. The study used pre- and post-test experimental design with a control group to examine the stated objectives. 160 adolescent boys and girls (n=80), with a mean age of 16.44 years, were selected for the study using Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Of these, 80 in the experimental group (boys=40, girls=40) were trained in life skills. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and repeated measures of ANOVA were used to analyze obtained results. Major findings of the study indicate that Life Skills training has significant effect in reducing emotional distress and improving emotional health in adolescents. And the significance of it was found to be higher in girls compared to boys.

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Adding Focused Life Skills Training to a Civic Engagement Program to Boost Life Skills Competencies in Youth

Journal of Youth Development ◽

10.5195/jyd.2016.448 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Brian Brandt ◽

Jan Klein

Keyword(s):

Civic Engagement ◽

Civic Education ◽

External Validity ◽

Life Skills ◽

Skills Training ◽

Future Research ◽

Education Curriculum ◽

Life Skills Training ◽

Training Content ◽

Internal And External Validity

This paper highlights the impacts of a revised curriculum which incorporated a strong life skills focus into an existing civic education curriculum (for 4-H youth). The revised curriculum resulted in actual youth gains in life skills competencies. The study also explored the effect of volunteer facilitators in the implementation of an added life skills training component. Despite some significant limitations to the internal and external validity of the study, preliminary indications were that adding explicit life skills training content does in fact lead to an increase in life skills competencies. This was clearer in cases where volunteer facilitators fully implemented the additional content versus implementing none or only part of the life skills training. The limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are outlined in the conclusion.

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