- By Dartington SRU
- Posted on Thursday 29th May, 2014
Want to reduce aggression in adolescents? Work on their beliefs
Teenagers sometimes believe that bullies will always be bullies and victims will always be victims. However, an intervention teaching young people that other people really can change improved adolescents’ behaviour and reduced conduct problems, found a US study.Adolescence is a period when young people develop stronger beliefs in the fixed nature of personal characteristics, particularly aggress…
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- Posted on Thursday 29th May, 2014
How to get parents to attend parenting programmes – and keep on attending
Parents can’t benefit from programmes they don’t attend. But all too often that’s the story: evidence-based programmes reach no more than a fraction of eligible families because they fail to engage parents.Indeed, the numbers are dire. On average, only a third of families invited to enroll in prevention projects actually attend any sessions. Of those who do show up at least once, only half m…
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- Posted on Thursday 29th May, 2014
Policy transfer: why “copy and paste” is not enough
“Copy and paste” is rarely good advice for those planning the transfer of a prevention programme from one country to another. But how should policy makers approach the delicate task of ensuring that effective interventions take root in their new location? The story of how of how America’s well-evidenced Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) mentoring programme was introduced to Ireland offers some…
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