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Early Prevention of Antisocial Behaviour: Results of a needs assessment with Elementary School Teachers

Fri, September 5, 5:00 to 6:15pm, Deree | Auditorium, Center for the Arts Auditorium

Abstract

Over the last decades several studies focused on analysing the development of antisocial behaviours in children and youth have been conducted. The data derived from these studies reinforce the need to act preventively to reduce such behaviours, stressing the importance of implementing evidence-based prevention strategies to mitigate the influence of specific risk factors associated with its onset and maintenance throughout the life course. Thus, based on the rational of the risk-focused prevention model, this ongoing study aims to conceive and implement a multidimensional universal prevention programme, targeting children aged between 7 and 10 years old, that seeks to prevent and reduce antisocial behaviour and to promote pro-social behaviour. Specifically, the programme includes an individual component aimed at promoting social and emotional skills with children, and a school component focused on fostering a positive school climate and a greater school engagement, through school management and discipline training for teachers. The conceptualisation of the programme is accompanied by the development and implementation of an evaluation device, which includes needs, efficacy and process evaluations. As such, this paper seeks to discuss the needs assessment preliminary results, presenting data collected through focus groups with key informants - elementary school teachers – where themes like school climate, school engagement, school discipline, children’s socioemotional skills and teaching experiences were debated.

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