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What are prevention sciences and interventions doing for the needs of At-Risk youth?
"Kellam and Langevin emphasize the need for collaboration among researchers, policy makers, and local community leaders. Developing a common framework for understanding evidence in prevention research programs is vital in selecting which elements of a prevention program are necessary in a setting to prevent specific problems."
How can we make sure that our approach is effective in practice?
IThere are many approaches to prevention science and intervention. It is solely based on the individual with an individualized treatment plan.
"When I changed my initially very didactic approach, reminiscent of the "heavy-handed methods of instruction" mentioned by Yeager et al., and instead gave adolescent individuals more freedom and responsibility in their art projects, they behaved better (in terms of general classroom comportment and appropriate interactions with peers and myself.) Though I didn't necessarily think about it at the time, I was appealing to important adolescent values. By treating them like adults and giving them more independence, I supported their feelings of respect and autonomy. In regards to this insight, a common but nevertheless fitting saying comes to mind:
work WITH them, not AGAINST them . . .talk TO them, not AT them."
From your own experience, how important is the influence of risk factors in the daily lives of our youth?
"Prevention could really be effective but also needs the necessary buy-in to be effective."
What would you do if your child was a typically developing learner in a class with special education learners?
What would you do if your child had a disability that required them to be in a small group setting at all times to capitalize on their learning?
"...they discuss the fact sometimes it is the person delivering the prevention method, and how they treat the subjuect that is the problem. Why not have the person delivering the form of prevention be someone who the adolescent looks up to? From my personal experience in the classroom and even summer camp, adolescents are more likely to listen to and work with an adult they respect or look up to."
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Be a presence in the lives of those who need it. At-Risk doesn't mean there is an inability to change.