PREVENTION AND PROMOTION: CURRENT AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS
MICROSYSTEMS-LEVEL PREVENTION/ PROMOTION: HOME, SCHOOL, AND WORKPLACE
Prenatal/early infancy project Effective family-based programs Developed by David Olds Effective family-based programs Focus on the whole family, not just parents or children. Improve family communication and parenting through changes in cognition, emotion and behavior. Develop a collaborative process in which families are empowered to identify their own solutions to challenges.
Perry preschool project Microsystem programs in school Perry preschool project Interpersonal cognitive problem solving Social decision making/ social problem solving Life skills training
Worksite coping skills intervention Employee competencies Microsystem programs in workplaces JOBS project Worksite coping skills intervention Employee competencies
BEYOND MICROSYSTEMS: PREVENTION/ PROMOTION IN ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES, AND MACROSYSTEMS
ALTERING SETTINGS Programs addressing school climates Changing school configuration Creating emotionally intelligent workplaces
COMMUNITYWIDE AND MACROSYSTEM INTERVENTIONS Building community collaboration Intervention using mass media
How do we determine the effectiveness of prevention/ promotion efforts?
tHrEe aPpRoAcHeS Meta-analyses of research on program outcomes Best practices in promoting social-emotional learning
Lessons learned from large-scale prevention/promotion evaluations Child development project School development program
Emerging areas for prevention/ promotion
School-based prevention of bullying and suicide Preventing youth delinquency
Preventing negative impacts of terrorism HV/AIDS prevention Implementation and sustainability of programs