Also, all depends on how old the wards are- I know of huge numbers in their 40's 50's 60's and 70's who would be interested in answers to this question- most training to date seems to have been done in the social control institutions- mental heath- prisons- drug treatment- supported accomodation and especially faith based services. However- may I suggest that as 'ipso facto parents' (or 'very substitute' parents) - workers in the system- and the system itself should be aware of their possition as ROLE MODEL/s- no wonder so many wards are stuffed up! and no wonder so many have their children removed into the loving care of the State. Cheers John From: rbarth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rick Barth) Reply-To: CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx To: Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Training older wards in life skills techniques Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:47:27 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) In-Reply-To: <1021471430.1014633753@RM548J>; from "rbarth" at Mon Feb 25 10:47:27 2002 X-Mailer: Siren Mail (Windows Version 4.0.2 (Windows 95/NT)) X-Sender: rbarth@xxxxxxxxxxxx Message-Tag: 4139 Sender: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.2.09.cu.02/011115/14:19 -- ListProc(tm) by CREN Dennette: It depends on what you are trying to teach. Some very specific skills can certainly be learned (e.g., reducing the risk of unprotected sexual intercourse) but it's certainly more difficult to teach broader skills. I've tried to describe this tension some in the CYSR article, below. I've listed some other sources, too. More recently, Steve Schinke, Gil Botvin, and Mark Fraser have had some impressive results in this work. Barth, R. P. (1993). Promoting self-protection and self-control through life style training. Children and Youth Services Review, 15, 312-319. Barth, R. P. & Maxwell, J. S. (1985). Preventing depression and dysfunction among adolescent mothers. In L. D. Gilchrist & S. P. Schinke (Eds.), Preventing social and health problems through life-skills training (pp. 15-28). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. Barth, R. P., Schinke, S.P., & Maxwell, J. S. (1985). Coping skills training for school-age mothers. Journal of Social Service Research, 8, 75-94. Barth, R. P. & Derezotes, D. S. (1990). Preventing adolescent abuse: Effective intervention strategies and techniques. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. Kirby, D., Barth, R. P., Leland, N., & Fetro, J. V. (1991). A norms- and skills-based sex education curriculum: Its impact upon sexual risk-taking behavior. Family Planning Perspectives, 23, 253-263. Rick Richard P. Barth, Ph.D. Frank A Daniels Professor and Chair of the Doctoral Program School of Social Work 301 Pittsboro Rd University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550 (v) 919 962 6516 (f) 962 1486 -- Begin original message -- From: Dderezotes@xxxxxxx Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 09:41:32 EST Subject: Training older wards in life skills techniques To: Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx Is anyone aware of research that has been done on the effectiveness of any life skills training techniques for adolescents? Thanks. Dennette Derezotes Assistant Director Children and Family Research Center School of Social Work University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Telephone # 312.641.2505 x 19 -- End original message -- << VITA2002latestversion.doc >> _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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