Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program

Substance abuse prevention is especially important during adolescence given the propensity of young people to take risks during this period. Although prevention programs have been developed and widely evaluated in other countries, they are costly and have not been adapted to the Filipino context. We...

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Main Authors: Ochoa, Danielle P, Banzon-Librojo, Lorelie Ann, Mendez, Samantha Erika N, Alampay, Liane Peña
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.psychology-faculty-pubs-11862020-07-06T07:01:24Z Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program Ochoa, Danielle P Banzon-Librojo, Lorelie Ann Mendez, Samantha Erika N Alampay, Liane Peña Substance abuse prevention is especially important during adolescence given the propensity of young people to take risks during this period. Although prevention programs have been developed and widely evaluated in other countries, they are costly and have not been adapted to the Filipino context. We developed Sulong Kabataan as a community-based life skills program for substance abuse prevention among urban Filipino youth. We discuss the program design process, pilot implementation, and evaluation among 53 adolescents aged 12 to 17 from a low-resource community. The evaluation of the pilot implementation demonstrates the feasibility of the program, especially with close community partnerships. Preliminary evidence for positive impact was shown in participants’ life skills and confdence to refuse alcohol. The strengths of the program include the interactive delivery and positive learning climate, as well as facilitators’ warmth and competence informed by knowledge of adolescent development. Future directions are discussed for improving the program design and evaluation, and developing training programs for facilitators. 2019-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/187 https://www.pap.org.ph/sites/default/files/upload/ochoa_et_al_june_2019.pdf Psychology Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo adolescence substance abuse prevention life skills training youth prevention programs refusal skills Child Psychology Psychology
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topic adolescence
substance abuse prevention
life skills training
youth prevention programs
refusal skills
Child Psychology
Psychology
spellingShingle adolescence
substance abuse prevention
life skills training
youth prevention programs
refusal skills
Child Psychology
Psychology
Ochoa, Danielle P
Banzon-Librojo, Lorelie Ann
Mendez, Samantha Erika N
Alampay, Liane Peña
Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program
description Substance abuse prevention is especially important during adolescence given the propensity of young people to take risks during this period. Although prevention programs have been developed and widely evaluated in other countries, they are costly and have not been adapted to the Filipino context. We developed Sulong Kabataan as a community-based life skills program for substance abuse prevention among urban Filipino youth. We discuss the program design process, pilot implementation, and evaluation among 53 adolescents aged 12 to 17 from a low-resource community. The evaluation of the pilot implementation demonstrates the feasibility of the program, especially with close community partnerships. Preliminary evidence for positive impact was shown in participants’ life skills and confdence to refuse alcohol. The strengths of the program include the interactive delivery and positive learning climate, as well as facilitators’ warmth and competence informed by knowledge of adolescent development. Future directions are discussed for improving the program design and evaluation, and developing training programs for facilitators.
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author Ochoa, Danielle P
Banzon-Librojo, Lorelie Ann
Mendez, Samantha Erika N
Alampay, Liane Peña
author_facet Ochoa, Danielle P
Banzon-Librojo, Lorelie Ann
Mendez, Samantha Erika N
Alampay, Liane Peña
author_sort Ochoa, Danielle P
title Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program
title_short Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program
title_full Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program
title_fullStr Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program
title_full_unstemmed Sulong Kabataan: Design, Pilot Implementation, and Evaluation of a Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program
title_sort sulong kabataan: design, pilot implementation, and evaluation of a youth substance abuse prevention program
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2019
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/187
https://www.pap.org.ph/sites/default/files/upload/ochoa_et_al_june_2019.pdf
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