Prevention That Works!: A Guide For Developing School-Based Drug and Violence Prevention Programs / Edition 1

by Cynthia R. Knowles

Overview

This invaluable guidebook contains a rich list of resources, sample surveys, and easy-to-apply advice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761978053
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/18/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Cynthia R. Knowles works nationally helping schools, agencies, and businesses maximize the effectiveness of their prevention programs through student and employee training, curriculum review, data analysis, awareness education, and program evaluation. She works as the Health and Wellness Coordinator at Livonia Central School, Livonia, New York; as a lecturer at the State University of New York at Geneseo; as a supervisor of student teachers in health education at the State University of New York at Cortland; and as a professional ski instructor. Previously she has been the Director of Rehabilitation for a 135-bed homeless shelter, a psychotherapist for adolescents and their families, and a regional coordinator for the Safe and Drug Free Schools grant program. Through articles and training seminars, she advocates for truth, accuracy, and youth involvement in the field of violence and substance abuse. She teaches participants to question their sources and to validate all information before passing it on. Her politics are simple: She believes that all of us—parents, teachers, and neighbors—have the ability to change the world significantly through our interactions with youth. She believes in prayer and miracles but is still slightly superstitious and overinsured. Cynthia welcomes your feedback, especially your experiences, chal­lenges, insights, and successes with using this book for program evaluation.

Table of Contents

Getting Started
Establishing Your Work Group
Writing Goals and Objectives
Program Review, Selection, and Implementation
Creating Homegrown Programs
Elements of Effective Prevention
Additional Data Collection
Preparing for Assessment of Program Effectiveness
Self-Report Questionnaires and Focus Groups
Collecting Information From Students
Cost and Time Effectiveness
Experimental Design - The Basics
Experimental Designs for Different Program Types
Crunching Your Numbers and Organizing Your Data
Public Presentation of Your Results
Troubleshooting Your Results

Editorial Reviews

"Easy to read and understand, with a wealth of resource ideas. Very helpful for even a novice to understand and lead school and community groups through developing a practical prevention plan."

Jane Todey

"A good beginning tool for those in need to get the job done immediately."

Bertha Caldwell

"Knowles does a fine job of reaching her goal of providing a practical and accessible book for the practitioner charged with selecting, implementing, and evaluating prevention programs in two problem areas that dramatically affect the health of our children. "

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