Teaching Youth to Resist Abuse: Evaluation of a Strengths-Based Child Maltreatment Curriculum for High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Diaz, Marisol J.; Wolfersteig, Wendy; Moreland, Diane; Yoder, Grant; Dustman, Patricia; Harthun, Mary L.
Titel	Teaching Youth to Resist Abuse: Evaluation of a Strengths-Based Child Maltreatment Curriculum for High School Students
Quelle	14 (2021), S.141-149 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Diaz, Marisol J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Child Abuse; High School Students; Public Health; Pilot Projects; Program Effectiveness; Curriculum Implementation; Validity; Educational Change; Knowledge Level; Safety; Urban Schools; Charter Schools; Student Attitudes; Outcomes of Education; Social Emotional Learning; Student Empowerment; Communication Skills; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Gesundheitswesen; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Gültigkeit; Bildungsreform; Wissensbasis; Sicherheit; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Schülerverhalten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Studienberechtigung; Kommunikationsstil; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	Child maltreatment (CM) is a serious and prevalent public health problem in the United States (U.S.) yet programming to combat the issue often overlooks high school aged youth (those aged 14-17). In 2017, over 90,000 youth in the U.S. experienced CM during their high school years (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2019). This manuscript will highlight the importance of prevention programs for youth affected by child maltreatment and report the findings of a pilot study that examined the effectiveness of the Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe Prevention Education Curriculum among high school students. The purpose of the pilot study was to determine if the revised and expanded curriculum for grades 9-12 was feasible and to examine the validity of the new survey items, including the RESIST strategy questions. The pilot study utilized a two-phase non-probability convenience sample to evaluate high school student gains in knowledge of safety related resistance strategies. High school students (N = 269) attending one urban charter public high school (grades 9-12) in the Southwest who completed pre- and postsurvey RESIST strategy items participated in the pilot. The results indicated that students receiving the Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe Prevention Education Curriculum increased their identification and knowledge of safety related resistance strategies. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01