Preventing youth substance abuse : science-based programs for children and adolescents /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2007.
Description:xiii, 265 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6125832
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Other authors / contributors:Tolan, Patrick H.
Szapocznik, JoseĢ.
Sambrano, Soledad.
ISBN:1591473071
9781591473077
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also available on the Internet.
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preventing Youth Substance Abuse: An Overview
  • I. Key Concepts for Prevention Research and Practice
  • Chapter 1. Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Implications for Prevention Research and Practice
  • Chapter 2. Research to Practice: Bringing Effective Prevention to Every Community
  • II. Interventions for Preschool Children: Ages 3 to 5
  • Chapter 3. Incredible Years Parents and Teachers Training Series: A Head Start Partnership to Promote Social Competence and Prevent Conduct Problems
  • Chapter 4. Project STAR: Early Intervention With Preschool Children and Families for the Prevention of Substance Abuse
  • III. Interventions for Elementary School Children: Ages 6 to 8
  • Chapter 5. Schools and Families Educating Children: A Preventive Intervention for Early Elementary School Children
  • Chapter 6. The Early Risers "Skills for Success" Program: A Targeted Intervention for Preventing Conduct Problems and Substance Abuse in Aggressive Elementary School Children
  • Chapter 7. The Strengthening Families Program: An Evidence-Based, Multicultural Family Skills Training Program
  • IV. Interventions for Preadolescent Children and Young Adolescents: Ages 9 to 14
  • Chapter 8. The Coping Power Program: Preventive Intervention at the Middle School Transition
  • Chapter 9. Familias Unidas: A Systemic, Parent-Centered Approach to Preventing Problem Behavior in Hispanic Adolescents
  • V. Conclusion
  • Chapter 10. Developmental Opportunities for Prevention of Substance Abuse
  • Index
  • About the Editors