- Oxford Library of Psychology
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- Short Contents
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Prevention and Counseling Psychology : A Simple yet Difficult Commitment
- A History of Prevention in Counseling Psychology
- Prevention in the 21st Century
- Best Practice Guidelines on Prevention: Improving the Well-Being of Individuals, Families, and Communities
- Ethical Principles for the Practice of Prevention
- Teaching Prevention: Preparing the Next Generation of Psychologists
- Design and Evaluation of Prevention Programs
- Advocacy and Prevention : Dismantling Systems of Oppression
- Prevention in Pursuit of Social Justice
- Critical Psychology, Prevention, and Social Justice
- Understanding and Preventing Adolescent Bullying, Sexual Violence, and Dating Violence
- Keeping the Dragons at Bay : Research-Based Approaches to the Prevention of Substance Abuse
- Suicide Prevention in Counseling Psychology: Where We Have Been, Where We Need to Go
- Dropout Prevention : A (Re)Conceptualization Through the Lens of Social Justice
- Integrative Approaches to the Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth : Progress, Pitfalls, and Possibilities
- Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
- Prevention of Conduct Disorder: Do We Have Reason to Be Hopeful?
- Toward the Prevention of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Latina Youth
- Ameliorating Cancer Disparities in Medically Underserved Women: A Community-Based Approach
- Promoting Healthy Aging in Counseling Psychology
- Promoting College Retention in First-Generation College Students
- Promoting Resilience in Immigrants: Understanding Latino/a Adaptation and Strengths
- Promoting Positive Identity of African American Girls
- Career Development as Prevention: Toward a Social Cognitive Model of Vocational Hope
- A Life Skills, Community-Based Approach for Helping Returning Service Members and Their Families
- Promoting Well-Being and Mental Health in Refugees
- ¡Si Podemos! (Yes We Can!): Promoting Academic Success in Mexican American Girls
- Promoting Mental Health in Asian Immigrants
- Dismantling the Bird Cage: How Counseling Psychologists Can Prevent Heterosexism
- Preventing Racial Injuries, Promoting Racial Justice
- Cents and Sensibilities: Promoting Mental Health With Sport and Exercise
- Prevention in Counseling Psychology: We Have Seen the Future, and the Future Is Us
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Abstract Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse (ATODA) is a critical public health issue. Research suggests that there are some principles that can guide effective prevention activities. This chapter explores not only what content should be included in such prevention activities, but also what processes and which contexts are best suited for optimal results. In general, research supports the use of developmentally appropriate activities that decrease risk factors and increase protective factors. Certain skills such as relationship skills and drug refusal skills are shown to be effective components of prevention work. Components that have not been successful include: affective skills training and the didactic imparting of drug information to elementary school students. Specific culturally responsive techniques are required for students of color, as the drug use profiles and risk/protective factors differ by ethnic/racial groups. A discussion of the political and fiscal contextual variables that impact the delivery of prevention activities is also presented.
Keywords: drug use prevention, alcoholism prevention, protective factors, risk factors, evidence-based prevention
Paul E. Priester, School of Adult Learning, North Park University, Chicago, IL
Janice E. Jones, Cardinal Stritch University, Glendale, WI
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- [UNTITLED]
- Short Contents
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Prevention and Counseling Psychology : A Simple yet Difficult Commitment
- A History of Prevention in Counseling Psychology
- Prevention in the 21st Century
- Best Practice Guidelines on Prevention: Improving the Well-Being of Individuals, Families, and Communities
- Ethical Principles for the Practice of Prevention
- Teaching Prevention: Preparing the Next Generation of Psychologists
- Design and Evaluation of Prevention Programs
- Advocacy and Prevention : Dismantling Systems of Oppression
- Prevention in Pursuit of Social Justice
- Critical Psychology, Prevention, and Social Justice
- Understanding and Preventing Adolescent Bullying, Sexual Violence, and Dating Violence
- Keeping the Dragons at Bay : Research-Based Approaches to the Prevention of Substance Abuse
- Suicide Prevention in Counseling Psychology: Where We Have Been, Where We Need to Go
- Dropout Prevention : A (Re)Conceptualization Through the Lens of Social Justice
- Integrative Approaches to the Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth : Progress, Pitfalls, and Possibilities
- Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
- Prevention of Conduct Disorder: Do We Have Reason to Be Hopeful?
- Toward the Prevention of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Latina Youth
- Ameliorating Cancer Disparities in Medically Underserved Women: A Community-Based Approach
- Promoting Healthy Aging in Counseling Psychology
- Promoting College Retention in First-Generation College Students
- Promoting Resilience in Immigrants: Understanding Latino/a Adaptation and Strengths
- Promoting Positive Identity of African American Girls
- Career Development as Prevention: Toward a Social Cognitive Model of Vocational Hope
- A Life Skills, Community-Based Approach for Helping Returning Service Members and Their Families
- Promoting Well-Being and Mental Health in Refugees
- ¡Si Podemos! (Yes We Can!): Promoting Academic Success in Mexican American Girls
- Promoting Mental Health in Asian Immigrants
- Dismantling the Bird Cage: How Counseling Psychologists Can Prevent Heterosexism
- Preventing Racial Injuries, Promoting Racial Justice
- Cents and Sensibilities: Promoting Mental Health With Sport and Exercise
- Prevention in Counseling Psychology: We Have Seen the Future, and the Future Is Us
- Index
