Publications by authors named "Victoria E Kress"
Program Evaluation of the Youth Personal Empowerment Safety Education Program.
J Child Adolesc Trauma
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The paper discusses the challenges in proving program effectiveness for school and community initiatives, specifically focusing on a bullying prevention program called radKIDS®.
- The study surveyed 330 instructors, with 148 completed responses, to assess children's learning outcomes, instructor training effectiveness, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies.
- Findings confirmed the program's theoretical model and highlighted differences in its safety domains compared to other bullying prevention methods, recommending improvements such as more flexible training and increased practice opportunities.
Individuals with an intellectual developmental disorder are four times more likely to have a co-occurring mental health diagnosis, as compared to the general population, and 60%-80% of individuals with IDDs have experienced at least one form of abuse. However, counselors receive little training to adequately help this population. In this article, counseling considerations related to individuals who have intellectual development disorder are discussed, with a particular focus on the presence of trauma in this population.
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