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Preparing Rehabilitation Specialists to Address the Prevention of Substance Abuse Problems.
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Glenn, Margaret K. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1994
Describes a national program funded by the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to train rehabilitation specialists in the use of these prevention strategies in rehabilitation programs. Objectives include strengthening prevention knowledge and skills, encouraging coalition building, and broadening understanding of the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Counselors, Disabilities, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Implementation and Design Issues in Group-Randomized Prevention Trials: Lessons from the Youth Matters Public Schools Study
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Jenson, Jeffrey M.; Dieterich, William A.; Rinner, Jenifer R.; Washington, Felicia; Burgoyne, Kathleen E. – Children & Schools, 2006
Group-randomized trials (GRTs)--studies that evaluate the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions occurring at the group level--are increasingly used to assess the effects of school-based prevention programs on behavioral outcomes of children and adolescents. These designs pose many implementation and design challenges for school…
Descriptors: Prevention, Research Problems, Program Design, Program Effectiveness
The Development and Impact of an Experimental Student Affairs Employee Wellness Program.
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Moxley, Linda S. – Research in Higher Education, 1990
An employee wellness program involving physical fitness activities and health education was implemented at the University of Texas (Arlington). Results of participant (N=50) and control group (N=152) pre- and posttest surveys, physiological tests, program evaluations, and analysis of personnel records demonstrated the program's value. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Fringe Benefits, Health Education, Health Promotion