Social and Emotional Skills Training with Young Children

描述（由申请人提供）：几十年的发展精神病理学研究支持社会情绪问题在出现无数负面结果中的重要和独特贡献，包括精神障碍的高风险和使用精神卫生服务。这个第二阶段的项目继续研究和开发情绪智力（El）干预，“洞察！”，针对5-7岁的儿童。“洞察！”提供多媒体资源和以技能为基础的课程，旨在通过内容和形式的创新提高学生的能力。它提供了一种独特的手段，将干预设置与家庭努力联系起来，以促进儿童的情感和社会功能。在第一阶段，开发了原型，并在社区和学校的心理健康专业人员和小学教师中进行了可行性测试。对父母和孩子进行技能习得和产品可行性测试。成功建立了产品的可行性，并为继续开发提供了实质性的支持。第二阶段将利用第一阶段的发现来修订、修改和扩展干预成分，以最大限度地提高质量和有效性。一旦最终确定，将对干预效果进行科学评估，以掌握El概念并在情绪、社会和行为功能方面产生积极变化。鉴于“Insight!”适用于社区和学校环境，将进行两项功效试验。在以临床为基础的试验中，100名儿童将被随机分配到治疗组或对照组。在以学校为基础的试验中，将随机选择两所参与学校（一个实验组，一个对照组）中的每个学校的6个k -2年级教室参与试验。在这两项试验中，将从儿童参与者、家长和老师那里收集关于参与者技能习得和情感、社会和行为功能的结果数据。孩子、家长和专业人士也将评估“Insight!”的质量和可用性。将制作最终版本的西班牙语译本，并开发一个基于网络的分发中心，提供可下载材料、购物车功能和参与互动式在线培训的选项。由于社会情感缺陷导致的精神疾病的发展是一个公共卫生问题，美国每年因精神疾病造成的经济间接成本估计为790亿美元。开发和实施有效的El干预措施（如“Insight!”）可以降低这些成本。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Decades of research in developmental psychopathology support the significant and unique contribution of socio-emotional problems in the emergence of a myriad of negative outcomes, including heightened risk for psychiatric disorders and use of mental health services. This Phase II project continues research and development of an Emotional Intelligence (El) intervention, "Insight!", for children ages 5-7. "Insight!" offers multi-media resources and a skill-based curriculum specifically aimed at enhancing El competencies that is innovative in content and format. It provides a unique means of bridging the intervention setting with home efforts to promote emotional and social functioning of children. During Phase I, the prototype was developed and tested for feasibility with community- and school-based mental health professionals and elementary school teachers. Skill acquisition and product feasibility were tested with parents and children. Product feasibility was successfully established and substantial support for continued development was provided. Phase II will utilize Phase I findings to revise, modify, and extend intervention components to maximize quality and effectiveness. Once finalized, a scientific evaluation of intervention efficacy for mastery of El concepts and positive changes in emotional, social, and behavioral functioning will be conducted. Given "Insight!" is applicable within both community and school settings, two efficacy trials will be conducted. For the clinic-based trial, 100 children will be randomly assigned to treatment or control conditions. For the school-based trial, six K-2nd grade classrooms in each of two participating schools (one treatment, one control) will be randomly chosen to participate. For both trials, outcome data will be collected from child participants, parents, and teachers regarding participants' skill acquisition and emotional, social and behavioral functioning. Children, parents, and professionals will also evaluate quality and usability of "Insight!". Spanish translations of final versions will be created and a web-based distribution center developed with access to downloadable materials, shopping cart capability, and options for participation in interactive online training. Development of psychiatric disorders due to socio-emotional deficits is a public health concern with annual US economic, indirect cost of mental illnesses estimated at $79 billion. Development and implementation of efficacious El interventions such as "Insight!" can reduce these costs.