Social and Emotional Skills Training with Young Children

描述(由申请人提供)：数十年的发展精神病理学研究支持社会情感问题在出现无数负面结果方面的重大和独特贡献，包括精神障碍风险增加和精神健康服务的使用。这个第二阶段的项目继续研究和开发一种针对5-7岁儿童的情商(EL)干预措施--“洞察！”。“洞察！”提供多媒体资源和以技能为基础的课程，专门旨在提高在内容和形式上具有创新性的英语能力。它提供了一种独特的手段，将干预环境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，并与社区和学校为基础的精神卫生专业人员和小学教师测试了可行性。与父母和孩子一起测试了技能获得和产品可行性。成功地确定了产品的可行性，并为继续开发提供了实质性支持。第二阶段将利用第一阶段的调查结果来修订、修改和扩展干预组件，以最大限度地提高质量和有效性。一旦最终确定，将对掌握情绪障碍概念和情绪、社会和行为功能的积极变化的干预效果进行科学评估。给《洞察！》适用于社区和学校环境，将进行两次疗效试验。在这项基于临床的试验中，100名儿童将被随机分配到治疗或对照条件下。在校本试验中，将随机选择两所参与学校(一所治疗学校，一所对照学校)每所学校的六个K-2年级教室参加。在这两个试验中，结果数据将从儿童参与者、父母和教师那里收集，涉及参与者的技能获得以及情绪、社会和行为功能。儿童、家长和专业人士也将评估“Insight！”的质量和可用性。将创建最终版本的西班牙语翻译，并开发一个基于网络的分发中心，可以访问可下载的材料、购物车功能，以及参与互动在线培训的选项。由于社会情绪缺陷导致的精神障碍是一个公共卫生问题，美国每年因精神疾病造成的间接经济损失估计为790亿美元。制定和实施有效的EL干预措施，如“洞察！”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.