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，包括精神疾病和使用精神卫生服务的风险增加。这个第二阶段项目继续研究和开发情绪智力（El）干预，“洞察力！“，适用于5-7岁儿童。“洞察力！“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创新的英语能力。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，原型开发和可行性测试与社区和学校为基础的心理健康专业人员和小学教师。技能的获得和产品的可行性进行了测试与父母和孩子。成功确立了产品可行性，并为持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、修改和扩大干预措施的组成部分，以最大限度地提高质量和效力。一旦最终确定，将对掌握El概念和情感，社会和行为功能的积极变化的干预效果进行科学评估。鉴于“洞察力！“适用于社区及学校环境，并会进行两项成效试验。在临床试验中，100名儿童将被随机分配到治疗或对照组。对于以学校为基础的试验，将随机选择两所参与学校（一个治疗，一个对照）的六个K-2年级教室参加。对于这两项试验，将从儿童参与者、父母和教师那里收集有关参与者技能获得和情感、社会和行为功能的结果数据。儿童，家长和专业人士也将评估质量和可用性的“洞察！".最终版本的西班牙语翻译将被创建，并将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在线培训的选项。由于社会情感缺陷而导致的精神障碍的发展是一个公共卫生问题，美国每年的经济，精神疾病的间接成本估计为790亿美元。制定和实施有效的教育和学习干预措施，如“洞察力！“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.