A Peer Education Program to Promote the Use of Conflict Resolution Skills among At-Risk School Age Males

Violence is devastating the lives of children in America's major cities. The problem of violence is particularly acute among disadvantaged young urban males. This program focuses on violence prevention in school-age boys using creative educational techniques and community partnership. The goal...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 1994-03, Vol.109 (2), p.158-161
Main Author: GIULIANO, J. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Behavior
Conflict resolution
Education - economics
Educational administration
Educational programs
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Negotiating
Nurses
Peer Group
Prevention. Health policy. Planification
Problem Solving
Program Development
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health
School health
School nurses
School Nursing
School violence
Schools
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Socialization
Special Section: Winners of the Secretary's Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
United States
Urban violence
Violence - prevention & control
Violent crimes
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Summary:Violence is devastating the lives of children in America's major cities. The problem of violence is particularly acute among disadvantaged young urban males. This program focuses on violence prevention in school-age boys using creative educational techniques and community partnership. The goal of this school-based program is to decrease the incidence of violent episodes in the school by teaching conflict resolution skills. Conflict resolution skills are taught in the health education component of the school health program. Skills are taught using a peer education model supervised by the school health nurse and planned in partnership with a Violence Prevention Advisory Board. Peer education teams consisting of fifth and sixth grade boys are trained and serve as peer educators for the boys in grades K-4. The violence prevention peer education program stresses primary prevention and targets at-risk school age males. The proposal uses a model that promotes the development of student leadership skills and self esteem. The proposal suggests ways to promote school and community involvement using an advisory board made up of student, community, and school leaders. The peer education program is cost effective and demonstrates how existing resources can be used creatively within the school setting.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877