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PROGRAM EVALUATION OF THE PREP a RE SCHOOL CRISIS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION TRAINING CURRICULUM
Author(s) -
Nickerson Amanda B.,
Serwacki Michelle L.,
Brock Stephen E.,
Savage Todd A.,
Woitaszewski Scott A.,
Louvar Reeves Melissa A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.21757
Subject(s) - curriculum , preparedness , crisis intervention , intervention (counseling) , psychology , medical education , program evaluation , crisis management , pedagogy , medicine , political science , psychotherapist , psychiatry , public administration , law
This study details a program evaluation of the PREP a RE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum ( PREP a RE ), conducted in the United States and Canada between 2009 and 2011. Significant improvements in crisis prevention and intervention attitudes and knowledge were shown among 875 Crisis Prevention and Preparedness workshop (Workshop 1) participants and 1,422 Crisis Intervention and Recovery workshop (Workshop 2) participants on matched pre‐tests and post‐tests. Results indicated high participant satisfaction for both Workshop 1 and Workshop 2. A qualitative analysis of workshop evaluation comments indicated strengths regarding workshop aims, materials, and activities, as well as suggestions for improvement, such as utilizing more active learning components. The use of these findings in the PREP a RE curriculum revision is discussed.