Making Choices and Reducing Risk (MCARR): School Counseling Primary Prevention of Substance Use

Autor/inn/en	Foss-Kelly, Louisa L.; Generali, Margaret M.; Crowley, Michael J.
Titel	Making Choices and Reducing Risk (MCARR): School Counseling Primary Prevention of Substance Use
Quelle	In: Professional Counselor, 11 (2021) 3, S.352-369 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-3989
Schlagwörter	School Counseling; School Counselors; Counselor Role; Program Effectiveness; Health Behavior; Substance Abuse; Prevention; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Decision Making; Risk; High School Students; Grade 9; Adolescents; Urban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School counselling; Pädagogische Beratung; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Risiko; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	The consequences of adolescent drug and alcohol use may be serious and far-reaching, forecasting problematic use or addictive behaviors into adulthood. School counselors are particularly well suited to understand the needs of the school community and to seamlessly deliver sustainable substance use prevention. This pilot study with 46 ninth-grade students investigates the impact of the Making Choices and Reducing Risk (MCARR) program, a drug and alcohol use prevention program for the school setting. The MCARR curriculum addresses general knowledge of substances and their related risks, methods for evaluating risk, and skills for avoiding or coping with drug and alcohol use. Using a motivational interviewing framework, MCARR empowers students to choose freely how they wish to behave in relation to drugs and alcohol and to contribute to the health of others in the school community. The authors hypothesized that the implementation of the MCARR curriculum would influence student attitudes, knowledge, and use of substances. Results suggest that the MCARR had a beneficial impact on student attitudes and knowledge. Further, no appreciable increases in substance use during the program were observed. Initial results point to the promise of program feasibility and further research with larger samples including assessment of longitudinal impact. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates. 3 Terrace Way, Greensboro, NC 27403. Tel: 336-547-0607; Fax: 336-547-0017; e-mail: TCPjournal@nbcc.org; Web site: http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01