VIDEO-BASED SKILLS FOR URBAN FAMILIES

THIS PROJECT PLANS TO DEVELOP A SET OF VIDEO-BASED SKILL PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS AND YOUNG ADOLESCENTS (AGES 11 TO 14). THE PROGRAMS WILL ADAPT SOCIAL LEARNING PARENTING AND TEEN BEHAVIOR CHANGE SKILLS TO FIT THE ECOLOGICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SITUATIONS OF ETHNICALLY DIVERSE URBAN FAMILIES. TWO URBAN CONSULTATION TEAMS COMPOSED OF PARENTS,TEENS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE PROGRAMS. IN PHASE I, A TAPE FOR PARENTS THAT TEACHES THE SKILLS OF MONITORING AND SUPERVISING CHILD BEHAVIOR OUTSIDE OF THE HOME AND A TAPE FOR ADOLESCENTS THAT TEACHES SKILLS FOR HANDLING THE PRESSURE TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIORS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED. A CONSULTATION TEAM WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION AND FEEDBACK. FORTY FAMILIES WILL BE RECRUITED AND THEIR ACQUISTION OF TARGETED SKILLS EVALUATED AFTER 2 WEEKS. SUBJECTS WILL ALSO PROVIDE CONSUMER SATISFACTION RATINGS. DURING PHASE II, THE COMPLETE SET OF 6 PARENT AND 6 ADOLESCENT VIDEO PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED. A SECOND URBANSITE WILL BE TARGETED AND A CONSULTATION TEAM FORMED. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY AT-RISK MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS WILL BE RECRUITED TO EVALUATE THE COMPLETE PACKAGE. MARKETS FOR THESE COMPLETE PACKAGES WILL BE EXPLORED AND CONTACTS ESTABLISHED FOR EVENTUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM.