Elementary Youth Support Program
EYSP is a school-based, small-group early intervention/prevention program for students in grades K-5 at risk for substance abuse and other health-damaging behaviors.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- students’ levels of self-efficacy
- inability to interact appropriately with peers
- difficulty controlling behavior
- identifying and expressing feelings in safe, healthy ways
Skills Built:
- positive coping strategies
- decision-making skills
- conflict resolution
- communication skills
- stress management
Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten-5th grades
Setting: Small-group, pull-out program during the school day or after-school, small-group programs or summer programs
Format: Series of twenty 30-minute sessions during the school year
Effectiveness: Promising program in the state of Pennsylvania
Working toward NREPP (National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices) status as an evidence-based, model program.
Documented Evidence of:
- increased anger management skills
- increased positive peer relationships
- increased positive classroom behaviors
- increased decision-making skills.
For more information on this program please contact Donna Becker at (717) 299-2831 ext. 227.
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