SOCI 3410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: System 6, Life Skills, Dyslexia

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 3410
• Professor: Michel Vallee

Document Summary

Also is learned during an individual"s development. Research indicates that interventions with young children and their parents have positive effects on three key risk factors: poor parenting, cognitive deficts (life environment, socially disruptive behaviour (school) Developmental crime prevention focuses on three high risk factors/causes: Recent canadian programme examples: ottawa project early intervention project sponsored by the ottawa boys and girls club. Focus was on high risk children and youth aged. Getting kids interested: life skills programs, reference to other agencies, hw program. Kids were reached via sports and recreation opportunities to which were added on-going support programs, homework clubs. Getting something out of it or else, why would you go. High satisfaction rate of participants in all five programs. 4/5 sites saw changes in parental skills and attitudes. Positive changes for both child and parent participants. Parents showed greater confidence about their abilities to address concerns and cope with parenting issues.