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This study examines the effectiveness of the Friend to Friend (F2F) program when conducted by teachers and counselors with active coaching from the research team. The project involves 14 small group sessions for relationally aggressive girls and 8 classroom sessions. Students, teachers, counselors and parents at intervention and control schools fill out pre- and post- program questionnaires.
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This study takes a proven effective program (Friend to Friend) that was initially run by the research team in a clinical trial and examines for the first time its effectiveness when conducted by teachers and counselors with active coaching from the research team. The primary target population for this study will be 4th-5th grade relationally aggressive girls. In intervention schools, these girls will participate in Friend to Friend with Coaching (14 small group sessions, 8 classroom sessions and additional pre- and post- program questionnaires).
In both intervention and control schools all 4th-5th grade students (boys and girls) will participate in a screening measure to identify the relational aggressors and pre- and post-program questionnaires. Counselors and 4th-5th grade teachers in both conditions will participate in pre/post questionnaires and will also participate in training, coaching, the small group intervention and classroom sessions in intervention schools.
These procedures will be repeated with new students in 5 of the F2F with Coaching schools the following school year, except that the research team will provide minimal coaching to staff running the intervention in year 2.
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Aim 1 Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria for Schools
40 schools will be selected on the basis of the following inclusion criteria:
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Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria for Students
Students who do not speak English. 2) Students whose parents do not speak English or one of the foreign languages into which the Parent Information Sheet for Child Participation has been translated (who therefore cannot opt their child in or out of the study in an informed manner).
Special education students who are not integrated within the regular education classroom.
In intervention schools, boys are excluded from the F2F small group intervention, however, as noted above, all boys will participate in the class portion of the program. Boys in both conditions will complete screening and outcome assessment activities.
Exclusion Criteria for Parents
Parents who do not speak English or one of the foreign languages into which the Parent Information Sheet for Parent Participation and parent questionnaires have been translated.
Parents of students in special education who are not integrated within the regular education classroom.
Exclusion Criteria for Teachers/Counselors
Aim 2: Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
Aim 2 Inclusion Criteria - Schools 1) 10 of Friend to Friend with Coaching schools in Aim 1 will participate in Aim 2.
Aim 2 Inclusion Criteria - Students
Aim 2 Inclusion Criteria - Parents 1) Same as Aim 1.
Aim 2 Inclusion Criteria - Teachers/Counselors 1) Counselors and 4th grade teachers who participated in F2F with Coaching in Aim 1.
Aim 2 Exclusion Criteria - Students, Parents, Teacher/Counselors
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5,250 participants in 2 patient groups
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Brooke Paskewich, PsyD; Stephen Leff, PhD
Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov
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