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A new way of thinking about prevention that focuses on building assets and resources

This book provides practitioners and researchers with the means to make more impactful choices in the design and implementation of prevention programs.

Drawing from state-of-the-art research on a range of behavior problems such as violence, drug abuse, suicide, and risky sexual activity, Victoria Banyard and Sherry Hamby present a strengths-based approach to prevention.

Historically, most prevention efforts have focused too much on admonishment and knowledge transfer, despite years of evidence that such programs are ineffective. Effective prevention must be grounded in a broad understanding of what works, what does not, and how different forms of risky behavior share common elements.

This book synthesizes research on behavior change from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, public health, sociology, criminology, resilience science, critical race theory, and even urban planning. It emphasizes the importance of building enough protective strengths to insulate people from risks.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• 1 The Past, Present, and Future of Prevention(p. 3)
• The Need for Psychology in Prevention(p. 8)
• Our Background and Early Experiences With Prevention(p. 11)
• What Preventionists Need to Know About Human Irrationality and Dysregulation(p. 14)
• Technical Versus Wicked Problems(p. 16)
• The Prevention Portfolio Model(p. 17)
• The Structure of This Book(p. 19)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 21)
• I The Current State of Prevention Science(p. 23)
• 2 Theoretical Models for Prevention: Strengths and Weaknesses(p. 25)
• Why Care About Theory?(p. 27)
• Etiological Theories: What Do We Need to Change?(p. 27)
• Theories of Behavior Change: How Can We Change Behavior?(p. 41)
• Theories of Implementation: How Can We Improve Prevention Superstructures?(p. 50)
• Conclusion(p. 54)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 55)
• 3 Why Doesn't Prevention Work Better? The State of Prevention Research(p. 57)
• The Pressure to Provide Services(p. 58)
• D.A.R.E.: A Cautionary Tale(p. 59)
• The Big Picture: Limited Effectiveness for Many Prevention Programs(p. 62)
• Why Do We Know So Little About What Works?(p. 65)
• Additional Lessons From Comparisons of Multiple Approaches(p. 84)
• Conclusion(p. 85)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 86)
• 4 Identity and Marginalization: What Preventionists Need to Know(p. 87)
• The Need to Determine Which Programs Work Best for Which People(p. 88)
• Key Theoretical Frameworks(p. 89)
• Understanding How Sociodemographic Characteristics Affect Prevention(p. 93)
• Deficit-Based Versus Strengths-Based Approaches for Marginalized Groups(p. 95)
• Race, Ethnicity, Culture, and Prevention(p. 96)
• Prevention Across the Spectrums of Gender and Sexual Identities(p. 104)
• Prevention With People From Working and Lower Socioeconomic Classes(p. 108)
• Other Sociodemographic Characteristics(p. 110)
• Intersectionality and Prevention(p. 110)
• Conclusion(p. 112)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 113)
• 5 Using a Social Justice Lens for Prevention(p. 115)
• Toward Emancipation and Liberation: Rethinking Ways of Knowing and Working(p. 117)
• Stepping Back: Prevention Through the Lens of Social Changes(p. 126)
• Conclusion(p. 136)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 137)
• II Strengths-Based Approaches to Prevention(p. 139)
• 6 The Prevention Portfolio Model: From Risks to Strengths(p. 141)
• What Are Strengths-Based Frameworks?(p. 142)
• A Strengths-Based Model for Understanding Adversity: Resilience Portfolios and Poly-Strengths(p. 147)
• Why Focus on Strengths?(p. 149)
• Applying the Resilience Portfolio Model to Prevention: Practice Examples(p. 151)
• Conclusion(p. 165)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 166)
• 7 A Developmental View of Prevention: From Static and Siloed to Trajectories and Transitions(p. 167)
• Prevention and Human Development(p. 169)
• Key Features of a Developmental Lens(p. 170)
• Core Prevention Focus Areas(p. 175)
• Prevention Along a Developmental Continuum(p. 189)
• Conclusion(p. 199)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 200)
• 8 Promoting Behavior Regulation(p. 201)
• Risk and Protective Factors for Regulation(p. 203)
• Theoretical Models of Regulation That Can Inform Prevention(p. 204)
• Insights From the Science of Adolescence(p. 207)
• The Importance of the Environment for Supporting Regulation(p. 209)
• Strategies for Increasing Behavior Regulation(p. 213)
• Conclusion(p. 220)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 221)
• 9 The Role of Relational and Community Strengths(p. 223)
• Relationships and Environments as the Contexts of Prevention(p. 226)
• Social Relationships(p. 228)
• How Social Factors Are Linked to Violence and Other Problem Behaviors(p. 231)
• Prevention Implications and Examples(p. 234)
• Links and Relationships Between Organizations(p. 241)
• Policy Environments(p. 244)
• Physical Spaces and Nudges: A Reprise(p. 247)
• Conclusion(p. 255)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 257)
• III Looking Ahead(p. 259)
• 10 Toward the Next Generation of Prevention: A Research and Theoretical Agenda(p. 261)
• Improve Theoretical Models(p. 262)
• Raise the Quality of Research(p. 264)
• Broaden Your Lens(p. 274)
• Beyond Positivism(p. 277)
• Conclusion(p. 279)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 279)
• 11 The Prevention Portfolio Model: Practice and Policy Recommendations(p. 281)
• The Three Ts for Prevention Practice and Policy(p. 283)
• Top 10 Prevention Strategies(p. 302)
• The Time to Start Is Now(p. 308)
• Narrative Exercises(p. 309)
• References(p. 311)
• Index(p. 405)
• About the Authors(p. 419)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Victoria Banyard, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and the Associate Director of the Center on Violence Against Women and Children. Dr. Banyard received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan with a Certificate in Women's Studies. She has authored over 150 publications on resilience in the face of interpersonal violence, evaluating the effectiveness of sexual and relationship violence prevention programs, and understanding how to mobilize bystander interventions to prevent violence. Sherry Hamby, PhD, is Research Professor of Psychology at the University of the South, Sewanee, and Director of Life Paths Research Center. She is also founding editor of the APA journal, Psychology of Violence, and founder and co-chair of ResilienceCon. Dr. Hamby is an internationally recognized authority on victimization and trauma who is best known for her work in poly-victimization and resilience. Her awards include Outstanding Contribution to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Hamby's work has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, CBS News, and hundreds of other media outlets. Visit https://lifepathsresearch.org.