It is official!!! PREPSEC International, along with our Czech Republic partners, are hosting a conference PREPARE for the Best Social-Emotional Learning, Mental Health and Family Support with PREPARE Programs Prague, April 15 and 16, 2027 Our two-day program will include sessions on ART, AART, PREPARE Curriculum programs, Evidence-based and Practice-based research, Successful Implementation methods, and ways of working [...]
As time goes by in our personal practice of working with youth and families, I find it uncanny how we figured things out intuitively. As we went along teaching the social competencies of the PREPARE Curriculum this intuitiveness seemed to become part of the underlying theory of why we do what we do, now even more [...]
This month began with a very long overdue General Meeting on November 9 th . This was scheduled for a Sunday, so as not to conflict with the time you devote to your jobs and those you help. Unfortunately, we were unaware that it also fell on Fathers’ Day in Norway, Morten's Aften in Denmark, Polish [...]
Rehabilitating delinquent youth is associated with enormous difficulties. In fact, up to 80- 90% relapse within one or two years of ending treatment. Opinions on what that is due to, and what should be done, differs widely. Ideology often takes precedence over empirical data and there have been many fluctuations over the years. Internationally, there are [...]
by Johan Björkehed and Kim Parker Over the past few months, we have posted articles that refer to some of the principals behind moral decision making that Dr Goldstein based his Moral Reasoning Training on. This month’s 10 Lines takes a look a colleague that directly contributed to ART and the PREPARE Curriculum: Dr John [...]
The Importance of Moral Action by Bengt Daleflod Moral values play a crucial role in our actions. Whether or not young people choose social solutions depends a lot on how they think and evaluate situations that have arisen. Many studies establish that there is a strong correlation between immature morality, antisocial behavior, and crime. Criminal and [...]
Why do even good people do bad things? ~ Bengt Daleflod, Johan Björkehed Albert Bandura was a Canadian-American psychologist. He was born in 1925 and passed away in 2021. He was a professor of social science in psychology at Stanford University. Bandura was one of the most influential psychologists in world history. Bandura ranks as the [...]
2024 is swiftly coming to an end. November is often a time of transition, getting ready for the next season. This may be hauling winter items out of storage or …. preparing for next year’s budget. This may very well be an opportunity to discuss ART’s future implementation plan inside or outside of your present work [...]
The volcano game is based on anger regulation in the AART program. We use this as a teaching tool here at our school. Purpose: To give students the opportunity to practice problem-solving skills so that they can transfer the learning and master interaction with others. Material: A plastic laminated, legal size “THE VOLCANO GAME” diagram, Game [...]
Purpose: To build and strengthen relationships in teams, course group, student group or in private contexts, etc. for both those who are unknown to each other and for those who think they know each other well. There is always something new to discover about each other. Use: Planning day, class, course group, etc. (At our school, [...]
