| Abstract: | The authors present a psycho-educational group intervention designed to help youth manage the transition to and through adolescence. The program attempts to help adolescents learn skills that will decrease their susceptibility to depression during adolescence. Some preliminary results are also reported regarding the implementation of this program in three schools. The process variables of interest include the number of sessions attended, group cohesion, the degree to which the program was implemented as intended, and leader-rated impressions of session effectiveness. The article concludes with the potential uses of process results for informing the design, implementation, and revision of psycho-educational programs. |
