Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)
The PATHS program promotes social and emotional learning, character development and bullying prevention.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- students’ levels of self-efficacy
- inability to interact appropriately with peers
- difficulty controlling behavior
- identifying and expressing feelings in safe, healthy ways
Skills Built:
- problem solving
- developing positive relationships
- positive coping strategies;communication
Age/Grade Level: Grades K-6
Setting: Small-group, pull-out program during the school day
Format: Series of twenty 30-minute sessions during the school year.
Effectiveness:
- Recognized as a ‘Model’ program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
- Recognized as a ‘Model’ program by the Blueprints Project for the Center for Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado
- Recognized as a ‘Select’ program by Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
For more information on this program please contact Donna Becker at (717) 299-2831 ext. 227.
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