expertise in the area of adolescence, implement a prevention or intervention program geared
Prompt: Because of your expertise in the area of adolescence, you have been asked to design
and implement a prevention or intervention program geared for youth in the following topic:
In designing this program, you must consider all that you have
learned about adolescent egocentric thought. Also, identify the age for which your program is
targeted (e.g., early, middle, or late adolescence).
Please consider these following questions:
• Describe/summarize the problem. Which adolescent problem behavior(s) do you want to
focus on? What is it?
Why is it prevalent in adolescence? Why are adolescents vulnerable
to this problem? What outcomes/consequences youth experience as a result of engaging
in this behavior?
You may find more information about this problem using www.apa.org,
www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics, www.scholar.google.com, or PsycInfo
Describe an existing prevention/intervention program on this topic. You may find a
psychological prevention/intervention program from www.google.scholar.com or
PsycInfo.
What does the program entail? Why was it developed initially?
Do you think this type of program is effective with adolescents? Why?
How do you think adolescent egocentric thinking may interfere with the success
of such approach? In what ways?
What are some limitations of this program? (your personal critiques)
Design your own program.
What would it entail?
How does it help prevent/treat the problem behavior that you focus on?
How do you mitigate adolescent egocentric thinking in your program?
How do you recruit participants in your program?
o How would you measure your program’s success?
