What Skills do Families Value in Trainers in Prevention in Schools?

Abstract

In recent years, a big boom in evidence-based programmes has been identified, since this type of intervention offers good guarantees of effective outcomes. This is the case of the Universal Family Competence Programme 11-14 (PCF-U 11-14), a family-based programme for use in schools. Through PCF-U 11-14, an analysis was made of the profile that its trainers should have, given that trainers with an ill-suited profile could compromise the programme’s efficiency. The study aimed: a) to find out which skills are the most highly valued in trainers, b) to establish whether there were differences in the ratings given by the mothers and by their children, and c) to try and relate the families’ ratings of the trainers with their assessments of the programme and the changes that the corresponding family had undergone.

The sample was made up of 174 mothers and 174 children taking part in PCF-U 11-14. Sixteen implementations of the programme were given in primary and secondary schools. From the results, the most highly rated skills were identified (pleasantness, communication skills and a capacity to show interest) and differences were established between the ratings given by the mothers and by the children. An association was confirmed among positive perceptions of the programme, changes in families, and higher ratings of both intrapersonal and interpersonal skills.

The sample was made up of 174 mothers and 174 children taking part in PCF-U 11-14. Sixteen implementations of the programme were given in primary and secondary schools. From the results, the most highly rated skills were identified (pleasantness, communication skills and a capacity to show interest) and differences were established between the ratings given by the mothers and by the children. An association was confirmed among positive perceptions of the programme, changes in families, and higher ratings of both intrapersonal and interpersonal skills.