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• Delivered 1-2 times a week by teachers in the classroom. • 20-30 minute lessons• Enrichment activities and generalization of skills

throughout the school day. • Includes home activities and parent letters to promote

parent involvement. • Builds a positive classroom and school community.

The PATHS (Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies) program is an evidence‐based violence prevention program that gives children in grades K‐6 the skills they need to promote social and emotional development and find positive, nonviolent solutions to social problems. The PATHS program focuses on teaching children how to express emotions, control their emotions as appropriate, develop effective conflict resolution strategies, and increase social competency.

Problem Behaviors Can Lead to Costly Interventions…

Poor School Performance Due To:• Aggressive Behavior• Lack of social skills• Difficulty with problem solving• Absence of emotional

awareness  

Increases the Risk of Youth:• School failure • Substance abuse • Anti-social behaviors

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Costly Interventions Can Be…

School-Based Learning SupportsSchool-Based Emotional Supports

Mental Health ServicesChild Protection Services

Juvenile Crime/Probation ServicesOut of Home Placement

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Youth/FamiliesSchools

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Emotional Toll

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Blueprints Evidence-based ModelPromoting Alternative THinking Strategies®

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Proven Outcomes

• reduce teachers' reports of students exhibiting aggressive behavior by 32%

• increase teachers' reports of students exhibiting self‐control by 36%

• increase reports of prosocial peer relations

• significantly improve students' ability to tolerate frustration

• increase students' scores on cognitive skills tests by 20%

• increase students' vocabulary for emotions by 68%

• increase students’ ability to use effective conflict resolution strategies

• reduce depression and sadness among special‐needs students

Protective Factors Increased• Emotional regulation • Social skills & positive friendships• Effective problem solving • Positive relationships with teachers and

peers 

Risk Factors Decreased• Child aggressive behavior• Poor social skills & emotion literacy• Low school commitment/academic

performance• Favorable attitudes towards antisocial

behavior

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Explain why PATHS was selected. This can include SES data, PAYS data, and other statistics from Mental Health, CYC, or the Juvenile Justice System.

Teaching social emotional skills with PATHS meets the following PA Department of Education’s Early Learning Concepts/Standards and helps improve educational outcomes & the social emotional climate in schools. • Recognize, label, & manage feelings.• Respond with empathy by recognizing the feelings and perspective of others.• Develop self-regulation• Understand the consequences of behavior and its impact on others• Resolve peer conflicts positively.• Identify and set goals. SEL has been found to improve academic attitudes (motivation and commitment), behaviors (attendance, study habits, cooperative learning), and performance (grades, test scores and subject mastery) (Zins et al., 2004).

 PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES

Number of Classrooms Served: 2

Number of Youth Impacted: 75 

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Impact Highlights:

Here is what teachers are saying…

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