Preschool PATHS
Start Date: 2003
A central concern of the Prevention Research Center is the development of preventive interventions that build children's social and emotional competence and resiliency.
Led by Dr. Celene Domitrovich and with the close cooperation of the Capital Area Head Start Program, a new version of the PATHS Curriculum was developed for preschool children. Using a randomized trial design (that also included Lycoming-Clinton Head Start), findings indicated that new Preschool PATHS leads to improvements in children's knowledge about emotions as well as their social and emotional competence as judged by both teachers and parents. The early research on this model was funded by federal offices of Head Start; however, the area Head Start programs have now been fully implemented and are sustained through local funding.
Contact Celene Domitrovich for more information.
Investigators
- Celene Domitrovich
- Assistant Director, Prevention Research Center
- cxd130@psu.edu
Photos from a Recent Training Session for Preschool PATHS
Photos by Janell Howe